Blog Action Day Protecting the Worlds Oceans

In celebration of blogspot.com's October 15th 2007 Blog Action Day, "Best Cruise Lines" is pleased to lend a voice in support of the Day which is all about "Blogging for the Environment". Congratulations to Blogspot.com for pioneering the initiative!


Our voice today is in support of OCEANA - 'Protecting the World's Oceans'

For all of us who love the water - especially cruising on it - we need to remember that we have a responsibility to travel with a light footprint and protect the fragility of the ecosystem beneath the surface.

OCEANA does great work...The following is their mission statement --

"WE LIVE ON A WATER PLANET. Oceans cover 71 percent of the globe, and they are as important to us as they are vast. Not only do they control our climate; they are the primary source of protein for 1 billion people around the world. They drive our economies. For millions of sailors, swimmers, and vacationers of all stripes, they offer a refuge from the metal and concrete that encase our working lives.

Oceana seeks to make our oceans as rich, healthy and abundant as they were in our grandparents’ youth. We look to a future in which dolphin sightings are common along any temperate coast; in which the mighty swordfish, marlin and tuna are abundant once again; in which whales and sea turtles thrive, cod are plentiful on both sides of the Atlantic, local fishing cultures evolve rather then decline and in which fish are a safe, growing and plentiful source of food around the world.

In the last few decades we have seen the benefits of restored rivers and lakes – for ecological and economic health – in many parts of the world. We can reap the same benefits from healthy oceans. We can restore ocean ecosystems that will sustain us, entertain us, amaze us and generate jobs around the world for centuries to come."
(source:Oceana.org )

As a small contribution to Blog Action Day 2007, how about joining with Best Cruise Lines and cruisin' over to Oceana - review the work they do - and consider joining ...

To making a difference, one step at a time....