Today it is all about World Oceans Day (8th June). They are the life blood of our planet, but they are under incredibly serious threat. For this episode I’m going to be blunt and maybe a little bit depressing, at least to start with. Our oceans face multiple threats and there is already catastrophic damage being done to them. Don’t worry, in this episode I’ll also offer some hope and some options on how to help, but to start I’m really going to reveal how dire things are. In this episode I share: -         Why less than 10% of coral reefs are going to survive global warming -         Why coral reefs are so important for our continued survival -         The horrifying mass bleaching event we are experiencing right now -    What ocean acidification is and why it is life threatening for a lot of ocean life -         Why plastics in the oceans are actually getting worse -         What dead zones are and why it's horrifying -         The 30 by 30 campaign and why it's important -         The disappointing amount of oceans that Aotearoa is protecting -         The ways we can make change to help our oceans  Key Quotes  “At the end of the day if the ocean fails, we do too, end of story.”  “Climate change is not something that is going to happen, it is happening now.”  “You may like them, but our oceans cannot cope with people liking fish.”  “They cannot do studies on how microplastics are affecting humans, because they cannot find a control population. Which means they cannot find any human that has not been affected by microplastics.”  “We're doing a bloody poor job of looking after our oceans.”   You can get involved with the podcast online Find our full podcast plus our sister podcast via the website here: https://www.nowthatswhaticall.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nowthatswhaticallpodcasts/ You can follow me on socials on the below accounts. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/briannemwest/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@briannemwest Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briannemwest/ For our latest big project, find out more about Incrediballs here: https://incrediballs.com/