What's a beach if it's underwater?

Ocean-lover. Pseudo-artist. Earth-enthusiast.

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Anybody, anywhere can make a difference.

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American Siren - Navy from MiamiMerpeople

This women's racerback tank is comfortable, form-fitting, and perfect for a casual, athletic look. • 100% fine ring-spun cotton • Form-fitting • Racerback • Made in the USA, sweatshop free

Perfect summer tank top for the Fourth of July! Free US shipping through the month of June!

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Lazy share for salt Saturday, some nondescript fish AKA a family for dad

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It’s Philanthropy Friday, this Friday check out this teespring campaign: 100% of proceeds go to Special Olympics Florida

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It's Thought Thursday and World Sea Turtle Day! Aye, when life get's you down, picture yourself as above everything holding you down.

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It’s World Awareness Wednesday, and also World Elder Abuse Awareness Day! The elderly have spent their able lives giving, and when they need help, it’s important not to take advantage of them! Neglect is abuse, too.

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As part of the Waste Reduction Challenge, try cutting back on the amount of plastic you use.

Tip of the Day Tuesday is more like “17 tips of the day” Tuesday this week--> did you know that you can use your own container for takeout instead of the styrofoam ones? and that you can fill your reusable bottle instead of a cup at to-go places? In other words, to reduce your plastic footprint, bring your own container!

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It’s Marine Monday, and our first critter is the manatee, AKA sea cow. Manatees are no longer endangered in the US!

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It’s Salt Saturday, here’s a pic of a starfish in Biscayne Bay circa 2003.

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Faces Of The Endangered. 3,312 likes · 1,491 talking about this. I paint endangered species and spread awareness through my art and donate funds to...

It’s Philanthropy Friday, where a cause, platform, or fundraiser is showcased. Faces of the Endangered is a platform for the protection of endangered species created by Bria. She sells her paintings to raise awareness for these animals in addition to donating 75% to the International Fund for Animal Welfare (http://www.ifaw.org/united-states). Donations beyond the cost of the painting are also accepted for the IFAW.

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We know more about the surface of the Moon and about Mars than we do about [the deep sea floor], despite the fact that we have yet to extract a gram of food, a breath of oxygen or a drop of water from those bodies

Paul Snelgrove, Oceanographer (www.seasky.org/quotes/sea-quotes-ocean-exploration.html)

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The Blogs’s first WorldAwarenessWednesday happens to be World Oceans Day!  Are you up for the challenge? Make a wave and pledge to reduce the use of plastic?

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Tip of the Day Tuesday: Avoid sunscreens containing oxybenzone.

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The new What's a Beach if it's Underwater Tumblr structure, effective soon? Marine Monday: Focus on a marine critter. Tip of the Day Tuesday: Something we can actively do to try to protect the ocean and the planet. World Awareness Wednesday: News about a global event relating to the health of the planet. Thought Thursday: A thought of the day/quote. F(Ph)ilanthropy Friday: Focus on a non-profit/ cause/ local volunteer opportunity. Salt Saturday: Anything ocean goes! Shop Sunday: Featured item from the shop.

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Judge Dismisses Lawsuit to Free Lolita the Orca

Ever since Lolita, the sole orca at the Miami Seaquarium, was declared an endangered species last year, activists have pushed to retire her by suing the marine park for violating protections of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). In May of 2015, Howard Garrett, the president of the Seattle-based Orca Network,...

The name Dolores, often shortened to Loli, or affectionately, Lolita, is coincidently the Spanish word for “pains.”