NOAA Citizen Science Monitoring at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Bay Field Station
With this being Citizen Science Month and Earth Day tomorrow, getting involved with an environmental data collection effort has never been more timely. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #CitizenScienceMonth #EarthDay #GlobalEarthChallenge
A sign with bamboo and hemp facts
Happy 420! FYI: Hemp and bamboo are sustainable alternatives to conventional and synthetic fabrics, offering low-impact cultivation, rapid growth, as well as superior comfort and durability. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #420 #Hemp #Organic #Sustainability
"Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt" -William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure
"Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt" -William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #ShakespeareSunday #HopeBudget #ActionBias
However, the war on the environment is nationwide, with many areas targeted for destructive resource extraction: Grand Staircase-Escalante, the Gulf of Mexico Drilling, Boundary Waters, and Deep-Sea Mining. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #Advocacy
Environmental volunteers holding signs at a roadside protest in Florida
Advocacy works! Mahalo to everyone who helped convince the Army Corps of Engineers to withdraw its application to dredge the Port Everglades shipping channel and reconsider the project's construction and impacts. We must keep up the pressure until the coral is safe. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean
BREAKING NEWS: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has officially withdrawn their application to deepen and widen the Port Everglades shipping channel. The withdrawal is the most significant progress in more than a decade of advocacy to protect Florida’s Coral Reef from this harmful project.
A field researcher tending mangrove propagules in a wetland nursery
Our mangrove restorations focus on restoring natural tidal flows in addition to replanting seedlings. Successful projects in Florida resulted in stable coastlines, improved biodiversity, natural regeneration, and sequestered carbon. #FridayFieldUpdate
An aerial photo of mangroves and wetlands with UI/UX overlay for measurement capabilities
A study analyzing 530 mangrove clusters worldwide using satellite imagery calculated distance to roads, urban, and agricultural areas to create the Mangrove Threat Index for identifying vulnerable sites. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #FridayFieldUpdate #Mangroves
If you love the ocean, when you follow or volunteer, or when you go plastic-free, you are one of us. Welcome to the tribe!
Three volunteers removing a submerged ghost net snagged on coral in Florida. Photo credit: Shaun Wolfe
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
Breaking: As we feared, Republicans just voted 50-49 to hand the Boundary Waters to a foreign mining company that will pollute its headwaters and ship the minerals to China. Now it goes to Trump's desk, who has financial ties to the billionaire behind the deal.
This is one of the many reasons that we only buy, wear, and sell organic. Wet Tribe creates organic cotton tees, as well as bamboo and hemp tees, to reduce water consumption. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean
A washing machine with an open door and a basket of laundry
A close-up of a microscope with a water sample slide
Plastic microfibers under the microscope
A single load of laundry can release 700,000 to 18 million #microplastic fibers from #syntheticclothing. These garments, primarily polyester, nylon, and acrylic, account for around 35% of all primary microplastics released into the ocean. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #NationalLaundryDay #Microplastics
A beached gray whale on the shore
Gray Whale deaths continue in an Unusual Mortality Event (UME). The climate crisis is driving starving gray whales washing up in Washington and Oregon, and those that arrive in San Francisco Bay are hit in vessel strikes. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #WhaleWednesday #GrayWhales #UME
An endangered juvenile Kemp's ridley sea turtle found on the beach during a cleanup
Volunteers taking part in a coastal cleanup of 10,000 pieces of litter on a South Carolina beach found and rescued a juvenile Kemp's ridley sea turtle, the smallest, rarest, and most endangered species of sea turtle in the world. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #TurtleTuesday #KempsRidley
A father and son paddle out on their surfboards on a Sunday morning into an approaching wave lit by the rising sun.
“We ventured like little wanton boys that swim on bladders these many summers in a sea of glory, far beyond our depth. High-blown pride at length broke under us and now has left us.” #ShakespeareSunday #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #Surfing #PaddleOut #Grom
They traveled farther from Earth than anyone ever has, re-entered our atmosphere at more than 24,000 mph, and splashed down safely, which was a testament to human ingenuity.
Yes. Highly effective for challenging environments! While they are not natively submersible, when paired with specialized underwater housings, they provide clear, magnified images.
Every day at the shore, whether to surf, sail, or dive, is also an opportunity for assessment, documentation, cleanup, and restoration. We are #WetTribe, and we are #TidetotheOcean
A man in a colorful hoodie takes a quiet morning walk on the beach with an overcast sky.
We’ve been taking early morning walks on the beach since we were children, and for the last 10 years, as part of research and coastal cleanup efforts, at our local break as well as across the country. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #SaturdayMorning #Cleanups
Update: The Artemis II Orion capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego, California. The capsule landed in the designated area about 50 to 80 miles offshore, successfully concluding its 10-day mission.
Deep-sea mining disrupts ocean ecosystems by using heavy machinery to scrape the seabed, killing immobile organisms and creating sediment plumes that smother marine life. It causes biodiversity loss, releases toxic metals, and creates noise/light pollution in habitats, threatening species survival.
Closeup of the OceanXplorer submersible pilot breaking the surface. Credit: Sara Hussein
OceanXplorer submersible equipment, lighting, and documenting the deep-sea coral fan. Credit: Sara Hussein
Robotic arms of a submersible are collecting research samples.
24 new species have been discovered in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ). This underscores how little is still known about areas targeted for destructive resource extraction. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #FridayFieldUpdate #NewSpecies #DeepSeaMining
Two research divers beneath a sailboat at anchor with a surfboard visible on deck.
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 #Thalassophiles
Mangroves act as natural, high-performance barriers that reduce storm surges by 26–76%, dissipating wave energy and lowering flood depths. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean
So True! Nothing is ever as good as protecting them in the first place. But we try to do both :) \m/
A group of volunteers is participating in a wetland cleanup and restoration effort.
Key issues include habitat loss, pollution, invasive species, ensuring proper hydrology, and the high cost of restoration projects at scale. Volunteer opportunities for cleanup, planting, and restoration offer a potential solution. #WetTribe #TideotheOcean #Cleanup #Planting #Restoration
Two wetland researchers in the field are measuring water levels, water quality, and the carbon sequestration capability of the site.
Restored wetlands prevent flood damage, improve water quality by filtering pollutants, and provide critical habitat for wildlife. Restored freshwater wetlands can turn from carbon sources into carbon sinks, providing a long-term cooling effect on the climate. #WetTribe #Wetlands #CarbonSink
A researcher nurturing a mangrove propagule nursery within an ongoing wetland restoration effort
Wetland restoration is the return of degraded wetlands or former wetlands to preexisting, naturally functioning conditions, or as close to that as possible. Ideally, a successfully restored wetland will mimic the functions of a healthy natural wetland. #WetTribe #TideotheOcean #WetlandWednesday
Aerial photos of a riverbank before and after beavers.
Today is International Beaver Day! Celebrate nature’s environmental engineers. Beavers transform degraded, narrow streams into vibrant, complex wetlands by building dams that slow water, increase biodiversity, and raise water tables. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean
