Finding Common Ground in Ocean Waters
A summer crowd gathers at the beach.
© Janine Boylan
The World Comes Together to Celebrate World Oceans Day
Long before the Internet connected our world, the oceans did, flowing from the shore of one country to another. From the beginning of time, the oceans have fascinated us and served us, yet only in modern times have we come to understand the oceans as a shared responsibility.
In 2008, the United Nations officially designated June 8th as World Oceans Day, an international day to celebrate the water that unites us.
On this day, people are finding common ground in events across the globe. Documentary film festivals, underwater clean-up dives, educational aquarium and zoo events, and music concerts to raise funds for ocean conservation are but a few.
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