#turnthetide

Artwork created for OceanLove, visualising their mission and the top 5 winning ideas of the Ocean Innovation Awards, presented at the Oceanovation Festival in Den Haag. I feel honoured to contribute to such an important cause that is close to my heart and to share the love for the ocean, nature and its beautiful creatures. More information about OceanLove and the awards you can find here.

#Repost @sealegacy Filmed while on our Whale Shark Trip by the incredible conservationist...@shawnheinrichs @download.ins --- #Highlights2021: We continue to highlight the posts from the past year that you excitedly engaged with the most. Skimming along the ocean surface you see a dance of light peeking in and out of the tide, as if the sky's stars have made their way into the waves. As you glide closer, the dance becomes slower and begins to create more recognizable shapes, spots and stripes begin to form. Your eyes adjust to the dispersement of light and begin to realize, it's not a reflection of light against the water...it's light deflecting against an alluring blueish gray canvas...a whale shark! This leviathan beauty graces the waters as if it's in its own ballet with the ocean as its partner. You're immediately drawn in by its calm, accepting nature, releasing a tranquility that is rarely seen or experienced between species. Read on as our storyteller shares how whale sharks still leave him in awe to this day. Video and words by @shawnheinrichs // "If someone were to conceive of the perfect ambassador for sharks, they would have created whale sharks. These massive yet harmless creatures, with no shark teeth and covered in cute spots, are curious with swimmers and spend hours at the surface where people can interact with them. You couldn’t conceive of a better evangelist for sharks! One cannot help but feel humbled when one of these ocean giants graces your presence, watching as its huge body passes within feet of you, its huge mouth gulping down tiny plankton, all propelled by its mighty tail." From @jim_abernethy // @sealegacy & @onlyone are definitely unstoppable Conservationist working very hard to help our oceans and all aquatic life! I'm humbled but extremely grateful to be a part of them! Your support is critical to their efforts so thank for those that support them! #TurnTheTide #ocean #conservation #nature #video (at Isla Mujeres, Mexico) https://www.instagram.com/jim_abernethy/p/CX-Iot4pFpJ/?utm_medium=tumblr

#Repost @onlyone @download.ins --- Marine scientist and activist Randall Arauz is known for his devotion to ocean conservation in Costa Rica. Randall first went to Cocos Island in 2004 to figure out how to best track marine animals. He’s since been back 48 times. During his many years researching marine turtles, Randall began to notice a troubling trend. The massive schools of hammerheads around Cocos Island were not nearly as frequent, and the numbers were noticeably dwindling. The reason for the alarming decline of sharks in Costa Rican waters is overfishing and exploitation. “I would come to port and see all these shark fins—30 tons of shark fins—and I didn’t know how to wrap my head around the issue,” @randall_arauz says. Shark finning is the practice of catching sharks, removing their fins, and discarding the dead or dying shark back into the ocean. The atrocious practice continues today, and recent changes in Costa Rican legislation all but condone it. Earlier this year, Costa Rican President @carlosalvq signed a decree that declared sharks as commercial species instead of wildlife, even those at critical risk of extinction, leaving them open to overfishing with virtually no protection. On July 4th, Randall led a peaceful march in San Jose, Costa Rica urging the Government to restore critical protections for endangered sharks in Costa Rican waters. Hundreds of Costa Ricans took to the streets and joined him, including legislators like Jose Maria Villalta, who commented on the importance of sharks for marine ecosystems and economic activities like artisanal fishing. Costa Rica cannot call itself a leader in the protection of nature unless it also protects sharks and their habitats.  Stand with Randall and more than 30,000 other supporters to stop the killing of endangered sharks. ➡️Visit the link in our bio to sign or go to only.one/costarica. Photos by @andy_mann @la.orquidea.ninja and @shawnheinrichs #TurnTheTide #cocosisland #isladelcoco #sharkweek #oceanconservation #shark #sharks #sharkfinning #costarica #tiburon #tiburones (at Costa Rica) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRdxShMpU5U/?utm_medium=tumblr

Staying calm when things aren't working in your favour is how you turn the tide. . . . #turnthetide #stayingcalm #favorite #favor #calmness #calmyourmind #seeclearly #tide #clearvision https://www.instagram.com/p/COJuPp8FZ9F/?igshid=1wjb5wayh9uji

"BELIEVE there's no limit to what you can do!" . . . . A quote I was introduced to in my teens.. and always live by it.. whatever the situation.. whether it goes as planned or otherwise.. turn the tide in your direction to reach your destination anyway.. and more importantly BELIEVE that you can do it.. BELIEVE that it is happening.. BELIEVE that you are not about to give up.. BELIEVE in the journey.. and make it worth living.. every second of it.. BELIEVE that YOU are enough. . . . #believe #youareenough #iamenough #enjoythejourney #turnthetide #doitanyway #trustthetiming #gratefulheart #blessed #thankful #grateful #behappyforyourself #behappy #behappyforyourfriend #behappyforthepersonwhoishappy #love #doitwithlove #alwayswithlove #believeinthemagic #dotherightthing #forgive #behumane (at Mumbai, Maharashtra) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMMT2XOFi5R/?igshid=1ut7lz5tjjxey

SWIPE Reposted from @paulnicklen It seems only right to me that we give back to our planet after it has provided us with so much. On this Giving Tuesday, I'm asking you to consider joining The Tide in support of our conservation mission. @sealegacy, @onlyone, and our partners worldwide are working harder than ever to secure vital marine protected areas, restore coral reefs, tackle the climate crisis, and shape a better future for our home. The truth is that we won't achieve any of this without your support, so I mean it when I say the future is in your hands. If you have the means, please visit the link in my bio to make a donation – any amount helps, and 100% of your contributions will support ocean stories, solutions, and campaigns to help create a healthy, abundant ocean. #OnlyOneOcean #TurnTheTide #AllHandsOnDeck #givingtuesday #yoursupportmeanstheworld https://www.instagram.com/p/CISD_sNBKpM/?igshid=1rbagsgo3vudp

Artist: Sylver⠀ Title: Turn the tide⠀ Label: B²⠀ Style: Trance⠀ Released: 2000⠀ Country: Belgium 🇧🇪 ⠀ Enjoy it, follow @zabrod.dj, leave your comments and tag your friends.⠀ ⠀ #sylver #turnthetide #tranceclassics #trance #tranceanthems #tranceaddict #techno #djing #psytrance #hardtrance #goatrance #electronicmusic #stayhome #instamusic #ravenation #oldschool #remembermusic #sylverturnthetide (en Igualada) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEhkODRAKfP/?igshid=9pm1w56nkntl