our oceans are fast covering 71% of the Earth’s surface they provide us with
Earth’s surface they provide us with
Earth’s surface they provide us with food recreation and an amazing abundance
food recreation and an amazing abundance
food recreation and an amazing abundance of life these resources exist in a
of life these resources exist in a
of life these resources exist in a complex and vulnerable balance a balance
complex and vulnerable balance a balance
complex and vulnerable balance a balance that’s increasingly under threat if
that’s increasingly under threat if
that’s increasingly under threat if we’re not careful we could lose some of
we’re not careful we could lose some of
we’re not careful we could lose some of our oceans most incredible wonders
our oceans most incredible wonders
our oceans most incredible wonders forever clean beaches seafood and entire
forever clean beaches seafood and entire
forever clean beaches seafood and entire species of marine life are in danger if
species of marine life are in danger if
species of marine life are in danger if we don’t make changes no matter where
we don’t make changes no matter where
we don’t make changes no matter where you live the choices you make every day
you live the choices you make every day
you live the choices you make every day can have a big impact on the fragile
can have a big impact on the fragile
can have a big impact on the fragile balance of our oceans
every year we take 170 billion pounds of
every year we take 170 billion pounds of wildlife from the sea and since 1989
wildlife from the sea and since 1989
wildlife from the sea and since 1989 fishing yields have decreased every
fishing yields have decreased every
fishing yields have decreased every single year we’ve run out of new fishing
single year we’ve run out of new fishing
single year we’ve run out of new fishing grounds on earth and are removing fish
grounds on earth and are removing fish
grounds on earth and are removing fish from our oceans at a rate that’s too
from our oceans at a rate that’s too
from our oceans at a rate that’s too high to sustain when the demand for
high to sustain when the demand for
high to sustain when the demand for certain types of seafood grows too high
certain types of seafood grows too high
certain types of seafood grows too high the delicate balance of the food chain
the delicate balance of the food chain
the delicate balance of the food chain is changed which has an effect on all
is changed which has an effect on all
is changed which has an effect on all sea life there’s something you can do
sea life there’s something you can do
sea life there’s something you can do about it
about it
about it even sustainably means eating seafood
even sustainably means eating seafood
even sustainably means eating seafood that’s been caught responsibly
that’s been caught responsibly
that’s been caught responsibly sustainable fishermen around the world
sustainable fishermen around the world
sustainable fishermen around the world leave enough fish in the ocean to ensure
leave enough fish in the ocean to ensure
leave enough fish in the ocean to ensure a healthy population and ocean
a healthy population and ocean
a healthy population and ocean environment and work to prevent other
environment and work to prevent other
environment and work to prevent other sea life from being unintentionally
sea life from being unintentionally
sea life from being unintentionally caught you can find sustainable seafood
caught you can find sustainable seafood
caught you can find sustainable seafood guides online which will easily direct
guides online which will easily direct
guides online which will easily direct you to the most responsible and
you to the most responsible and
you to the most responsible and healthiest options at the grocery store
healthiest options at the grocery store
healthiest options at the grocery store restaurant or market printout a pocket
restaurant or market printout a pocket
restaurant or market printout a pocket guide for the region you live in or
guide for the region you live in or
guide for the region you live in or download a mobile guide to your
download a mobile guide to your
download a mobile guide to your smartphone so you can always make the
smartphone so you can always make the
smartphone so you can always make the best seafood decisions no matter where
best seafood decisions no matter where
best seafood decisions no matter where you are ask your favorite restaurants to
you are ask your favorite restaurants to
you are ask your favorite restaurants to start listing sustainability information
start listing sustainability information
start listing sustainability information next to the seafood choices on their
next to the seafood choices on their
next to the seafood choices on their menus and if your favorite fish to eat
menus and if your favorite fish to eat
menus and if your favorite fish to eat are being overfished use an online guide
are being overfished use an online guide
are being overfished use an online guide to find a responsible and tasty
to find a responsible and tasty
to find a responsible and tasty substitute remember every time you buy
substitute remember every time you buy
substitute remember every time you buy order or eat seafood you’re making a
order or eat seafood you’re making a
order or eat seafood you’re making a decision that has the power to impact
decision that has the power to impact
decision that has the power to impact the health of all ocean life
every single year more than 260 million
every single year more than 260 million tons of plastic products are created
tons of plastic products are created
tons of plastic products are created many of which are discarded after being
many of which are discarded after being
many of which are discarded after being used only once the durability that makes
used only once the durability that makes
used only once the durability that makes plastic products so useful makes them
plastic products so useful makes them
plastic products so useful makes them that much more harmful when they are
that much more harmful when they are
that much more harmful when they are thrown away a lot of this garbage ends
thrown away a lot of this garbage ends
thrown away a lot of this garbage ends up in landfills and much of it also ends
up in landfills and much of it also ends
up in landfills and much of it also ends up in the ocean no matter where you live
up in the ocean no matter where you live
up in the ocean no matter where you live plastic caught in storm and sewage
plastic caught in storm and sewage
plastic caught in storm and sewage drains rivers and beaches makes its way
drains rivers and beaches makes its way
drains rivers and beaches makes its way to our oceans where it can pollute our
