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Today: Your gift to our oceans counts 4X!

Yesterday’s $3-for-$1 match was extended for one more day! That gives you one last chance to make FOUR times the difference. Don’t wait a moment longer — make your belated Giving Tuesday gift now.
 



Dear John, 

Climate change is pushing ocean temperatures to near-record highs, and we’re seeing two especially big changes in our oceans:

 

1. As our oceans warm, they also become more acidic. That slows coral growth, compromises their health and hinders their reproduction. This ultimately leads to coral bleaching and death.

2. Warmer waters also push fish to swim to new regions, disrupting fisheries, fueling conflict and reducing fish stocks in culturally significant fishing grounds.


These changes can be devastating for more than 3 billion people around the world who rely on seafood as their primary source of protein.
 
But your support has the potential to change everything by empowering small-scale fishers around the world. Armed with the right information and technologies, the communities we partner with can adopt climate-smart ways of fishing.

 
Installation of sensor system on fishing vessels in Abandze, Central Region, Ghana - Abeeku Acquah

Small-scale fishers are teaming up with EDF to collect real-time data on ocean conditions using boat-mounted sensors, like the ones pictured above being installed by fishers from one of our partner communities on Ghana's Atlantic coast. (Abeeku Acquah)

The climate is approaching a critical tipping point, and there’s no time to lose. 


Please don’t miss this chance to make your gift to protect our oceans go as far as possible. Every $1 you give today still unlocks $3 more, maximizing your power to help build a vital Earth for everyone.

Thank you for standing with us in the fight against climate change,

Sam Parry
Director, Membership