Celebrate the Oceans, Swim With Whales, Understand Ocean Trash, and More

The world's oceans, clearly, need some help. Even before the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform collapsed and started spewing oil into the Gulf, the oceans were facing challenges from climate change, acidification, pollution, overfishing, and more. Today, the United Nations asks the world to celebrate the oceans and take action to help.

Today is World Oceans Day! 7 Actions You Can Take Without Leaving Home Last year, the United Nations officially declared June 8 as World Oceans Day. It took 16 years, but it finally happened. And now, there's more reason than ever to make a big hubbub over the event. No matter how much extra time you have today, there's somethng you can do to help our oceans! Lend a Hand to Help the Oceans!

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