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Greetings, Naturalists!<br>
<br>
Last week I was in Washington, D.C., attending Capitol Hill Ocean Week
with our CINC Volunteer of the Year for 2007, Kathy Van Slyke. There
were several discussions about climate change and its impact on the
oceans. At an awards dinner hosted by the Channel Islands Marine
Sanctuary Foundation, Jean-Michel Cousteau spoke briefly after he
received a lifetime achievement award. He emphasized how he approaches
conservation from the heart, and he encouraged us to do the same, since
we will protect what we love. I thought of all of you and how many of
you were drawn to volunteer because of your love for the ocean and its
critters, and how you share that passion with the folks you engage in
your work as naturalists. I thought you would enjoy this article.
Thanks for all you do!<br>
<br>
<div class="Section1">
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span
style="font-size: 24pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">We
need to live
life with ocean in mind<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">By
Wallace J. Nichols<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Article
Launched: 06/06/2008 01:34:07 AM PDT<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Everywhere
I go, people ask: "What one thing can I do for the ocean?"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">My
daughter, a
kindergartner, answers simply: "pick up your trash." Of course, using
energy-efficient light bulbs or driving a hybrid are good answers,
since global
warming is fundamentally an ocean issue. Then again, the simple act of
choosing
to eat seafood that is sustainable and healthy can help the ocean.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">But
our ocean is
in serious trouble. Reading recent news and scientific papers is enough
to make
your head spin. They tell us that there is no corner of our vast ocean
that is
not free of human fingerprints.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">As an
oceanographer, I'm quite familiar with the relentless bad news. Keeping
up-to-date on it all is a part of my job. Since the ocean holds the
majority of
life on Earth and governs our air, our climate and our food, that means
we're
in real, big trouble.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">As
daunting as
it appears, the ocean crisis can be boiled down to three problems:
we've put
too much in, we've taken too much out, and we are wrecking the edge.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Who
wouldn't be
concerned about the ever-expanding Texas-size "garbage patch" in the
Pacific Ocean, the shutdown of West Coast salmon fishing, right whales
and sea
turtles drowning in fishing gear, and the summer closure of beaches due
to
toxic pollution?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">What
you can do?</span></b><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Obviously,
there
is no silver bullet - or, is there? If I had one answer to give to
those who
ask, "What can I do for the ocean?" it would be this: "Live like
you love the ocean." Living like we love the ocean means putting less
in,
taking less out and protecting the ocean's edge where so much life
lives.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Less
in. Less
out. Protect the edge.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Simple.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Rather
than
wringing our hands, hope is on the horizon. We can live like we love
the ocean
in many ways.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">First,
shop like
you love the ocean.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Buy
products
that are ocean-friendly. Use a canvas bag to get your stuff from the
store to
your car to your house, rather than a plastic bag that will stick
around
forever. Drink filtered tap water from a refillable glass or steel
bottle
instead of buying water shipped halfway around the world.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Second,
eat like
you love the ocean.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">When
you choose
seafood, be sure it's caught sustainably. That's gotten a heck of a lot
easier
lately as Whole Foods, thousands of local restaurants, and even
Wal-Mart are
going organic and sustainable.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Third,
vacation like
you love the ocean.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Doing
your part</span></b><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">This
summer,
hike in a coastal park or visit an aquarium. Go on a sea turtle or
whale watch
where your visit supports conservation. Surfing, kayaking and
snorkeling are
all ocean-friendly activities. Why not join Ocean Conservancy's
International
Coastal Cleanup and make a day of it with your friends?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Lastly,
vote
like you love the ocean.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Many
local,
state, and national politicians support bold efforts to tackle global
warming,
create ocean parks - our so-called "Undersea Yosemites" that Ocean
Conservancy is helping to build - and better fund cutting-edge ocean
science.
With our votes, we must be perfectly clear: We want leaders who bring
about sea
change.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">We
are entering
a decade of progress in the culture of conservation and sustainability.
Millions who care deeply about the ocean are joining to transform our
relationship with the sea - they are starting a sea change.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Each
of us must
be part of this ocean revolution - each in our own way, each as part of
a
connected whole.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Join
for
yourself. Join for others. Join for the ocean. But, when you join,
please
remember to live like you love the ocean.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">
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size="1" width="100%"></span></div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">WALLACE
J. NICHOLS is a senior scientist at Ocean Conservancy and a research
associate
at California Academy of Sciences. He was featured in the documentary
film
"The 11th Hour." He wrote this article for the Mercury News.</span></i><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
Clare Fritzsche
Volunteer Administration
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
Channel Islands National Park
Schedule for weeks of June 9:
MON: 8am-12pm & 2-6pm, Santa Barbara: (805) 966-7107 x366
TUE: 8-9:30am & 2-6pm, Santa Barbara: (805) 966-7107 x366
WED: 8am-12pm & 2-6pm, Santa Barbara: (805) 966-7107 x366
THU: 9:30-11am, Oxnard: (805) 382-6149 x105
2-6pm, Santa Barbara: (805) 966-7107 x366
FRI: 8am-12pm & 2-6pm, Santa Barbara: (805) 966-7107 x366
Please call my cell phone if need be: (805) 729-0127
Santa Barbara FAX: (805) 568-1582</pre>
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