Supporting Sea Changers

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Supporting Sea Changers
Tuesday 01 July 2014 - Thursday 31 July 2014

SeaQuarium Weston is proud to announce that it will be working with the charity Sea-changers. Visit our Dr Cod’s Learning Zone to find out more about the amazing conservation work they do.

The oceans provide food, transportation, oxygen for us to breath and of course are the medium for the water sports we enjoy. Over 90% of the earth's plants and animals live in and depend on the seas and oceans, from the tiniest plankton to the mighty blue whales.

Every year:
• 85 million tonnes of fish are taken from the oceans.
• Discarded plastic bags kill thousands of mammals, birds and fish who eat them mistaking them for food.
• 6.4 million tons of rubbish is thrown into the oceans.
• Thousands of acres of reef are destroyed by pollution and waste. Industrial fishing has depleted stock of tuna, cod, swordfish and marlin by as much as 90 percent.
More than 2½ billion people in the world depend on fish for at least 20 percent of the protein they consume, and more than 200 million jobs are related to fisheries. Water temperatures are rising and becoming more acidic due to global warming, causing coral reefs and marine life to die affecting the whole food chain.

Put simply: the seas and oceans and the life within them are running out of time; and this is a major issue not just for marine species but for humanity.

Sea-Changers is a charity that raises thousands of pounds for marine conservation charities around the UK, and fund lots of important research to help reduce the human impact on our oceans.

If you would like to learn more about Sea-changers, and what you could do to help visit www.sea-changers.org.uk