World Ocean Day

  Clam, Fiji.

Help Support Marine Conservation

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With your help,we can conserve important habitats like the oceans around the world.

World Water Day 2007

June 8, 2007 - World Ocean Day is an opportunity each year to celebrate the ocean and our personal connections to the sea. Oceans shape every aspect of our lives—from where we live, work and play, to what we eat, to the climate and weather we experience.

With more than 100 marine projects in 22 countries and all coastal U.S. states, The Nature Conservancy is working to conserve a wide range of ocean and coastal habitats, including coral reefs, mangroves, shellfish beds, estuaries, beaches and wetlands.

Dive into Oceans

Sea turtle, Andros IslandThe Nature Conservancy Discovers a Haven for Baby Turtles and Sharks
Conservancy scientists, partners and volunteers were surprised to discover shark and sea turtle nurseries off the coast of a Bahamian Island.

WhaleDigital Photo Essay: Explore: A Day in the Life of the World's Oceans
View an online photo essay from around the world and discover some of the marine areas that The Nature Conservancy is working to protect.

coralLiving Reef: Explore Hawaii's Extraordinary Coral Reefs
The Living Reef showcases the incredible biological, economic, and cultural value of Hawaii’s own “rainforests of the sea.”

AtollHow We Work: Our Focus on Global Marine Conservation
Our focus on global marine conservation links land and sea conservation in an effort to protect the rich array of plant and animal life and safeguard the tremendous benefits the oceans provide.

Children Exploring BeachWhat You Can Do To Conserve the World's Oceans and Coasts

Swim into the world of marine conservation and find out what you can do to help conserve ocean habitat around the world.

Nature picture credits (top to bottom, left to right): Photos © Jez O'Hare (Rock Islands); Michael Thomas (clam); © Carlton Ward (Juvenile turtle); ©  Andy Drumm/TNC (whale shark); © Nancy Sefton (Pacific coral); ©  Robert Schallenberger (Palmyra Atoll); © Ellen Banner/TNC (children)