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“It is my hope that in the
not-too-distant future, young people will be equipped with both the knowledge, understanding, compassion and resources to make the marine environment a much more healthy and sustained one for future generations!”
Since that day, I quickly decided to travel to Taiji, Japan in December 2010 to become an assistant campaign leader for three months with Sea Shepherd Conservation Society in an effort to expose the slaughter of dolphins and small whales which occurs not only all over Japan, but worldwide.
Since the beginning of my time in Japan, I have been keeping a blog which follows my journey and my efforts in marine conservation , and when I returned in March this year, I have been busy presenting talks to schools over Australia about my experiences, educating people from all over the world on the Great Barrier Reef.
I become involved in some local issues here in Australia about shark conservation as well as addressing the issue of turtle and dugong slaughters in Northern Australia.
I was part of a 'paddle out' to celebrate whales in Australia's whale-watching capital, Hervey Bay and recently I attended this year's International Whaling Commission meeting in the British Isles as an ambassador for young people against whaling after winning a $5000 grant from superannuation company, Sunsuper.
Every day I see more possibilities and a chance to correct the mistakes of the past, and give marine mammals and the marine environment hope for the future. In my opinion, the fate of the marine environment and it's conservation all relies upon education and eco-tourism, especially involving the youth of the world.
In the next 10 years I hope that there is a global awareness amongst the youth of the world on the threats to our oceans and the wildlife within.
I hope there are resources to help kids in schools to learn more about marine conservation, as well as many projects all over the coastlines of the world which cater for young people getting involved in marine conservation.
The boom in the eco-tourism industry is, I hope, where the future lies away from commercial fishing and poaching in our oceans. Access to activities which promote marine conservation such as whale watching, scuba diving, sailing etc should be offered to young people throughout their years of education.
Path to Protect
INSPIRATION
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