We found Daisy’s tag!!!!
Thank you to everyone who put the word out, shared the posts, searched the beaches, told your relatives, amazing work.
Long story short, I got a phone call a day ago from a lovely lady called Leanne in Gate Pa, who said her flat mate David found it while walking his dog Thor along the beach. David and Thor search for rubbish every day along the beaches, to keep NZ clean, and stumbled across this weird device. He brought it home, shared the intrigue with Leanne, but the next day they had a hospital appointment and were away for a few days. Understandably they were out of the loop for a time (the days you were all sharing the questions where Daisy’s tag was), and so when they got home, they turned on their phones and holy cow, saw the messages everywhere on social media, the news, the paper etc etc thanks to all of you! And then I got the call. The following day I visited them, who were huge shark fans, both grew up in the JAWS era, but both however love what sharks stand for and do in the oceans, and they were so stoked to have brought Daisy’s tag back to the Great White Project. Next step, find Daisy 🙂 and continue to learn about her and other Great Whites sharks starting to share the waves with us in NE NZ.
Thank you so so much for all of your support. This project wouldn’t have even got off the ground without the amazing NZ public, so thank you, and to all the media and news agencies for helping share the information.
Incredible!!!! SWAJ (jaws in reverse) the last remaining tag transmitting at this point has migrated!!!!! After four months of hanging out in Doubtless bay this baby Great White has made a huge migration to Port Waikato!!!! Incredible to see not only the clear nursery areas utilised like Doubtless bay (in the circle) this baby GW only four feet long has now popped up on the West coast. Absolutely incredible stuff. We would not know any of this without the amazing public support of the Great White Project. Thanks to Hughes Hallett and Vipond Endeavours for sponsoring SWAJ. And I will be making best efforts to tag more GWs and get the other tags we recovered thanks to you, back out on those sharks and more. Cheers everyone. Amazing work
UPDATE!!!!!
The tag seems to have been picked up and taken home/to work by someone. This isn’t a manhunt it’s a tag hunt 🙂 The person likely doesn’t know what it is, so please if you know people in the Gate Pa area or a community page there, please share this post and see if we can get the tag back.
Thank you for all of you help.
Remember there is a $100 reward 🙂
Call or text me with any info please 027 463 7397
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Previous posts info below
Unfortunately the famous Great White Shark Daisy, seems to have dropped her tag and it has floated inshore onto the beach roughly in the area in front of Papamoa Beach Surf Club.
The tag will look similar to the below picture. It will have seaweed growth on it so may blend in, and will likely be at the high tide mark.
This location below shows it on the land but the last location signal was an inaccurate one, so its within a few kms of this area, but definitely on the beach as it washed ashore. The satellites are not overhead to give more accurate locations until tonight. So please if you are in the area, could you have a look and text/call me if you find it 027 463 7397
There has been do much debris in the ocean from the ongoing floods that these tags have had a hard ride through the usually empty ocean, and this is the third to pull from the sharks.
Happy Shark Awareness Day! We are also only a week away from @sharkweek launching in the N hemisphere!!!
@discovery channel Shark Week launches 23rd of July. It’s a great opportunity to become more aware of the issues sharks face, how we interact with them and ultimately how we should co exist.
This year I had the blessing of an amazing crew to work with, including my amazing wife @amberandfriendsphoto who worked through first trimester sickness while presenting like a pro from a swaying boat. Any mum would know how hellish that would be! But with such a supporting crew and a show concept so important for sharks, we produced a really novel show in NZ called Jaws in the Shallows which airs on Thursday 27th at 8pm on Discovery. Make sure you check it out and see how we follow a colourful history of Great Whites in Nz, tragic encounters, scientific firsts and ultimately a Cinderella type story of great revelations, understanding, public involvement and a research project which removes fear and translates it to fascination. Thank you so much to @discovery @sharkweek for empowering this project, the public for helping fund tags, my crew for being so fun to work with, @stephendavidentertainment for producing a quality show, my wonderful wife, @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @mazda_nz for equipping me with the research vessel, @sharkexperiencebluff and of course the incredible sharks.
Happy Shark Awareness Day! We are also only a week away from @sharkweek launching in the N hemisphere!!!
@discovery channel Shark Week launches 23rd of July. It’s a great opportunity to become more aware of the issues sharks face, how we interact with them and ultimately how we should co exist.
