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"Protect the living reef and we protect the ocean. Protect the ocean, and we protect ourselves."- Ed Harris, Project AWARE
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I was not aware of Project Aware, thank you. It seems similar in purpose to the Ocean Conservancy, to which I belong. I certainly will seek them out, as protecting our reefs and oceans should be paramount.
I was also unaware of Project, er, Aware. Thanks for the heads up, will be passing it along.
Thank you for posting this. Just noticed it as I was catching up on my RSS feeds. It's heartening to see a nicely crafted production that helps get the message out in a positive way. Yesterday I posted on Jeremy Jackson's take on ocean damage: The danger of shifting baselines. Hopefully the health of the oceans will gain traction as a major policy issue.