y 2050, our oceans will hold more plastic than fish." I'm sure you heard this news break over the last few weeks and I'm sure your reaction was something like mine with, 'WHAT THE #$%@ ARE WE DOING TO OUR OCEANS!"
Another study by the Ocean Conservancy and McKinsey Center for Business and Environment indicates that the five countries, China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam, account for 60% of that waste that enters the ocean. So I hate to break it to you but using a stainless steel water bottle and buying in bulk is awesome and responsible on a local level, but we need large scale education to change entire cultures of waste disposal.
I'm writing this from a laptop in Jakarta and though stunning this city may be, a quick walk down the street starts to explain the statistics I mentioned above, with plastic containers strewn across sidewalks, bags dancing in the breeze, and cannals choked with litter. So what can you do? Talk about it. Travel , post pictures, make friends, tell friends, share their stories. If you're not a big-shot decision maker, then maybe one day you will be, and if not then you might meet one. Protecting our fragile ecosystems needs to be a daily pursuit and we can't let that slip out of our grasp.
This February I'm logging-in as much time as I can above and below the water in Indonesia. I'll be sure to report back soon. We have a magnificent issue for you this month- by far the biggest and best. We are honored to publish the work of some the the best and most influential minds the marine conservation community and we are thrilled to have a magestic photography series on whale sharks by one of our new Board members, Pete Oxford.
At SEVENSEAS we hope to continue to inspire and educate all our readers through rich imagery, engaging content, and an underlying conservation message. Please continue to share this publication and our message with those around you.
Happy swimming,
Giacomo Abrusci
Editor-in-Chief
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