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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.

Curated by mokiethecat

What Are Southern Resident Orcas?
November 12, 2018
Orcas are icons of the Pacific Northwest, but one population that frequents Washington's Salish Sea is struggling to survive. The group, called southern residents, made national headlines this summer when a newborn calf died, and its mother carried the body for 17 days in apparent grief. A month later, a young female disappeared and is now presumed dead, reducing the endangered population to just 74 whales.