What is World Oceans Day? It’s an international day that takes place annually. Originally proposed by Canada’s International Centre for Ocean Development and Ocean Institute of Canada at the Earth Summit in 1992. The Ocean Project began global coordination of the day in 2002, and the day was officially recognised by the UN in 2008.
The day is a celebration of the ocean and our continuing reliance on it. We rely on the ocean for food, transportation, coastal defences and much more. This year’s theme is: Sustainable Fishing means More.
5 Ocean facts:
- 71% of the earth’s surface is covered by oceans and seas. They hold about 97% of the planet’s water.
- There are five named oceans: Atlantic, Pacific, Indian and Arctic and Southern Antarctic Ocean
- Although most of us use the terms sea and oceans interchangeably, there is an actual difference geographically between seas and oceans is, seas are smaller than oceans and usually located where land and ocean meet.
- The oceans have a major influence on weather and climate by storing solar radiation, distributing heat and moisture around the globe which drive the weather systems.
- The ocean is largely unexplored with 99% of the deep sea still a mystery.
My interest in the sea.
I’ve had a passion for sailing for many years, and achieved my coastal skipper qualification many years ago. Then as a photographer, I’ve photographed all types of vessels on the water for clients who are yacht brokers, marine surveyors and provided images for boating magazines.
Having strong sea-legs has given me a great advantage when taking images from onboard vessels as it can be a challenge to capture images in good focus if both you and the subject of your photo are both moving!
Over the years I’ve photographed both fun and sports sailing activities, capturing the action, from people windsurfing, bouncing across the waves, to sail-boat racing.
Navigation tools are obviously a huge part of being able to sail safely across our oceans. I’ve photographed many aspects of this; light house beacons, marker buoy’s and narrow passage marking – all to guide vessels through dangerous passages and channels.
Many people travel across the oceans to different destinations; for holidays on beautiful beaches, or to observe wildlife and sea-life in various part of the world. I’ve been lucky to be able to capture some of these beautiful destinations both in the UK and further afield.
If you are a yacht broker, marine surveyor or someone looking to have photos of your vessel, or photos for a magazine, then please contact me on: neil@moore-photographics.com