This year I had the blessing of an amazing crew to work with, including my amazing wife @amberandfriendsphoto who worked through first trimester sickness while presenting like a pro from a swaying boat. Any mum would know how hellish that would be! But with such a supporting crew and a show concept so important for sharks, we produced a really novel show in NZ called Jaws in the Shallows which airs on Thursday 27th at 8pm on Discovery. Make sure you check it out and see how we follow a colourful history of Great Whites in Nz, tragic encounters, scientific firsts and ultimately a Cinderella type story of great revelations, understanding, public involvement and a research project which removes fear and translates it to fascination. Thank you so much to @discovery @sharkweek for empowering this project, the public for helping fund tags, my crew for being so fun to work with, @stephendavidentertainment for producing a quality show, my wonderful wife, @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @mazda_nz for equipping me with the research vessel, @sharkexperiencebluff and of course the incredible sharks.
Happy Shark Awareness Day! We are also only a week away from @sharkweek launching in the N hemisphere!!!
@discovery channel Shark Week launches 23rd of July. It’s a great opportunity to become more aware of the issues sharks face, how we interact with them and ultimately how we should co exist.
This year I had the blessing of an amazing crew to work with, including my amazing wife @amberandfriendsphoto who worked through first trimester sickness while presenting like a pro from a swaying boat. Any mum would know how hellish that would be! But with such a supporting crew and a show concept so important for sharks, we produced a really novel show in NZ called Jaws in the Shallows which airs on Thursday 27th at 8pm on Discovery. Make sure you check it out and see how we follow a colourful history of Great Whites in Nz, tragic encounters, scientific firsts and ultimately a Cinderella type story of great revelations, understanding, public involvement and a research project which removes fear and translates it to fascination. Thank you so much to @discovery @sharkweek for empowering this project, the public for helping fund tags, my crew for being so fun to work with, @stephendavidentertainment for producing a quality show, my wonderful wife, @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @mazda_nz for equipping me with the research vessel, @sharkexperiencebluff and of course the incredible sharks.
Happy Shark Awareness Day! We are also only a week away from @sharkweek launching in the N hemisphere!!!
@discovery channel Shark Week launches 23rd of July. It’s a great opportunity to become more aware of the issues sharks face, how we interact with them and ultimately how we should co exist.
This year I had the blessing of an amazing crew to work with, including my amazing wife @amberandfriendsphoto who worked through first trimester sickness while presenting like a pro from a swaying boat. Any mum would know how hellish that would be! But with such a supporting crew and a show concept so important for sharks, we produced a really novel show in NZ called Jaws in the Shallows which airs on Thursday 27th at 8pm on Discovery. Make sure you check it out and see how we follow a colourful history of Great Whites in Nz, tragic encounters, scientific firsts and ultimately a Cinderella type story of great revelations, understanding, public involvement and a research project which removes fear and translates it to fascination. Thank you so much to @discovery @sharkweek for empowering this project, the public for helping fund tags, my crew for being so fun to work with, @stephendavidentertainment for producing a quality show, my wonderful wife, @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @mazda_nz for equipping me with the research vessel, @sharkexperiencebluff and of course the incredible sharks.
Happy Shark Awareness Day! We are also only a week away from @sharkweek launching in the N hemisphere!!!
@discovery channel Shark Week launches 23rd of July. It’s a great opportunity to become more aware of the issues sharks face, how we interact with them and ultimately how we should co exist.
This year I had the blessing of an amazing crew to work with, including my amazing wife @amberandfriendsphoto who worked through first trimester sickness while presenting like a pro from a swaying boat. Any mum would know how hellish that would be! But with such a supporting crew and a show concept so important for sharks, we produced a really novel show in NZ called Jaws in the Shallows which airs on Thursday 27th at 8pm on Discovery. Make sure you check it out and see how we follow a colourful history of Great Whites in Nz, tragic encounters, scientific firsts and ultimately a Cinderella type story of great revelations, understanding, public involvement and a research project which removes fear and translates it to fascination. Thank you so much to @discovery @sharkweek for empowering this project, the public for helping fund tags, my crew for being so fun to work with, @stephendavidentertainment for producing a quality show, my wonderful wife, @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @mazda_nz for equipping me with the research vessel, @sharkexperiencebluff and of course the incredible sharks.
Happy Shark Awareness Day! We are also only a week away from @sharkweek launching in the N hemisphere!!!
@discovery channel Shark Week launches 23rd of July. It’s a great opportunity to become more aware of the issues sharks face, how we interact with them and ultimately how we should co exist.
