Just wanted people to know, World Oceans Day is this Friday. It's a lot like Earth Day but with special focus on the ocean.
So what exactly IS it?
-MMAThis year marks the 20th Anniversary for the concept of World Oceans Day, first showcased on June 8, 1992 by the Government of Canada at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, coordinated by the Oceans Institute of Canada. Canada and other countries continue to hold celebrations on June 8 to mark World Oceans Day. As a result of a United Nations General Assembly resolution passed in December 2008, World Oceans Day is now officially recognized by the UN on June 8 each year. Activities and events celebrating our oceans and coasts are carried out each year around the world throughout the month of June.
World Ocean's day is celebrated all over the world through festivals and educational activities, beach clean ups, and other great get togethers.
The official website actually has events for all over the world listed so you can visit and see if something is happening in your town that you could be a part of.
This is a great way for you to do some volunteering as a mer! Last year (and this year) I volunteered at my local Museum to have different circle times with a lot of pre school groups, run some school aged groups, and speak to teens and adults as Raina about ocean ecological issues. What I talked about had a lot to do with local stuff, and I also spoke about sharks (this time last year in my province we were seeing an odd number of abnormal species for our area- hot topic) and gave out mermaid treasures.
You could do something like this at a local venue like museum, school, etc. Or perhaps consider hosting a beach cleanup! Or ditch cleanup (as what's in the ditches flows to the ocean and takes all that garbage with it!)
Here's World Ocean's Day Official FB page too check it out and get involved!
Here's some pics from last year:
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