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Raina Mermaid 🧜‍♀️🇨🇦

@hfxmermaid.bsky.social

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A maritime midlife mermaid mother. Youtuber, Mermaid, Canada, Toddler Mom, Photography, Model, Freediver, Author, Actress, Public Speaking, endo warrior https://youtube.com/@hfxmermaid https://halifaxmermaids.com/ https://linktr.ee/rainamermaid

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Raina Mermaid 🧜‍♀️🇨🇦 @hfxmermaid.bsky.social · Nov 30

Hello 🦋 ap! My name is Raina and I have been a professional mermaid for 16 years. I make fun videos on YT and gotten to be in tv/movies/music videos. Im a mum to one because I have endometriosis, he's my miracle kid. Toddler. I play guitar and enjoy photography, karaoke and freediving.

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Raina Mermaid 🧜‍♀️🇨🇦 @hfxmermaid.bsky.social · 5h

My latest video in my Mermaid 101 series is up!

This is a series of lectures I gave introducing people to the mermaid industry and hobby. It's great for newbies and people who are interested in the business or hobby side of things.

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Professional Mermaid Skills, Artistry, Tail Makers & More - Mermaid 101 Part 3

YouTube video by Raina Mermaid

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Raina Mermaid 🧜‍♀️🇨🇦 @hfxmermaid.bsky.social · 21h

A common thread I am seeing across SAR in NS is terrible or no cell coverage limiting people's ability to call for help, and limiting helps ability to mobilize. I remember making a 911 call in Truro and couldn't keep a signal. Wasn't this an election promise at some point? To address it?

Raina Mermaid 🧜‍♀️🇨🇦 @hfxmermaid.bsky.social · 21h

I know multiple folks who either had to work the attempted rescue, or were related to the victims, of the terrible tragedy this passed weekend for those two kids. It's such a horrible horrible case, pit in my stomach all weekend. My mama heart breaks for them.

Raina Mermaid 🧜‍♀️🇨🇦 @hfxmermaid.bsky.social · 23h

I hope you're ok now, that musta been scary! Dad just waited 3+ hours and they finally there. He'd have gone to ER himself but terrible pain couldn't sit in the car.

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Raina Mermaid 🧜‍♀️🇨🇦 @hfxmermaid.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely my good friend is a paramedic

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Raina Mermaid 🧜‍♀️🇨🇦 @hfxmermaid.bsky.social · 1d

This is in no way shading EHS but my dad been waiting hours for an ambulance. He was told it could be a 4 hour wait. Years ago I called for a man at a restaurant having anaphylaxis and it still took an hour. I sent another patron to a nearby pharmacy for help while we waited. We need to do better

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Raina Mermaid 🧜‍♀️🇨🇦 @hfxmermaid.bsky.social · 1d

Black Phone 2 was pretty good, unexpectedly so. Here's our spoiler free review

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Should You Pick up The Black Phone 2 Or Let it Go To Voicemail? - Black Phone 2 (2025) Review

YouTube video by Instant Movie Reviews with Raina & Droo

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Raina Mermaid 🧜‍♀️🇨🇦 @hfxmermaid.bsky.social · 3d

Another week, another fire fighter 50/50 I didn't win lol 😂

Raina Mermaid 🧜‍♀️🇨🇦 @hfxmermaid.bsky.social · 10d

Ophelia trend?? I may have been at that one a decade now. 😅😅 Mermaid style.

Raina Mermaid 🧜‍♀️🇨🇦 @hfxmermaid.bsky.social · 10d

This explainer video has been living rent free in my head. I'm very open to using AI for non creative heavy lifting of grunt tasks but we obviously need laws to govern it's use and the impact on the environment. I didn't know about the hidden text! Wild.
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AI Slop Is Destroying The Internet

YouTube video by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

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Raina Mermaid 🧜‍♀️🇨🇦 @hfxmermaid.bsky.social · 10d

We need laws that hold social media accounts accountable for letting bots run rampant. Spreading misinformation, being used for targeted harassment, AI slop etc. but then it would come out most actually only have like 20-30% real users and the rest are bots lol.

