We are surfers, sailors, divers, scientists, and activists on a hero’s journey to recover ocean plastic, restore habitat, and mitigate ocean warming & acidification. “We are not strangers separated by countries; we are a tribe connected by ocean.” #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean 🌊

Urchin overpopulation has caused kelp to decline, along with warming water and climate change, leading to a decline in populations of the zooplankton and mysid shrimp that make up a big part of the gray whale species' diet. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #WhaleWednesday 🐋

Otters are an essential keystone species. Sea otters help control the sea urchin population, fewer urchins prevent kelp forests from being overgrazed. The presence of sea otters also enhances seagrass beds. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #WorldOtterDay #Kelp #Seagrass 🦦 🦪🌊🌿

Removing marine debris from beaches and seagrass reduces the chance of ingesting plastic debris or becoming entangled. It also increases sea turtle nesting success. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #TurtleTuesday #CoastalCleanup #OceanPlastic #Research #SeaTurtles #Nesting 🏝️🌊🐢🥚

Memorial Day, originally known as Decoration Day, honors and mourns U.S. military personnel who have died in the service of the United States Armed Forces. 'All Gave Some; Some Gave All.' -Howard William Osterkamp. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #MemorialDay 🎖️🪖⚓✈︎

“I have seen the hungry ocean gain advantage on the kingdom of the shore; I have seen such interchange confounded to decay - ruin hath taught me thus.” - William Shakespeare (Sonnet 64) #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #ShakespeareSunday #ClimateCrisis #SeaRise 🌊🏰📖🪶

Nearly one billion plastic bags will enter the ocean today. #WetTribe has been performing coastal cleanups and promoting a plastic-free #sustainable lifestyle for a decade. This #InternationalPlasticFreeDay , please join us in refusing single-use plastics. 🛍️🌊🚮🥤

We are surfers, sailors, divers, scientists, and activists on a hero’s journey to recover ocean plastic, restore habitat, and mitigate ocean warming & acidification. “We are not strangers separated by countries; we are a tribe connected by ocean.” #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean

Happy World Turtle Day! 📷 A green sea turtle “greenie” in the seagrass. #WorldTurtleDay 🌊 #SeaTurtles 🐢 #Seagrass 🌿 #Coral 🪸 #EndangeredSpecies