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As a result of a United Nations General Assembly resolution passed in December 2008, World Oceans Day is celebrated on June 8th each year. This annual event spurred the creation of a special collections around our oceans and the efforts being made in conservation ranging from pollution to habitat restoration to fishing and fisheries.

The special collection continues to grow along with Plastic in Our Oceans and 1Water, with a focus on the challenge of providing clean drinking water to the world population.

Curated by mokiethecat

BEARDED SEAL: Look at those curly whiskers | Oceana
November 10, 2020
The bearded seal is one of four Arctic seal species that resides in and around the Arctic Ocean. Thick, white whiskers along the snout resemble a “beard,” giving this pinniped its common name. Learn more in our Marine Life Encyclopedia: https://bit.ly/3kf2F61 Subscribe to our channel to join our community of Wavemakers! 🌊 LET’S STAY CONNECTED: INSTAGRAM » https://www.instagram.com/oceana/ TWITTER » http://twitter.com/oceana FACEBOOK » https://www.facebook.com/oceana/