School Children Eager to Do Just One Thing for the Sea

After their success at the Dublin Port Riverfest and the Galway Atlantaquaria’s World Oceans Day celebrations, the Irish Sea for Society team continued their activities at the open day of the national research vessel Celtic Explorer in Galway on 10 June, which was organised by the Marine Institute. More than 150 children from across Ireland visited the ship and were given tours of its facilities by its crew and Marine Institute staff members. 

The Sea for Society team was present with their special Information Kiosk in front of the Celtic Explorer, interacting with the children and raising awareness about how the ocean affects our lives and how our actions in turn affect the ocean. 

The students pledged to do at least one thing from a list of ten simple and achievable actions that collectively would help the sea. These actions included the recycling of plastic products or volunteering in a beach clean.

 Pupils from Glenageary Killiney National School eager to do just one thing for the sea

All of the children were eager to learn more about the sea and to spread the word about what they had learned during their visit. If everyone in Ireland would be as willing to Do Just One Thing for the Sea as these students, we could vastly improve the state of our seas.

The Irish Sea for Society team will continue to spread the word about the importance of the sea and to mobilise people to Do Just One Thing for the Sea at the Harnessing Our Ocean Wealth and Seafest events in Cork from 10-11 July and at their ‘Blue Talks’ event in Science Gallery Dublin on 14 July. 

Watch this space for more information about these events!