After Miles Fetherston-Resch learned that sharks were in trouble, he was confused by how people treated the oceans and the creatures that lived in them. "I saw a polluted beach," he said. "The adults are doing something about it. Why can't I?"
With the help of his mom, Miles then started an organization called Kids Saving Oceans. What started with $13 from his piggy bank as a 6-year-old boy has grown to $26,000 raised for ocean conservation (保护). He would sell things like hats, T-shirts and water bottles made out of recycled materials for a good cause. Before he turned
18, he wanted to raise $1million for ocean conservation organizations. Miles, now 12, is in the business of saving oceans.
Miles has even met with leaders in Washington, D. C. and helped co-write a book called Kids Saving Oceans: Olivia Makes a Difference. "It's about a kid named Olivia and she doesn't want to just help her dad in the kitchen. She wants to change the world a little bit so she does her research and finds out the oceans are in trouble. She starts with a basic beach cleanup and it rockets off from there," Miles said.
Madeline Stoddard, Miles' teacher, said other students in her classroom were inspired by Miles. "It shows that it doesn't matter how young you are. Everyone can do something to create change," Madeline said.
Miles lives in Florida now. He has loved the ocean for as long as he can remember. He said, "Getting into conservation was just kind of personal to me." But to other kids who want to do this kind of work, he said, "If you have an idea, go for it. The worst thing you can do is have it not work out. And that's not a loss."
