Ocean Hoptimism
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Uniting ocean enthusiasts over a pint! Ocean Hoptimism is a monthly gathering of ocean conservation, science, exploration, art, recreation, policy, & beer enthusiasts in SF Bay Area. Pint-sized hope for a brighter ocean future!
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We’re gonna need a bigger… pint. Sea. Stories. Suds. That’s the vibe. Join us every 4th Thursday at Faction Brewing for pints, purpose, and the hope we need for the ocean we love. #OceanHoptimism #SeaStoriesSuds #FactionBrewing #OptimismOnTap
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Deep sea mining is very bad for deep sea ecosystems.
What Scientists Found When a Deep Sea Mining Company Invited Them In
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Deep sea mining is very bad for deep sea ecosystems.
Our Dec 18 guest Andres Amador may be best known for jaw-dropping beach-scale sand art, but his curiosity doesn’t stop at the tide line. This labyrinth-inspired forest installation is pure magic: playful, curious, and alive. Enjoy the wonder. 🌊🍃✨
Join us in 12 days to meet Andres!
#OceanHoptimism
Join us in 12 days to meet Andres!
#OceanHoptimism
Andres Amador on Instagram: "Nearing the completion of my installation outside of Nevada City. Just finishing touches left to do. Made in collaboration with the Bear Yuba Land Trust as part of their a...
250 likes, 33 comments - andresamadorarts on June 26, 2025: "Nearing the completion of my installation outside of Nevada City. Just finishing touches left to do. Made in collaboration with the Bear Yu...
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December 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Our Dec 18 guest Andres Amador may be best known for jaw-dropping beach-scale sand art, but his curiosity doesn’t stop at the tide line. This labyrinth-inspired forest installation is pure magic: playful, curious, and alive. Enjoy the wonder. 🌊🍃✨
Join us in 12 days to meet Andres!
#OceanHoptimism
Join us in 12 days to meet Andres!
#OceanHoptimism
Sometimes life finds a way… like this newly discovered “fire amoeba,” thriving at 145 °F deep in the hot springs of Lassen Volcanic National Park 🌋 Even in the harshest places, life endures. That kind of resilience gives us hope. ✨ #OceanHoptimism #NatureFindsAWay #Extremophiles #Resilience
Scientists find a startling discovery in a national park's hot waters
Scientists found a new organism that thrives in a national park's hot waters.
www.sfgate.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Sometimes life finds a way… like this newly discovered “fire amoeba,” thriving at 145 °F deep in the hot springs of Lassen Volcanic National Park 🌋 Even in the harshest places, life endures. That kind of resilience gives us hope. ✨ #OceanHoptimism #NatureFindsAWay #Extremophiles #Resilience
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Drop a 🐙 if you oppose deep sea mining near the Mariana Trench
We've made it easy for you to participate
Click on the link in my bio for all the links
Drop a 🐙 if you oppose deep sea mining near the Mariana Trench
We've made it easy for you to participate
Click on the link in my bio for all the links
December 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
One week of public comment left
Drop a 🐙 if you oppose deep sea mining near the Mariana Trench
We've made it easy for you to participate
Click on the link in my bio for all the links
Drop a 🐙 if you oppose deep sea mining near the Mariana Trench
We've made it easy for you to participate
Click on the link in my bio for all the links
“Nothing is more seductive than not having to do anything.”
Oof. That lands.
At #OceanHoptimism, we reject the comfort of despair. Showing up for the ocean is work—messy, tiring, imperfect work. And still: we’ll do it again. And again. And again.
Because hope isn’t passive. It’s a practice.
#Hope 🌊
Oof. That lands.
At #OceanHoptimism, we reject the comfort of despair. Showing up for the ocean is work—messy, tiring, imperfect work. And still: we’ll do it again. And again. And again.
Because hope isn’t passive. It’s a practice.
#Hope 🌊
December 5, 2025 at 6:37 PM
“Nothing is more seductive than not having to do anything.”
Oof. That lands.
