World Oceans Day: Our Oceans, Our Responsibility

Today, June 8, is World Oceans Day. The theme of this year's World Oceans Day is "Our Oceans, Our Responsibility." Please take some time today to learn something about the ocean, and to reflect on how essential it is that we all do what we can to preserve and protect ocean environments -- for the health and well being of the entire planet.

We have the good fortune to live near the ocean, and we have spent countless hours in, under, and near the sea. Our perspective as divers has prompted a special interest in certain issues related to ocean health and conservation.

We decided that today, World Oceans Day, would be a good day to reprise some of what we have written in the past two years about ocean conservation issues. Here are some examples of our concerns:

• Do your part to reduce marine debris
• More on marine debris (with pictures of what we have seen underwater)
• Sea turtle conservation
• Responsible vs irresponsible spearfishing

We hope you are wearing something blue today to commemorate World Oceans Day. (Make sure it's The Right Blue!)

Here is a lovely video with images of the ocean and some of its inhabitants. We hope you enjoy it.



If the video does not play or display properly above, click here to view it on YouTube.