Each year an increasing number of countries, organizations, and individuals have been marking June 8th as an opportunity to celebrate the seemingly limitless services the world’s oceans provide for us such as generating most of the oxygen we breathe, helping to feed us, regulating our climate, cleaning the water we drink, supplying us with vital medicines, sustaining countless jobs, and offering a vast array of recreational opportunities.  During this time of heightened threats to our ocean due to the climate crisis and the BP disaster in the Gulf of Mexico it is even more pressing to appreciate all that the ocean does for us and to consider what we can do to protect this indispensable resource.

So this week celebrate World Oceans Day and get inspired to take action and connect with others in your community to keep our oceans healthy for this generation and generations to come.  For a list of World Oceans Day events in your area you can visit www.WorldOceansDay.org and for some ideas about what you can do to help our ocean you can visit http://SeastheDay.org.

Thanks to Surf Sweets for partnering with The Ocean Project and making it easier to make choices that are good for our ocean.

Join Surf Sweets and the Ocean Project in celebrating World Oceans Day with our #OceansDay Party on Twitter from 7-8pm CST. Great prizes will be raffled off every ten minutes!

Cheers,

Bill Mott

The Ocean Project