Blacktip Life commits to raise funds to clean local oceans and beaches on World Ocean Day

The theme for World Ocean Day 2021 is to safeguard at least 30% through a network of highly protected areas to help ensure a healthy ocean and climate.

Coordinated and promoted internationally by the Ocean Project since 2002, World Ocean Day is an annual celebration on June 8 as well as a call for ocean conservation action throughout the year.

Starting in 2009, World Ocean Day has also been officially recognised by the United Nations. This celebration brings together organisations and individuals from youth groups, schools, aquariums, zoos, museums, businesses, maritime and tourism industries, government agencies, recreational enthusiasts, including divers, surfers and sailors, communities of faith and more.

According to the official website for World Ocean Day, this year focuses on challenging people across the globe to make an individual commitment to a more ocean-friendly lifestyle, with a focus on reducing plastic use, recycling, energy consumption or alternative transportation.

Learn more on the World Ocean Day website.

Joining the global initiative for 2021, Blacktip Life would like to support World Ocean Day by raising awareness and support for the global movement to protect at least 30% of the world’s land, waters and ocean by 2030.

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Derick van den Berg, founder of Blacktip Life, commented, “As part of our responsibility towards the environment, we have committed to do our part to help clean the oceans and the beaches. As scuba divers, we also have a responsibility and we want to challenge all scuba divers across the country to take part in this clean-up. By committing to using less plastic in our daily lives, striving to change our old habits and to try and do our part, we believe the impact we as a diving society can make, can make a huge difference.”

Read more about the Blacktip Life Ocean Clean-up Project on their website.