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Monday, June 4, 2012

Celebrating World Ocean Day!

The SCUBAnauts love the ocean! In celebration of World Oceans Day 2012 (June 8th), the nauts are taking on Washington D.C. for Capitol Hill Ocean Week (CHOW) hosted by the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation.  SCUBAnauts will discuss current ocean issues with Members of Congress and Congressional Staff, as well as experts from federal, state and local government agencies, industry, academia, and the nonprofit community.  SCUBAnauts International is a Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) U.S. Partner focused on collecting data in the marine environment.  During CHOW, SCUBAnauts will engage with students from around the world through virtual conferences to discuss ocean-related issues.  The goal of this program is to provide a diverse group of young men and women with the opportunity, knowledge and tools to become the next generation of ocean explorers, stewards, and scientists. 

Follow along as SCUBAnauts post their reflections throughout the week of June 6-9th, 2012.

PLEASE POST A COMMENT (no login required), Tell us why do you love the ocean, and what are you doing in celebration of World Oceans Day? (please include your geographical location e.g., St. Petersburg, FL USA).
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10 comments:

  1. BethJune 4, 2012 at 11:36 PM

    I love the diversity of amazing organisms found in the ocean. I will be celebrating World Ocean Day at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum Sant Ocean Hall checking out some of the amazing specimens that have been collected from all around the world in shallow and deep waters.
    (Silver Spring, MD)

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  2. UnknownJune 5, 2012 at 12:28 AM

    I will celebrate the World Ocean Day at IPST, Bangkok, Thailand with 99 teachers and students. Thanks to Beth and SCUBAnauts International, our students from Thailand will be sharing our findings with SCUBAnauts, truly exciting;-) (Mullica and Krisanadej from Walailak University, Thailand)

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  3. UnknownJune 6, 2012 at 4:13 AM

    Miss Nutchaba Poohcahat and Miss Supaporn Pobpra from Krachaengwittaya School Sri Sa Ket Province. The conservation of the ocean, by the way, do not litter. When the garbage is collected, it will help. I write this campaign to help protect the ocean.

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  4. UnknownJune 6, 2012 at 4:14 AM

    Thipapa. As I am a teacher. Attempts to cultivate students' awareness to protect the oceans clean. Free from pollution or contamination that might be harmful to marine life. When do I have to persuade students to mangrove forests to the data. (Bangkok, Thailand)

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  5. UnknownJune 6, 2012 at 4:17 AM

    Phonnipha Khaisaeng. Good afternoon. Kasedprchatathud School.Sisaket Province I'am a student at G8. I will not throw garbage or trash in sea. I can lead an environment campaign to take care of our sea in thailand through the globe project. (Sisaket, Thailand)

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  6. UnknownJune 6, 2012 at 4:20 AM

    My name is Tanitta Soungdon. I come from bandoo(saharatwittaya)school
    I would like to protect the sea and conserve our marine creatures. (Thailand)

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  7. UnknownJune 6, 2012 at 4:22 AM

    Hello. My name is Thidarat Yanchapo. I come from Bandu (Saharadwittaya) school. I would like to raise some marine conservation awareness by inviting everyone to conserve water by keeping trash out of the coast and the sea. When I grow up, I would like to do my research on artificial reefs and coral.

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  8. UnknownJune 6, 2012 at 4:23 AM

    Chayanid Tongmak from Absornsawan school. We can help each other by picking the garbage from the beach.

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  9. UnknownJune 6, 2012 at 4:24 AM

    Thailand FB link is http://www.facebook.com/WorldOceanDay.Thailand

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  10. Eco GirlJune 10, 2012 at 5:57 AM

    I love the ocean because of the amazing animals and how important it is to our existence. For World Oceans Day, I organized an event with SeaWorld and Muvico Baywalk 20 in downtown St. Petersburg, FL. We had activities, a presentation from Bill Street, Corporate Curator of Conservation and Education for SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment, and a free showing of "Turtle: The Incredible Journey". At 4:00, we did a beach clean up at Spa Beach in downtown St. Pete. After that, we attended the grand opening of the Crochet Coral Reef at the Florida Craftsmen. My brother and I also learned to crochet and contributed several pieces. It was fun finding them in the exhibit! Here is a link to our event:
    http://worldoceansday.org/?event=world-oceans-day-at-baywalk-in-st-pete

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