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Adur World Oceans Day
2016
 Adur are one of the UK leaders in presenting an environmental exhibition of World Oceans Day on Coronation Green, Shoreham-by-Sea, as part of the Adur Festival
Date: 
Saturday  11 June 2016
Time:
9:30 am to 4:00 pm 

17th Anniversary

CANCELLED 
2017

 Venue: Coronation Green, 
Shoreham-by-Sea
Admission: FREE

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World Oceans Day was first declared as 8th June at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992.
Events will occur all around the world on and around this day.
 


 

Adur was one of the UK leaders in presenting the seventeenth environmental exhibition of World Oceans Day on Coronation Green, Shoreham-by-Sea. The British Marine Life Study Society presented the usual exhibition of the seashore aquarium and the lobsters and crabs. The Friends of Shoreham Beach (FOSB) took an active role with their display of the wonders of Shoreham Beach. Wildlife writer Steve Savage presented the Man and the Sea exhibition with a video microscope. Exhibitors were available to find the time to answer questions about marine life. World of Widewater exhibited a display and information about the brackish water lagoon and local nature reserve.
Other participants included Southwick Camera Club with an exhibition of seascapes and marine life.

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CANCELLED 
2017

 


 

Link to the Adur Festival web pages

Link to the British Marine Life Study web pages
Link to Shoreham-by-Sea Homepage
Contact details:

Andy Horton
British Marine Life Study Society
Tel:  01273 465433

EMail
Friends of Shoreham Beach
Eddy the Bear Blogspot
In June 1992, over 150 Heads of States signed the Convention on Biological Diversity at Rio de Janeiro. They did so to express a shared belief that action must be taken to halt the worldwide loss of animal and plant species and genetic resources.
United Nations: World Oceans Day
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The object of the exhibition is to provide information about the oceans. 
There will activities for the younger children, like colouring and competitions (please enquire for details) to make it a fun day out for all of the family. 

ADUR WORLD OCEANS DAY
Understanding and celebrating our marine environment


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Adur World Oceans Day 2015

Adur will be one of the UK leaders in presenting the seventeenth environmental exhibition of World Oceans Day on Coronation Green, Shoreham-by-Sea. The British Marine Life Study Society presented the usual exhibition of lobsters and crabs. The Friends of Shoreham Beach (FOSB) will take an active role with their display of the wonders of Shoreham Beach. Wildlife writer Steve Savage presents the whale and dolphin exhibition with the life sized replica of a Bottle-nosed Dolphin. Nikki Hills on behalf of the Sussex Wildlife Trust produce an interactive display on the sea and seashore for the younger age group.  Exhibitors were able to find the time to answer questions about marine life.
Other participants will include Southwick Camera Club with an exhibition of seascapes and marine life, and Shoreham Sea Scouts. 
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Adur World Oceans Day on facebook
United Nations: World Oceans Day. 

Adur World Oceans Day is run by a committee comprising representatives of the British Marine Life Study Society, the Sea Watch Foundation, Friends of Shoreham Beach, and other groups, approved by Adur District Council.
World Oceans Day was declared at the Earth Summit in 1992.

For 2014 the event will take place on the same day as the Adur Farmer's Market

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8 June

The theme of World Oceans Day, “Our oceans, our responsibility”, emphasizes our individual and collective duty to protect the marine environment and carefully manage its resources. Safe, healthy and productive seas and oceans are integral to human well-being, economic security and sustainable development.

In 2008, the United Nations General Assembly decided that, as from 2009, 8 June would be designated by the United Nations as “World Oceans Day” (resolution 63/111, paragraph 171). Many countries have celebrated World Oceans Day following the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, (known as the Earth Summit) which was held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992.

The oceans are essential to food security and the health and survival of all life, power our climate and are a critical part of the biosphere. The official designation of World Oceans Day is an opportunity to raise global awareness of the current challenges faced by the international community in connection with the oceans.

 United Nations World Oceans Day page
 

World Oceans Day – The Ocean Project

It was the Canadian government, at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio that first mooted the idea of World Oceans Day. In 1998, UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission lent its support to this international Day of celebration.
Since 2003 World Oceans Day has been co-ordinated jointly by the World Ocean Network and the American association, The Ocean Project.

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"The aim of the event is to introduce the young visitors to the world of the sea and seashore, an opportunity they may not get. It is an educational event with an opportunity for children to participate in the interactive activities."

Quote by Andy Horton (British Marine Life Study Society)