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World Oceans Day
Observance day on or around June 8
"Ocean Day" redirects here. Not to be confused with Marine Day, China National Maritime Day, or Día del Mar.
| World Ocean Day | |
|---|---|
A sunset in the White Sea | |
| Observed by | All UN member states, including ArgentinaAustralia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, the Philippines, Poland, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand and the United States |
| Date | 8 June |
| Next time | 8 June 2025 (2025-06-08) |
| Frequency | Annual |
| First time | 8 June 1992; 32 years ago (1992-06-08) |
World Ocean Day (WOD) is an international day that takes place annually on 8 June.
The concept was originally proposed in 1992 by Canada's International Centre for Ocean Development (ICOD) and the Ocean Institute of Canada (OIC) at the Earth Summit – UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[1] The Ocean Project started global coordination of World Ocean Day starting
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