At #OceanHoptimism, we reject the comfort of despair. Showing up for the ocean is work—messy, tiring, imperfect work. And still: we’ll do it again. And again. And again.
Because hope isn’t passive. It’s a practice.
#Hope 🌊
Oof. That lands.
At #OceanHoptimism, we reject the comfort of despair. Showing up for the ocean is work—messy, tiring, imperfect work. And still: we’ll do it again. And again. And again.
Because hope isn’t passive. It’s a practice.
#Hope 🌊
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"Belize is on track to protect 30% of its marine environment by 2026. What does that mean for those doing the protection?" Uprooter @andrehabet.bsky.social for @climatespotlight.bsky.social
climatespotlight.com/marine-prote...
climatespotlight.com/marine-prote...
‘Marine Protected Areas are Everybody’s Business’
Over the course of six months, Climate Spotlight spoke to representatives from 6 of 7 of Belize’s Marine Protected Area co-managers to learn more about their job and what they believe it will take …
climatespotlight.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:25 PM
"Belize is on track to protect 30% of its marine environment by 2026. What does that mean for those doing the protection?" Uprooter @andrehabet.bsky.social for @climatespotlight.bsky.social
climatespotlight.com/marine-prote...
climatespotlight.com/marine-prote...
We took a hard look at today’s environmentalism in light of a few recent critiques and asked: is this playbook built for the moment we’re in? Spoiler: not really. But there is a way forward: messy, hopeful, honest.
Dive in 🌊
#OceanHoptimism #Environmentalism
Dive in 🌊
#OceanHoptimism #Environmentalism
December 4, 2025 at 6:54 PM
We took a hard look at today’s environmentalism in light of a few recent critiques and asked: is this playbook built for the moment we’re in? Spoiler: not really. But there is a way forward: messy, hopeful, honest.
Dive in 🌊
#OceanHoptimism #Environmentalism
Dive in 🌊
#OceanHoptimism #Environmentalism
December’s Ocean Hoptimism closes out 2025 with something special: an artist who turns beaches into living canvases and tide cycles into lessons on connection. 🌊✨
On Dec 18, we welcome earthscape artist and visionary Andres Amador to Faction Brewing.
FREE and open to all!
Join us!
#OceanHoptimism
On Dec 18, we welcome earthscape artist and visionary Andres Amador to Faction Brewing.
FREE and open to all!
Join us!
#OceanHoptimism
December 4, 2025 at 2:35 AM
December’s Ocean Hoptimism closes out 2025 with something special: an artist who turns beaches into living canvases and tide cycles into lessons on connection. 🌊✨
On Dec 18, we welcome earthscape artist and visionary Andres Amador to Faction Brewing.
FREE and open to all!
Join us!
#OceanHoptimism
On Dec 18, we welcome earthscape artist and visionary Andres Amador to Faction Brewing.
FREE and open to all!
Join us!
#OceanHoptimism
Dr. @lennecefer.bsky.social and Michelle Nijhuis's critiques hit hard: environmentalism isn't meeting the moment. Our new blog post sits with their ideas and looks for a way forward... not a blueprint, just an honest attempt to chart what might come next. 🌊
#OceanHoptimism #Environmentalism
#OceanHoptimism #Environmentalism
Rethinking the Playbook
How Environmentalism Lost Its Spark–and What a New, Faster, Braver Model Could Look LikeThe strangest thing about this moment in American environmental history is how predictable the response from big...
www.oceanhoptimism.org
December 3, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Dr. @lennecefer.bsky.social and Michelle Nijhuis's critiques hit hard: environmentalism isn't meeting the moment. Our new blog post sits with their ideas and looks for a way forward... not a blueprint, just an honest attempt to chart what might come next. 🌊
#OceanHoptimism #Environmentalism
#OceanHoptimism #Environmentalism
Did they all receive an invite to “chill?” — a giant walrus beach-party popped up in Svalbard. With sea-ice crashing out, they hauled out like it was Black Friday at the Arctic Costco 🛒. Two-ton tusked mountains, snoring, elbow-jostling for mussels, & geeking out over satellite pics. #WalrusLife 🦭🌊
Satellites Capture Massive Gathering of Gigantic Arctic Creatures on Remote Island
Scientists have uncovered a new, massive gathering of Arctic creatures, revealing startling insights into how climate change is impacting these iconic animals.
