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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We’ve been performing ocean cleanups, restorations, and research projects for over 10 years, and we’ll be honest: it's never been more difficult. Climate denial, funding cuts, and rising costs have made additional support a necessity. www.gofundme.com/f/its-been-a...

A small group performing Ocean Recovery, Restoration, and Research in the shallows

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

“How to Live on Earth” presented by Benedict Cumberbatch on YouTube is an ambitious, visionary feature documentary that explores our vital connection to nature and its role in our future. www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3mR...

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How to Live on Earth | Feature Documentary | Presented by Benedict Cumberbatch

YouTube video by Open Planet

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

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

Surfer, Anchor, Dive Mask, and Microscope emojis with "Surfers, Sailors, Divers, Scientists" typed beneath on a bright blue background

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Research in Southwest Florida has confirmed the presence of Margalefidinium polykrikoides, also known as "Rust Tide," in Charlotte Harbor—a harmful algal bloom (HAB) that causes toxicity and fish kills. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #Research #HAB

Rust Tide aerial photo, credit: Ralph Arwood, Calusa Waterkeeper

Wi-Fi digital microscope on the dock for field research

Margalefidinium polykrikoides algae under the microscope

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

...And these could have been "American-made solar panels on rooftops around the world," but we turned our backs on renewable energy and began a trade war instead.

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Only 30% of the US coastline is beach; even in beach-famous states, California is 28%, and Florida is less than half of its coastline. Today, we're working to reach that greater half. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #CoastalCleanup #Paddleboard #Kayak

A group of SUP paddleboarders paddling into the mangroves

A paddleboard on shore with a cleanup bucket and a burlap bag filled with litter

A volunteer in a kayak removing debris from mangrove roots

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

To paraphrase the bard, “We have taken too little care of this. But I am now about no waste; I am about thrift. For, being green, there is great hope… one touch of nature makes the whole world kin.” #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #ShakespeareSunday #SundayMorning #CoastalCleanup

A stretch of remote natural coastline with ocean, palms, and sky

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Day 1 of International Coastal Cleanup was a success! Our last bag drop-off of the day was at the sign-up tents where it all began. 9 more bags of litter, for a total of 56 on the day. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #CoastalCleanupDay

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

We were notified that bag drops 1 and 2 were retrieved by the local municipalities' waste management crews.

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

“Give me freedom or give me the rope. For I shall not take the shackles that subjugate the poor to uphold the rich.” In addition to International Coastal Cleanup, today is also International ‘Talk Like a Pirate Day’ #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #TalkLikeAPirateDay #CoastalCleanupDay

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

First bag drop: In order to keep cleaning, we are marking bag drop locations for pickup and continuing onward. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #CoastalCleanupDay

Clear trash bags filled with litter at a bag drop location

Volunteer marking a bag drop location using a GPS device

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

#WetTribe is hitting the coast early, with a squad rather than a platoon; however, we plan to make every dollar count by employing some force multipliers. We made an agreement with local municipalities to recover the filled bags behind us. #CoastalCleanupDay

Volunteers with bags and pickers cleaning a stretch of coast

Tying the top of a transparent trash bag filled on the beach

A natural gas waste management truck on the street to retrieve trash

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

It's International Coastal Cleanup Day! Early arrivals to get a long day of cleanup started. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #CoastalCleanupDay #SaturdayMorning

Coastal cleanup volunteer early morning arrival at the beach

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Black & white film grain photos of a rustic palm-covered coastline, a female surfer on a vintage truck, and an old stilt house.

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Sadly, these days, that's not far from the truth, with coastal homes falling into the sea.

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Coastal cleanup is more than just beaches. Mangroves act as "sinks" for microplastics, collecting massive amounts of tiny plastic particles in their dense root systems and sediments. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #CoastalCleanup #WetlandWednesday

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Storms act as a massive, dual-action pump that cycles plastic pollution between land and sea. This operates through two powerful vectors: stormwater runoff flushing microplastics out of storm drains and storm surge dumping microplastics ashore.

