TIMES RECORD • June 8, 2022
Yesterday marked the 14th annual World Oceans Day, a day dedicated to protecting the world’s oceans and their resources. Starting in 2008, June 8 was officially designated as an international day of celebration by the United Nations. Last year, there were more than 1000 events from 150 countries listed on the website. What we do in Maine in the Atlantic Ocean impacts people and wildlife living on the coast and in the waters of the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean and the Arctic Ocean and the Southern Ocean and vice versa. There is both a comfort and a nervousness bred by this connection. We share some common goals and interests in learning ways to protect oceans no matter where they are and to collaborate in our efforts to do so because of their eventual impact directly on us. There are small things that can make a difference bigger than each of us. That’s the point of making this a global event and the power of a collective mission. ~ Susan Olcott