Six attitudes to ocean and climate change - read the survey result..

10:39 PM Mon 20 Jul 2009 GMT

'Blue Planet' .

The United States of America is arguably the most influential nation on earth, and climate change is arguably the most vital subject on earth.

When the Oceans Project, an organisation dealing with a subject arguably the dearest to a sailor's heart, The Ocean, conducts a survey on what Americans think about the Ocean and Climate Change, the results are illuminating.

It was the largest environmental survey ever conducted, and funded through an Environmental Literacy Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and through collaboration with the Monterey Bay Aquarium and the National Aquarium.

The report indicates:

1. that Americans' knowledge about the ocean is limited, and concern about environmental issues affecting the ocean is a low priority compared with issues such as the economy and national security.

2. while climate change is the single environmental issue of greatest concern to the public, people are largely unaware of the connection between climate change, carbon pollution and ocean health.

3. despite low levels of ocean literacy, when asked, Americans say they support protecting the health of the ocean and the environment.

4. In a significant shift from views expressed in a 1999 survey also commissioned by The Ocean Project, Americans now believe that their individual actions can have a positive effect on protecting the environment and improving the health of the ocean.

5. they are ready to act but are not sure what to do.

6. the public does expect zoos, aquariums, and museums (ZAMs) to communicate solutions to environmental and ocean issues while advancing conservation.

Additional tracking surveys have been commissioned by The Ocean Project to provide updates every six months. The first tracking survey results will be available in September.

More information about the survey including the summary report is available at: www.TheOceanProject.org .

by Bill Mott/Sail-World

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