Deep Sea Disco

04/01/2023

Lo**ta to be set free!!!! Huge win 🌊🐋💙

Officials announced plans on Thursday to transfer the orca, now 57, from the Miami Seaquarium to "home waters" in the Pacific Northwest.

01/13/2023

We’ve been cold the last couple years. This year we’re back at it and heating up… because the ocean is too. This week, as reported by Grist, a new paper titled “Another Year of Record Heat for the Oceans” was published in the journal, Advances in Atmospheric Science.

Our aim is to promote and celebrate progress and achievements in ocean conservation and regeneration. This is most effective when we’re grounded and honest about where we are now. Good news, events, and fresh dj mixes coming up, but first let’s ground. Check out the article in Grist below.

https://grist.org/climate/the-worlds-oceans-broke-a-heat-record-again/

Those higher temperatures could lead to more coastal erosion, flooding, and extreme weather

06/02/2019

Very well said...

Have you ever been on a beach where you couldn’t collect all the plastic? You had to eventually call it on the cleanup even though there was still tons of plastic bits remaining.
This is somewhat representative of the plastic problem.
Plastic itself isn’t inherently bad. It’s a great material when used correctly. The problem is we let this non biodegradable substance infiltrate so many parts of society that we can barely recall it now that we know it is seriously detrimental for the environment! 😳Plastic will not just be chilling, but it will be killing whales & disrupting hormones & reproductive systems in living creatures for it’s predicted lifetime of 1000 years.
Instead of walking away from a beach of trash or this complicated plastic problem, we just keep picking up trash, bit by bit. We stay open minded and keep trying to uncover the better way. Cleaning beaches is important but the main problem is at the source. It’s not as sexy as a trashed beach being restored to pristine sand; which is why it needs our support more than ever. Pressuring corporations to design plastic OUT of their products is a huge task. You and I can quit plastics, but if the rest of the world continues buying all the plastic our beaches will continue to look like this and our weekends will still be full of beach clean events.
We need to stop production of plastics which means we are up against big oil. Big task! Sometimes overwhelming. Lucky we have aligning the global organisations that are working to pressure corporations to turn off the tap on plastics.
Individual impact does matter. Beach cleans matter. Bringing your own cup and using less plastic matters. Each bit of plastic on this beach was a consumer choice saying YES to some product!!! Your choices do add up. Start with yourself. Then expand to your community. Support the breakfreefromplastic movement! We are in this together! 💙

04/24/2019

Make less, Use less

https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2019/04/23/china-plastic-waste-ban-throws-global-recycling-into-chaos.html

From grubby packaging engulfing small Southeast Asian communities to waste piling up in plants from the US to Australia, China's ban on accepting the world's used plastic has plunged global recycling into turmoil.

03/28/2019

Best way to start decreasing plastic consumption is cutting out plastic water bottles! Super easy, just grab a reusable canteen to bring along with ya everywhere ya go

Just 90 minutes from Toronto, residents of a First Nations community try to improve the water situation as the beverage company extracts from their land

03/22/2019

Did anyone say responsibility can't be fun??? Here's the Plastic Free Mermaid marching with Greenpeace UK through Rotterdam to bring a massive plastic monster to Unilever's doorsteps. Renowned international DJ, Gregor Salto, spins the vibes higher and higher as these peaceful warriors bring awareness straight to the source. Now that's a rave! Watch below to hear the Plastic Free Mermaid explain the rally and why Unilever.

03/19/2019

If we consume less, they will make less. How we spend and how we manage our own personal waste are so powerful...really all we need to see the change. Don't wait for policy. Quit the plastic addiction today!

The whale that washed up in the Philippines had ingested 16 rice sacks and "multiple" shopping bags.

03/15/2019

The industry is happy to shift responsibility onto consumers, but recycling is futile when €200bn is being invested in increasing output, say Lili Fuhr and Jane Patton

03/08/2019

Thinking about reducing your plastic use???

Watch Beth Terry's TED talk below and check out her book, Plastic Free: How I Kicked the Plastic Habit and How You Can Too --> https://myplasticfreelife.com/plastic-free-how-i-kicked-the-plastic-habit-and-how-you-can-too/



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JXWRVrFiKs

Beth Terry, the founder of Fake Plastic Fish, shares her story of plastic free living.

03/07/2019

This is a fantastic article filled with reasons and supporting evidence from current studies, like the 5 Gyres study of microplastics in German beer! Even if you don't observe Lent, it's worth taking a shot at living plastic-free for one month, or one full moon cycle... Pick a window of time and dedicate yourself to the challenge. The extent of the human plastic addiction will reveal itself. The closer we can get to kicking this addiction, the greater chance we have of securing the healthy future of this planet.

"Why not take these six weeks to make an active difference – one that will impact animals, people and environments around the world?"

By the way, a great point is made herein... Stay away from plastic #6 (the triangle with a 6 inside). This is the worst type for our environment and our health.

No one needs you to go on a diet masquerading as piety.

12/28/2018

Fathom is currently incubating a pivot away from producing events to consulting event producers, promoters, and venues on best practices for ocean friendly events (small and large scale). While we build out this new path, we'll be dropping fun post shares like this one 🐳 Happy 2019! 💙

Seismic blasting could help drive endangered North Atlantic right whales to extinction. Fight back now.

10/24/2018

"We don't inherit the Earth from our ancestors, We borrow it from our grandchildren."

09/13/2018

One million pounds of trash pulled from the ocean!!! Loving this team so much ~ https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffkart/2018/07/30/bracelets-fund-ocean-cleanup-1-million-pounds-and-counting/ ~ 4ocean

Buy a bracelet, save the ocean. A company called 4Ocean has pulled more than 1 million pounds of trash from the sea by selling bracelets made from recycled materials.

