CONSERVATION / ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

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Non-Profits and Foundations 

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Adventure Scientists

California MPAs

California Whale Rescue

ClimateOne

EACH Foundation

Environment California

Farallon Patrol

FreeFlightResearch

Greater Farallons Association

HappyWhale

International Anti-Poaching Foundation

Marine Applied Research Exploration

Marine Mammal Center

Meet the Ocean

Mission Blue - Hope Spots

MPA Watch

National Marine Sanctuaries

Ocean Conservancy

Ocean Film Festival

Point Blue

Shark Stewards

Surfrider Foundation

Sustainable Ocean Alliance

UNESCO Man in the Biosphere

UNESCO One Planet, One Ocean

Whale Alert

World Wildlife Fund

XPrize

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MUST WATCH: 

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Sylvia Earle - Protect the Oceans - TED 2009 17 min

Jeremy Jackson - How we Wrecked the Ocean - TED 2010  17 min

Understanding the "Tragedy of the Commons"  5 min

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Learn more about the Oceans, how they work, the damage of human impacts with solutions

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TED Talks about the Oceans

NOAA Ocean Service Education

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Understanding the problems caused by unsustainable human impacts : 

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Pollution - Oil, chemicals, plastics 

Over fishing 

Destructive fishing - trolling, bi-catch  

Invasive Species 

Oxygen depletion, dead-zones, fertilizers, algae 

Melting Arctic ice 

Ocean warming 

Acidification 

Coral reef bleaching 

Habitat destruction - Eel grass, mangrove, wetlands 

Ship strikes and entanglements 

Farmed fish 

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All of these effect each other .

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The answer is more  Marine Protected Areas and personal responsibility.  

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So what can I do: 

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Use less 

Avoid single use plastics 

Reduce your carbon footprint 

Eat sustainably 

Support policies and laws 

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Resources:  

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National Geographic 

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Volunteer Opportunities 

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Volunteer World Marine Conservation

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