Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Right Livelihood


History shows how we have made populations of animals collaspe and thus in turn reaped the side effects ourselves. The overfishing of sardines and anchovies, and the anchoveta in Peru are a few examples of this. We need to find work and lifestyles that are harmonious with nature and that can sustain us as well as the surroundings we inhabit. I know it is not easy and I have been fortunate enough to acheive this, but there is a way for everyone. Creativity and imagination and thirst and perserverence are the way to make it happen. The Ocean needs us all to be kind to it, to give it back the life that it once had. This image is of the logging ships at Little River California, where the mill is gone and instead a state park exists. i kayak with tourists through this point everyday and am amazed at all the life that remains and thrives. Save for the Sea otter, it is doing pretty well, and we need to keep it that way.....

Sunday, June 14, 2009

giving up


we all need to be prepared to make sacrifices and give up a little something so that our Oceans can survive. This could mean contributing to organizations with donation or time, re-using, recycling, and making smart consumer decisions. Check out Surfers for Cetacean, Sea Shepard, Greenpeace and many more groups trying to make a difference.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

World ocean.Protect, nourish, Help, Love

97% of the earths water is in the Oceans. We need to protect and nourish them and what lives in them. For this and future generations it is a must. Not one more whale should be killed, not one more seal, not fish that is tossed back as bycatch. Our very health and lives depend on the health of the seas. I am here to try to give back to what has given me livelihood, pleasure and family. it is all I can do.