Wang Miao (middle) and his teammate
Wang Miao
Diver picking up garbage on the seabed
Wang Miao
Identity: Founder of the public welfare organization "Borderless Deep Blue"
The first Chinese to win the United Nations Guardian Youth Award
Her Story
A diver picking up garbage in the ocean
His Story
A diver picking up garbage in the ocean
Become a guardian guarding the ocean
Wang Miao is an atypical academic master. She has graduated from Jilin University and Manchester University , and obtained four major degrees in international politics, Spanish , public health management, and international development. After fascinating the vastness and beauty of Ocean World , she became a diver who picked up garbage in the ocean. As the first Chinese to win the United Nations Guardian Youth Award, Wang Miao is committed to making more young divers with high education, high income and flexible time a guardian of the ocean.
Wang Miao founded the "Borderless Deep Blue" charity organization that supports divers to participate in marine environmental protection. At present, the business of "Borderless Deep Blue" can cover about 30 cities and 50 communities, including 9 college clubs, and on average, it will carry out about 3 activities in its own school every year. When ocean conservation becomes a cool way of life, more and more college students are focusing on ocean issues, from learners to activity executors.
dive into the deep blue world
2 first dive in 2015
was completely attracted by the ocean world
. Feeling the surrounds of water flowing, slowly diving along the guide rope. In the dark green water grass bed at the bottom, a medium-sized turtle was eating as if no one was watching. Attracted by this scene, Wang Miao watched it for 5 minutes. Come back to the tranquility, there is a more colorful world around it: groups of purple and blue fish swim around in the coral bushes. As soon as she approached, the little fish hid in the coral branches. Like Liu Laolao , she entered Grand View Garden , every scenery felt fresh, and she couldn't help but come back and forth to have fun with the little fish. At that moment, she felt that she lived and lived together with marine life.
In Philippines in in 2015, Wang Miao dived for the first time, and she was completely attracted by the Ocean World. She spent almost every holiday since then on the island.
The fish tank at home may be a miniature landscape of the ocean world, but the real ocean is much richer than it. The ocean is flowing and vast. Even if the same place dives at different moments, it will meet different fish and scenery. Each dive is a period of time. But the ocean is not always beautiful. No matter which sea area or how deep the water is at, Wang Miao discovered the existence of marine garbage without exception.
The report released by the United Nations Environment Programme shows that 85% of marine garbage is plastic. By 2040, the amount of plastic garbage flowing into the ocean area will nearly triple, and 23-37 million tons of plastic garbage will be added to the ocean every year, which is equivalent to 50 kilograms of plastic garbage per meter of coastline in the world.
All marine organisms, from plankton, shellfish to birds, turtles and mammals, are facing serious risks of poisoning, behavioral disorders, hunger and suffocation. Corals, mangroves and seagrass beds are also flooded with plastic waste, causing them to fail to obtain oxygen and light. The human body is also susceptible to the contamination of plastic in water in many aspects, which may lead to hormone changes, developmental disorders, reproductive abnormalities and cancer.
For divers, the ocean is a playground. Divers often feel sorry when they see garbage left by human activities every time they dive. Picking up garbage casually has become a habit for many divers.
shoes, mop, needle tube, battery, poker, disposable tableware, plastic bottle, balloon , diapers, and even a complete suitcase... Wang Miao and his friends have picked up all kinds of garbage. The garbage is like stains that accidentally splashed on exquisite oil paintings, destroying the tranquility of the magnificent paintings.
Wang Miao wanted to clean them one by one. Even if it was difficult to bear the weight, she would still pick it up when she saw the garbage.
Wang Miao (middle) and his teammate
Wang Miao
Diver picking up garbage on the seabed
Wang Miao
Identity: Founder of the public welfare organization "Borderless Deep Blue"
The first Chinese to win the United Nations Guardian Youth Award
Her Story
A diver picking up garbage in the ocean
His Story
A diver picking up garbage in the ocean
Become a guardian guarding the ocean
Wang Miao is an atypical academic master. She has graduated from Jilin University and Manchester University , and obtained four major degrees in international politics, Spanish , public health management, and international development. After fascinating the vastness and beauty of Ocean World , she became a diver who picked up garbage in the ocean. As the first Chinese to win the United Nations Guardian Youth Award, Wang Miao is committed to making more young divers with high education, high income and flexible time a guardian of the ocean.
