Celebrating and Participating in World Oceans Day

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By Terry Orr

"World Oceans Day is an opportunity to reflect on the importance of oceans to humankind’s sustainable development. It is also a time to recognize the many severe challenges related to oceans. " ~ Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

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World Oceans Day is an opportunity every year to honor the world's ocean, celebrate the products the ocean provides such as seafood as well as marine life itself for aquariums, pets, and also a time to appreciate its own intrinsic value. The ocean also provides sea-lanes for international trade. Global pollution and over-consumption of fish have resulted in drastically dwindling population of the majority of species. (Wikipedia)

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World Ocean Day 2011 “Youth: the Next Wave for Change” (http://kisbyto.blogspot.com/2011/06/world-ocean-day-2011-youth-next-wave.html) was our in-depth article on World Oceans Day last year. 

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So what can you do?  Check out this site: http://www.oceanrecov.org/activities/events/world-ocean-day-oceanic-big-five-cleanups.html and your local area organizations.

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Good links to view:

http://worldoceansday.org/

http://theoceanproject.org/

http://www.facebook.com/WorldOceansDay

http://www.sdcoastkeeper.org/act/green-events-in-san-diego/world-oceans-day-in-san-diego.html

http://worldoceansday.org/?page_id=984

http://www.worldoceannetwork.org/EN/page-EVENT___NEWS-WOD__2011-8-124.htm

http://www.euac.org/conferences/celebrate-world-ocean-day-on-june-8th-2012/

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