Memorial Day 2020
As we head into the unofficial start of summer, it's an excellent time for reflection given the global circumstances of the last ~3 months due to both COVID-19 and how the US government is behaving (like a banana republic). Typically, this weekend wo…
50th Anniversary of Earth Day (and 38th Anniversary of the Conch Republic)
In honor of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day this Wednesday, 4/22, we're going to take a slightly different focus given we are beach and ocean oriented and the ocean makes up ~71% of the land mass of the earth's surface. When the initial Earth…
World Water Day
This Sunday, March 22nd, is World Water Day which celebrates water and raises awareness of the ~2.2 billion people, out of ~7.8 billion worldwide, or 25%+, living without access to safe water. The United Nations initiated World Water Day in 1993 to…
Our Ocean
Earlier this week I came across a great post, on LinkedIn of all places, on the Deep Sea and as I thought it was a really cool post I wanted to share it with folks. For me, the engaging part is the interactivity as you scroll down through…
Happy New Year 2020!
Just a quick post to wish everyone best wishes for 2020 as well as to officially recognize we are one (1) year away from the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. Long overdue we afford the ocean the respect it des…