This year I had the blessing of an amazing crew to work with, including my amazing wife @amberandfriendsphoto who worked through first trimester sickness while presenting like a pro from a swaying boat. Any mum would know how hellish that would be! But with such a supporting crew and a show concept so important for sharks, we produced a really novel show in NZ called Jaws in the Shallows which airs on Thursday 27th at 8pm on Discovery. Make sure you check it out and see how we follow a colourful history of Great Whites in Nz, tragic encounters, scientific firsts and ultimately a Cinderella type story of great revelations, understanding, public involvement and a research project which removes fear and translates it to fascination. Thank you so much to @discovery @sharkweek for empowering this project, the public for helping fund tags, my crew for being so fun to work with, @stephendavidentertainment for producing a quality show, my wonderful wife, @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @mazda_nz for equipping me with the research vessel, @sharkexperiencebluff and of course the incredible sharks.
Happy Shark Awareness Day! We are also only a week away from @sharkweek launching in the N hemisphere!!!
@discovery channel Shark Week launches 23rd of July. It’s a great opportunity to become more aware of the issues sharks face, how we interact with them and ultimately how we should co exist.
This year I had the blessing of an amazing crew to work with, including my amazing wife @amberandfriendsphoto who worked through first trimester sickness while presenting like a pro from a swaying boat. Any mum would know how hellish that would be! But with such a supporting crew and a show concept so important for sharks, we produced a really novel show in NZ called Jaws in the Shallows which airs on Thursday 27th at 8pm on Discovery. Make sure you check it out and see how we follow a colourful history of Great Whites in Nz, tragic encounters, scientific firsts and ultimately a Cinderella type story of great revelations, understanding, public involvement and a research project which removes fear and translates it to fascination. Thank you so much to @discovery @sharkweek for empowering this project, the public for helping fund tags, my crew for being so fun to work with, @stephendavidentertainment for producing a quality show, my wonderful wife, @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @mazda_nz for equipping me with the research vessel, @sharkexperiencebluff and of course the incredible sharks.
Happy Shark Awareness Day! We are also only a week away from @sharkweek launching in the N hemisphere!!!
@discovery channel Shark Week launches 23rd of July. It’s a great opportunity to become more aware of the issues sharks face, how we interact with them and ultimately how we should co exist.
This year I had the blessing of an amazing crew to work with, including my amazing wife @amberandfriendsphoto who worked through first trimester sickness while presenting like a pro from a swaying boat. Any mum would know how hellish that would be! But with such a supporting crew and a show concept so important for sharks, we produced a really novel show in NZ called Jaws in the Shallows which airs on Thursday 27th at 8pm on Discovery. Make sure you check it out and see how we follow a colourful history of Great Whites in Nz, tragic encounters, scientific firsts and ultimately a Cinderella type story of great revelations, understanding, public involvement and a research project which removes fear and translates it to fascination. Thank you so much to @discovery @sharkweek for empowering this project, the public for helping fund tags, my crew for being so fun to work with, @stephendavidentertainment for producing a quality show, my wonderful wife, @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @mazda_nz for equipping me with the research vessel, @sharkexperiencebluff and of course the incredible sharks.
Happy Shark Awareness Day! We are also only a week away from @sharkweek launching in the N hemisphere!!!
@discovery channel Shark Week launches 23rd of July. It’s a great opportunity to become more aware of the issues sharks face, how we interact with them and ultimately how we should co exist.
This year I had the blessing of an amazing crew to work with, including my amazing wife @amberandfriendsphoto who worked through first trimester sickness while presenting like a pro from a swaying boat. Any mum would know how hellish that would be! But with such a supporting crew and a show concept so important for sharks, we produced a really novel show in NZ called Jaws in the Shallows which airs on Thursday 27th at 8pm on Discovery. Make sure you check it out and see how we follow a colourful history of Great Whites in Nz, tragic encounters, scientific firsts and ultimately a Cinderella type story of great revelations, understanding, public involvement and a research project which removes fear and translates it to fascination. Thank you so much to @discovery @sharkweek for empowering this project, the public for helping fund tags, my crew for being so fun to work with, @stephendavidentertainment for producing a quality show, my wonderful wife, @extremeboats.nz @yamahamarinenz @gfabtrailers @raymarine_nz @mazda_nz for equipping me with the research vessel, @sharkexperiencebluff and of course the incredible sharks.
