{"id":14807,"date":"2021-06-08T13:00:41","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T03:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/?p=14807"},"modified":"2021-06-07T10:45:42","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T00:45:42","slug":"its-world-oceans-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/2021\/06\/08\/its-world-oceans-day\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s World Oceans Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Did you know that\u00a0the\u00a0ocean\u00a0covers 70% of the planet\u00a0and produces at least 50% of our oxygen?\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Those are some impressive statistics!\u00a0How about these:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">90% of big fish populations have been\u00a0depleted<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">50% of coral reefs have been destroyed.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/unworldoceansday.org\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">World Oceans Day<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0on 8 June\u00a0encourages us to demonstrate\u00a0our\u00a0commitment to the vital cause of protecting and preserving\u00a0our\u00a0ocean. This year\u2019s theme,\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Life and Livelihoods<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, reflects the essential\u00a0benefits\u00a0the ocean provides.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The ocean is not only a source of oxygen and sustenance\u00a0for humans and other organisms,\u00a0but\u00a0also\u00a0supports our economy via marine-based industries and serves as a\u00a0home to biodiverse marine life.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This year\u2019s World Oceans Day is also significant because 2021 marks the beginning of the United Nations\u2019\u00a0(UN)\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oceandecade.org\/about\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, which\u00a0endeavours to\u00a0strengthen international efforts towards\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/goals\/goal14\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Sustainable Development Goal\u00a0(SDG)\u00a014:\u00a0Life Below Water<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">How can I learn more?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There are plenty of resources available online if you\u2019d like to learn more about World Oceans Day and its related causes, including:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/unworldoceansday.org\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">UN World Oceans Day website<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oceandecade.org\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development website<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"3\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/regularprocess\/woa2launch\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Second World Ocean Assessment<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For information on Australia\u2019s progress towards SDG\u00a014, check out the following:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.org.au\/project\/seatosource\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">#SeaToSource<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.org.au\/project\/take-3-for-the-sea\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Take 3 for the\u00a0Sea<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.org.au\/project\/the-ocean-our-future-an-ocean-decade-program\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Ocean, Our Future: An Ocean Decade Program<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.org.au\/project\/australian-marine-debris-initiative\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Australian Marine Debris Initiative<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.org.au\/project\/blue\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">BLUE The Film<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sdgdata.gov.au\/goals\/life-below-water\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Australian Government&#8217;s Reporting Platform on SDG 14<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You can learn more about Griffith\u2019s contribution by visiting the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.griffith.edu.au\/sustainable-development\/life-below-water\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Life Below Water webpage<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and reading current research at\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/research-repository.griffith.edu.au\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Griffith Research Online<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, starting with the below articles:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/10072\/394996\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Rights of\u00a0nature: Perspectives for global ocean stewardship<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/10072\/404774\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Seascape ecology:\u00a0Identifying research priorities for an emerging ocean sustainability science<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/10072\/391677\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Blue Economy and the United Nations\u2019 sustainable development goals: Challenges and opportunities<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/10072\/404562\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">A responsible framework for managing wildlife watching tourism: The case of seal watching in Iceland<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You can read more\u00a0of Griffith\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/research-repository.griffith.edu.au\/handle\/10072\/7\/discover?field=subject&amp;filtertype=subject&amp;filter_relational_operator=equals&amp;filter=Oceanography\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Oceanography research<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0at Griffith Research Online.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that\u00a0the\u00a0ocean\u00a0covers 70% of the planet\u00a0and produces at least 50% of our oxygen?\u00a0\u00a0 Those are some impressive statistics!\u00a0How about these:\u00a0 90% of big fish populations have been\u00a0depleted\u00a0 50% of coral reefs have been destroyed.\u00a0 World Oceans Day\u00a0on 8 June\u00a0encourages us to demonstrate\u00a0our\u00a0commitment to the vital cause of protecting and preserving\u00a0our\u00a0ocean. This year\u2019s theme,\u00a0Life<a href=\"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/2021\/06\/08\/its-world-oceans-day\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"sr-only\">&#8220;It\u2019s World Oceans Day!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":152,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,5,3],"tags":[161,162],"class_list":["post-14807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-academics","category-researchers","category-students","tag-events","tag-general"],"acf":[],"modified_by":"Emily Fox","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14807","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/152"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14807"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14807\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}