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I came across an eye catching article in Gulf News a couple of days ago. The writer is a former principal of UAE University, Dr. Richard Hay.
He remembers his young days as an avid, fast & long distance swimmer in the Arabian sea. He encountered many aquatic species during his long distance swimming for over 45 years. The list goes like, crabs, ray fish, barracudas, turtles, jelly fish, dolphins, anchovies, snakes, pearl spots, sea breams and a host of other common fish, including sharks. Friends you will be amazed to know that he was never attacked or bitten by any of these beautiful creatures. He considered them as a part of his daily life.
His father was also a swimming enthusiast. He taught his son to love the blue ocean, enjoy the aroma of the sea and above all Respect nature. To him the great ocean symbolises universal love, which evokes all the emotions of a human being. His father was also a long distance swimmer in his region and he would regularly swim up to the buoys anchored in order to guide ships at sea. To everyone?s surprise, he was never confronted or attacked by a shark, even though there were a number of sharks in the area.
Contrary to this & to the utter shock of mankind, human beings have made Oceans a garbage dump. Many oceans carry the big garbage chunks as large as mini cities. That has resulted in destruction of millions of organisms, fishes, and other beautiful aquatic creatures.
I am proud to state that UAE has never dumped any garbage in the sea in fact it recycles the waste water & makes manure from the solid waste. Nothing is dumped into sea except for storm water. No drain is positioned towards sea. All drains leads to the recycling facilities.
It is agreeable that UAE is young nation as compared with the developed world but nothing is impossible. If all nations take up this challenge & refuse to dump their waste into sea this will be a big stride towards sustainability.
We must raise awareness through media, word of mouth, social networking etc. so that more & more people accept this idea that oceans are our lifeline only. All the rain that takes place originates from oceans. 2/3rd of earth is water & we just cannot ignore & destroy this precious part of the ecological system.
Images Courtesy: http://ocean.nationalgeographic.com/ , http://www.alamy.com/
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I'm really thankful & humbled by the kind comments of Rohan, Asmita, Dinesh, Aanuoluwapo, Harmanjoy, Arushi, Luiz & Ritika.
Posted 20-08-2015 19:14
Awareness generationg programs should be launched effectively. Sad to say,this type of problem is also seen in Nepal.
Posted 18-08-2015 09:28
What a terrific pictures!!! We must change this scenary awaring people!!! Thanks for sharing mate!! Keep it up! =)
Posted 13-08-2015 09:09
Oceans are the lifeblood of planet Earth and are the largest ecosystems on Earth. Therefore , it is crucial that they are cared for and protected by not disposing our garbage into it , keeping beaches clean and being considerate towards marine life. Thanks for the report , Raunak.
Posted 12-08-2015 03:51
This is sad . These aquatic animals had lives too . We are destroying there homes . Proper dumping sites are to be made to dispose of the waste , so that dumping could be done there . And those found dumping waste in water bodies must be fined .
Posted 12-08-2015 01:30
Let me add that we should also combat this problem from grassroot. It is a common practice here in Nigeria to dispose waste in roadside drainage. This gutter are channelled into rivers which ultimately runs into the sea. Some dispose unthinkable waste into stream. We can help by reorienting the earthlings. Thanks.
Posted 11-08-2015 10:49
several kinds of wastes are dumped in river , pond and other water resources.Due to which the fertility power of reservoir increase .As a result Eutrophication occurs.The loss of aquatic habitat.100 percent agree with your report.
Posted 11-08-2015 09:54
Not only the oceans but majority of the water resources are being the easy way of dumping and waste disposal.Both surface water and ground water quality and constituents are degrading day by day.So there is the need of strick laws and their implementation.
I truely appriciate the step taken by UAE government.
Thank you Raunak for sharing.
Posted 11-08-2015 08:42
Agreed 100%. The Dumping of waste into sea must be stopped & made illegal. Laws be made & ensured that they are implemented strictly.
A drastic action only can save the oceans.
Thanks Raunak.
Posted 11-08-2015 03:02