@sharkweek 2023 is a week away for those in the N Hemisphere.
Some behind the scenes of Jaws in the Shallows which airs Thursday the 27th July at 8pm
Be sure to check it out. Lots of Great Whites, scientific firsts, amazing Nz locations and a variety of other sharks species.
@sharkweek 2023 is a week away for those in the N Hemisphere.
Some behind the scenes of Jaws in the Shallows which airs Thursday the 27th July at 8pm
Be sure to check it out. Lots of Great Whites, scientific firsts, amazing Nz locations and a variety of other sharks species.
@sharkweek 2023 is a week away for those in the N Hemisphere.
Some behind the scenes of Jaws in the Shallows which airs Thursday the 27th July at 8pm
Be sure to check it out. Lots of Great Whites, scientific firsts, amazing Nz locations and a variety of other sharks species.
@sharkweek 2023 is a week away for those in the N Hemisphere.
Some behind the scenes of Jaws in the Shallows which airs Thursday the 27th July at 8pm
Be sure to check it out. Lots of Great Whites, scientific firsts, amazing Nz locations and a variety of other sharks species.
@sharkweek 2023 is a week away for those in the N Hemisphere.
Some behind the scenes of Jaws in the Shallows which airs Thursday the 27th July at 8pm
Be sure to check it out. Lots of Great Whites, scientific firsts, amazing Nz locations and a variety of other sharks species.
Happy World Ocean Day!!!
Although, as I read many ‘I love the ocean’ posts today, it makes me wonder if people/society are really, actually, emotionally connected to the ocean and the struggles it is facing. I know much of society doesn’t work or get to play in the ocean and therefore may not have a direct connection to it. But we can still be educated about its struggles and push for change. I know millions of people do their part every day all around the world. But we need more of us to push for the ocean.
The writing has been on the wall for decades. Yet decision makers, who should represent ‘our interest’ continue to be led astray. Lobbyists seem to push productivity in the wrong direction – just look at the fact the Greenland Ice Cap has now gone beyond its melting point where it WILL melt and cannot be saved. The impact of that is global.
I look locally at the Hauraki Marine ‘Park’ which is a dumping zone for sediment, farm fertiliser run off, and pollution. The ocean floor is scraped to death with dinosaur fishing technology. A once thriving marine food chain has now broken, with only tiny bait ball work ups existing these days as an indicator of that.
I don’t post these depressing things to kill your Ocean Day buzz but rather to set some perspective on what matters as far as action. Governments need to make the hard changes. Ones that will temporarily cause some jobs losses, financial upset, in order to shift industry. But this will create jobs, ones with long term gains that are sustainable & ultimately more profitable. Yet society makes decisions based on three or four year election cycles of popularity.
So please, post your pictures like I have, which represent special moments where the Ocean and yourself connected. It may be a stunning interaction with fish. It may be an explanation of how you harvest your food, or it may be the work you do to conserve a species or invent a technology to improve our ocean. But then please push further with your messaging, inspire others. Educate others. Ensure that others are empowered. And if we all can step up that little bit more, we may overcome the big bully called the lobbyist
Happy World Ocean Day!!!
Although, as I read many ‘I love the ocean’ posts today, it makes me wonder if people/society are really, actually, emotionally connected to the ocean and the struggles it is facing. I know much of society doesn’t work or get to play in the ocean and therefore may not have a direct connection to it. But we can still be educated about its struggles and push for change. I know millions of people do their part every day all around the world. But we need more of us to push for the ocean.
The writing has been on the wall for decades. Yet decision makers, who should represent ‘our interest’ continue to be led astray. Lobbyists seem to push productivity in the wrong direction – just look at the fact the Greenland Ice Cap has now gone beyond its melting point where it WILL melt and cannot be saved. The impact of that is global.
I look locally at the Hauraki Marine ‘Park’ which is a dumping zone for sediment, farm fertiliser run off, and pollution. The ocean floor is scraped to death with dinosaur fishing technology. A once thriving marine food chain has now broken, with only tiny bait ball work ups existing these days as an indicator of that.
I don’t post these depressing things to kill your Ocean Day buzz but rather to set some perspective on what matters as far as action. Governments need to make the hard changes. Ones that will temporarily cause some jobs losses, financial upset, in order to shift industry. But this will create jobs, ones with long term gains that are sustainable & ultimately more profitable. Yet society makes decisions based on three or four year election cycles of popularity.
