Neville Coleman Legacy

Neville Coleman was a living legend and a pioneer of ocean exploration. He has left the world richer from his discoveries and has created a unique visual legacy for future generations to treasure.

Coleman Legacy Initiative (CLI) has been established in conjunction with Ocean Ark Alliance (OAA). This is a global Not For Profit (NFP) organisation delivering unparalleled access marine science and educational reference resources, digital aquatic experiences and pioneering conservation initiatives.

As a newly appointed member of the OAA Board of Directors, Jorina van der Westhuizen has made it her mission to focus, together with David Hannan founder of OAA, on the preservation and further development of Neville Coleman’s priceless Marine Legacy through the CLI.

The CLI has been established to raise funds to assist in the scanning, indexing and preserving of Neville Coleman’s Australasian Marine Photographic Index (AMPI) slide collection ensuring this invaluable legacy is available to NFP Educational Institutions globally to further Marine Life education.

To further advance marine life conservation, education and science, we need your support to continue the CLI. Your donations will be greatly appreciated.

“The future of the World of Water depends entirely on us. Unless we accept the responsibility and endeavour to change our attitudes towards its welfare today, the children of tomorrow will only mirror our ignorance. They deserve a better inheritance – after all, they have to live with and attempt to correct our mistakes. They can only do this if we give them a legacy worthy of their belief.” Neville Coleman