Every year on June 8th, the United Nations and people all over the world celebrate the 1 body of water that sustains all life on Earth: the ocean. Although the UN calls it "oceans" we recognize the 1st principle of ocean literacy is that the Earth has one big ocean with many features. All the different names of the ocean are just for its different parts. This year's UN theme for World Ocean Day asks us to "Reimagine" our future and guardianship over the ocean. "To govern not just beyond our...

World Ocean Day unites millions of people, across the globe on the 8th of June (and throughout the year) to protect our blue planet. One Ocean, One Climate, One Future — Together In celebration of World Ocean Day, please join the 2026 Beneath the Surface Book Tour with author and creator of the Blue Marble Series, Carissa Welton. Inspired by her own SCUBA diving adventures and Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots youth groups she was mentoring, Carissa created an ocean exploration series for readers...

Twenty years ago, I got certified to SCUBA dive on our planet's largest, ancient reef system, the Coral Reef Triangle, off the coast of Nha Trang, Vietnam. Completing my SCUBA Open Water Certification with Coco Dive Center, Nha Trang, Vitenam April 2006 Usually when you go diving, your guides will take you to all the best places. But those are getting harder to find as global warming cooks our ocean relentlessly each year. I'll never forget swimming over my 1st coral graveyard in El Nido,...