Team Seas Explained

Team Seas
Image Alt:Team Seas Logo
Type:Fundraiser
Cause:Marine pollution
Budget:$33.79 million

Team Seas (stylized as #TEAMSEAS) was an international collaborative fundraiser that was started by YouTubers MrBeast and Mark Rober as a follow-up to Team Trees. The fundraiser succeeded in raising over 33 million U.S. dollars. All of the donations from the fundraiser go to the Ocean Conservancy and The Ocean Cleanup, with the organisations splitting the donations. The fundraiser pledges to remove 30000000lb of marine debris from the ocean by removing 1lb of marine debris from the ocean for every 1 dollar donated.[1] However, the amount of marine debris removed is miniscule considering the fact that it would take around 11-15 hours for the ammount of debris removed to enter the ocean.[2]

Background

The preceding fundraiser, Team Trees, was started on October 25, 2019, by MrBeast and Mark Rober. They set to raise 20 million dollars, which was achieved.[3] As of the start date of Team Seas, donations are still able to be made on the Team Trees website and planting progress is updated there., $34,080,191 has been raised.[4]

Spread

Team Seas aimed to remove 30000000lb of marine debris from the ocean by the end of 2021 by raising 30 million dollars, with one pound removed for every dollar donated. The project was mass released over the internet on many different social media platforms on Friday October 29, 2021, at 1 PM (PT). On YouTube, thousands of creators from 145 countries, with a combined follow count of 1 billion, created videos about the fundraiser.[5] [6]

On November 1, 2021, Tobi Lütke, CEO of Shopify, donated $1,200,001, exceeding the $1,000,001 he donated to Team Trees.[7] [8]

Status

On 10 May 2023, Donaldson, Rober, and the Team Seas twitter account jointly reported that the campaign was halfway done, and that 112,000 volunteers had cleaned 15.1 million pounds of waste in 63 countries.[9]

On 17 July 2024, through an announcement uploaded to YouTube, the duo announced that the project has been completed, and acknowledged the myriad of creators that partook in promoting it.[10] [11] The completion of Team Seas was "Verified by a third party".[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021-10-31. MrBeast Now Wants to Save the Oceans With 'Team Seas' and Internet is Here for it. 2021-11-04. News18. en. December 29, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211229193015/https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/mrbeast-now-wants-to-clean-up-the-oceans-with-team-seas-and-internet-is-here-for-it-4385849.html. live.
  2. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25678662/
  3. Web site: Detta. Rachel. 2021-11-01. Mark Rober and Mr. Beast Back With Team Seas. 2021-11-04. Rock 95. en-US. April 29, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220429040610/https://rock95.com/mark-rober-and-mr-beast-back-with-team-seas/. live.
  4. Web site: Help us remove 30 million pounds of trash by January 1st, 2022 - Join #TeamSeas . 2024-03-07 . teamseas.org . en.
  5. Web site: 2021-10-29. MrBeast And Mark Rober's #TeamSeas Is Raising $30 Million For Ocean Cleanup. 2021-10-31. Tubefilter. en-US. October 31, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211031123058/https://www.tubefilter.com/2021/10/29/mrbeast-mark-rober-teamseas-fundraiser/. live.
  6. Web site: Spangler. Todd. 2021-10-29. YouTubers MrBeast, Mark Rober Reteam for 'TeamSeas' Charity Fundraiser to Clean Up Trash From Marine Environments. 2021-10-31. Variety. en-US. October 29, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211029204012/https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/mrbeast-mark-rober-teamseas-1235100310/. live.
  7. Web site: YouTuber MrBeast's tree-planting campaign reached its goal of raising $20 million. Here's the list of prominent people who have donated, including Elon Musk, Jeffree Star, and even the CEO of YouTube. . Leskin . Paige . November 10, 2019 . . November 24, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211023141518/https://www.businessinsider.com.au/elon-musk-pewdiepie-jeffree-star-donate-mrbeast-youtube-tree-planting-2019-10?r=US&IR=T. October 23, 2021. live.
  8. Web site: Creator-Lead Movement Raises $1 Million In 1 Hour; Aims To Remove 30 Million Pounds Of Trash From Rivers, Oceans, And Beaches. Marine Insight. November 1, 2021. November 24, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211106190341/https://www.marineinsight.com/marine/creator-lead-movement-raises-1-million-in-1-hour-aims-to-remove-30-million-pounds-of-trash-from-rivers-oceans-and-beaches/. November 6, 2021. live.
  9. https://www.essentiallysports.com/esports-news-mrbeast-and-mark-robers-team-seas-has-made-countries-cleaner-and-the-campaign-is-just-halfway-through/ MrBeast and Mark Rober’s Team Seas Has Made 63 Countries Cleaner and the Campaign Is Just Halfway Through
  10. Web site: 2024-07-16 . MrBeast and Mark Rober's #TeamSeas Campaign Wraps, with Ocean Conservancy and Partners Removing 34+ Million Pounds of Trash Worldwide . 2024-07-17 . Ocean Conservancy . en.
  11. 34,080,191 Pounds of Trash Removed From Beaches, Rivers and The Ocean!! . 2024-07-16 .
    1. TeamSeas
    . 2024-07-17 . YouTube.
  12. "https://x.com/MrBeast/status/1813291287078170673" Donaldson, James. July 17, 2024. Retrieved July 17, 2024.

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