Hawaii scientists and surfers unite for new ocean protection campaign
Surfers and scientists back World Surf League’s campaign for ocean protections By Jim Mendoza | February 10, 2021 at 5:31 PM HST - Updated February 10 at 5:32 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - The World Surf League just launched an online petition drive under the banner “We Are One Ocean.”
“We’re calling for 30% marine protected areas by 2030,” said Reece Pacheco, WSL’s senior vice president of Ocean Responsibility.
The campaign addresses what Pacheco calls the earth’s bio-diversity crisis.
“What we are saying is lets have a couple places that are fully and highly protected. No commercial extraction, Then lets strengthen the protection for the global ocean everywhere,” he said.
The World Surf League featured Mikey February in this campaign video for We Are One Ocean, a program that aims to protect 30 percent of the ocean by 2030.
World Surf League launches campaign to protect 30% of the ocean by 2030
Feb. 09, 2021 at 6:00 am
Beginning on Main Street and extending to every corner of coastline across the globe, The World Surf League is launching its “30X30” campaign, calling on world leaders to take drastic and immediate action to preserve the ocean.
The goal is simple: protect 30 percent of the ocean by 2030. The solution is much harder so the WSL team is tackling it on many fronts.
The campaign is partnering with over 60 non-governmental organizations and mobilizing a global community to sign the ‘We Are One Ocean’ petition urging United Nations members to adopt the 30×30 biodiversity targets at the upcoming UN Convention.