SOS is an international Hawai’i based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization utilizing education and research to preserve, protect, and restore the world’s oceans for future generations.
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Save Our Seas – SOS; PO Box 813, Hanalei, HI 96714; (808)-651-3452
Email sos@saveourseas.org
SOS is a 501(c)3 Non-Profit Organization Established in 1993
Hey,
I’d just like to say thanks to everyone who put together this website, It’s just such a great idea I would love do do something like the ocean pulse project. I’m doing an assesment on ocean pollution and came across your website it’s just great.
Thanks Kate
SOS: Aloha Kate, Let us know if you have a specific questions on pollution. We are always updating or site.
Mahalo; SOS TEAM
Question: so how should we deal with pollution in a small lake were thier are lots of crabs and small fish
SOS – try and identify the pollutions sources and ask them to stop…get the press involved, do some shoreline cleanups…
I suggest that after identifying source of pollution, quantify it effects through some research this will answer different questions inclunding how much toxic does that pollution account, is it lethal or not at what scale?. conduct biomornitoring in the lake to assess species composition. then finaly law enforcement should be applied .
i would just like to say you are a wonderful site and great people. i want to do somthing like this but i need ideas so could you help please give me ideas i want to do something like this in canada. i want to help the dolphanes
thanks for careing ireland
SOS: Aloha Ireland, all waterways lead to the sea. Get your school or community involved in caring for waterways. Every bit helps.
Glad to see the great work you are doing on preserving the environment
Aloha!
I live in London and I want to raise awareness of shark finning and mass dolphin slaughter. Do you know of any English organisations I could contact?
I want to do some school talks but need literature. Any thoughts/suggestions?
Many thanks
Lucy
Yes let’s protect sharks worldwide!
http://www.projectaware.org/content/index.php?pid=43
I hope all is well in paradise. Keep up your good work. Most people do not understand the importance of a balanced eco-system. Friendly farmers in Iowa don’t understand how sharks in Hawaii affect them. All part of an inextricably delicate system. Mother Earth.Best_Chris’ .. SB. Ca.
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Let me know if you can use some of my books……….check out Who Lives in the Coral Reef……….last page is like your poster! Please don’t touch corals! gotta help keiki learn more about life close to shore, but also have fun doing fun stuff with ocean debris they collect at the beach. See http://soaronhirschi.blogspot.com for some fun ways of fusing plastics to make fish and more!
aloha nui loa, ron hirschi
hi you are grate and i think i would still like to help sea animals and bottlenose dalphanes
hola: es la primera vez que entro en ésta página. Mi interes se a producido después de ver un programa en televisión española (la 2) sobre las tortugas bobas. Y me a gustado tanto que me gustaría conseguirlo, para enseñarlo, tenerlo como medio de expresión de una educación para adultos y niños. ¿Es precioso! por favor, me gustaría saber como lo puedo conseguir.
Reciban un cordial saludo.
Jesús Orlando
I like your post. I’ll come back for future posts.
Aloha! I have created a group on a website called http://www.stardoll.com (a fashion and social networking site for teens) to raise awareness about what we can do to save our seas – any suggestions or topics in particular in which I should emphasise to give young people such as myself a better understanding of what is happening to the sea and what they can do to help?
Yes – add some eco ideas on your site on the main page, add a page on how you can help the sea, urge users to buy clothes that are good for the earth…
Hi my name is crystal Knowles. I’m contacting you asking for information about membership, goals and anything else you would like to send me. Im doing a class project and would love some information. Thanks so much.
Aloha, thanks for your interest! Check our donate page for membership and also our student link page for great info on protecting the sea.
http://saveourseas.wordpress.com/2011/02/25/student-link/
Aloha Please see our student link page http://saveourseas.wordpress.com/2011/02/25/student-link/
learn about the creatures where you live and protect them and their environments
SOS
Is there any way we can help the enviornment?
There are so many levels to this question – unfortunately it depends on your resources and $ in a big way…
The first part is asking the question – good job!
The second part is looking at what you want to see helped…
then look around where you live and your community for projects and get your friends, family, and community involved!
A good example of this could be a beach cleanup – then get the press down there, take pictures, publicize and urge people not to throw rubbish out like cigarette butts!
SOS
Really appreciate all you do!
