April 22, 2010 is the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. On this report, we celebrate by focusing on the Ocean with our guest Kaitilin Gaffney, Pacific Ecosystem Program Director for Ocean Conservancy. (Photo courtesy of NASA)

For more information, please visit:

• Ocean Conservancy
• Earth Day Network
• CA State Parks Foundation

“Today everyone can make changes in what we do and in the actions we take that can have a positive impact on the ocean,” says Matt Stout, Chief of Staff for National Oceanic and Atmospheric’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries. In this report, Matt offers some great New Year’s resolutions! (Photo courtesy of Josh Pederson / SIMoN NOAA)

For more information, visit:

• Thank You Ocean Pledge
• David Helvarg’s “50 Ways to Save the Ocean”
• California Ocean Protection Council: “Vision for the Future”

This iconic figure and environmental supporter encourages ocean protection through English and Spanish-language public service announcements and a new Spanish language Web site.

For more information, visit:

• Mira El Anuncio De Servicio Público Del Actor Edward James Olmos
• View the PSA Featuring Actor Edward James Olmos

ACID TEST, a film produced by the Natural Resources Defense Council, was made to raise awareness about the largely unknown problem of ocean acidification, which poses a fundamental challenge to life in the seas and the health of the entire planet. NRDC’s Lisa Suatoni talks about the film.

For more information, visit:

• NRDC’s film “Acid Test: The Global Challenge of Ocean Acidification”
• CINMS Sanctuary Advisory Council’s “Report: Ocean Acidification and the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary: Cause, effect and response”
• Thank You Ocean’s Climate Change Web Page

With so much trash and litter entering our ocean every year, the problem of preventing and reducing marine debris is an urgent challenge that we must meet to preserve the health of our ocean. On this report, we talk with Eben Schwartz with the California Coastal Commission and Jolyn Bibb with Whole Foods about California Coastal Cleanup Day which annually brings tens of thousands of volunteers to the state’s beaches and inland shorelines to remove the debris that has accumulated over the course of the year.

For more information, visit:

• California Coastal Cleanup
• Marine debris

Today’s guest, Casson Trenor, author of “Sustainable Sushi: A Guide to Saving the Oceans One Bite at a Time,” specializes in sushi and he is dedicated to transforming the American sushi complex into a sustainable industry. (Photo courtesy of Casson Trenor)

For more information, visit:

• Sustainable Sushi
• NOAA Fisheries Service Fishwatch
• Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Sustainable Sushi Guide

One Ocean, One Climate, One Future is the theme of this year’s World Ocean Day.   Our guest is Bill Mott, Director of The Ocean Project.

For more information, visit:

• Celebrate World Ocean Day
• The Ocean Project
  

This report covers some of the big issues that we’ve covered on the Thank You Ocean Report over the past year. If you have topics that you would like us to report on, send them to info@thankyouocean.org. We’d love to hear from you!

The objective of marine protected areas is to protect and enhance the fish and invertebrates that live there as well as the habitat they rely on. The question is: are those objectives being met? John Ugoretz, Resource Assessment Program Manager with the California Department of Fish and Game’s Marine Region, offers his perspective. (Photo courtesy of John Ugoretz)

For more information, visit:

• Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Marine Reserves
• State of California Department of Fish and Game, Channel Islands MPAs
• Five Year Report on Monitoring MPAs in Channel Islands

Jennifer Stock, Education and Outreach Coordinator with the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, describes how researchers study Cordell Bank in its natural habitat. (Photo courtesy of Jennifer Renzullo/Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary)

For more information, visit:

• Research in Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary
• Sanctuary Integrated Monitoring Network (SIMoN)
• Cordell Bank Research Mission