What You Can Do

WHAT YOU CAN DO

How You Can Help Protect Our Oceans:

  • Become educated. Learn about issues relating to the oceans, such as whaling, marine debris, overfishing and pollution.
     
  • Help prevent marine debris. Reduce your use of plastic bags and plastic containers by choosing reusable alternatives. Dispose of all trash properly. Participate in beach clean-ups.
     
  • Choose seafood that’s harvested through sustainable, wildlife-friendly practices. The choices you make at the supermarket will help (or hurt) populations of sea turtles, whales, dolphins and seabirds.
     
  • Avoid using chemicals in your home or garden. Chemicals pollute local lakes, streams and waterways; this pollution accumulates in the ocean. Choose organically grown products whenever available.