oceans aware: inform, inspire, involve
the more you know about the ocean the more you can do to protect and restore it
ocean advocacy - sign up for the ocean
You too can be an ocean advocate and help organizations lobby governments so that they take steps to protect and preserve the ocean by signing their petitions.
Ocean protection
Call on leaders to protect 30% of the ocean by 2030 by signing Only One’s petition here.
Support the Deep-sea Conservation Coalition’s call for urgent action to protect the deep sea from destructive fisheries and the emerging industry of deep-sea mining and contact your government representative asking them to protect the health of our ocean for future generations on the defend the deep site here.
Sign Patagonia’s petition to end bottom trawling in protected waters in Europe here, Only One’s call to make EU MPAs truly protected here and their call to protect Antarctica.
Support the campaign to save Panama’s mangroves here.
Endorse the Fossil Fuel Treaty proposal as a way to signal your support for a fast, fair and fully funded transition away from oil, gas and coal.
Ocean life
Sign up to call on the US Government to implement Mandatory Seasonal Slowdowns for Commercial Ships in Whale Zones here.
Sign the Big Shark Pledge, joining the Shark Trust in their mission to secure the future for high seas sharks.
Pledge to boycott both the Canary Islands until they stop Octopus Farming.
Boycot tthe Faroe Islands until they stop The Grind, which kills thousands of dolphins and pilot whales every year, with Only One and Stop The Grind.
Sign up to support the call of the Moananui Sanctuary to give whales legal personhood.
Sign the campaign begun by Māori Pacific leaders to designate Whales as Ocean Ambassadors to the United Nations and give them legal protection.
Call on Ireland’s government to protect the habitat of the basking shark with Only One’s campaign.
Support Only One’s petition for France to protect the habitat of cetaceans like porpoises and dolphins.
Call on the South African government to act now to save the African Penguin before it’s too late.
Ocean resources
Sign Oceana’s campaign to stop overfishing in Canada.
Urge the EU Commission to ban destructive fishing in protected waters here.
Prevent the reopening of longline fishing in the Maldives here.
Follow Only One’s call for a moratorium in seabed mining.
Ocean plastic pollution
Call for a strong plastic pollution treaty with Only One.
Push for the shipping industry and the EU to stop shipping plastic waste.
Join the Plastic Pollution Coalition petitions to stop plastic pollution and its toxic impacts both in the USA and around the world.
Tell Ministers we need a strong Global Plastics Treaty now!
Plastic is driving climate change and poisoning our ocean, our land and our bodies. With the Global Plastics Treaty still under negotiation now is time to tell your country’s Minister to push for a strong Treaty and create a future free from plastic pollution. We can’t let a few plastic-producing countries delay, dilute or corrupt this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to break free from the plastic crisis.