Wingless Birds/12: Oceanomics Poem by Asit Kumar Sanyal

We all know about the sea
Know the meaning of ocean
Also know it covers
More than two third Of our planet
But majority of us are not aware of
The crucial role of it
In the journey of our everyday life
And its impact on the economy.

Oceans are a vast
Multi-million currency resource
If we consider the ocean as an economy,
We get an output of
five trillion dollar every year
The number seven economy of the world
After US, China, Japan, Germany,
France and UK.

It generates millions of jobs
In the sectors like Fishing, tourism
And shipping
Billions of people rely on the ocean
As a food resource.
But we are spoiling this economy day by day
By overfishing, disappearing coral reefs
And endemic mangrove destruction.

(Wild Flowers)