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A while ago, I initiated a “Save the Ocean” group-writing project on my personal blog, and to make things easier for all participants, as well as to avoid similar topics, I prepared a list of 31 points on how each and everyone of us could save our oceans. More than half of the points outlined were taken up by bloggers who are concerned of the state of our oceans, and who would like to take the opportunity to share with their blog readers the ways that we could all make a difference to our oceans.

Image credit: Kevin.

The group-writing project will kick off here at The Giving Hands tomorrow, January 1st, 2008, and will last for a month. Throughout the month, you will be informed of the fun things that we could all do to save our oceans, from going to the beach or a whale-watching trip, to raising funds for an ocean-related organization, to car-pooling, to voting for those who protect our coasts. Heh.

I am listing the topics for the group-writing project here for your benefit:

1. Go to the beach
2. Dive responsibly
3. Keep your home aquarium ocean-friendly
4. Talk about the ocean in your place of worship
5. Get married on a wild beach
6. Go on a whale-watching trip
7. Take the kids surfing, or have them take you
8. Walk on whatever beach you want
9. Eat organic and vegetarian food
10. Grow a natural yard or garden
11. Conserve energy to help the seas
12. Save the sea turtles
13. Opt out of the throw-away culture
14. Raise funds for an ocean-related organization
15. Use less plastic
16. Be a marine sanctuary volunteer
17. Conserve water
18. Eat seafood that’s healthy and sustainable
19. Drive a fuel-efficient car, car pool or use public transport
20. Sail on an ocean-friendly cruise ship
21. Join a coastal cleanup
22. Keep your household refuse non-toxic
23. Learn your local maritime history
24. Live a reasonable distance from the beach
25. Volunteer at a Marine Mammal Rescue Center
26. Don’t feed the sharks
27. Keep oil off our shore
28. Don’t exploit sea creatures for vanity’s sake
29. Visit an aquarium
30. Support your local wetlands
31. Vote for those who protect the coasts

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