World Oceans Day

World Oceans Day Quick Facts - AU

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2020 Date	8 June 2020
2021 Date	8 June 2021

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World Oceans Day in 2020

Monday, 8 Jun

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World Oceans Day History

World Oceans Day serves as a celebration of our oceans, which generate most of the oxygen that we breathe, feed us and regulate the planet's climate. The day also serves to promote the oceans' contribution life and the need to protect it from harmful pollution, overexploitation, destructive fishing and climate change. Unfortunately, as a result of human pollution and exploitation, the world's oceans are becoming increasingly delicate.

In 1992, the Government of Canada proposed World Oceans Day at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. By 2002, the Ocean Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to conservation of the planet's oceans, began to promote and coordinate the event on a global scale. Finally, in December of 2008, the United Nations General Assembly officially proclaimed June 8th as World Oceans Day.

Top Tweets for World Oceans Day -

🌏🌍🌎 3 billion people depend on marine & coastal resources. Women make up 50% of the workforce that relies on these environments yet only 24% of parliamentarians globally are women. #GenderEquality can’t wait. ℹ️ https://t.co/9ZIXtfzi3U #WorldOceansDay #SaveOurOcean https://t.co/eBQEj1r3T3
— UNESCO (@UNESCO) June 7, 2019

Happy World Oceans Day! Every day the ocean presents a different face. Today is softly foggy. #worldoceansday #sydney #coast https://t.co/7bGViJgoSR
— Prof Emma L Johnston AO (@DrEmmaLJohnston) June 7, 2019

As someone who grew up with a special relationship with the sea, it pains me to see the damage we inflict on our oceans. Everyone can help make sure the oceans continue to be a source of life for generations to come. https://t.co/mQTD8pmtf1 #WorldOceansDay https://t.co/xnVH2RLBxX
— António Guterres (@antonioguterres) June 8, 2019

World Oceans Day Facts & Quotes

The Earth is covered by water on 71% of its surface, 96.5% of that water is in the oceans.
The theme for World Oceans Day in 2019 was Gender and the Ocean.
It is estimated that 50-80% of all life forms on Earth is found under the oceans' surfaces. Oceans consist of 99% of all living space on the planet.
If all of the Earth's ice melted, the oceans would rise 66m and flood all low-lying ground.
The lowest point on the plantet is located in Mariana's Trench in the western Pacific. The point, known as Challenger Deep, is 11,034m deep. (Mt. Everest is only 8,848m tall).
We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to said or to watch - we are going back to whence we came. - John F. Kennedy

World Oceans Day Top Events and Things to Do

If you live near an ocean, spend time swimming in the water, sailing, surfing or just walking along the beach. If you don't live near an ocean, plan a trip to enjoy ocean.
Join the Wear Blue, Tell Two campaign. Wear blue clothes and share two ocean facts with friends.
Get your scuba diving license. Every city offers scuba lessons to prepare you see the underwater world. PADI and SDI are two well-known and reputable companies that offer certification courses. You cannot scuba dive without certification.
Watch one of many documentaries about oceans. Some of our favorites: The Death of the Oceans, Garbage Island, Plastic Seas, Deep Sea and Acid Test: The Global Challenge of Ocean Acidification
Host a waterside cleanup or adopt a local waterside and do your part to help the oceans and its wildlife. World Oceans Day website offers a tool kit to help set up these activities.