Wang Miao founded the "Borderless Deep Blue" charity organization that supports divers to participate in marine environmental protection. At present, the business of "Borderless Deep Blue" can cover about 30 cities and 50 communities, including 9 college clubs, and on average, it will carry out about 3 activities in its own school every year. When ocean conservation becomes a cool way of life, more and more college students are focusing on ocean issues, from learners to activity executors.
dive into the deep blue world
2 first dive in 2015
was completely attracted by the ocean world
. Feeling the surrounds of water flowing, slowly diving along the guide rope. In the dark green water grass bed at the bottom, a medium-sized turtle was eating as if no one was watching. Attracted by this scene, Wang Miao watched it for 5 minutes. Come back to the tranquility, there is a more colorful world around it: groups of purple and blue fish swim around in the coral bushes. As soon as she approached, the little fish hid in the coral branches. Like Liu Laolao , she entered Grand View Garden , every scenery felt fresh, and she couldn't help but come back and forth to have fun with the little fish. At that moment, she felt that she lived and lived together with marine life.
In Philippines in in 2015, Wang Miao dived for the first time, and she was completely attracted by the Ocean World. She spent almost every holiday since then on the island.
The fish tank at home may be a miniature landscape of the ocean world, but the real ocean is much richer than it. The ocean is flowing and vast. Even if the same place dives at different moments, it will meet different fish and scenery. Each dive is a period of time. But the ocean is not always beautiful. No matter which sea area or how deep the water is at, Wang Miao discovered the existence of marine garbage without exception.
The report released by the United Nations Environment Programme shows that 85% of marine garbage is plastic. By 2040, the amount of plastic garbage flowing into the ocean area will nearly triple, and 23-37 million tons of plastic garbage will be added to the ocean every year, which is equivalent to 50 kilograms of plastic garbage per meter of coastline in the world.
All marine organisms, from plankton, shellfish to birds, turtles and mammals, are facing serious risks of poisoning, behavioral disorders, hunger and suffocation. Corals, mangroves and seagrass beds are also flooded with plastic waste, causing them to fail to obtain oxygen and light. The human body is also susceptible to the contamination of plastic in water in many aspects, which may lead to hormone changes, developmental disorders, reproductive abnormalities and cancer.
For divers, the ocean is a playground. Divers often feel sorry when they see garbage left by human activities every time they dive. Picking up garbage casually has become a habit for many divers.
shoes, mop, needle tube, battery, poker, disposable tableware, plastic bottle, balloon , diapers, and even a complete suitcase... Wang Miao and his friends have picked up all kinds of garbage. The garbage is like stains that accidentally splashed on exquisite oil paintings, destroying the tranquility of the magnificent paintings.
Wang Miao wanted to clean them one by one. Even if it was difficult to bear the weight, she would still pick it up when she saw the garbage.During diving, too much garbage carried will affect safety, but like an obsessive-compulsive disorder, Wang Miao finds it difficult to tolerate garbage in his field of vision, and it is difficult to tolerate the garbage found to continue to stay in the ocean.
Many people misunderstand divers like Wang Miao who pick up garbage in the ocean. Isn’t it a waste to become a “marine garbage worker” for a group of people with high education, good jobs and high incomes?
Wang Miao is indeed a top student in a prestigious school. Graduated from Jilin University as a bachelor's degree, he also obtained three degrees in international politics, Spanish, and public health management, and graduated from the International Development University of Manchester. She does not agree with the saying "waste" and she enjoys this sense of value. "You can do good things while finding fun, which actually adds happiness."
Face the difficulties underwater
Fishing nets are "difficult" garbage
When diving, you will carry a separator
and pick up garbage in the ocean. Because it is soaked in seawater for a long time, green algae will grow on the surface of most marine garbage. If you have no experience, it is difficult to identify the garbage covered by algae at a glance. The most difficult to identify are the fishing lines scattered after the fishing net is broken. Purple, white newborn algae attaches to the slender fishing lines, and their color and shape are extremely similar to some willow coral branches. But experienced divers will find that willow coral is relatively soft, and its posture and strength are completely different from the fishing line made of plastic. The most troublesome thing about
is encountering a big fishing net. In 2018, Wang Miao ended his whale watching trip in Sri Lanka and made an appointment with his friends to dive. Halfway through the journey, they found a long-abandoned fishing net.
