Save the Oceans
- Mission:
- To educate individuals about our oceans and inspire them to take action to protect them.
- Founder:
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Deyl K.
, Santa Barbara, CA
- Description:
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Oceans cover two-thirds of the world's surface, and actions taken in one part of the world can gravely affect habitat and species halfway around the globe. The combined stresses of overfishing, wildlife trade, pollution, and climate change have put the world’s oceans and the plant and animal species they sustain in peril.
Recent statistics underscore the severity of these trends: Two-thirds of fish stocks that supply the global market have been overexploited or fished to maximum capacity; more than half of the world's coral reefs are threatened by human activity; and close to one-fifth of Southeast Asia's reefs have been damaged or destroyed by coral bleaching. - Impact:
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316 Members
$265 Raised
834 Actions
Ocean "Dead Zones" Become Worldwide Problem
via www.cbsnews.com
posted by
Eric S.
Aug 15
4 comments
Like a chronic disease spreading through the body, "dead zones" with too little oxygen for life are expanding in the world's oceans. "We have to realize that hypoxia is not a local problem," said...
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All Salmon Fishing Banned on West Coast
via www.sfgate.com
posted by
Barry L.
May 03
1 comment
Salmon fishing was banned along the West Coast for the first time in 160 years Thursday, a decision that is expected to have a devastating economic impact on fishermen, dozens of businesses, tourism and...
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Change how companies think about the oceans!
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Living Like We Love the Ocean
by
Willow H.
on the Save the Oceans Discussion Forum
most recent comment
on Jun 26
This is a beautiful article written by Wallace J. Nichols, a senior scientist at the Ocean Conservatory Network. We need to live life with ocean ...
Stop The Dolphin Slaughter
by
Jon F.
on the Save the Oceans Discussion Forum
most recent comment
on Oct 26, 2007
Hardy Jones of Bluevoice.org works with Oceana on a number of issues and the one that is most relevant now is the Japanese dolphin slaughter in Tai...
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Bay Oil Spill 2007
Added by
Rachel C.
Dec 16, 2007
When the 810-foot-long Cosco Busan hit the Bay Bridge on Nov. 7, the 58,000 oil spill closed beaches, killed birds and affected...
Connected to: Save the Oceans
Dolphin Slaughter
Added by
Jon F.
Oct 26, 2007
Hardy Jones of Bluevoice.org works with Oceana on a number of issues and the one that is most relevant now is the Japanese dolp...
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support of the oceans
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andi w.
Apr 25
I support this cause becasue we need our oceans and the life that is within thme, fore if we do not save our lifes of the ocean we more then likley will have many more issues such as hurricanes and other unstopable weather condictions. The life and the ocean its self is a part of why people travel so far- to of course to see the beach and all that the ocean can and does offer, yet if we dont save what is left of our oceans then what will be around for future generations? nothing I would supest just sand and empty hole where the water once stood still, Father still if we dont save our oceans and the life that lives within the dolphins that people seem to adore and behold so dear will but all fastly disappear, as will the rest of the creatures that call the oceans home.
Surfers:
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Kayla W.
Apr 21
The ocean is a beautiful and amazing thing. It is so sad that it is in such bad condition, and it's our fault. Things like not properly disposing of you car oil and littering hurts the oceans because thats where it ends up going. The surfers of the world, especially, need to work together to keep the ocean clean. We need to respect it and show other people how to also.
why save the ocean
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John G.
Aug 12, 2007
the earth is 2/3rds covered in water and still has a large portion of that undiscovered, no one knows whats really down there. there's so much to discover, saving this for future generations is one of the best things we could do. poor ole' mother natures taken enough of our trash without complaining, i think we owe it to her to be nicer to her in her older age. ;-)
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