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Hi Paul. Hope all is well.
all is great – the whales are coming home – stop by here one of these days!
Im doing Marine pollution for my project… how can help this cause
Im doing marine pollution too… how can i get involved
how do i save our seas…. please respond
There are many ways – if you are a student learn all you can and inform your friends. You can get ready to clean up the trash that is slated to get here from the Japanese Tsunami
Why did you choose this?
What do you do?
Do you see problems?
Do you see problems in other organizations?
What are your challenges?
What keeps you going?
Thanks
When I first visited Kauai, and first met Paul and many of the wonderful founders & characters of SOS’ it was at Hanalei. My first time to Hawaii, and I should meet such wonderful people. I live in Santa Barbara Cali. Michael Cousteau makes his home here, I lived on my sailboat, so found it soo’ interesting. So just saying hi guys’ .. We found a personal connection. My connection with video & documentation, and all you guys with your love and care for everything, the ocean, environment, culture and most of all the kids, and education. Best_Chris’
Why did you choose this? The ocean gives us life – by saving our seas we are saving humans
What do you do? – we primarily teach kids and community members about local ocean concerns
Do you see problems? – YES
Do you see problems in other organizations? – It takes a big team to help anyone doing good is doing good.
What are your challenges? – funding and political hurldels
What keeps you going? – knowing our kids will inherit what we leave
Hi Save our seas, I’m doing a political action project in my class. Me and a friend chose beach pollution as our topic and want to help spread the word around our community about the current condition of our oceans. Do you have any statistics I can use? Or other info I can use to convince people of the importance of our cause. I was also wondering if you do public speeches at schools. If you do how would I set that up? Also, we welcome any advertisements that you’d want to send our way to help promote your organization, such as informational fliers, posters, or stickers. Thanks.
I think this is a great idea. Most people have no idea just how important the worlds oceans are to our very survival. I saw an interesting news article about the great garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean. I saw an over flight of the patch, it stretched as far as the eye could see’ http://geography.about.com/od/globalproblemsandissues/a/trashislands.htm
.. The ocean currents have certain patterns, and garbage accumulates in certain parts of the oceans. The great Garbage Patch is so big, no one knows just how large it is. I know from my visit to Lanai, there was a particular area on Shipwreck Beach where the currents tended to deposit most debris. Perhaps researching & developing an understanding of ocean currents and the most likely areas of deposited debris, will assist in focussing attention on specific areas most likely to accumulate. http://geography.about.com/od/physicalgeography/a/oceancurrents.htm .. ‘Keep up the great work’ our very survival may well depend upon it.
The folks at Pew have some great statistics to look to!
http://www.pewtrusts.org/our_work_category.aspx?id=126
Yes we do work with schools – where are you located?
SOS
Yes, Hi. I am in Santa Barbara Cali. Some things are quite self evident. Such as tidal currents, Lunar events. Such as the moon having gravitational effects. Farmers in the midwest planted & harvested by Lunar calender. We have a most incredible world here. We must just learn how to listen & hear. I am most fascinated by Hawaii culture .. Keep up the great work. Best_ ‘Chris’
Hi, I live in Davis, California. I’ve been in US for 5 months. Yesterday I saw the movie: ‘Turtle – the Incredible Journey’..I’m really moved, can’t stop thinking about that. I would like to make a difference. In what way I could help? Is possible that I could participate in any projects, work as volontier? Best, Natalia
It is amazing! Of course you can volunteer .. SOS_Hawaii has such diversity, but California is also in need. Michael Cousteau is here in Santa Barbara: Ocean Futures Society
325 Chapala St.
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
805-899-8899
I believe there are so many ways to participate .. Just make the most of your effort. Best_Chris’
Being part of our career as a seafarers, the great oceans are now our new home & we are doing our efforts in dealing with the problem of marine pollution.
Our contribution to save marine life is to implement Maritime Pollution regulation 73/78 strictly on-board our vessels..
This is of course the most fascinating subject. We protect our oceans. Such a delicate ecosystem. While others send Supertankers with oil and Nuclear ships in the gulf. We live in a very delicate time. ‘To Be or Not to Be’ .. ‘Shakspeare’ .. What happens in the middle East will affect the entire world. There must come a time to stop this madness. It will take a firm hand.
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