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World Oceans Day!

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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?

World Oceans Day

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"

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 🙂

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  1. What a beautiful photo Indah. And yes, this is a serious issue. Even the tuna fish now-a-day you have to be careful with, because of all the mercury. Sad indeed.
    🙂

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  3. Let’s hope the effort of concerned people will help find a solution, but meanwhile… Poor oceans!

  4. It seems that we always drive organisms to the brink of extinction before we plan to do something about it. So sad, really, because the oceans are so magnificent, along with the creatures that reside in them.

    • It is sad, I guess the ocean can not keep to renew its resources any longer since our demands keep increasing 😦 We should stop producing items, I think..or perhaps re-use whatever we can use instead of buying new stuff all the time..

    • Happy World Oceans Day to you too Jenny – my apology for being late 🙂 Thank you for the link! It sounds very interesting photography competition 🙂

  7. That lead picture is gorgeous. What is that creature called? I do wish we would all live more responsibly on this planet to preserve it for future generations.

    • Thank you! That’s called as ornate ghost pipefish. It comes with different colors that reflect to its surrounding 🙂 I wish the same too!

  8. Indah, I’ve never heard of World Ocean’s Day, but it certainly sounds like a good idea. Somebody better take notice of what is happening in the world…and the ocean…soon, or the future is not going to be pretty. LOVELY photo!