Created by Katie Jewett for Sailors for the Sea

Tall Ships for Sustainability, featuring the Schooner Adventuress, explores the mission of tall ships dedicated to environmental education. From providing youth science stations to sustainably supporting a full-time crew, tall ships around the country are making a difference to conserve the marine environment.

What can you do?

• Provision your boat with local produce
  
• Compost and recycle
  
• Use diesel as little as possible or convert to bio fuels
  
• Conserve water with foot-pedal sinks and dish washing
  
• Eliminate use of toxic bottom paints
  
• Prevent any dumping of waste or gray water overboard
  
• Support ocean conservation by donating to Sailors for the Sea
  
• Learn more about the problems facing Puget Sound, and many bodies of water, by reading about ocean acidification, low oxygen levels, and plastics in the ocean.
  
• Visit People for Puget Sound and Puget Sound Partnership for more information on how to get involved in this area.