🎣 HOOKED ON TRANSPARENCY
Are you passionate about Seychelles’ fisheries and the Blue Economy? Do you have a talent for creating engaging, creative and shareable content for social media?
The Hooked on Transparency Social Media Hackathon invites creative individuals to transform fisheries information into eye-catching and engaging digital content that can help the public better understand fisheries transparency and Seychelles’ Blue Economy.
📱 What is the Hackathon?
Participants are invited to create original social media content for platforms such as:
- TikTok
- YouTube
Your content should communicate interesting, relevant and informative messages about fisheries transparency and/or the Blue Economy in a creative way.
Whether you are a budding content creator, storyteller, designer, filmmaker or simply someone with a great social media idea, this is your opportunity to make fisheries information more accessible, interesting and shareable.
🚀 How Does It Work?
1. CREATE
Develop an original, eye-catching social media post or piece of content focused on fisheries transparency and the Blue Economy.
2. GET CREATIVE
Think beyond traditional information sharing. Use storytelling, humour, animation, video, graphics, photography or other creative approaches to capture your audience’s attention.
3. SUBMIT
Submit your content by 11:59 p.m. on 21 August 2026 to enter the competition.
4. LEARN & GROW
10 participants will be selected to attend a dedicated digital storytelling workshop delivered by digital media experts.
🌊 Why Participate?
The Hackathon is an opportunity to:
💡 Learn
Discover new approaches to digital storytelling and communicating complex information through social media.
🎨 Create
Turn fisheries facts and Blue Economy information into engaging digital content.
📲 Reach
Explore how social media can be used to communicate important information to wider audiences.
🤝 Connect
Engage with other young creatives, storytellers and people interested in Seychelles’ fisheries and Blue Economy.
🎓 Develop your skills
Gain practical insights from digital media professionals.
🐟 What Could You Create?
Your content could explore topics such as:
- Why fisheries transparency matters
- Where Seychelles’ fisheries resources come from
- The importance of sustainable fisheries
- Fisheries data and why it matters
- How fisheries contribute to the Blue Economy
- The role of responsible fishing
- Marine resources and sustainable development
- Interesting facts about Seychelles’ fisheries
- How transparency can support better fisheries management
Be informative. Be creative. Be original. Make it shareable!
⏰ Important Deadline
21 August 2026 at 11:59 p.m.
Make sure your submission is received before the deadline.
🏆 10 Participants. One Digital Storytelling Opportunity.
📲 Ready to Get Hooked on Transparency?
If you have an idea that can turn fisheries facts into content people want to watch, like and share, we want to see it!
Scan the QR code on the campaign poster or use the official submission link to access the full contest guidelines and submit your entry.
🎣 Get creative. Tell the story. Make fisheries transparency go viral!
Sponsored by:
Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) and Seychelles Blue Economy.