to our oceans where it can pollute our
to our oceans where it can pollute our shores or become trapped in large
shores or become trapped in large
shores or become trapped in large swirling gyres marine mammals fish and
swirling gyres marine mammals fish and
swirling gyres marine mammals fish and birds can mistake this trash for food
birds can mistake this trash for food
birds can mistake this trash for food and dye some plastics also release
and dye some plastics also release
and dye some plastics also release harmful chemicals when in the ocean
harmful chemicals when in the ocean
harmful chemicals when in the ocean which can damage habitats and
which can damage habitats and
which can damage habitats and contaminate the very sea food that we
contaminate the very sea food that we
contaminate the very sea food that we eat there are many ways that you can
eat there are many ways that you can
eat there are many ways that you can help decrease the amount of plastic that
help decrease the amount of plastic that
help decrease the amount of plastic that reach our oceans every day whenever you
reach our oceans every day whenever you
reach our oceans every day whenever you go shopping bring a reusable cloth bag
go shopping bring a reusable cloth bag
go shopping bring a reusable cloth bag with you instead of getting a plastic
with you instead of getting a plastic
with you instead of getting a plastic one buy in bulk this helps to reduce the
one buy in bulk this helps to reduce the
one buy in bulk this helps to reduce the amount of packaging you’re consuming and
amount of packaging you’re consuming and
amount of packaging you’re consuming and will produce less waste use bio plastics
will produce less waste use bio plastics
will produce less waste use bio plastics glass or paper whenever possible
glass or paper whenever possible
glass or paper whenever possible they’re easier to recycle and reuse if
they’re easier to recycle and reuse if
they’re easier to recycle and reuse if you need to throw away plastic and there
you need to throw away plastic and there
you need to throw away plastic and there isn’t a recycling bin nearby hold on to
isn’t a recycling bin nearby hold on to
isn’t a recycling bin nearby hold on to it until you find one the short trip you
it until you find one the short trip you
it until you find one the short trip you make could save the long one to the
make could save the long one to the
make could save the long one to the ocean
ocean
ocean remember our oceans the next time you’re
remember our oceans the next time you’re
remember our oceans the next time you’re going to purchase or throw away a
going to purchase or throw away a
going to purchase or throw away a plastic product there might be a better
plastic product there might be a better
plastic product there might be a better option
preserving our oceans and the life they
preserving our oceans and the life they contain means increasing our awareness
contain means increasing our awareness
contain means increasing our awareness of the problems they face and getting
of the problems they face and getting
of the problems they face and getting involved
involved
involved find a local Shoreline Cleanup near
find a local Shoreline Cleanup near
find a local Shoreline Cleanup near river lake reservoir or beach a clean up
river lake reservoir or beach a clean up
river lake reservoir or beach a clean up is a great way to meet your neighbors
is a great way to meet your neighbors
is a great way to meet your neighbors keep your community clean and prevent
keep your community clean and prevent
keep your community clean and prevent trash from making its way to the ocean
trash from making its way to the ocean
trash from making its way to the ocean get online and do more research to learn
get online and do more research to learn
get online and do more research to learn about the different ways you can help to
about the different ways you can help to
about the different ways you can help to improve the health of our oceans check
improve the health of our oceans check
improve the health of our oceans check back often to learn about new threats as
back often to learn about new threats as
back often to learn about new threats as well as solutions that you can implement
well as solutions that you can implement
well as solutions that you can implement in your daily life
in your daily life
in your daily life when planning your next Beach vacation
when planning your next Beach vacation
when planning your next Beach vacation consider choosing a trip to a marine
consider choosing a trip to a marine
consider choosing a trip to a marine protected area ocean inshore regions
protected area ocean inshore regions
protected area ocean inshore regions that are regulated with the goal of
that are regulated with the goal of
that are regulated with the goal of sustainability by choosing a marine
sustainability by choosing a marine
sustainability by choosing a marine protected area as your destination
protected area as your destination
protected area as your destination you’ll be contributing to a global
you’ll be contributing to a global
you’ll be contributing to a global effort to keep our oceans clean and
effort to keep our oceans clean and
effort to keep our oceans clean and healthy for future generations most
healthy for future generations most
healthy for future generations most importantly become an advocate for
importantly become an advocate for
importantly become an advocate for enjoying our oceans responsibly and
enjoying our oceans responsibly and
enjoying our oceans responsibly and making positive choices for change tell
making positive choices for change tell
making positive choices for change tell your friends and family what you’ve
your friends and family what you’ve
your friends and family what you’ve learned support marine conservation
learned support marine conservation
learned support marine conservation groups and share ideas about ways to
groups and share ideas about ways to
groups and share ideas about ways to keep our oceans clean go to ocean
keep our oceans clean go to ocean
keep our oceans clean go to ocean national geographic’ org to discover
national geographic’ org to discover
national geographic’ org to discover more ways to make a difference our
more ways to make a difference our
more ways to make a difference our oceans are one of our most precious
oceans are one of our most precious
oceans are one of our most precious resources the choices we make every day
resources the choices we make every day
resources the choices we make every day do add up to help make positive impact
do add up to help make positive impact
do add up to help make positive impact you
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