Environmental and sustainability discourse is frequently dominated by narratives of disaster and loss. While such negatively charged messaging aims to prompt action, it can also lead to emotional disengagement and a sense of hopelessness. In contrast, recent research highlights the value of hope-centered narratives that are grounded in evidence and can foster constructive engagement to environmental action. This study explores how a shift from predominantly negative stories of disaster to a greater focus on positive, solution-focused narratives may be advanced within education about the ocean. It also seeks to develop educational tools to support such a shift. Inspired by educational design research, the study integrates previous research findings with active stakeholder involvement to ensure practical relevance of the results. All stakeholders contributing to this study are based in coastal areas of Norway and include teacher education students, lectures, and educational researchers working within teacher education, high school teachers, as well as guides and marine scientists cooperating within an eco-tourism company. The results suggest that focusing on ocean narratives that highlight emerging knowledge and solutions, collective engagement, local agency, and policy action, and that address personally meaningful ocean issues, evoke awe and curiosity about the oceans, and support envisioning positive futures, may foster evidence-based hope and encourage engagement in ocean conservation efforts.