What you can do to help conserve our marine environment

uShaka Sea World has put together a "fishy high five", five simple things that you can do to help protect our magnificent oceans.

 

1. Be choosyReduce the demand for certain fish species (visit SASSI to find out which fish are OK to eat).

   • Investigate which household products can be safely washed down the drain.

   • Reduce, re-use, recycle, recharge.

   • Reduce your daily energy and water consumption.

   • Buy locally produced goods.

   • Choose sustainable curios and holiday destinations.

   • Make sure that your pets are carefully selected and that you can care for them.

2. Walk along a beach 

   

   Enjoy the beach

   • Once you’ve seen the aquarium, go out and explore a shoreline and learn more.

   • Find out what is natural and what is man-made.

3. Find a favourite

   • Choose your favourite animal at uShaka Sea World and learn all you can about it.

   • Investigate the threats this animal faces and how you can help to reduce them.

4. Save a life 

   

   Learn all you can about your favourite marine animal

   • Find out about the "tag-and-release" programme.

   • When fishing, catch fish bigger than the minimum size and less than the bag limit.

   • When exploring the rock pools, be careful with the creatures that live there.

5. Share

   • Share with family and friends what you have learned about our incredible sea life and how to care for it.

   • Do a school project to share with your class.

   • Support conservation programmes.