indiandefencereview.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Did they all receive an invite to “chill?” — a giant walrus beach-party popped up in Svalbard. With sea-ice crashing out, they hauled out like it was Black Friday at the Arctic Costco 🛒. Two-ton tusked mountains, snoring, elbow-jostling for mussels, & geeking out over satellite pics. #WalrusLife 🦭🌊
You can build your own CTD—or give one as a gift—thanks to Oceanography for Everyone (the DIY-OpenCTD makes ocean science for anyone 💙). Try it yourself, or surprise a friend with a kit… then read about the joys of old-school oceanography here: 👇
#OceanHoptimism #OpenCTD #OceanographyForEveryone
#OceanHoptimism #OpenCTD #OceanographyForEveryone
December 2, 2025 at 8:25 PM
You can build your own CTD—or give one as a gift—thanks to Oceanography for Everyone (the DIY-OpenCTD makes ocean science for anyone 💙). Try it yourself, or surprise a friend with a kit… then read about the joys of old-school oceanography here: 👇
#OceanHoptimism #OpenCTD #OceanographyForEveryone
#OceanHoptimism #OpenCTD #OceanographyForEveryone
Blink and it’s gone. But what disappears can also teach. In “The Art of What Won’t Last,” we reflect on impermanence—from tides to climate to Andres Amador’s shoreline art—and the hope that survives change.
#OceanHoptimism #Impermanence #Art
#OceanHoptimism #Impermanence #Art
The Art of What Won't Last
Impermanence as Teacher in a Changing OceanThere’s a moment—usually right after the last rake stroke—when an Andres Amador sand drawing becomes something more than geometry. Amador, whose monumental s...
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December 2, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Blink and it’s gone. But what disappears can also teach. In “The Art of What Won’t Last,” we reflect on impermanence—from tides to climate to Andres Amador’s shoreline art—and the hope that survives change.
#OceanHoptimism #Impermanence #Art
#OceanHoptimism #Impermanence #Art
In 18 days, we’re back at Faction Brewing—one week earlier than usual thanks to Christmas creep—for a night of tidal geometry, big-tent creativity, and end-of-year reflection. Let Andres Amador’s Earthscape artwork reset your compass.
🌊✨
#OceanHoptimism #BayAreaArts #SandArt
🌊✨
#OceanHoptimism #BayAreaArts #SandArt
December 1, 2025 at 6:12 PM
In 18 days, we’re back at Faction Brewing—one week earlier than usual thanks to Christmas creep—for a night of tidal geometry, big-tent creativity, and end-of-year reflection. Let Andres Amador’s Earthscape artwork reset your compass.
🌊✨
#OceanHoptimism #BayAreaArts #SandArt
🌊✨
#OceanHoptimism #BayAreaArts #SandArt
The swirls. The scale. The tide-timed awe. Meet the creator behind the sand designs that stop you mid-stride. Dec 18, we’re gathering one week early to end 2025 with art, intention, and ocean joy. Don’t miss this one. 🌊✨ #OceanHoptimism
Swirls 2025 Artwork
YouTube video by Andres “El Magnifico” Amador
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November 30, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The swirls. The scale. The tide-timed awe. Meet the creator behind the sand designs that stop you mid-stride. Dec 18, we’re gathering one week early to end 2025 with art, intention, and ocean joy. Don’t miss this one. 🌊✨ #OceanHoptimism
The Caribbean monk seal is gone—not forgotten. A warm-eyed sentinel of the reefs, silenced by our haste. On Remembrance Day for Lost Species, we honor what we’ve lost and fight harder for what still has a chance.
www.lostspeciesday.org
#OceanHoptimism
www.lostspeciesday.org
#OceanHoptimism
November 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The Caribbean monk seal is gone—not forgotten. A warm-eyed sentinel of the reefs, silenced by our haste. On Remembrance Day for Lost Species, we honor what we’ve lost and fight harder for what still has a chance.
www.lostspeciesday.org
#OceanHoptimism
www.lostspeciesday.org
#OceanHoptimism
Coming one week earlier because Christmas stole our parking spot and our usual Thursday.
