TUTORIAL 1 INTRO: Marine Explorers Society 20000 Leagues
To live and act sustainably, it is essential to understand how the ocean influences us and how we influence it. This is the essence of ocean literacy. Through the Ocean literacy we are dedicated to creating a global ocean movement to save the planet on which we live by disseminating the world’s ocean knowledge. The seven principles of Ocean literacy are: The Earth has one big ocean with many features; The ocean and life in the ocean shape the features of Earth; The ocean is a major influence on weather and climate; The ocean made the Earth habitable; The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems; The ocean and humans are inextricably interconnected; The ocean is largely unexplored. In this tutorial we will give an oversight of all seven principles to everybody fully understand how ocean influence on us and we on the ocean.