SSOON Students Saving Our Oceans Now

12/07/2020

should this be a call to action ? 😩🥺Let's Get the plastic OUT!

Companies accused of “zero progress” on reducing plastic waste, with Coca-Cola ranked No 1 for most littered products

12/04/2020

The majority of the waste we produce on land eventually reaches the oceans, whether intentionally or not — and there are various ways by which this happens. For example:
Littering
Sewage
Ocean mining
Oil spills
Agricultural runoff
Toxic chemicals
Air pollutants
Maritime transportation
KEEP PLASTIC OUT OF OUR OCEANS!

LEARN how to be mindful and reduce waste at

A step-by-step guide to proactively manage waste and recycling efforts using our 6 step tool, the RUBICONMethod.

11/29/2020

WHAT can you do to help?

Any time you see litter, regardless of what it is, pick it up and properly dispose of it.
Remember: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Reduce your usage of single-use plastics. Reuse plastic packaging as many times as you can. Recycle rather than throw away.
Avoid products with excessive packaging.
Bring a reusable bag for shopping (i.e. grocery store, retail shops, etc.)
If you are to buy/use a product that contains a plastic “six-pack” holder, be sure to cut it before disposing of it. In the ocean, these rings expand, often times tangling or choking wildlife.
courtesy of:

A step-by-step guide to proactively manage waste and recycling efforts using our 6 step tool, the RUBICONMethod.

11/29/2020

Fact 3: The 5 most common items found in coastal cleanups around the world are all single-use plastics. They are: plastic cigarette butts, food wrappers, plastic beverage bottles, plastic bottle caps, and plastic straws and drink stirrers.
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
it's as simple as keeping your trash to yourself and disposing responsibly!
many large cities accept plastics 1-7 recyclables, so collect in a container for easier disposal.

Read more: https://www.rubicon.com/blog/ocean-pollution-facts/?fbclid=IwAR21YaFwR_FBSEy4ogxMlhY8F1ndI5J_eHw-Z_J3pkWNipV-df2J2QsIJ2M

11/23/2020

Scientific ProgramScientific CommitteeThe VenueThe symposium goes hybrid and gives you the chance to choose how you wish to participate!virtually from home physically on site Virtually from home with a live stream of the sessions. A chat will enable you to ask questions in real time and your credent...

11/23/2020

DID YOU KNOW?

Plastics are the most common element found in the ocean today. Plastic, in particular, is harmful to the environment as it does not break down easily and is often mistaken as food by marine animals.
What can we do?

Open Channels International Symposium on Human Health and the Ocean in a Changing World will discuss the risks and threats ocean degradation pose to human health. This conference will also consider the benefits that the ocean can bring to the health and well-being of populations.

listen HERE Dec 2- Dec 4

Scientific ProgramScientific CommitteeThe VenueThe symposium goes hybrid and gives you the chance to choose how you wish to participate!virtually from home physically on site Virtually from home with a live stream of the sessions. A chat will enable you to ask questions in real time and your credent...

11/15/2020

Fact 21: It’s estimated that by the year 2050, there will be more plastic in the ocean than fish (by weight).
https://www.rubicon.com/blog/ocean-pollution-facts/

ONE small thing everyone can do is replace plastic water bottles with reusable! this will keep BILLIONS of water bottles out of the ocean.

Rubicon has put together 30 ocean pollution facts showing the severity of trash in the ocean. Read on for tips to reduce your contribution to ocean pollution.

11/05/2020

Courtesy of Planet Aid Organization
Learn more about the rest that human activities posed to the oceans, and the benefits that the ocean can bring to the health and well-being of populations. Dec 2-4 2020
Participate virtually at
http://www.oceanhealthmonaco.org


10/29/2020

NO THANK YOU to plastics in our ocean.
Learn more about the risks that human activities pose to the oceans, and the benefits that the ocean can bring to the health and well-being of populations. Dec 2- Dec 4 2020
Participate virtually at http://www.oceanhealthmonaco.org

NOTE NEW DATES: Providing an update on the risks that human activities pose to the oceans, and the threats that those activities and the resulting ocean degradation pose to human health. This conference will also consider the benefits that the ocean can bring to the health and well-being of populati...