The Blue Ocean Society: Protects Marine Mammals

You may have heard of Boyan Slat, he's the young man who came up with an idea that could harvest the plastic swirling in the world's oceans. It's an ambitious project that he's been gaining support for over the past few years. It's called The Ocean Cleanup and it's currently in a fundraising stage having completed a feasibility study. Boyan is from Delft in the Netherlands, but he's not the only one trying to mobilize support for cleaner oceans. Thankfully, there are numerous efforts underway in the United States, like the work of The Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation whose name leaves no mystery about their mission. The Blue Ocean Society would like to see the oceans remain clean and habitable for marine life. Their formal mission is to "protect marine mammals in the Gulf of Maine through education, research and conservation" and they do that with a combination of tactics that include beach clean ups, cataloging whale activity and reaching out to schools and youth groups to attract interns who, in turn, become the future stewards of the preservation programs. Must love whales should be the unofficial tag line because the duties of interns include working one to two whale watch trips a day, five days a week from June through August. (Must not be prone to sea sickness). Of course other ways to get involved exist, liking joining in a local clean up day. See the schedule on their website or find an ocean clean up effort near you. Landlubbers can always do their part by picking up whatever they find along the shore. It doesn't take much to get involved. Do you know someone or a group of people who are pitching in to protect and preserve the planet? Nominate them for next week's AmericanTown's Heroes.