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As a result of a United Nations General Assembly resolution passed in December 2008, World Oceans Day is celebrated on June 8th each year. This annual event spurred the creation of a special collections around our oceans and the efforts being made in conservation ranging from pollution to habitat restoration to fishing and fisheries.

The special collection continues to grow along with Plastic in Our Oceans and 1Water, with a focus on the challenge of providing clean drinking water to the world population.

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Sea Turtle Adoption Video
December 12, 2018
Sea turtles are in jeopardy. Each of the six sea turtle species found in United States waters is listed as either endangered or threatened, and they may go extinct in the foreseeable future. Fishing gear in U.S. waters kill thousands of sea turtles and injure even more each year. Other threats include ingestion of or entanglement in marine debris, oil pollution, habitat loss, poaching, vessel strikes and climate change. Your donation supports Oceana’s campaigns to reduce sea turtle killings as bycatch in fisheries, protect critical sea turtle habitat, stop new offshore drilling, and fight plastic pollution. Give the gift that gives back! Make your symbolic adoption now: https://bit.ly/2zXijyA