Saving our oceans

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The 'Blue Heart' of the planet is home to about 97% of life on Earth. The ocean generates the oxygen we breathe, regulates our climate, forms clouds that give us rain, and provides habitat for some of the most incredible creatures in the world. It's our life support system, yet less than 1% of it is protected.

Meet oceanographer Sylvia Earle. She has been exploring the depths for over 40 years and has spent more than 6,000 hours under the waves. She wants us to know why we should all be concerned about sustaining the health of the ocean.

With 90% of the oceans' large fish now gone, is the answer just to stop eating fish? Not exactly. As Captain Paul Watson has pointed out, the largest predatory ocean bird is now chicken, which eat more fish than puffins and albatross together. The biggest threat to fish populations, wild and farmed, is livestock. Factory farmed animals consume more fish than all humans on the planet.

But it's not too late to act. Simple yet critical decisions we each can make will help restore the balance to Earth's precious life support system. Here's how...

5 Important Ways to Help Save Our Oceans

Eat for tomorrow
Reducing or eliminating animal products from your diet is the single most powerful thing you can do as a consumer to ease the stress on our oceans. Fish have feelings too and suffer just as much as animals on factory farms. Not only that, fish are fed to pigs, chickens — even other fish in fish farms — in numbers that are wiping out ocean ecosystems.
Say NO to plastic bags
Every piece of plastic ever made still exists. There are approximately 46,000 pieces of plastic floating in each square mile of the world's oceans. Think of the marine animals next time you shop.
Step up for sharks
Don't support restaurants that serve Shark Fin Soup.
Eat organic
It's better for you, and the planet. There are 146 dead zones identified in the world's oceans that are primarily caused by chemical fertilisers in run off.
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pilar: you are intelligent people we have to help to save animals Thursday, 19 January 2012 at 8:07am

that god touch your heart and help animals we have to help to young people to respect animal that way they learn to respect also people.

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Jill Ryan: Save Our Oceans Friday, 13 January 2012 at 10:09am

What a lovely lady.We humans are wrecking our planet,including our oceans.What are we going to turn to when we have nothing left?Only we can make a difference,maybe only in small ways,but every small way counts.

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Joel: save whales Saturday, 6 August 2011 at 11:18am

A wonderfull inspiring lady. I pray everyday and ask my god to make some type of law that they stop killing God creatures that he created. In Jesus name if we all get together and pray to our God that crated heaven and earth. Its possible so hope u guys can join me and by faith it happens. Amen

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Dannii Agius: An Inspiring Lady Thursday, 31 March 2011 at 10:18am

Wow she inspired me more than ever to protect the ocean and all the creatures in it. She moved me in ways i never thought possible, gave me goose bumps and bought tears to my eyes.

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machet: SAUVONS LES OCEANS Wednesday, 30 March 2011 at 8:01pm

Il faut se réveiller , il faut sauver notre Terre , mais aussi les Océans. Que laissera t-on à nos enfants ????????????????????

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Nicole Tay: A great inspiration for us all. Tuesday, 22 February 2011 at 9:09pm

I quoted her for a speech at school. She's good.

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Carolyn: Sylvia Earle Tuesday, 22 February 2011 at 7:02pm

What an inspiring lady!