world ocean day 2023

• World Oceans Day is celebrated every year on 8 June.

• The theme for World Oceans Day 2023 is "Planet Ocean: Tides Are Changing."

• In 1992, the idea of celebrating World Oceans Day was first proposed at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

• In 2008, the United Nations (UN) declared 8 June as World Oceans Day.

• The International Maritime Organization was formed in 1973 to deal with problems such as pollution from ships, marine litter and air pollution from ships.