‘Turtle Journey’ We need to protect the oceans
The film – titled Turtle Journey – tells the
heartbreaking story of an adorable turtle family attempting to get home, in an
ocean that needs protection.
The plight of sea turtles
represents the suffering of our oceans as a whole
Like the family in Turtle
Journey, sea turtles in real life are under intense stress from destructive
industries. Six out of the seven sea turtle species are threatened with extinction
due to the pressures of multiple ocean threats.
Our oceans face
pressure from all angles. Climate breakdown is causing the oceans to acidify
and warm, which is disrupting food supplies for marine life and damaging
ecosystems. Overfishing, oil drilling, plastic pollution and destructive
industries are then adding more pressures on an already damaged and degraded
ocean.
The oceans affects all of us
Ocean life plays a crucial role in absorbing climate-wrecking
emissions from the atmosphere, and storing them away where they can’t
contribute to the climate crisis.
Protecting the oceans and
providing a safe home for marine life is a crucial piece in the puzzle in
fighting the climate crisis, and in ensuring a safer future for all of
us.
We can change the fate of our oceans
There’s a process underway that could achieve this.
The UN is in the final stages of negotiating a Global Ocean Treaty a network of ocean
sanctuaries spanning the entire globe. These sanctuaries would be totally off
limits to destructive human activity, giving our oceans the space they need to
recover and flourish.
