Stop
littering our planet: Reduce, reuse, recycle (especially plastic).
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If you have any call to action to add to the above list, or anything at all that you want to say about our ocean and marine environmental issues, drop us a paragraph or more through our e-mail box. This website was made possible through support provided by the United States
Agency for International Development (USAID) under the terms and conditions
of Contract No. AID-492-0444-C-00-6028-00. The opinions expressed herein are
those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the USAID.
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Read
labels on tuna cans; buy only those products that respect marine life.
Find
out how and where fish at your local market is caught before you buy.
Use
unbleached or white toilet paper -- colored paper contains dyes that pollute
our water systems and, eventually, the ocean.
Use
phosphate-free washing powder, detergent and other cleaning agents. 
Don’t
take shells or other ‘souvenirs’ from the beach.
Pick
up any rubbish you see and dispose properly. 
Avoid
using water-polluting household chemicals. Instead use eco-friendly substitutes
such as vinegar (an all-purpose cleaner) and sodium bicarbonate (a bathroom
cleaner/mold remover).
Report to authorities
any illegal dumping or fishing activities you discover. 
Let your government
know how you feel about issues affecting the marine environment: Write
local and national officials, or phone the newspapers. 
Draft your
own Ocean Charter (member-countries of the IOC will have their own Ocean
Charter, which will be presented and adopted in 1998 as a highlight of
the IYO). Get people in your neighborhood to sign your Charter, then present
it to your mayor or barangay captain and request that it be displayed
prominently in your municipal or barangay hall. 
Show
you care: Wear a blue heart in 1998.
