For You For Oceans Day – for you love her as I do.

By The Marine Detective on June 8, 2012

Dear “The Marine Detective” Community,

An Ocean Day reflection for you. 

May we continue to work together to raise awareness about the great beauty and importance of our Ocean. For life on land cannot survive without the Ocean. The Ocean is the “circulatory, respiratory, and reproductive organs of our planet” (from “The Fate of the Ocean” by Julia Whitty).

The Ocean produces about half of the oxygen we breathe. It feeds us and helps regulate climate by absorbing roughly 30% of carbon dioxide emissions and about 90% of the excess heat generated by greenhouse gases.

We depend on her for transportation, food, water, disposal, recreation, energy, oxygen, climate regulation and … inspiration.

Happy, healthy Ocean Day to you. 

Sources: 
NOAA – How much oxygen comes from the ocean
United Nations – The ocean – the world’s greatest ally against climate change