Raina Mermaid 🧜‍♀️🇨🇦 @hfxmermaid.bsky.social · 14d

Mermaid 101 - Terminology, Tails & Accessories

As part of my guest Panel, here is part 2 of my talk. Great for folks interested in the community or new to it!

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Mermaid Tails, Accessories, Terminology and Tools - Mermaid 101 - Part 2

YouTube video by Raina Mermaid

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Raina Mermaid 🧜‍♀️🇨🇦 @hfxmermaid.bsky.social · 17d

Nanny and I absolutely loved Patricia as Mrs. Bucket from keeping up appearances. (I'm sorry, bouquet) This woman lived a long and fascinating life and inspired me a lot with her talk of female aging and life long learning. I have so many happy memories laughing about her with my nanny ❤️❤️

Raina Mermaid 🧜‍♀️🇨🇦 @hfxmermaid.bsky.social · 20d

I just keep trying to remind myself; I'm in a historically difficult phase/season of my life, and we are living in unprecedented times. We are all just doing the best with what we have, and feeling down from time to time is a normal and healthy response to the chaos.

Raina Mermaid 🧜‍♀️🇨🇦 @hfxmermaid.bsky.social · 21d

Happy Son's Day (Yesterday).

Raina Mermaid 🧜‍♀️🇨🇦 @hfxmermaid.bsky.social · 21d

Some fun underwater footage in the Tanin Tides! If you're curious about the extended fluke on this, I was shocked...barely any drag! Looked so good.

I filmed this footage by myself too!

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I Swam in the Ocean in a Mermaid tail & Filmed Myself - Ocean Swim 360 Mertailor Tanin Tides

YouTube video by Raina Mermaid

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 27d

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site

As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.

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Raina Mermaid 🧜‍♀️🇨🇦 @hfxmermaid.bsky.social · 28d

Working hard to learn 360 video. Here's my latest attempt with a longer description in the photo

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Mike Montgomery 🇨🇦 @themaritimelord.bsky.social · Sep 19

Some of the shots from shooting with @hfxmermaid.bsky.social. Full gallery should be up on my homepage now!

(Yes, I held off posting just so I could use #FishyFriday)

#photographersofbluesky #EastCoastKin #photographersunited #Halifax #photography #HaliSky

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Raina Mermaid 🧜‍♀️🇨🇦 @hfxmermaid.bsky.social · Sep 15

My latest video! Featuring my custom designed mertailor fabric mermaid tail, while practicing in a hotel pool during travel. Filmed with my 360 camera fully by me! Mertailor Mermaid Tails By Eric Ducharme

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My Custom Mertailor Fabric Mermaid Tail - Hotel Pool Practice

YouTube video by Raina Mermaid

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Raina Mermaid 🧜‍♀️🇨🇦 @hfxmermaid.bsky.social · Sep 9

...and Raina does too!

Raina Mermaid 🧜‍♀️🇨🇦 @hfxmermaid.bsky.social · Sep 8

I dont watch much American TV that isn't streaming platforms. I just flipped on CBS for the MTV VM awards and uh.... right before they started... an ICE commercial?!?! yikes.

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Raina Mermaid 🧜‍♀️🇨🇦 @hfxmermaid.bsky.social · Sep 7

Bestie and I give spoiler free review of The Conjuring Last Rites.

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The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025) - First Reactions & Review *No Spoilers*

YouTube video by Instant Movie Reviews with Raina & Droo

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Raina Mermaid 🧜‍♀️🇨🇦 @hfxmermaid.bsky.social · Sep 6

Starting the long journey of editing up all my summer content, here's a feature looking at my Orca themed tail created by Mertailor. I filmed this fully by myself, using a 360 camera while I swam.

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Killer Whale Orca Mermaid Mertailor Tail - Swimming Practice in Hotel pool

YouTube video by Raina Mermaid

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Raina Mermaid 🧜‍♀️🇨🇦 @hfxmermaid.bsky.social · Sep 5

Just got out of a movie with one of the worst audiences ever. So many people using phones with full brightness and loud notifications, talking, up and down seats constantly, chewing loudly on plastic bottles!!!! Gah.