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

“Panther John’s tall tales of Jose Gaspar lent an air of mystery and adventure to our childhood summers on Little Gasparilla Island, where we searched for treasure, and a pirate kingdom watchtower, atop a Calusa mound.” #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #Thalassophiles #ThrowbackThursday