There are so many reasons to love and protect our oceans 🌊
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𓇼 The ocean produces over half of the world's oxygen and absorbs 50 times more carbon dioxide than our atmosphere.
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𓇼 About 94% of earth's wildlife is found in the ocean.
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𓇼 More than 3 billion people rely on food from the ocean as a source of protein and nutrition.
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𓇼 A healthy ocean contributes $1.5 trillion to the global economy annually and has an estimated net asset value of $24 trillion.
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𓇼 The ocean is the source of millions of jobs in fishing, tourism, transportation, and it powers economic growth.
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𓇼 The ocean covers 70% of Earth and helps transport 90% of traded goods.
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It’s time to shift from thinking of the ocean as a victim to seeing it as an essential part of solving global challenges. We do not have to choose between ocean protection and production. We can have both for a healthy, prosperous future.
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#TogetherWeCan 🌊 create healthy oceans for a better future. If we look after the oceans they will, in turn, look after us. Let’s keep it clean for the mermaids and all living things 💙🌊🧜🏼‍♀️🐠🐬🐋🐚🌎
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I created ♒︎ My Life in Shades of Blue ♒︎ last year to bring awareness to ocean conservation and empower action through art. Through photography I am able to take people with me on underwater adventures and explore places most never have the opportunity to visit. If you are following me, or bought my book in the past, thank you for letting me share the ocean with you. I hope you find your happy place in the water.
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