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Published: January 7th 2009
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Happy New Year Everyone! Well enough people have mentioned to me that I haven't updated the blog in a long time... so here are a variety of random photos from 2008 with some stories to go along with them. Just click on the images to see it larger or read all the text. Also I posted some interesting videos and information below.
Love to all... Tanya
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Below are some great videos and information about important but not so well known issues and my input of course.
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Garbage Island - posted below
A giant floating island of trash in the middle of the ocean... out of sight, out of mind. So sad!
Each year, three times as much rubbish is dumped into the world's oceans as the weight of fish caught.
I hope this year, more and more people will start to realize that the trash we create doesn’t just disappear. Let’s be conscious consumers and please follow the 3 R's... Reduce, Reuse and Recycle - it really helps!!
😊This is a great explanation of what makes conservation so difficult, especially in places like Costa Rica where so few people know what the marine ecosystem
was like 10, 15, 25, 40 years ago….
Pristine Slideshow 😊My close friends and family know that each year I ask them to try to make more sustainable choices, especially when it comes to eating seafood. I hope some of you will look into this. Check out sustainable seafood options and download the wallet size card available at this website to help you decide
Seafood Watch . Those of you that live internationally will need to think a bit and ask around, a good hint is that if it is the most expensive choice on the menu (like lobster in many regions), it is probably difficult to get which could mean it is overfished.
😞This is taken from an article from CNN in 2006... not good, especially if you like seafood:
If current trends of overfishing and pollution continue, the populations of just about all seafood face collapse by 2048, a team of ecologists and economists warns in a report in Friday's issue of the journal Science. "Whether we looked at tide pools or studies over the entire world's ocean, we saw the same picture emerging. In losing species we lose the productivity and stability of entire ecosystems," said the lead author Boris Worm of Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Choose to be part of the solution!
Why care about the ocean??? Some things to think about this year... - It covers more than 70%!o(MISSING)f earth’s surface and contain 97%!o(MISSING)f earths water
- Billions of people worldwide depend on it for food, work, transportation and enjoyment
- An estimated 80%!o(MISSING)f all life on earth is found under the ocean surface and the oceans contain 99%!o(MISSING)f the living space on the planet
- It provides stability for the climate and is a major factor in climate change
- Less then 10%!o(MISSING)f the oceans have been explored by humans - We know more about space than we do about our oceans on our own planet!
- A given area in an ocean upwelling zone (like Papagayo) or deep estuary is as productive as the same area in rain forests, most crops and intensive agriculture. They all produce between 150-500 grams of Carbon per square meter per year. (too bad you can't see the destruction in the ocean as you can see an areal photo of a clear-cut rainforest)
Just to name a few…
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carol
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wow!
Tanya, you've been very very busy! i will definitely explore more sustainable seafood options. love your video of your video--sarah mclaughlin is always moving! hope jonnie cat is fully recovered and enjoying life with you in miami!