Democra-SEA needs a clever little logo

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Logo Design Brief
UPDATE: I'm getting too many ship's wheel motifs - can anyone come up with something simple, typographical and beautiful?!
This is a new consultancy business. We work with island governments, universities and research organizations helping collect social data on marine issues such as fishing, coral reefs, marine protected areas, coastal development, martime heritage etc. There is often conflict between fishermen and the government for instance and the aim of the business is to give both fishermen and government the skills to work together on marine policy issues. So we run workshops, conduct interviews, train people in facilitation, public engagement and conflict resolution. The heart of the work is to give people, often very poor folk who are regularly ignored, a voice in decisions that effect them.
Anyway - we need a logo. All ideas welcome. It doesn't matter what color or shape it is. The hyphen needs to stay but the word SEA doesn't have to be capitalized. There are a lot of marine companies so to stand out I would prefer something that doesn't include wave motifs or is blue! ;)
Target Market(s)
Universities, conservation agencies, government environment departments, environmental NGO's, researchers..... but also..... fishermen, local authorities, community groups both in the UK, EU and the Caribbean.
Industry/Entity Type
Wheel
Logo Text
Democra-SEA
Logo styles of interest
Emblem Logo
Logo enclosed in a shape



Pictorial/Combination Logo
A real-world object (optional text)



Abstract Logo
Conceptual / symbolic (optional text)



Wordmark Logo
Word or name based logo (text only)


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Requirements
Must have
- Very open to ideas
Nice to have
- Something clean and simple. Maybe something that reflects the partnership/bridge building/connecting diverse people philosophy.
Should not have
- No waves and avoid the colour blue if you can help it.