#oceansweek

Photograph by @paulnicklen // Hundreds of thousands of King Penguins fill every square metre of beach and valley floor of St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia, Antarctica. To stand on this hillside looking down on this density of penguins is to witness nature in all of her glory. It is truly one of the most overwhelming and humbling moments I have ever experienced. I am so excited to be in #NYC this week for #Oceansweek. #followme on @paulnicklen see an even higher density of king penguins. // #Repost @natgeotravel

I post this on my last day in New York City after an incredible week of full immersion into the topic of ocean conservation. My personal goal for this week was to communicate ocean science to school kids, the general public, and members of the United Nations. I feel good about how it went and have received loads of positive feedback (it turns out people really care about our seas and want to learn more!), but as this week draws to a close the question “what now?” plagues my thoughts. Can we keep the state of our oceans in the front of people’s minds for a little longer? Can we sustain this energy for sustainable development? Instead of reverting back to business as usual can the interest in understanding and protecting 71% of earth’s surface  stay with us for a little longer… a month… a year… a decade? If we do keep ocean conservation front of mind for a decade, maybe after 10 years we won’t need an Ocean’s Week as us humans inhabiting this blue planet will finally recognise that we have an ocean life.

Chris Hemsworth supporting #100islandsprotected & #OceansWeek . . On International Recycling Day 2017, Corona and Parley for the Oceans announced a partnership in the movement to end marine plastic pollution. The long-term partnership launches with a plan to protect 100 Islands by 2020 starting in six key regions in different parts of the world – Mexico, Maldives, Australia, Chile, Italy and Dominican Republic. #WorldOceansDay 🏄‍♂️ . .#햄식이 #크리스헴스워스 #크리스햄스워스 #토르 #avengers #hemsworth #chrishemsworthfanpage #chrishemsworthkorea #follow #chrishemsworth #thor #actor ⚡ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bya2U9LlSh_/?igshid=63m4yoog32s2

Chris Hemsworth supporting #100islandsprotected & #OceansWeek . . On International Recycling Day 2017, Corona and Parley for the Oceans announced a partnership in the movement to end marine plastic pollution. The long-term partnership launches with a plan to protect 100 Islands by 2020 starting in six key regions in different parts of the world – Mexico, Maldives, Australia, Chile, Italy and Dominican Republic. #WorldOceansDay 🏄‍♂️ . .#햄식이 #크리스헴스워스 #크리스햄스워스 #토르 #avengers #hemsworth #chrishemsworthfanpage #chrishemsworthkorea #follow #chrishemsworth #thor #actor ⚡ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bya1yLNlmYo/?igshid=1m2bsd1pfr61s

Chris Hemsworth supporting #100islandsprotected & #OceansWeek . . On International Recycling Day 2017, Corona and Parley for the Oceans announced a partnership in the movement to end marine plastic pollution. The long-term partnership launches with a plan to protect 100 Islands by 2020 starting in six key regions in different parts of the world – Mexico, Maldives, Australia, Chile, Italy and Dominican Republic. #WorldOceansDay 🏄‍♂️ . .#햄식이 #크리스헴스워스 #크리스햄스워스 #토르 #avengers #hemsworth #chrishemsworthfanpage #chrishemsworthkorea #follow #chrishemsworth #thor #actor ⚡ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bya1apTFYbg/?igshid=10kzp5xkdt9eh

When we first tried to shoot this the weather was so severe that the ocean kicked us out before we could even get the first first shot up. It was the kind of rain and wind that felt like it was coming at you from every direction but above. But our love for the ocean brought us back to a much calmer evening by the water so that we could do our part in putting the word out. Celebrate #WorldOceansDay on June 8th…or celebrate it everyday :) Thanks to @mayhemathers @wadeodlum @shyshowoff @paulbegin @jackgleahy @janiesgotagin and everyone else who helped put this all together! #ocean #oceansweek https://www.instagram.com/p/BySrmNDg1UY/?igshid=vkzcfn70smiz