This green fishing net covers reefs and coral reefs, about two or three hundred square meters, and a group of 5 people can't reach the edge of the fishing net even if they are separated by 10 meters in sequence. Wang Miao and his friends tried to untie the fishing net or pull up, but all had little effect. Finally, they spread to the edge of the fishing net, shrinking the area while pulling it off the reef while rolling it to the middle. It took them more than half an hour to return to the water with their fishing nets.
"This is the first time I have seen such a large fishing net in the sea. After processing it, I feel very accomplished." Wang Miao said with a smile. He originally planned to take the fishing net away for an exhibition, but because it entangled with a large number of fish and shrimps, the rotten seafood taste was particularly serious and it failed to realize this idea. This experience gave Wang Miao an experience in dealing with large fishing nets, reducing coverage area, reducing resistance, and avoiding other marine organisms entangled during the closing process. After that, she also carried a diving knife and a thread cutter while diving.
3 years later, even with rich experience and professional equipment, Wang Miao and his friends still encountered trouble - seasickness. Generally speaking, divers have a lot of contact with the ocean, are highly adaptable, and have a small chance of seasickness. That day, there were many dead fish floating on the water surface, and waves of fishy smell drifted away. The sea water was rising higher and higher, and most members of the boat were seasick. The most serious scuba companion of the body responded, vomited 4 times on the water and 2 times in the water. They went into the water three times in total, with 7 people in the first dive, 5 people in the second dive, and only 3 people in the third dive.
was about 20 meters under the water. They saw a 20-30-meter-long fishing net, and an king crab was tightly wrapped around it. They took scissors to clean the fishing line one by one. Because of the excessive fishing lines, they spent more than ten minutes without success.
Wang Miao's hidden companion Liu Xuelian recalled that everyone's attention was focused on rescuing the crabs. A boy suddenly felt that the water temperature had dropped sharply several degrees, and he pulled everyone to the surface.
"The drop in water temperature is a signal, and current may be coming soon." Liu Xuelian explained that if she did not go up in advance, she might be taken to a very far position by the current, and it may not be able to swim back to her original position, and the people on board need to look for it. "Floating on the water for a long time will consume a lot of physical energy, which may cause temperature loss and may be dangerous."
"When working in an underwater environment with a relatively high risk factor, the hidden companion can only be at ease when he is with someone he trusts enough." In the middle of this year, Wang Miao will organize a team to jointly conduct a "ghost fishing net" investigation and investigation with local relevant departments in Zhoushan .The water temperature in Zhoushan sea area is low and the bottom is muddy. If you accidentally raise the mud and sand, the originally low visibility may become 0.
low visibility means that divers cannot see once the distance is far away. Sometimes the flippers kick quickly and leave their diving companions' sight. If someone is entangled by the fishing net, they may not be able to get out of the trap. When the visibility drops to 0, putting your hands in front of you may not be able to see your five fingers clearly. Even on familiar land, it is still nervous to see things, let alone at the bottom of the sea!
Wang Miao said that such difficult actions can only be completed by professional diving coaches. Moreover, long-term diving consumes a lot of physical energy and must be carried out alternately in batches. Divers need to survey the distribution points, depths and coverage areas of the underwater fishing nets on 25 islands, and place positioning floats in specific locations to facilitate the cleaning of fishing nets in the later stage.
Established a public welfare organization
published a public welfare theme recruitment post
3 days received more than 600 registration forms
Wang Miao and Haiyang may have some special fate. Born in the Year of the Dragon, born in Bohai Bay, , because Longde Water is auspicious, it is named "Miao". "As a diver, I want to do more for marine protection," said Wang Miao.
Since college, Wang Miao has chosen charity as his career direction. She joined the School Volunteer Association. During the Tibet aid construction period, she dived for the first time, and then began to think about how to combine the ocean with charity. Wang Miao targeted the divers. They are about 18 to 35 years old, most of them have high education, have good work income and free time, and can provide more time and resources for marine conservation. Moreover, the number of domestic divers has grown steadily over the past decade.
