"The theme for the day is plastic so the issue surrounding plastic and environment, and in particular, in our oceans right now." Mireille Chiasson, DFO's manager for the Oceans Division for Gulf Region says they want people to tweet pictures of themselves using re-usable bags on Oceans Day. "Usually the culprits that we see the most often are plastic bags," she said, adding plastic bottles are a big problem as well. Many events are held on Oceans Day to raise awareness. A World Oceans Day story time is being held at the Confederation Centre library Thursday at 11:00 a.m.

Source: CBC News June 08, 2017 10:00 UTC