World Oceans Day takes us to the warm waters off Maui, home to this green sea turtle and many other species that rely on healthy oceans. The annual celebration, recognized by the UN, is an effort to raise awareness about ocean conservation with events around the world, including here in Hawaii. This year’s theme is preventing plastic pollution. Plastics pose a serious threat to marine animals, including sea turtles, which are known to ingest them and become seriously injured or killed. Here’s an easy way to help: Reduce, reuse, and recycle.
Green sea turtle on World Oceans Day
Today in History
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Sundance Film Festival opens in Park City
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Storm rolls over the grasslands
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World Giraffe Day
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Vote!
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National Lighthouse Day
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Celebrating 200 years of statehood
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Old Town in Prague, Czech Republic
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Big-wave hunters watch Nazaré
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World Laughter Day—it s a hoot
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Celebrating Festivus
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Earth seen from the International Space Station
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Meandering through Patagonia
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Happy Father s Day
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A star is borne by seaweed
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First day of National Park Week
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Celebrating women in science
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World Rivers Day
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National Umbrella Day
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In the Navajo Nation for Code Talkers Day
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State funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
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A bridge comes full circle
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Giants of the avian world
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Looking back at Yellowstone, 30 years after the fires
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Blue Lagoon spa, Grindavík, Iceland
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Merry Christmas!
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Castle ruins on the island of Halki, Greece
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Happy New Year!
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Sea Otter Awareness Week
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Southern right whale
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Across the great plains of Africa
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