Join us for our 10th annual World Ocean Day celebrations at Fisherman’s Wharf! This fun, free, family-friendly event brings together a variety of conservation organizations from around the Salish Sea, including divers and touch tanks. Discover what’s happening in your big blue backyard!

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Collection of rubbish through the 21 wards. (Morning charge from 6am to 8.30am.)

9.30am – all participants will move to the main station on the island to witness the following activities:

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This month, world leaders will gather at the United Nations to continue negotiations on a Global Ocean Treaty. This meeting may be the world’s last chance to secure a treaty that will protect at least 30% of the world’s oceans by 2030. Fragile ocean life–and the resources all humanity relies on–are at stake.

On Thursday, August 18, Greenpeace offices, frontline communities, artists, and activists will hold a rally outside UN headquarters to celebrate the world’s oceans and demand that world governments make history by protecting them.

Swim on over to the Kansas City Zoo on June 11-12 to celebrate World Oceans Weekend! Visit our displays near the aquarium construction site to learn how all water is connected and watch our animals throughout the Zoo receive special ocean-themed enrichment. Stop by the lobby to sign the 30×30 pledge to show your commitment to clean oceans, and then create ocean-themed crafts from recycled items commonly found in oceans and on shorelines. Swimmingly fun photo ops will be happening from 10 am to 3 pm with Zoo mascots and your favorite shark family!

 

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Irish environmental charity Clean Coasts joined forces with National Spring Clean, to provide communities around Ireland with free clean-up kits to host a clean-up during the week around World Ocean Day. In under 72 hours, over 4,000 volunteers signed up to carry out over 230 clean-ups.

Volunteers who didn’t manage to secure a clean-up kit can still take action by joining an existing clean-up, a list of which can be found on the Clean Coasts website

In 2022, the focus will once more be on the 30×30 campaign: to create a healthy ocean with abundant wildlife and to stabilize the climate, it is critical that 30% of our planet’s lands, waters, and ocean are protected by 2030.  

One of the issues affecting our ocean is marine litter which has become a global problem for both humans and marine life. However, communities around Ireland have demonstrated their desire to be part of the solution by taking part in several beach cleaning and clean-up calls to action. 

Reefscapers, a marine consultancy company based in the Maldives, specializes in coral reef restoration using their coral frame technique to create coral gardens. These gardens increase coral abundance and create important habitats for marine life.

At 3pm on World Ocean Day 2022, join their marine biologists at 5pm for a 30×30 themed WOD marine talk. Ask your questions, learn about marine life, and how to protect our oceans!

In line with the World Ocean Day Conservation Action Focus, 30×30, Reefscapers is restoring coral reefs around the Maldives. Coral reefs support 25% of all marine life, making them one of the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world. However, largely due to anthropogenic climate change, coral reefs are declining at alarming rates. Restoring coral reefs enhances resilience, and allows the marine life dependent on the reefs to persist. Learn how we do this as part of our marine talk, and get involved with our work!

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IRISH environmental charity Clean Coasts has joined forces with National Spring Clean, and they are inviting communities to come together and start planning their World Ocean Day beach clean. This is celebrated annually on June 8th to highlight the important role the ocean has for our life and the planet.

‘In 2022, the focus will once more be to create a healthy ocean with abundant wildlife and to stabilize the climate, it’s critical that 30% of our planet’s lands, waters, and ocean are protected by 2030,’ it says. Communities in West Cork have demonstrated their desire to be part of the solution.

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A 2 hours virtual event to engage the participants from any part of the world on the need to promote collective actions for safeguarding our ocean.

Event focus:
1. Revitalising the ocean: What new life does the ocean deserve

2. Conservative actions for our ocean

3. 30×30: a pathway to revitalise our ocean

4. Community actions for the ocean

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