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Scientists estimate that at least 1,000 sea turtles die each year due to entanglement in plastic; that is an average of more than 1 turtle every 9 hours! Young sea turtles are especially at risk of ingesting or becoming entangled in plastic pollution. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #TurtleTuesday

A sea turtle with plastic bag in the water near Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.A. © Ben J. Hicks

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Storms act as a massive dual-action pump cycling plastic pollution between land and sea. This operates through two powerful vectors: stormwater runoff flushing microplastics out of storm drains, and storm surge dumping microplastics ashore. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #MangroveMonday #Microplastics

Storm drain with discarded plastics and microplastics collected by the rain

A plastic bag was washed from the storm drain into the bay

Ocean plastics and microplastics washed into the mangroves

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Research confirms that consistent coastal cleanups reduce the amount of microplastics on shorelines and in surrounding waters by over 99% within one year. Concrete evidence that tackling large plastic debris slows microplastic creation. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #CoastalCleanup #Microplastics

A blonde researcher sitting on the beach searching for microplastics with a colander

Filtering for microplastics in a metal sieve

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Climate-fueled storms and the surge of marine debris have dramatically increased the mobility of plastics. Flooding flushes consumer waste out of drainage systems, while strong coastal winds push massive deposits of plastic onto shore. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean

Post-storm coastal clean-up collecting debris washed ashore by the storm surge

Plastics collecting in a storm drain catch basin during a rainstorm

Macro- and microplastics mixed with organic debris on the storm surge tide line

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The Trump Administration moves to redefine ‘Wetlands’ eliminating protections for ‘ephemeral wetlands’ which we warn would harm essential breeding habitats for vulnerable wildlife. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #WetlandWednesday

An ephemeral wetland in a Florida wild grass prairie

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Sending healing vibes to our ohana on Kauaʻi. 🤲🌺🏝️🌈 Hurricane Lowell hit Kauaʻi hard, with 33,000 people without power on the island after the storm damaged the electric grid. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #HurricaneLowell #Hawaii #Kauai

Hurricane Lowell damage in Kaua'i with power lines down on the coast

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

#Deforestation and the critical decline of #orangutans due to #palmoil are among the most pressing environmental crises of our time. Indonesia and Malaysia produce 85% of the world's palm oil and are the only remaining wild habitats for orangutans. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #Wildfires #Rain

A lone orangutan wandering through a deforested former habitat

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

#PacificHurricanes are actively driving #OceanPlastic back ashore. Recent scientific studies confirm that these extreme storms act as high-powered environmental pumps and vectors that return marine #PlasticPollution to land. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean

A satellite photo of hurricanes Lowell, Karina, and Marie

Microplastics in a metal sieve ath the beach

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Not as big a totals, or as well audited, as when we clean up together… but not too bad. Mahalo to the other cleanup crews who took our volunteers in today. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #Coastal #Cleanup #LaborDayWeekend

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Wet Tribe members will be joining other community beach cleanups today: Santa Monica, Malibu, Westside, and San Diego Mission Beach, as well as the annual Lake Tahoe Labor Day beach cleanup. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #CoastalCleanup #LaborDayWeekend

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

“Headin' out to San Francisco for the Labor Day weekend show… Yes, it's been quite a summer, rent-a-cars and westbound trains… Come Monday, it'll be all right.” Happy Labor Day, everyone! #LaborDayWeekend #KeepThePartyGoing #BubblesUp youtu.be/XKGw_hrlaOY

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Come Monday - Jimmy Buffett

YouTube video by Margaritaville

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Environmental consequences of war: Israel has completely destroyed Gaza's water and wastewater systems, and now raw sewage is pouring into the Mediterranean, worsening an algal bloom that has forced the shutdown of 5 of 6 Israeli desalination plants.