So please, post your pictures like I have, which represent special moments where the Ocean and yourself connected. It may be a stunning interaction with fish. It may be an explanation of how you harvest your food, or it may be the work you do to conserve a species or invent a technology to improve our ocean. But then please push further with your messaging, inspire others. Educate others. Ensure that others are empowered. And if we all can step up that little bit more, we may overcome the big bully called the lobbyist
Happy World Ocean Day!!!
Although, as I read many ‘I love the ocean’ posts today, it makes me wonder if people/society are really, actually, emotionally connected to the ocean and the struggles it is facing. I know much of society doesn’t work or get to play in the ocean and therefore may not have a direct connection to it. But we can still be educated about its struggles and push for change. I know millions of people do their part every day all around the world. But we need more of us to push for the ocean.
The writing has been on the wall for decades. Yet decision makers, who should represent ‘our interest’ continue to be led astray. Lobbyists seem to push productivity in the wrong direction – just look at the fact the Greenland Ice Cap has now gone beyond its melting point where it WILL melt and cannot be saved. The impact of that is global.
I look locally at the Hauraki Marine ‘Park’ which is a dumping zone for sediment, farm fertiliser run off, and pollution. The ocean floor is scraped to death with dinosaur fishing technology. A once thriving marine food chain has now broken, with only tiny bait ball work ups existing these days as an indicator of that.
I don’t post these depressing things to kill your Ocean Day buzz but rather to set some perspective on what matters as far as action. Governments need to make the hard changes. Ones that will temporarily cause some jobs losses, financial upset, in order to shift industry. But this will create jobs, ones with long term gains that are sustainable & ultimately more profitable. Yet society makes decisions based on three or four year election cycles of popularity.
So please, post your pictures like I have, which represent special moments where the Ocean and yourself connected. It may be a stunning interaction with fish. It may be an explanation of how you harvest your food, or it may be the work you do to conserve a species or invent a technology to improve our ocean. But then please push further with your messaging, inspire others. Educate others. Ensure that others are empowered. And if we all can step up that little bit more, we may overcome the big bully called the lobbyist
Happy World Ocean Day!!!
Although, as I read many ‘I love the ocean’ posts today, it makes me wonder if people/society are really, actually, emotionally connected to the ocean and the struggles it is facing. I know much of society doesn’t work or get to play in the ocean and therefore may not have a direct connection to it. But we can still be educated about its struggles and push for change. I know millions of people do their part every day all around the world. But we need more of us to push for the ocean.
The writing has been on the wall for decades. Yet decision makers, who should represent ‘our interest’ continue to be led astray. Lobbyists seem to push productivity in the wrong direction – just look at the fact the Greenland Ice Cap has now gone beyond its melting point where it WILL melt and cannot be saved. The impact of that is global.
I look locally at the Hauraki Marine ‘Park’ which is a dumping zone for sediment, farm fertiliser run off, and pollution. The ocean floor is scraped to death with dinosaur fishing technology. A once thriving marine food chain has now broken, with only tiny bait ball work ups existing these days as an indicator of that.
I don’t post these depressing things to kill your Ocean Day buzz but rather to set some perspective on what matters as far as action. Governments need to make the hard changes. Ones that will temporarily cause some jobs losses, financial upset, in order to shift industry. But this will create jobs, ones with long term gains that are sustainable & ultimately more profitable. Yet society makes decisions based on three or four year election cycles of popularity.
So please, post your pictures like I have, which represent special moments where the Ocean and yourself connected. It may be a stunning interaction with fish. It may be an explanation of how you harvest your food, or it may be the work you do to conserve a species or invent a technology to improve our ocean. But then please push further with your messaging, inspire others. Educate others. Ensure that others are empowered. And if we all can step up that little bit more, we may overcome the big bully called the lobbyist
Happy World Ocean Day!!!
Although, as I read many ‘I love the ocean’ posts today, it makes me wonder if people/society are really, actually, emotionally connected to the ocean and the struggles it is facing. I know much of society doesn’t work or get to play in the ocean and therefore may not have a direct connection to it. But we can still be educated about its struggles and push for change. I know millions of people do their part every day all around the world. But we need more of us to push for the ocean.
The writing has been on the wall for decades. Yet decision makers, who should represent ‘our interest’ continue to be led astray. Lobbyists seem to push productivity in the wrong direction – just look at the fact the Greenland Ice Cap has now gone beyond its melting point where it WILL melt and cannot be saved. The impact of that is global.
