World Oceans Day

Just a quick post to let everyone know that Cris over at Here and There and Everywhere is hosting a World Oceans Blogathon on World Oceans Day, June 8. I know that if there was ever a time for the world to take a look at the incredible importance the oceans hold for us, it's now. Here's an excerpt from Cris' blog about the Blogathon:

I have once again signed up to host an OCEANIC BLOG-A-THON. Those of you who participated last year know what it's all about, but as a reminder (and for new participants) a Blog-A-Thon is basically a Blogging Marathon around a specific theme, in this case the Oceans. How to participate? Well between June 7th and 8th write a post on your Blog related to the seas, oceans etc, then leave me a link here or send me an e-mail (crazycrisb AT ymail DOT com) with the url of your post. On WOD -June 8th- I'll launch the Blog-A-Thon with a post linking to all of our WOD posts, updating it as further participants sign in. If you want to take a look to our successful venture from last year click here.

(I'll double check her email link, but you can also leave a message on her blog if you participate.) It's quite interesting, reading last year's venture, and I'm hoping all interested bloggers will consider it. I looked at some of the links on the Oceans Project page like this one to "Wear Blue and Tell Two." One link that was helpful to me is a Seafood Selector from the Environmental Defense Fund that allows me to make smart choices when eating seafood.

I know that many of us are heartbroken about what is happening to our oceans, especially those of us who are living in fear of the disaster upon us in the Gulf. But the entire world's oceans need our help, and that can begin with awareness.
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