{"id":12389,"date":"2018-12-12T20:05:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-12T20:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingjohnscastle.ie\/go-atlantic-blue-to-celebrate-our-atlantic-ocean-on-world-oceans-day-2\/"},"modified":"2022-04-22T09:21:32","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T09:21:32","slug":"go-atlantic-blue-to-celebrate-our-atlantic-ocean-on-world-oceans-day-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingjohnscastle.ie\/en_us\/go-atlantic-blue-to-celebrate-our-atlantic-ocean-on-world-oceans-day-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Go Atlantic Blue to celebrate our Atlantic Ocean on World Oceans Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Famous buildings and landmarks across Ireland will \u2018Go Atlantic Blue\u2019 over the weekend 7-10 June to celebrate our connection to the Atlantic Ocean, as part of World Oceans Day. The global day (Saturday 8 June) connects people worldwide in celebrating the ocean, its importance in our lives and how each of us can protect it, no matter where we live.

In Ireland, more than 20 different landmarks are expected to participate in the day by lighting up their buildings. Businesses, shops, schools and homes across the country will also \u2018Go Atlantic Blue\u2019 on the day. Everyone\u2019s participation will highlight the strong connection that people in Ireland have with the Atlantic Ocean and the multiple ways that it affects and enriches our daily lives.

\u2018Go Atlantic Blue\u2019 is being spearheaded in Ireland by the Marine Institute-led AORA-CSA (Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance Co-ordination & Support Action) against the backdrop of SeaFest 2019<\/a> (7-9 June) and Our Ocean Wealth Summit<\/a> (9-10 June), both taking place in Cork. SeaFest is Ireland\u2019s national maritime festival and Our Ocean Wealth Summit is Ireland\u2019s flagship event for the marine sector, bringing together Irish and international organisations to create innovative and sustainable solutions to drive our Blue Economy.

It\u2019s the first year to \u2018Go Atlantic Blue\u2019 with the aim of raising awareness of the vital role that the Atlantic Ocean plays in the lives of Irish people, no matter how near or far they live from the Atlantic coastline. Amongst the activities that AORA (www.atlanticresource.org<\/a>) promotes through its work are the development of an \u2018Atlantic community\u2019, made up of citizens of countries that neighbour the Atlantic Ocean, and also exploring, observing and mapping the remainder of the Atlantic Ocean floor (which AORA calls \u201cthe Last Great Exploration Campaign on Earth<\/em>\u201d).

Dr Peter Heffernan, CEO of the Marine Institute, said,
\u201cOur ocean is our greatest natural resource and we see that most directly in Ireland with the vital importance that the Atlantic Ocean plays in our daily lives \u2013 from influencing the weather to facilitating our trade industry and from seafood to surfing off the coast. The Marine Institute is proud to support the \u2018Go Atlantic Blue\u2019 initiative from 7-10 June, particularly at SeaFest and Our Ocean Wealth Summit, and we encourage & welcome everyone to come onboard.\u201d<\/em>

Director of Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance Co-ordination & Support Action, Dr Margaret Rae, said that the initiative gives people all around the country a chance to show their appreciation for the Atlantic Ocean.
\u201cIn Ireland, the Atlantic Ocean means so much to us. It\u2019s our largest natural resource and we draw so much from it \u2013 our livelihoods, food, bounty, beauty, imagination, inspiration, song, poetry, health and wellbeing and much much more,\u201d she said. \u201cGoing Atlantic Blue is a way to draw attention to how each and every one of us experiences the Atlantic, what we love about our Ocean and how we can be that generation that makes a difference.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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