{"id":78963,"date":"2012-06-04T17:03:27","date_gmt":"2012-06-04T22:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/airtesting.com\/uncategorized-au\/are-you-aware-of-world-oceans-day\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T17:39:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T22:39:37","slug":"are-you-aware-of-world-oceans-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/airtesting.com\/au\/scuba-diving-au\/are-you-aware-of-world-oceans-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Are you AWARE of World Oceans Day?"},"content":{"rendered":"

June 8 marks two important events for the diving field and for the environment: World Oceans Day<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong> and the re-launch of Project AWARE Foundation<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong>\u2019s grassroots campaign to protect ocean environments \u201cone dive at a time.\u201d The Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI), which anyone pursuing SCUBA diving knows of and probably owes a lot of their safety to, has thrown its support behind both endeavors.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>World Oceans Day<\/strong> was established in 1992, and its success\u2014carried out year by year by various global organizations and small groups around the world\u2014even led to the United Nations adopting World Oceans Day officially in 2009. The UN generally announces a slightly different theme for the June 8 event, but the goal remains the same: to raise awareness of the indispensible role our connecting oceans play in the health of our planet and how human activity can negatively and positively impact the oceans. This year, the UN theme will look at \u201cUNCLOS at 30,\u201d a special 30th<\/sup> anniversary conference recognizing the importance of 1982\u2019s United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The World Oceans Day theme, as guided by the Ocean Project and the World Ocean Network, will be \u201cYouth: the Next Wave for Change.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

A list of events from around the world<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong> being held in support of World Oceans Day can be found on the event\u2019s official website.<\/p>\n

Project AWARE Foundation<\/strong> is a 21-year-old grassroots organization that recognizes the extraordinary role the millions of divers around the world play in organizing community action to protect marine environments. The movement is currently focusing on two major conservation issues: (1) Sharks in Peril, and (2) Marine Debris. This video from Project AWARE explains their local to international drive:<\/p>\n