I've been an avid scuba diver for the past 12+ years and was diving off the coast of Cape Ann this past weekend. Like many of us I have always felt connected to the ocean and for me diving is an incredible way to experience it and it's fascinating inhabitants.
What many don't realize is that 90% of the big marine predator fish are gone, all six species of sea turtle are listed as endangered or critically endangered, and populations of sharks and rays have been decimated worldwide. Partnering with Oceana, our friends at care2.com works with it's sponsors to donate $1 for EVERY CLICK (awesome!) to help preserve our oceans.
In 2009 alone Oceana's effective campaigning helped:
- save sea turtles by prohibiting deadly longline fishing gear in waters where sea turtles forage
- protect the Arctic from industrial fishing
- preserve sharks through legislation to prevent shark finning in the U.S.
- ban the catch of threatened sharks in Spain
If you feel that connection to the waters, take a moment and make a difference.
"In your belly, you hold the treasures few have ever seen" -- J. Buffett
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