Join us Dec 18 for earth-artist Andres Amador and an end-of-year Ocean Hoptimism splash of joy, hope, and good vibes. 🌊🍻
Same spirit, just… slightly time-shifted.
www.oceanhoptimism.org/save-the-date
Join us Dec 18 for earth-artist Andres Amador and an end-of-year Ocean Hoptimism splash of joy, hope, and good vibes. 🌊🍻
Same spirit, just… slightly time-shifted.
www.oceanhoptimism.org/save-the-date
November 29, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Coming one week earlier because Christmas stole our parking spot and our usual Thursday.
Join us Dec 18 for earth-artist Andres Amador and an end-of-year Ocean Hoptimism splash of joy, hope, and good vibes. 🌊🍻
Same spirit, just… slightly time-shifted.
www.oceanhoptimism.org/save-the-date
Join us Dec 18 for earth-artist Andres Amador and an end-of-year Ocean Hoptimism splash of joy, hope, and good vibes. 🌊🍻
Same spirit, just… slightly time-shifted.
www.oceanhoptimism.org/save-the-date
Your Friday quick read:
Some tools don’t just measure the ocean, they teach you to feel it.
Revisiting our ode to the humble Niskin bottle and the quiet rhythms that shaped generations of oceanographers. 🌊
#OceanHoptimism #Oceanography
Some tools don’t just measure the ocean, they teach you to feel it.
Revisiting our ode to the humble Niskin bottle and the quiet rhythms that shaped generations of oceanographers. 🌊
#OceanHoptimism #Oceanography
The Elegance of a Simple Bottle
A Nostalgic Look Back at Niskins, Messengers, and the Ritual of Knowing the SeaThere’s something infectious about the energy that lingers after an Ocean Hoptimism night—ideas still swirling, conversat...
www.oceanhoptimism.org
November 28, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Your Friday quick read:
Some tools don’t just measure the ocean, they teach you to feel it.
Revisiting our ode to the humble Niskin bottle and the quiet rhythms that shaped generations of oceanographers. 🌊
#OceanHoptimism #Oceanography
Some tools don’t just measure the ocean, they teach you to feel it.
Revisiting our ode to the humble Niskin bottle and the quiet rhythms that shaped generations of oceanographers. 🌊
#OceanHoptimism #Oceanography
December’s Ocean Hoptimism closes out 2025 with something special: an artist who turns beaches into living canvases and tide cycles into lessons on connection. 🌊✨
On Dec 18, we welcome earth-art visionary Andres Amador to Faction Brewing.
www.oceanhoptimism.org/save-the-date
On Dec 18, we welcome earth-art visionary Andres Amador to Faction Brewing.
www.oceanhoptimism.org/save-the-date
November 28, 2025 at 5:43 PM
December’s Ocean Hoptimism closes out 2025 with something special: an artist who turns beaches into living canvases and tide cycles into lessons on connection. 🌊✨
On Dec 18, we welcome earth-art visionary Andres Amador to Faction Brewing.
www.oceanhoptimism.org/save-the-date
On Dec 18, we welcome earth-art visionary Andres Amador to Faction Brewing.
www.oceanhoptimism.org/save-the-date
For the TL;DR crowd.
November 27, 2025 at 10:14 PM
For the TL;DR crowd.
