Tuesday, 8 June 2021, is celebrated as World Oceans Day.
This year’s theme is: The Ocean: Life and Livelihoods, which explores how human activity
impacts on life underneath our oceans, and how this in turn impacts on the
millions of people who use oceans to earn a living.
The United Nations estimates that by 2030, as
many as 40 million people will be employed by ocean-based industries globally.
PICTURE: IMPODThe Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the
Environment, Barbara Creecy, says marine litter, including plastic litter, has
become a matter of increasing global and national concern as a source of marine
pollution. The Department has therefore prioritised efforts to deal with the
challenge of marine litter, through a ‘’Source-to-Sea
programme’’.
“The Source-to-Sea programme involves multiple
government departments, at national, provincial and local level, as well as the
private sector and other stakeholders, working in priority catchment areas, and
providing job opportunities through the Working for the Coast program,” said Minister
Creecy.
Meanwhile, Green Connection activists, joined by
small-scale fishers from Langebaan and Saldanha, protested in Big Bay on Tuesday against the Karpowership
project, which uses underwater noise generated by gas-fired floating powerships
on the environment and marine resources in Saldanha Bay.
‘’Small-scale fishers depend on healthy oceans
and will be hugely impacted by this devastating environmental KARPOWERSHIPS
Project. These power ships will also have a negative impact on the marine life
they rely on for their livelihoods. These are just some of the reasons these
communities say NO, TO KARPOWERSHIPSA!’’ said Maria Welcome, Green Coonection Communications
Consultant.
Info: Green ConnectionDone By: Mitchum George
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