World Ocean Day 2015

Here’s two small things you can do to help the ocean:

Number one: Download this app and use it to make sure all your fish purchases are sustainable. Fish is seen as a healthy alternative to meat which may be true but we have overfished up to 90% of our top feeders like tuna.

Making the right choices are easy and here are some great apps.

http://www.seafoodwatch.org/seafood-recommendations/our-app

Number two: choose eco carwashes. Yep, everything we put into the land ends up in the oceans eventually but runoff from carwashes are a big culprit. I learned this the year I lived in L.A.  Any urban surfer will tell you that you should not surf in the water 48 hours after it rains due to high bacteria levels from all the run off. Think about what is on the streets; oil, dog poo,  trash – it all ends up from our drains into the oceans. Most people don’t think about this, but surfers have plenty of stories of all the nastiness in our waters

Of course surfers being surfers are never able to pass up a wave. I did surf after the rains. The funny thing is what I noticed the most was a strange sudsy film on the water. It tasted like soap! I started to notice all the run off from carwashes and couldn’t help but think how important it is to support those that use eco-soap (low PH).  While in New Zealand this year, I learned that carwashes are required to grey water recycle.

We have a long way to go, but as you know, it’s one dollar, one vote; so let’s support the eco carwashes in your neighborhood; and know as you do this, you are supporting the health of the oceans and connecting all those myriad dots we call LIFE.