{"id":702,"date":"2013-02-28T10:17:55","date_gmt":"2013-02-28T15:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reefrelieffounders.com\/news\/?p=702"},"modified":"2013-02-28T11:12:52","modified_gmt":"2013-02-28T16:12:52","slug":"blue-vision-summit-4-6th-annual-peter-benchley-ocean-awards-what-does-the-ocean-mean-to-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reefrelieffounders.com\/news\/2013\/02\/28\/blue-vision-summit-4-6th-annual-peter-benchley-ocean-awards-what-does-the-ocean-mean-to-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Vision Summit 4 & 6th Annual Peter Benchley Ocean Awards: What does the ocean mean to you?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Be a part of the rising wave of citizen activism for our ocean, coasts and the communities that depend on them. Join the groundswell of support for common sense solutions from your community to the halls of Congress.<\/p>\n

Two years ago over 300 Seaweed Rebels from dozens of states and overseas helped advance marine conservation and U.S. ocean policy at BVS3 in Washington, D.C.\u00a0 This year we\u2019re returning to our nation\u2019s capital in greater numbers.<\/p>\n

In the wake of a critical election, a still weak economy and a Super-Storm we\u2019re seeing some progress, but also major cuts to NOAA, the U.S. Coast Guard and other frontline ocean agencies as well as local programs that protect and restore our public seas. That\u2019s why it\u2019s critical that we come together as a movement and a growing constituency of marine conservationists, businesses, scientists, recreational users, coastal youths and others to turn the tide. We\u2019ll do this over the course of our 4th Blue Vision Summit that will include these opportunities:<\/p>\n