Ocean's Silent Killer

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We need your help to fight back against marine debris. Dear Derrick, Can you hear it? No? Neither can I, but I assure you it is happening. Tragically and silently, human carelessness results in precious marine life being killed by man-made waste in the ocean…every day. That is why I’m writing to you on behalf of the ocean to ask for your help: because together we can stop this silent killer before it is too late. Project AWARE needs people like you, people who care about the ocean, to take a stand with us! In today’s “throw-away” society, it is all too easy to forget that we are drowning the ocean planet in our trash like plastic bottles and bags: plastics that never biodegrade in the ocean and instead break down into even smaller pieces that remain a danger to marine animals that mistake them for food. The impact is both massive and horrific, and we urgently need your help to stop this.    Last year, with your financial support, Project AWARE launched the Dive Against Debris program, a year-round underwater debris removal and data collection effort carried out by our volunteer divers to reduce the devastating impacts of marine debris. Concerned divers around the world turn their recreational dives into ocean-saving actions by physically removing trash from our seas. This month, we are rallying our forces to strengthen and expand this program, and we hope you will be part of September’s Debris Month of Action. In addition to removing existing debris, our goal is to prevent it from entering the ocean. We already have more than 5,000 volunteer divers working around the world to improve the state of the oceans. In just one year, divers have removed tons of trash, and have completed over 500 valuable surveys about the debris they have removed. Surveys that give us hard data that we can use to prevent, reduce, and stop this silent killer before it ever reaches the ocean. This data is critical in supporting the development of coordinated governmental policies and strategies with a local, regional and global reach. Our Dive Against Debris program is the largest collective underwater clean up activity in the world. This program is vital to proactively ending debris-related destruction of the oceans. Your support to expand our activities is one of the most important investments you can make for the future of our planet. Please donate today, and ensure that Project AWARE has the resources needed to continue working to make global change—big, effective, impactful change for the ocean and for our collective future.                        Whatever you can give will help make a difference.                  Help us rescue the ocean from suffocating debris by donating today.    Thank you for your commitment to helping stop the ocean’s silent killer. We cannot do it without you! For the Ocean, Alex Earl Executive Director, Project AWARE Foundation P.S. Help us make September’s Debris of Month of Action a success by giving a gift today. Your financial support is vital to increasing our global reach and defeating the ocean’s silent killer!