In April 2017, she decided to build a marine protection alliance with divers as the main body, and posted a recruitment post on her official account "Protecting the ocean in the name of divers, do you agree? 》, and quoted a passage from the book "Endless Deep Blue" as the opening chapter.
"You may have never touched the ocean, but the ocean always touches you, through every mouthful of air you inhaled and every drop of water you drink. Ocean health is the most basic living conditions for human beings. Protecting the ocean is to protect yourself."
did not expect that she received more than 600 registration forms within 3 days of the article being posted. She gathered people from different cities and industries to hold marine science popularization activities in various places to attract more people to join the ecological community of divers, diving coaches, and marine sports enthusiasts. Two months later, she established "Borderless Deep Blue", a public welfare organization that integrates diver resources and supports divers to participate in marine environmental protection.
Planning
Cultivate youth strength to become a volunteer for the marine charity implementation project
Liu Xuelian is one of the first volunteers to join "Borderless Deep Blue". At the end of 2016, she was learning diving at Malaysia . She was shocked by the island scenery and marine biodiversity of the "dive resort" Semporna . But one day when she set out to an island, she saw the first time she saw a floating belt of ocean garbage that lasted several kilometers.
graduated from the major of tourism planning and management, and she has always been paying attention to sustainable development issues. When she saw Wang Miao's article, she chose to sign up immediately. "Wang Miao really loves the ocean very much. Her enthusiasm and beliefs can infect people." Later, she, who was originally engaged in real estate marketing, gradually went from volunteer to part-time member and full-time member, and now she is the "master housekeeper" of the entire organization.
At present, Wang Miao and Liu Xuelian and other team members have designed three business sectors for "Borderless Deep Blue": marine citizen science project for the diver community, marine public education project for the public, especially students, and marine capacity development support project for high-willed marine public welfare groups.
According to Wang Miao, salvage of marine garbage is an important part of the marine citizen science project. "Borderless Deep Blue" sponsors multiple teams of divers across the country to conduct garbage surveys and garbage cleaning at underwater points in different provinces regularly every month, and conducts about 150 to 200 activities every year. Two other items in the Marine Citizen Science Project are to work with the scientific research team to investigate the distribution and health of coral reefs in designated areas, and teach divers how to clean up toxic and thorny starfish.
"Our core business is the development and cultivation of marine capabilities." Wang Miao said that by developing standard operating processes and providing resource support and platforms, "Borderless Deep Blue" allows more willing people to have a path to learn and participate in marine charity, and cultivates a group of executive teams and volunteers for marine charity implementation projects.
's "Borderless Deep Blue" business can cover about 30 cities and 50 communities, including 9 college clubs, and on average, it will carry out about 3 activities in its own school every year. When ocean conservation becomes a cool way of life, they find that more and more college students are focusing on ocean issues, from learners to activity executors. In a marine environmental awareness survey organized by the "Borderless Deep Blue", most of the sample sizes came from young people under the age of 25.
In recent years, many non-profit organizations have appeared in China that focus on marine issues. Unlike these organizations that focus on specific marine issues, Wang Miao has always paid attention to the shortage of professional talents in the marine field. "Many ocean problems cannot be solved because not enough people pay attention to this field. I have been paying attention to how to get more people into the field of ocean protection and improving ocean protection awareness."
Wang Miao is the first Chinese to win the United Nations Guardian Youth Award, and many young divers like her are also becoming the guardians of the ocean.
version text/Reporter Chen Jing
coordinated/Chi Haibo Photo provided by this version/Respondent
The water temperature in Zhoushan sea area is low and the bottom is muddy. If you accidentally raise the mud and sand, the originally low visibility may become 0.low visibility means that divers cannot see once the distance is far away. Sometimes the flippers kick quickly and leave their diving companions' sight. If someone is entangled by the fishing net, they may not be able to get out of the trap. When the visibility drops to 0, putting your hands in front of you may not be able to see your five fingers clearly. Even on familiar land, it is still nervous to see things, let alone at the bottom of the sea!
Wang Miao said that such difficult actions can only be completed by professional diving coaches. Moreover, long-term diving consumes a lot of physical energy and must be carried out alternately in batches. Divers need to survey the distribution points, depths and coverage areas of the underwater fishing nets on 25 islands, and place positioning floats in specific locations to facilitate the cleaning of fishing nets in the later stage.
