As the light falls behind the land colours start to change, detail is lost and the sea holds many hues.
Lots of water, lots of paint, layers running into one another, suggestions of fields and trees on the coastline.
The oceans are essential to food security and the health and survival of all life, power our climate and are a critical part of the biosphere. The official designation of World Oceans Day is an opportunity to raise global awareness of the current challenges faced by the international community in connection with the oceans.......The theme of World Oceans Day, “Our oceans, our responsibility”, emphasizes our individual and collective duty to protect the marine environment and carefully manage its resources. Safe, healthy and productive seas and oceans are integral to human well-being, economic security and sustainable development.Damage to the oceans
Secretary General, UN
Eating fish is good for us, but catching it in the way we do devastates the sea. Nearly nine tenths of European stocks are overfished, and around a third are beyond safe biological limits: that is, the adult population is too depleted to provide replacement stock. Almost all cod caught in the North Sea have not had a chance to breed.Here are some of the human activities and other changes which we need to be concerned about:
The Guardian - World oceans day: all the fish in the sea