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SOS -
Marine Conservation with ONE OCEAN Membership -
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OceanNEnvironment’s conservation projects are small, but they are all
performance based, providing direct assistance or contribution to the cause thus
results are measurable. OceanNEnvironment’s ONEOCEAN members can now choose the
program they wish to support. The OceanNEnvironment SOS fund, established
in 1998, is committed to the conservation and preservation of the aquatic
environment and its resources. Our long term goal is to educate the younger
generation about the importance and responsibility of preserving the marine
environment by developing and disseminating educational materials, marine
awareness seminars, campaigns, sea life festival and promoting industry effort
at a “grass root” level that yield measurable result. The SOS fund provides
direct financial support or campaign for funding to support worth while endeavor,
performance base projects and networking relationship with other organizations
to strengthen common goals. One of our key programs is the Say No to Shark
Fins campaign in Asia. In 2001, Tony Wu roped in OceanNEnvironment and Asian
Geographic to support the WILDAID’s Shark Campaign in SIngapore which has yield
tremendous media coverage. With the endorsement of Stan Waterman, President of
Shark Research Institute USA, OceanNEnvironment further reinforced our ‘Say No
to Shark Fins’ campaign in 2002 with the support of the Singapore Environmental
Council, Nature Society and WILDAIDs. Recently SOS have used its fund to put up
the $1000 reward for the arrest of the culprit that allegedly shot a blue
groper, the State fish of New South Wales.
The OneOcean Small Grants program operates on a calendar year funding
cycle and provides up to A$1000 for PHD students, marine education support for
local students in third world countries, or any research projects undertaken by
an individual living in the Australia and South East Asia. In the past we have
contributed to students pursuing their PHD in sea turtles, dolphins program and
we have also contributed to educational scholarships of local students in
Indonesia.
The OceanNENvironment’ Saving Turtles project recognised that sea turtles
have suffered severely from the impact of traditional harvesting, which in some
countries has escalated into significant commercial operations. Our program
encompasses that conservation activities must be initiated for the protection
and conservation of sea turtles and their habitats. From 1998 to 2000,
OceanNEnvironment has contributed significantly to turtle hatchery programs in
Derawan, Maldives, Kalimantan and eradication of turtle slaughter houses in
Bali. Currently we are looking into working with our associates to upgrade an
existing hatchery in Sri Lanka. This new initiative calls for professional
training by turtle scientists and the setting up of a database and tagging
program. The southern Sri Lankan coast is important to the survival of the sea
turtle; six of the seven species of sea turtles are known to come ashore through
the year to procreate; The World Conservation Union, ICUN, currently lists all
of them as endangered species. In the early eighties, as many as 2000
Leatherback turtles came ashore to nest on the east coast of Peninsula Malaysia
annually. Last year there was only one; they are considered regionally extinct.
In the month of February 2002 alone, six Leatherbacks were documented nesting at
Koscoda on the south west coast of Sri Lanka. Urgent action must be initiated to
protect this precious specie.
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ONE OCEAN PORTRAIT Book
One Limited Edition Silver Pin
*Silver Pin Package - USD
$100 per annum
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oneocean@OceanNEnvironment.com
Your support is measurable by results – support ONEOCEAN membership now.