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My activism runs deep as the sea, and starts with the desire to protect those that cannot protect themselves. The sea turtle is the closest to a spirit animal I have ever come, and I continue to do my best every day to ensure the future health of our oceans so their home is safe, and pure for generations to come. Sustainable fishing is key, so paying attention to the fish I eat, and the oceans from which they come is paramount.
In January of 2005 I saw my first sea turtle when shore diving “five caves five graves” in Wailua-Maui, Hawaii. A dive master took these photos as this sea turtle literally tapped me on the shoulder, surprising me. This turtle stayed with me, swimming by my side for more than 10 minutes. It is an experience I will never forget.
Ocean conservancy is near and dear to my heart, in my personal life, professional life (www.nordicnaturals.com) and in my spiritual life. I encourage you to learn more about the mystery of the deep, and to donate to any cause that helps to preserve this precious resource. My favorite charity for oceanic preservation is: www.oceanconservancy.org
A simple way to get involved with ocean conservancy is to start with beach cleanups. Organized, or on your own, picking up trash strewn along beaches or river fronts makes a considerable difference in maintaining the ocean’s health. If the ocean is healthy, so too are the species within it.
On my honeymoon in July 2006, my husband Matt & I came upon a vacant strip of beach ocean side of the Lihue airport on Kauai. Because this beach was just a small strip of sand littered with lava rock, and because it lay below inter-island flight paths, it was not frequented or maintained by the tourism industry. This strip of sand and rock was littered with large balls of net that washed ashore from fishing boats, buoys made of plastic and styrofoam, and dozens of foam flip-flops and plastic containers. All of this detritous lay in the midst of tide pools where the ocean’s various juvenile fish populations mature, and where – on the sandy beaches – sea turtles lay eggs.
Between the sea turtle nests and the ocean, the beach was so strewn with litter that it was difficult to imagine the treacherous path the newly hatched sea turtles must traverse on their first terrestrial foray. We did our best to clear a path for the unhatched nest, though we quickly ran out of water and had to return to our hotel, hiking through golf courses and across unincorporated land. The dent we left may have been small, but no doubt was significant just the same. If each person would make this same level of effort, mountains would become mole hills, and each challenge would seem ever smaller. Together we can change the world, and the great deep for the better.
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