Ocean Literacy
Principles
Ocean literacy is an understanding of the ocean’s influence on you and your influence on the ocean.
Although the Australian population mainly reside in coastal cities and towns, it is safe to say that most Australian citizens are unaware of the importance of the ocean in their lives and are not “ocean literate”.
An ocean-literate person:
understands the essential principles and fundamental concepts about the ocean; can communicate about the ocean in a meaningful way; and is able to make informed and responsible decisions regarding the ocean and its resources.
A IOC-UNESCO target is that “by 2025, schools across the world have access to high-quality Ocean Literacy educational resources in their own language.”
Helping Australians become literate about our ocean revolves around concepts identified within the principles of Ocean Literacy. There are seven Essential Principles of Ocean Literacy comprising 45 Fundamental Concepts.
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Earth has one big ocean with many features
The ocean and life in the ocean shape the features of the earth
The ocean is a major influence on weather and climate
The ocean makes the earth habitable
The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems
The ocean and humans are inextricably connected
The ocean is the largest unexplored place on Earth