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From Sat. 4 March – Sun. 12 March 2023….. SeaWeek is Australia’s major national public awareness campaign to focus community awareness, provide information and encourage an appreciation of the sea. SeaWeek gives us a fantastic opportunity to promote educational issues of relevance to the marine environment. SeaWeek events are organised and run by environmental and marine educators across the country.
Australia is a marine nation. We have one of the largest ocean territories in the world, and it drives our climate and weather, generates employment, provides food and resources, and offers lifestyle and recreational opportunities (source CSIRO).
Between 1988 and 2014, ‘Sea Week‘ was the Marine Education Society of Australasia’s (MESA) major national public awareness campaign. With the recent closing of MESA, the co-ordination of the newly named ‘SeaWeek‘ is now with AAEE and is the AAEE Marine Educators (AAEEME) a Special Interest Group.
Links for Seaweek :
- Intergovernmental Oceanic Commission https://ioc.unesco.org/index.php/
- Pacific Marine Educators Network https://ipmen.net
- Seaweek in Australia https://www.aaee.org.au/seaweek/
- Seaweek in New Zealand https://seaweek.org.nz
