A belated World Oceans Day to my readers! I was so wrapped up in June 8 being a Throwback Thursday so I could post a retrospective then distressed by the death of Anthony Bourdain that I completely forgot about it being World Oceans Day. To make up for it, I'm sharing CBS News' A look at the dangers our oceans are facing ahead of World Oceans Day.*
Friday is World Oceans Day, which comes at a time our oceans face threats from plastic pollution as well as the growing effects of climate change. Gaelin Rosenwaks, a marine scientist and founder of Global Ocean Exploration, joins CBSN to discuss the dangers oceans face and how people can take small but significant steps to make a difference.Climate change, plastic pollution, and overfishing make a deadly trifecta of threats to all the world's oceans, not just the coral reefs. Here's to hoping World Oceans Day makes people more aware of their impact on the oceans.
Thanks for the overfishing link. I had read about how much wasted fish there is in a book called "Eating Animals" by Jonathan Foer. I don't care for the taste of seafood much anyway, so it was a small sacrifice to swear off it.
ReplyDeleteThe size of the nets is just incredible. Wow, 13 jumbo jets!
I try not to be a pessimist. It's hard nowadays.
You're welcome and thanks for stopping by. One of my students provided the video so if I ever see her again, I'll pass your thanks on to her.
DeleteI agree with you. It is hard to be optimistic these days. I do try and sometimes I even succeed.