World Oceans Day!
In 2008, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly was officially declared June 8th to be annually commemorated as the World Oceans Day. It’s about time, UN! And this year the theme is: Healthy Oceans, Healthy Planet. What can’t be more important than having a healthy planet for us and the future generation?
Google Indonesia also celebrates the day by providing images of underwater street view from Karimun Jawa (Java) to Raja Ampat (West Papua) as you can view in Google Underwater Street View. Thanks to XL Catlin Seaview Survey, NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries and Chagos Conservation Trust, for their cooperation with Google Indonesia, from now on we can enjoy Indonesia’s underwater view without getting wet.
Plastic as new “corals”, a vivid memory of my scuba diving
I wrote a post in early 2014 after learning how we have polluted our oceans with unused plastic products. I have witnessed some plastic wastes have become residents of our ocean. It’s sad and disturbing because they are the silent enemies to the native residents. Additionally, is our seafood free from plastic contamination? Below is the link the post, it is old but the topic is still relevant for today’s special event to support healthy oceans.
Oceans of Plastic Waste: When Humans Make the Waste that Nature Can’t Digest*
Have a wonderful World Oceans Day, and let’s save our seas 🙂
indahs: dive, travel & photography 
It is very disturbing to realize how much plastic we produce, waste and throw away into our beautiful oceans.
Sadly it is 😦
Fascinating beauty you bring to the world of Blogging.Warm regards.Jalal
Thank you Jalal!
May 2015 be the year we make big progress in protecting and restoring the oceans.
I hope so too 🙂 Fingers crossed 🙂
Kemarin baru tahu World Anti-Tobacco Day, sekarang World Oceans Day. Banyak isu baru terkuak. Semoga jadi makin sadar buat menjaga planet Bumi yang belum ada gantinya ini.
Foto-fotonya seperti biasa selalu memukau 😀
Terimakasih banyak..iya, banyak kasus yang biasanya tidak dapat perhatian sekarang mulai mendapat tempat 🙂
An interesting post Indah and we need to go an extra mile to save the environment we live in, be it the ocean or land.
I agree! Thank you so much for your support 🙂
People are irresponsible! Thank you for the post and link, Indah.
Some are, indeed 😦
I’m also worried about all that plastic covering the planet… not to mention our eating it in e.g. seafood, as you said 😦
I am afraid we produce too many products lately 😦 It’s scary indeed, just be careful with what you eat..
I once worked in a clothing store and one day a customer told me she had seen a document about how we are coating the planet with plastic bags. After hearing just that one remark, I immediately started feeling so guilty each time I handed out a plastic bag to a customer. Interestlingly enough, when I visited Ushuaia with my hubby last year (in the remote Tierra del Fuego, Argentina) we quickly found out that plastic bags are banned from the whole town (because they are unable to deal with the trash). People take groceries home in cardboard boxes or normal bags, even in little cabin bags. I wish this was common practise everywhere, not just Ushuaia!!! But about the food bit: yes, very scary, too!
Thank you very much Indah for sharing this post! The pollution of our great oceans impacts all of us on this planet and needs to be talked about much more!!
My pleasure Kirt! Thank you so much for your support 🙂