How to spend an eco-friendly day at the beach? 如何在海灘度過環保的一天?
美好的日子裡,當然想享受美麗的海灘和在海中游泳。 以下是我們可以減少海洋污染的提示。
Wear reef-safe sunscreen. 塗上友善珊瑚礁健康的防曬霜。
Sunscreens are essential to protect our skin from the sun's rays but they can certainly damage marine ecosystems. Here are the ingredients to watch out for when choosing your reef-friendly sunscreen:
防曬霜對於保護我們的皮膚免受陽光照射至關重要,但多少都會破壞海洋生態系統。 以下是選擇適合珊瑚礁的防曬霜時需要注意的成分:
Oxybenzone and Octinoxate, they trigger a stress reaction in corals).
Titanium dioxide, which produces hydrogen peroxide in the ocean, which is toxic to corals and other animals.
Titanium dioxide and zinc oxide, which should not be nano-sized, as nanoparticles are tiny and can be eaten by marine animals or damage their gills or internal systems.
Mineral oil (or petroleum products), which is harmful to seabirds and other marine animals.
- 氧苯酮和辛酸,它們會引發珊瑚的應激反應)。
- 二氧化鈦,在海洋中產生過氧化氫,對珊瑚和其他動物有毒。
- 二氧化鈦和氧化鋅,不應是納米級的,因為納米粒子很小,可以被海洋動物吃掉或損壞它們的鰓或內部系統。
- 礦物油(或石油產品),對海鳥和其他海洋動物有害。
Some brands use the 'Reef Friendly' or 'Reef Safe' symbol on their sunscreens to indicate that they are environmentally friendly, double check the ingredients. You should pick the water-resistant or ocean safe sunscreens.
一些品牌在其防曬霜上使用“Reef Friendly”或“Reef Safe”符號來表明它們是環保的並注意其成分。 我們都應該選擇防水或海洋環境友善的防曬霜。
Bonus: That a sound that I personally love : Everybody’s Free (To Wear Sunscreen) from Quindon Tarver and Josh Abrahams
補充:這是我個人喜歡的歌曲:Quindon Tarver 和 Josh Abrahams 的《Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)》
There's nothing better than water activities that use the energy of the sea, so you enjoy it without affecting it. Our best spot: Liuqiu, a coral island in the southwest of Taiwan Island.
沒有什麼比使用海洋能量的水上活動更好的了,所以您可以盡情享受而不影響它。 我們的最佳地點:台灣島西南部的珊瑚島六丘。
Don't feed the animals. 請勿餵食海洋動物The food you offer to wild animals can cause digestive problems, illnesses or nutritional imbalances.
我們提供的食物可能會導致他們的消化、疾病或營養失衡等問題。
Don’t take seashells from the beach. 不要撿貝殼
By collect shells, you could rob sea creature of a home and affect the ocean’s ecosystems & increase shoreline erosion. So, next time you can simply take a wonderful picture of it ;)
撿貝殼可能造成侵占的海洋生物的居住地、影響海洋的生態系統並增加海岸線侵蝕。 所以,下次我們可以簡單地拍一張漂亮的照片;)