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Bay Area Teens Moonlight as Marine Photographers

This past weekend in San Francisco a group of 20 students from San Francisco’s Downtown High School and Stockton Collegiate International Secondary School in Stockton learned to use photography to document their journey from the Delta to the San Francisco Bay, learning about environmental issues related to the students’ water supply and the ocean, during a National Geographic Photo Camp. The project is a collaboration between National Geographic Mission Programs, Full Circle Fund, Restore the Delta and America’s Cup Healthy Ocean Project.
NGS Lead Instructor Kip Evans commented, “We spent four incredible days with these teens and I hope that we inspired them to use their cameras as a way to experience and see the world around them in a new way.”…

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America’s Cup Sailors Pledge to Keep the Ocean Healthy — [VIDEO]

As part of the America’s Cup Healthy Oceans Project, participating sailors and skippers pledge their commitment to protect the ocean they compete on.
In a recent video, some of the world’s best sailors, assembled in San Francisco for the America’s Cup, pledged to specific actions to protect the world’s ocean. While, some committed to dispose of their trash responsibly, others said they would drive more fuel efficient cars and still others vowed to say “no” to single-use plastic bottles.
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Also last week, Dr. Sylvia Earle, an ambassador of the America’s Cup Healthy Oceans Project, traveled to San Francisco, to highlight some of the issues threatening our ocean.
The videos and lectures supporting the America’s Cup Healthy Oceans Project have a clear message: we can make a difference.…

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