#DiveIn to Conservation
Pledge to make 2018 the #YearoftheOcean!
Sign up to learn about easy choices you can make every day to protect our blue planet
What Do You Love & Want To Protect?
Food & Recreation
Over one billion people depend on seafood for their daily protein
Coral Reefs
75% of the world’s coral reefs are threatened
Beaches
Over 61% of the world’s total GNP comes from coastal areas
Sea Life
90% of Earth’s living biomass is found in the ocean
Polar Seas
Penguins pant like dogs to keep from overheating
Sharks & Rays
Shark teeth are covered in fluoride, making them cavity-resistant
Marine Mammals
You can determine a whale’s age by counting the rings in its ear wax
Sea Turtles
Only 1 in 1,000 sea turtle hatchlings survive to adulthood
What Do You Love About The Ocean
What Threats Do You Want To Stop?
Health Hazards & Slavery at Sea
Globally, up to 15% of commercial fishermen are modern-day slaves
Illegal Fishing
Illegal fishing costs the global economy up to $23 billion per year
Unsustainable Development
Over 14,000 miles of America's
coastline is covered in concrete
coastline is covered in concrete
Ocean Trash
By 2050 there could be more plastic in the sea than fish
Reckless Shipping
Shipping is responsible for 69% of invasive species introductions to marine areas
Climate Change
The ocean absorbs 90% of the excess heat trapped by greenhouse gases
Dirty Energy
Millions of gallons of toxic fracking chemicals are dumped into the ocean each year
Ocean Acidification
Over the past 200 years, CO2 pollution has made the ocean 30% more acidic.
