Who is impacted?

The problem of ocean destruction impacts us all — from fishing-dependent coastal communities, to students and families that depend on clean water and a stable climate. Pollution, destruction of corals, and overfishing have already devastated local food supplies, threatened marine species, and damaged tourism. When the seas are harmed, so are the people that rely on the seas for survival, nutrition, and incomes. The harm is not far away — it comes to our tables, to the air that we breathe, and to the future.

What is at stake?

If we persist in neglecting threats against the world's oceans, we can lose the world's most critical life system. A dying ocean translates into failing ecosystems, depleted fish populations, and increasing temperatures that accelerate the pace of climate change. Yet by acting early — through awareness, education, and empowering communities — we can redress the balance and maintain the marine biodiversity. The ocean's health is the nation's health; defending it assures food security, economic stability, and a healthy environment for the children yet unborn.

Why is now the time to act?

It's time to take action while the destructive tide can still be turned around. Another year is another shipment of plastic, another increase in pollution, another episode of mass bleaching of the corals. But we can turn the tide by educating the children of today and mobilizing communities. By educating the children of the present and mobilizing the people, we can produce a generation that cares about and advocates for the ocean. Every little bit – every clean-up, every education, every promise – grows into the preservation of the seas that feed us all.