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    Giving Back

    Help save our oceans!

    Ocean Wishes and Kids Sea Camp: Giving back is our corporate mandate

    At Kids Sea Camp and Ocean Wishes, we give back by teaching our youth and their families how to responsibly enjoy, preserve, and protect our underwater world. Kids Sea Camp contributes over $20,000 annually in funds and supplies to various selected organizations. We encourage you to make a difference, too.

    Through your financial contribution, you give the gift of education to youth and their families, providing knowledge and skills to enjoy, preserve, and protect our underwater world. With your help and our awareness message, we can make a difference. Kids Sea Camp, Family Dive Adventures, and Oceanwishes.org actively partner with numerous charities and research centers.

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    Nearly three-quarters of the earth is covered by oceans, and changes to the marine environment have a direct effect on the planet, the environment, and, ultimately, our lives. Yet mankind continues to dump, pollute, practice overfishing, and, in a variety of other ways, contribute to the demise of the ocean and the lives of its inhabitants.

    AN OCEAN IN TROUBLE  

    It is troubling that commercial fisheries have drastically reduced fish populations over the last century and altered the world’s marine ecosystems. On a global level, most fisheries are poorly managed and fish stocks have been fully exploited (52%), over-exploited (16%), or depleted (7%). The world’s capture fisheries peaked in the late 1980s, and despite increased fishing efforts, catch rates have dropped. More hours on the water for fishermen have yielded fewer and fewer fish.

    What we take out of the ocean as seafood or by-catch is more significant than what the ocean can sustainably provide. We are not only facing a decline in our oceans’ capacity to provide a sustainable food source but also destroying the fundamental ecological processes and food chains that we and marine life depend on. Please give back by donating at Oceanwishes.org.

    Here’s a list of other links to start giving back

    Charles Darwin Foundation: On behalf of the Charles Darwin Foundation, we thank Ocean Wishes for your gift to support our work. Thanks for giving back. At CDF, we devote our research to finding solutions to protect the unique array of animals, plants, and people that make the Galapagos so special.  CDF’s core mission is scientific research and technical assistance that informs sound management and decision-making for the long-term conservation of the Galapagos. Our supporters are a vital part of the team that helps. CDF continues to meet the challenges of the islands’ changing social and environmental landscape. cdfdevelopment@fcdarwin.org.ec