Algae-covered water at the Palestinian Refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, on the Mediterranean coast, west of Deir El-Balah

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

“That villanous saltpetre should be digg'd out of the bowels of the harmless earth...” -William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 1 (Act I, Scene 3). #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #ShakespeareSunday

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The environmental consequences of destructive conflicts.

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Global biodiversity hotspots face mounting threats, with coral reefs at increased risk. A 45-year global study found that reefs can no longer recover between bleaching events, with recovery windows halved since 2010. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #FridayFieldUpdate

Coral bleaching event in the Maldives with a research boat floating above pale corals beneath the surface of the water.

Diver in a wetsuit standing on the deck of the research boat, peering down into the water.

A blonde volunteer in a swimsuit is climbing back on board using the dive ladder.

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Update: Another loss for environmental protections. The House passed H.R. 9436, also known as the Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act, delays federal conservation protections for the critically endangered North Atlantic right whales until 2035. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #NorthAtlanticrightwhale

Lost or abandoned pot, buoy, and rope debris covered in seaweed

An entangled whale breaching the surface, trailing ropes

Whale fluke entangled in ropes and buoys

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

“He was impressive, young and aggressive, saving the world on his own… Jim, some of it’s magic and some of it's tragic, but I had a good life all the way.” —Jimmy Buffett, ‘He Went to Paris’. We miss you, Bubba. #JimmyBuffett #BubblesUp

Black and white montage photo of a younder and older Jimmy Buffett

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

World Beach Day kicks off World Beach Month, raising awareness of pollution, erosion, and urban runoff; it also reminds us that while beaches are recreational spaces, they are also critical ecosystems. #WetTribe #WorldBeachDay #WorldBeachMonth

Sea oats growing in the sand dunes with the beach and ocean in the background

A 'Critical Wildlife Area' closed sign on a section of urban beach with buildings on the horizon

A sea turtle nesting on the beach with the morninf sun over the ocean

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Whether it is National Beach Day yesterday, World Beach Day tomorrow, or every single day, we love and protect the ocean and that magical place where it meets the land. Love. Protect. Enjoy! 💙🌊 #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #NationalBeachDay #WorldBeachDay

Bare footprints in the sand on the edge of foaming turquoise waters

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

"Hic sunt dracones" is a Latin phrase for "Here be dragons." People used it to mark dangerous, unmapped, or unexplored territories on maps. Today, the phrase is used metaphorically to describe tackling unknown challenges. Here be dragons indeed!

An illustration of a sea serpent attacking a ship on an antique map

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

As watermen, we spend a lot of time around maps, old, new, digital, and especially nautical. The "Gulf of Mexico" first appeared on the map in 1550, while “Lake Ontario” comes from Indigenous Iroquoian languages, adopted on European maps by the 17th Century. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #MapMonday

A nautical chart on the deck of a boat in the mangroves

The 1763 map of Florida and the Gulf by Gibson

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Lightning strikes during summer storms routinely spark fires in the sawgrass marshes and coastal prairies; so, while fire is a normal, necessary part of ‘The Everglades’ ecosystem, its severity has been heavily worsened by drainage and climate change.

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

"Through bogs, fens, and flats, through bush, brake, and brier …and sometimes fire." —William Shakespeare (The Will-o'-the-Wisp ‘A Midsummer Night's Dream’, Act 3, Scene 1) #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #ShakespeareSunday #Midsummer

Columns of thick smoke are rising within the wetlands from a wildfire in the Florida Everglades

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Post-summer water quality monitoring is crucial because dropping water levels, lingering summer heat, and agricultural or stormwater runoff frequently trigger severe pollution and harmful algal blooms (HABs). #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #Research #WaterTesting #Kayaking #Camping #Saturday

A group of researchers in kayaks paddling across Florida Bay toward the Florida Everglades

Kayaks pulled ashore for a field research campsite on a shell island

Camping under the stars by the water's edge

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Yes, we worry about that with Florida water quality issues as well.

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