08/24/2018

Christina T goinggg Deeeeep

06/18/2018

THIS THURSDAY - Catch Fathom DJs Ryan Mannix & Moto Tembo spinning up a disco mælstrom at Save The Waves' Life Is A Wave 2018 w/ the super funky Sal's Greenhouse!

~ Grab tickets now to support the hard work of Save The Waves ~

06/09/2018

"PROTECT OCEANS - END DRILLING" Awesome conservation art in front of the Ferry Building in SF, just before San Francisco's March For The Ocean!! 🌊💙🐋

06/09/2018

Don't miss a beat this weekend ~ Check out all the activities going down in the SF-Bay Area!

TOMORROW - March For The Ocean: Sausalito & March for the Oceans SF & an epic Beach Cleanup Bash!

SUNDAY - World Ocean Day Cleanup

See you out there ocean-lovers! 🌊💙🐋

05/24/2018

Proud of our future!

05/23/2018

TODAY is ! Help out the turtles and tortoises of the world—as well as the ocean and all its creatures—by supporting the 4Ocean mission. Each bracelet purchase = 1 pound of trash removed!

Buy yours here: https://4ocean.com/

It's . The American Turtle Rescue is sponsoring it's 17th annual World Turtle Day. This day was created to help people celebrate and protect turtles and tortoises and their disappearing habitats.

05/22/2018

Have you checked out our website yet?? Head to DanceTheTidesClean.com and poke around! ~ We've got a comprehensive event list for all the fun happening throughout World Oceans Day weekend in the Bay Area ✨🌊💙💃🐋

05/18/2018

It begins with "No straw, please!" with every beverage order. Then the conversation expands and we can share the ales of the ocean with our friends, family, and colleagues while empowering our fellow consumers to make change -- to KICK our PLASTIC ADDICTION!

If you feel stuck and not sure how to make these steps toward a plastic free life, follow us here, follow The Plastic Free Mermaid at iquitplastics.com ...follow Beth Terry at myplasticfreelife.com ...you have the resources, you have the support, YOU HAVE THE POWER! Let's make change before it's too late!

Tip: When your server or bartender gives you a plastic straw after you requested not, keep it and collect them to send to Congress with a letter calling for a ban on single use plastic!

https://weather.com/science/environment/video/plastic-pollution-reaches-mariana-trench-deepest-part-of-ocean

Plastic pollution has reached new depths. Researchers find plastic in the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the ocean.

05/17/2018

Fred's going home!

Meet Fred. He's a 70 Pound Octopus that Gio bought from a fisherman yesterday with the sole intention of releasing him back into the wild. As you may or may not know, Gio has taken a moral position to no longer support the sales of ANY Octopus products. While it might seem strange, we think it's actually pretty cool. Stay tuned to follow Fred's released back into the wild. LIKE and SHARE !!

05/15/2018

From this incredible ocean ally, The Plastic Free Mermaid:

"Microplastics have been found in more than 90% of bottled water...ANOTHER REASON TO BYO...Small changes in YOUR daily life will ripple outwards to influence greater change."

Read the study:https://orbmedia.org/sites/default/files/FinalBottledWaterReport.pdf

Microplastics have been found in more than 90% of bottled water.

Twice as high as the amount of plastic bits found in bottled water.

Um what. Plastic is in our pure plastic bottled water? Yep.

In one bottle of Nestlé Pure Life, concentrations were as high as 10,000 plastic pieces per litre of water. 259 bottles from 19 locations in nine countries across 11 different brands found an average of 325 plastic particles for every litre of water being sold. Of the 259 bottles tested, only 17 were free of plastics, according to the study. The most common type of plastic fragment found was polypropylene – the same type of plastic used to make bottle caps.

ANOTHER REASON TO BYO.

Small changes in YOUR daily life will ripple outwards to influence greater change.

💙💙💙💙💙💙

Read the study:https://orbmedia.org/sites/default/files/FinalBottledWaterReport.pdf

05/11/2018

Big win for the ocean!! Though bans are great, enforcement will be 🔑

https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2018/04/25/uk-to-ban-all-plastic-straws-q-tips-and-single-use-plastics/

The UK is set to ban all sales of single-use plastics, including plastic straws and cotton swabs from the country as early as next year.

05/11/2018

Brilliant!!

05/10/2018

World Ocean's Day weekend (June 8-10) is right round the corner!! What will you be diving into?? Organizing an ocean-friendly event? Let us know! We can help you promote! 🌊💃

05/02/2018

Ocean SOS: MIAMI

05/02/2018

About mangroves, seagrass, and climate change on the coast of FL

03/12/2018

Question posed—answer: enthusiastic yes!

"The newer and still developing piece of the puzzle, though, comes from our recognition that an awful lot of people have an awful lot to lose from coral reef extinction. We are only just beginning to realize that we can engage these people and sectors — even if they might not always be the most obvious partners — as part of the solution. The challenge is to provide them with the information and the tools they need to make better decisions about actions that will impact reefs. Can we, in fact, empower them to become advocates for reefs? And if we do, can we save coral reefs?" —Dr. Mark Spalding, Senior Marine Scientist, The Nature Conservancy

An empowering and hopeful outlook on the dire battle to save the ocean's reefs, and timely preface to Fathom's upcoming Deep Sea Disco w/ Mission Blue & Moto Tembo. Come to Bar Fluxus on *Thursday, March 22nd* to learn about and celebrate all the amazing things Mission Blue does for the ocean and its reefs!



https://medium.com//its-not-too-late-to-save-coral-reefs-9e7c24f0b100

by Dr. Mark Spalding, Senior Marine Scientist, The Nature Conservancy