Established a public welfare organization
published a public welfare theme recruitment post
3 days received more than 600 registration forms
Wang Miao and Haiyang may have some special fate. Born in the Year of the Dragon, born in Bohai Bay, , because Longde Water is auspicious, it is named "Miao". "As a diver, I want to do more for marine protection," said Wang Miao.
Since college, Wang Miao has chosen charity as his career direction. She joined the School Volunteer Association. During the Tibet aid construction period, she dived for the first time, and then began to think about how to combine the ocean with charity. Wang Miao targeted the divers. They are about 18 to 35 years old, most of them have high education, have good work income and free time, and can provide more time and resources for marine conservation. Moreover, the number of domestic divers has grown steadily over the past decade.
In April 2017, she decided to build a marine protection alliance with divers as the main body, and posted a recruitment post on her official account "Protecting the ocean in the name of divers, do you agree? 》, and quoted a passage from the book "Endless Deep Blue" as the opening chapter.
"You may have never touched the ocean, but the ocean always touches you, through every mouthful of air you inhaled and every drop of water you drink. Ocean health is the most basic living conditions for human beings. Protecting the ocean is to protect yourself."
did not expect that she received more than 600 registration forms within 3 days of the article being posted. She gathered people from different cities and industries to hold marine science popularization activities in various places to attract more people to join the ecological community of divers, diving coaches, and marine sports enthusiasts. Two months later, she established "Borderless Deep Blue", a public welfare organization that integrates diver resources and supports divers to participate in marine environmental protection.
Planning
Cultivate youth strength to become a volunteer for the marine charity implementation project
Liu Xuelian is one of the first volunteers to join "Borderless Deep Blue". At the end of 2016, she was learning diving at Malaysia . She was shocked by the island scenery and marine biodiversity of the "dive resort" Semporna . But one day when she set out to an island, she saw the first time she saw a floating belt of ocean garbage that lasted several kilometers.
graduated from the major of tourism planning and management, and she has always been paying attention to sustainable development issues. When she saw Wang Miao's article, she chose to sign up immediately. "Wang Miao really loves the ocean very much. Her enthusiasm and beliefs can infect people." Later, she, who was originally engaged in real estate marketing, gradually went from volunteer to part-time member and full-time member, and now she is the "master housekeeper" of the entire organization.
At present, Wang Miao and Liu Xuelian and other team members have designed three business sectors for "Borderless Deep Blue": marine citizen science project for the diver community, marine public education project for the public, especially students, and marine capacity development support project for high-willed marine public welfare groups.
According to Wang Miao, salvage of marine garbage is an important part of the marine citizen science project. "Borderless Deep Blue" sponsors multiple teams of divers across the country to conduct garbage surveys and garbage cleaning at underwater points in different provinces regularly every month, and conducts about 150 to 200 activities every year. Two other items in the Marine Citizen Science Project are to work with the scientific research team to investigate the distribution and health of coral reefs in designated areas, and teach divers how to clean up toxic and thorny starfish.
"Our core business is the development and cultivation of marine capabilities." Wang Miao said that by developing standard operating processes and providing resource support and platforms, "Borderless Deep Blue" allows more willing people to have a path to learn and participate in marine charity, and cultivates a group of executive teams and volunteers for marine charity implementation projects.
's "Borderless Deep Blue" business can cover about 30 cities and 50 communities, including 9 college clubs, and on average, it will carry out about 3 activities in its own school every year. When ocean conservation becomes a cool way of life, they find that more and more college students are focusing on ocean issues, from learners to activity executors. In a marine environmental awareness survey organized by the "Borderless Deep Blue", most of the sample sizes came from young people under the age of 25.
In recent years, many non-profit organizations have appeared in China that focus on marine issues. Unlike these organizations that focus on specific marine issues, Wang Miao has always paid attention to the shortage of professional talents in the marine field. "Many ocean problems cannot be solved because not enough people pay attention to this field. I have been paying attention to how to get more people into the field of ocean protection and improving ocean protection awareness."
Wang Miao is the first Chinese to win the United Nations Guardian Youth Award, and many young divers like her are also becoming the guardians of the ocean.
version text/Reporter Chen Jing
coordinated/Chi Haibo Photo provided by this version/Respondent
