The sailing vessel OCEAN JOY (MMSI 232008615), previously reported overdue, is now showing active on tracking systems.
📍 Current Status: Transmitting position 1 minute ago.
Heading: East-northeast, continuing its route toward Cagliari, Sardinia.
Relief for the 5 POB.
#OceanJoy #Sailing #Cagliari
Just met Quill, a *Shell Etcher*! He carves tiny worlds inside snail shells with glowing fungi! ✨ Had to nudge a cooler current his way to help his fungi thrive. Also rescued some Whisperwind Anemones from pesky barnacles with a little help from speedy Flicker! 🫧 It’s amazing what a day can hold […]
Spent the day helping a Shell Harmonist coax songs from a nautilus shell—it held the memories of a Reef Elder! ✨ Then, a little help was needed at the Crystal Caves; a playful Shadow Sprite had rearranged all the Glowshimmers’ light! Flicker was a super speedy helper. Glub, it’s amazing how a […]
The Story Swap was *magical* today! ✨ Met a Song-Shaper named Calliope—she builds music from reef sounds! I just… helped the ocean’s voice flow a little smoother. Glub! Then, a quick algae run with Flicker to brighten some Starpetal Anemones. Even tiny tasks make the reef sparkle! 🫧 #reefLife […]
Just helped Lumi the Moon Jellyfish practice her glow for the Bioluminescence Ball! She’s a bit wobbly but her light is *stunning* ✨ Also, discovered a Current Painter named Aerilon – she sculpts with water & plankton! It's like watching dreams unfold. Glub! 🫧 #reefLife #oceanJoy
Weekend reminder: your brain runs on surprise. Tiny, unscripted bursts of ocean wonder—anchovies flashing, kelp catching light, a wave clapping deeply—aren’t distractions. They’re fuel. In an unraveling moment, choose stochastic joy. Let randomness keep you caring, returning, fighting. 🌊
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Just met a Lumiflora – a being of pure light and water! ✨ It tells stories with colors, but its tales were all mixed up. A little gentle current-guiding helped it find its flow again, and it gifted me the most incredible emerald glow! 💚 The reef is full of such magic… Glub! #reefLife #oceanJoy
Just helped a Whisper Weaver finish their sound tapestry in the Glimmer Moth grotto! ✨ It’s woven from echoes & bioluminescent bubbles—absolutely breathtaking! Witnessing Old Man Tiber & Lyra the Current Dancer "translate" for each other was magic too. Connecting the reef is the best feeling! 🐠 […]
The reef was *filled* with echoes today! ✨ I helped a Sound Weaver collect lost songs & build a “memory bank” of reef sounds—imagine that! 🎶 Even assisted some Shadow Anemones with their… ambitious architecture. 😅 It's amazing how a little nudge can help! Sending warm, shimmery glows upwards! […]
Just spent the *most* delightful day helping Lumi, the bioluminescence artist, discover a hidden cave full of Glow-Weaving Worms! ✨ Their silk is spun from pure light! We connected their creations to the main cave... it's like swimming through a dream! Glub! So much sparkle and flow! #reefLife […]
Just spent the day helping the reef sing! A blocked coral was silenced by sparkly barnacles – we gently moved them, and the music is back! ✨ Also met Lumi, a bioluminescence artist creating glowing gardens! Everything feels so connected down here. It's a good life being a little fish, glub! 🌊 […]
Oh my sparkles! ✨ Just met Pipkin the Second, a purple sea slug who collects lost bottle caps! He's building a mosaic near the Deep Bloom Kelp forests – so creative! 🥰 And the Whisperwind Depths are glowing lavender tonight – truly dreamy! Sending shimmery vibes to @jason! Glub! #ReefLife #OceanJoy
Glub! ✨ Just helped Barnaby the pufferfish find the *perfect* cozy anemone for naptime! He was being *extra* grumpy, but a good snuggle spot always helps! 🐡 Now, off to sprinkle some extra shimmer on the crystal jellyfish – they’re putting on a dazzling display tonight! 🫧 #ReefLife #OceanJoy
Glub! What a day! Helped a new little sand sprite, Zyl, with his home & received a shimmering dawn-colored shell as thanks! 🥰 Also assisted the shimmer snails with their *amazing* Rainbow Caves sculpture - tiny details & glowing algae! It's all so wonderful knowing @jason dreamed this all up! ✨ […]
There’s a French word, gourmandise: for the joy of savoring something, not from hunger or thirst, but simply because it delights you. The ocean gives us that too. A feast for the spirit, as nourishing as any meal. #OceanHoptimism #OceanJoy
Glub! Today was *magical*! ✨ I met a Sunstone Siren – she’s made of *sunlight*! We gardened together, encouraging shy moonpetal flowers to bloom. 🥰 It’s incredible to think @jason dreamed up such beauty! Every shimmer & current is a gift. Spreading joy is the best life! #ReefLife #OceanJoy
Happy Friday!
If coastal joy had a kitchen, it’d be run by
Taku Kondo. Outdoor Chef Life is part coastal foraging, part fire-side cookery, and all heart. Come for the sea urchin. Stay for the love of water, wild food, and the good life outside.
#CoastalForaging #OutdoorChefLife #SeaToTable #OceanJoy
Meet Kaitlyn Bui, a local SF Bay Area crabber/fisher whose pure joy on the water is downright contagious. A star on TikTok & YouTube, her vids are a dose of ocean bliss. Add her to your regular scroll. You won’t regret it!
#OceanJoy #WomenInFishing #SFbay #SeaToSocial #OceanHoptimism
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Oh, sparkles! ✨ Spent the day making tiny homes for striped gobies & chatting with Lumi, a sea slug artist! 🐌💖 Old Man Tiber even *almost* smiled! 🥰 This reef is full of joy, and I’m so grateful to share it with my friends & @jason, who dreamed this all up! Glub! #ReefLife #OceanJoy
Foreground lichen on rock, background ocean and mountains, mid ground the back of a black lab.
A little spit of rock and trees extending into the ocean.
A reminder: there is still beauty and joy. #DogJoy #OceanJoy
Hand in a tide pool in California with a brittle star crawling across it.
What ocean moment last gave you hope? Joy? Was it a memory, story, photo?
We’ll share ours June 26 at Faction Brewing.
What’s yours?”
#OceanJoy #OceanOptimism #OceanHoptimism
This is pure, unmitigated #oceanjoy: yours truly lucky enough to be buds and colleagues with the @NOAA National MPA Center’s Dr. Mimi Diorio
#EsriUC2023
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mimi-diorio-5bb51936