Mission Blue: We Owe You a Big Thank You! 🌟 "The Story of Plastic" is Exposing the Plastic Industry 📢 Meet Sylvia the Shark! 🦈 #TBT to Dr. Earle’s TIME Feature!

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Thank you – we exceeded our fundraising goals! Voices of Hope: hear how a plastic pollution activist plans to change the world Meet the silvertip shark made from an unlikely material Watch Dr. Earle's TIME Firsts feature! Wow! We Have Some Incredible Supporters (YOU)! In and 2017 and 2018, we set a goal of raising $250,000 to aid in our efforts to explore and protect the ocean. Thanks to you, we not only met our ambitious goal but EXCEEDED it. You're rockstars, and we couldn't do this without you. Mission Blue thanks you! Didn't make a donation in 2018? You can still donate by clicking below. Support Mission Blue The Widening Gyre: A Plastic Activist's Story Surfer and activist Stiv Wilson began his ocean conservation mission by working to ban plastic bags in Oregon and became addicted to the cause. After working to ban other plastic products, he realized that real change won't happen by going after individual plastics – the entire industry must be exposed and disrupted. Stiv is now Executive Producer and Creator of The Story of Plastic, an organization working to create a future without plastic pollution. Learn more about the "plot to trash the planet and the global movement rising up to stop it"! Read the Story Watch the Video! This Giant Shark is Made From Plastic Pollution (!) Meet Sylvia: she's a cheery silvertip shark sculpture created by Washed Ashore, an organization working to raise awareness of the ocean's growing plastic pollution problem. Sylvia, just like each of the 70 pieces made by Washed Ashore, is made from recovered plastic garbage collected from the beaches along Oregon's coast. Founder and artistic director Angela Haseltine Pozzi decided to name the giant plastic shark after our very own Dr. Sylvia Earle – a nod towards the Mission Blue founder's life work to preserve the world's oceans. Read more about Washed Ashore's missionhere. Learn About Sylvia the Shark! #TBT to Dr. Sylvia Earle's TIME Feature! Read the Article Share the News! Watch Dr. Earle's Feature Mission Blue inspires action to explore and protect the ocean. Will you join us? Make a Donation Gift Mission Blue Nominate a Hope Spot

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