Remote Pacific islands still teem with sharks, while many coastal areas have been emptied out. These remote MPAs are rare windows into what the ocean looks like when predators thrive, and why protection matters. 🌊🦈
#OceanHoptimism #HealthyReefsNeedSharks
#OceanHoptimism #HealthyReefsNeedSharks
Shark strongholds: Remote Pacific islands host thriving populations as coastal marine reserves falter
One of the most comprehensive surveys to date of shark and other large predator fish in the Eastern Tropical Pacific (ETP) ocean finds that remote marine protected areas (MPAs)—including the Galapagos...
phys.org
November 27, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Remote Pacific islands still teem with sharks, while many coastal areas have been emptied out. These remote MPAs are rare windows into what the ocean looks like when predators thrive, and why protection matters. 🌊🦈
#OceanHoptimism #HealthyReefsNeedSharks
#OceanHoptimism #HealthyReefsNeedSharks
Grateful today for this growing, passionate Ocean Hoptimism community: people who turn wonder into action, conversations into momentum, and hope into something we can feel. Thank you for showing up for the ocean and each other. 🌊💙
#OceanHoptimism #Gratitude
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#OceanHoptimism #Gratitude
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November 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Grateful today for this growing, passionate Ocean Hoptimism community: people who turn wonder into action, conversations into momentum, and hope into something we can feel. Thank you for showing up for the ocean and each other. 🌊💙
#OceanHoptimism #Gratitude
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#OceanHoptimism #Gratitude
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How community custody empowered Ecuador's crab catchers and revived its mangroves
->Mongabay | #mangrove | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai
->Mongabay | #mangrove | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai
How community custody empowered Ecuador's crab catchers and revived its mangroves
Under agreements for sustainable use and protection, Ecuador’s environment ministry has granted concessions for 98,000 hectares (about 242,000 acres) of mangrove forests to artisanal fishers in the Gulf of Guayaquil. The fishers can catch crabs to sell, but are committed...
news.mongabay.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Kelp forests — our sequoias of the sea — are struggling, but recovery is possible. 🌊 New doc Sequoias of the Sea spotlights threats and the communities racing to restore these underwater giants. Hope grows where action begins. 💙 #OceanHoptimism #RestoreTheBlue #KelpRecovery #SaveOurSeas
‘Sequoias of the Sea’ Documentary Highlights The Dangers Kelp Forests Face
‘Sequoias of the Sea’ Documentary Highlights The Dangers Kelp Forests Face
A new documentary that highlights the importance of kelp forests is making the film festival rounds.
dlvr.it
November 26, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Kelp forests — our sequoias of the sea — are struggling, but recovery is possible. 🌊 New doc Sequoias of the Sea spotlights threats and the communities racing to restore these underwater giants. Hope grows where action begins. 💙 #OceanHoptimism #RestoreTheBlue #KelpRecovery #SaveOurSeas
Prepare to lose yourself—and find yourself—in the massive earthscape art of Andres Amador on Dec 18 at Ocean Hoptimism. Join us to end 2025 with purpose and intention. #OceanHoptimism #AndresAmador #OceanArt
www.oceanhoptimism.org/save-the-date
www.oceanhoptimism.org/save-the-date
November 26, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Prepare to lose yourself—and find yourself—in the massive earthscape art of Andres Amador on Dec 18 at Ocean Hoptimism. Join us to end 2025 with purpose and intention. #OceanHoptimism #AndresAmador #OceanArt
www.oceanhoptimism.org/save-the-date
www.oceanhoptimism.org/save-the-date
The same person stripping protections and selling off leases to mine & drill formerly protected lands now graces the pass meant to celebrate them—while hiking fees $100 for non-Americans. It’s hypocrisy dressed as patriotism, and a path straight to financial & moral bankruptcy.
Trump's face on new national park passes outrages conservationists
Changes to the America the Beautiful passes prioritize U.S. citizens.
www.sfgate.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The same person stripping protections and selling off leases to mine & drill formerly protected lands now graces the pass meant to celebrate them—while hiking fees $100 for non-Americans. It’s hypocrisy dressed as patriotism, and a path straight to financial & moral bankruptcy.