I look locally at the Hauraki Marine ‘Park’ which is a dumping zone for sediment, farm fertiliser run off, and pollution. The ocean floor is scraped to death with dinosaur fishing technology. A once thriving marine food chain has now broken, with only tiny bait ball work ups existing these days as an indicator of that.
I don’t post these depressing things to kill your Ocean Day buzz but rather to set some perspective on what matters as far as action. Governments need to make the hard changes. Ones that will temporarily cause some jobs losses, financial upset, in order to shift industry. But this will create jobs, ones with long term gains that are sustainable & ultimately more profitable. Yet society makes decisions based on three or four year election cycles of popularity.
So please, post your pictures like I have, which represent special moments where the Ocean and yourself connected. It may be a stunning interaction with fish. It may be an explanation of how you harvest your food, or it may be the work you do to conserve a species or invent a technology to improve our ocean. But then please push further with your messaging, inspire others. Educate others. Ensure that others are empowered. And if we all can step up that little bit more, we may overcome the big bully called the lobbyist
Happy World Ocean Day!!!
Although, as I read many ‘I love the ocean’ posts today, it makes me wonder if people/society are really, actually, emotionally connected to the ocean and the struggles it is facing. I know much of society doesn’t work or get to play in the ocean and therefore may not have a direct connection to it. But we can still be educated about its struggles and push for change. I know millions of people do their part every day all around the world. But we need more of us to push for the ocean.
The writing has been on the wall for decades. Yet decision makers, who should represent ‘our interest’ continue to be led astray. Lobbyists seem to push productivity in the wrong direction – just look at the fact the Greenland Ice Cap has now gone beyond its melting point where it WILL melt and cannot be saved. The impact of that is global.
I look locally at the Hauraki Marine ‘Park’ which is a dumping zone for sediment, farm fertiliser run off, and pollution. The ocean floor is scraped to death with dinosaur fishing technology. A once thriving marine food chain has now broken, with only tiny bait ball work ups existing these days as an indicator of that.
I don’t post these depressing things to kill your Ocean Day buzz but rather to set some perspective on what matters as far as action. Governments need to make the hard changes. Ones that will temporarily cause some jobs losses, financial upset, in order to shift industry. But this will create jobs, ones with long term gains that are sustainable & ultimately more profitable. Yet society makes decisions based on three or four year election cycles of popularity.
So please, post your pictures like I have, which represent special moments where the Ocean and yourself connected. It may be a stunning interaction with fish. It may be an explanation of how you harvest your food, or it may be the work you do to conserve a species or invent a technology to improve our ocean. But then please push further with your messaging, inspire others. Educate others. Ensure that others are empowered. And if we all can step up that little bit more, we may overcome the big bully called the lobbyist
Happy World Ocean Day!!!
Although, as I read many ‘I love the ocean’ posts today, it makes me wonder if people/society are really, actually, emotionally connected to the ocean and the struggles it is facing. I know much of society doesn’t work or get to play in the ocean and therefore may not have a direct connection to it. But we can still be educated about its struggles and push for change. I know millions of people do their part every day all around the world. But we need more of us to push for the ocean.
The writing has been on the wall for decades. Yet decision makers, who should represent ‘our interest’ continue to be led astray. Lobbyists seem to push productivity in the wrong direction – just look at the fact the Greenland Ice Cap has now gone beyond its melting point where it WILL melt and cannot be saved. The impact of that is global.
I look locally at the Hauraki Marine ‘Park’ which is a dumping zone for sediment, farm fertiliser run off, and pollution. The ocean floor is scraped to death with dinosaur fishing technology. A once thriving marine food chain has now broken, with only tiny bait ball work ups existing these days as an indicator of that.
I don’t post these depressing things to kill your Ocean Day buzz but rather to set some perspective on what matters as far as action. Governments need to make the hard changes. Ones that will temporarily cause some jobs losses, financial upset, in order to shift industry. But this will create jobs, ones with long term gains that are sustainable & ultimately more profitable. Yet society makes decisions based on three or four year election cycles of popularity.
So please, post your pictures like I have, which represent special moments where the Ocean and yourself connected. It may be a stunning interaction with fish. It may be an explanation of how you harvest your food, or it may be the work you do to conserve a species or invent a technology to improve our ocean. But then please push further with your messaging, inspire others. Educate others. Ensure that others are empowered. And if we all can step up that little bit more, we may overcome the big bully called the lobbyist
