Ocean Hoptimism
@oceanhoptimism.org
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!
www.oceanhoptimism.org
www.oceanhoptimism.org
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Ocean Hoptimism
@oceanhoptimism.org
· May 13
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
We’re always on the lookout for ocean-themed prezzy ideas this time of year—and SAHASSA’s spectacular octopus art is chef’s kiss (w/ 8 arms). 🐙✨ Dive into something wildly unique, beautifully marine, and 10% off. Perfect for your favorite ocean nerd.
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#OceanHoptimism
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November 23, 2025 at 12:29 AM
We’re always on the lookout for ocean-themed prezzy ideas this time of year—and SAHASSA’s spectacular octopus art is chef’s kiss (w/ 8 arms). 🐙✨ Dive into something wildly unique, beautifully marine, and 10% off. Perfect for your favorite ocean nerd.
#OceanHoptimism
#OceanHoptimism
Ocean Hoptimism jumps ahead a week earlier once again—Dec 18—to dodge the holiday chaos and deliver a December surprise.
We won’t tell you who’s speaking yet… but you’ll definitely be talking about it afterward. For now, just this clue.
#OceanHoptimism #DecemberSurprise
We won’t tell you who’s speaking yet… but you’ll definitely be talking about it afterward. For now, just this clue.
#OceanHoptimism #DecemberSurprise
November 22, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Ocean Hoptimism jumps ahead a week earlier once again—Dec 18—to dodge the holiday chaos and deliver a December surprise.
We won’t tell you who’s speaking yet… but you’ll definitely be talking about it afterward. For now, just this clue.
#OceanHoptimism #DecemberSurprise
We won’t tell you who’s speaking yet… but you’ll definitely be talking about it afterward. For now, just this clue.
#OceanHoptimism #DecemberSurprise
Tonga may soon recognize whales as legal persons, honoring ancient ties, protecting vital ocean kin, and setting a global first. A move that says whales aren’t resources but relatives with a right to thrive. A powerful step for culture, climate, and conservation.
#OceanHoptimism #Relationality
#OceanHoptimism #Relationality
#Whale and #ocean advocates are preparing a bill ahead of November elections to grant legal personhood to the island kingdom’s first ancestors. #Tonga atmos.earth/ecological-w...
Tonga Could Soon Become the First Country to Recognize Whale Rights | Atmos
Ahead of Tonga’s election, whale and ocean advocates are preparing a bill to grant legal personhood to the island kingdom’s first ancestors.
atmos.earth
November 21, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Tonga may soon recognize whales as legal persons, honoring ancient ties, protecting vital ocean kin, and setting a global first. A move that says whales aren’t resources but relatives with a right to thrive. A powerful step for culture, climate, and conservation.
#OceanHoptimism #Relationality
#OceanHoptimism #Relationality
Spread some holiday cheer and protect SF Bay! Grab these special greeting cards (illustrated by Bay Area artists) benefiting our friends at @sfbaykeeper.bsky.social —100% of proceeds support their work defending the Bay. A little card, a lot of impact. 🎁
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November 21, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Spread some holiday cheer and protect SF Bay! Grab these special greeting cards (illustrated by Bay Area artists) benefiting our friends at @sfbaykeeper.bsky.social —100% of proceeds support their work defending the Bay. A little card, a lot of impact. 🎁
cardsagainstclimatechange.org/shop-to-donate
cardsagainstclimatechange.org/shop-to-donate
Liz Taylor shared an extraordinary image last night: manganese nodules grown around fossilized shark teeth—teeth that fell to the seafloor millions of years ago, slow-danced in sediment, then accreted into these strange, balls of metal.
#OceanHoptimism
#OceanHoptimism
November 21, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Liz Taylor shared an extraordinary image last night: manganese nodules grown around fossilized shark teeth—teeth that fell to the seafloor millions of years ago, slow-danced in sediment, then accreted into these strange, balls of metal.
#OceanHoptimism
#OceanHoptimism
Liz Taylor, CEO of DOER Marine, reminds us: there are plenty of reasons to feel hopeless about the ocean—but also 8 billion reasons for hope. Each of us can make better choices, take part in local restoration, and care for the ocean like our lives depend on it. Because they do. #OceanHoptimism
November 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Liz Taylor, CEO of DOER Marine, reminds us: there are plenty of reasons to feel hopeless about the ocean—but also 8 billion reasons for hope. Each of us can make better choices, take part in local restoration, and care for the ocean like our lives depend on it. Because they do. #OceanHoptimism
We’re building community at Ocean Hoptimism: one talk, one conversation, one pint at a time. Grateful to every speaker and every person who shows up. You’re helping lay the groundwork for something hopeful, local, and lasting. Thank you for being part of this.
#OceanHoptimism
www.oceanhoptimism.org
#OceanHoptimism
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November 21, 2025 at 6:32 PM
We’re building community at Ocean Hoptimism: one talk, one conversation, one pint at a time. Grateful to every speaker and every person who shows up. You’re helping lay the groundwork for something hopeful, local, and lasting. Thank you for being part of this.
#OceanHoptimism
www.oceanhoptimism.org
#OceanHoptimism
www.oceanhoptimism.org
Huge thank you to everyone who brought food donations to our Thanksgiving drive last night! ❤️ You made a real difference for East Bay families heading into next week. Community, compassion & ocean hope—this is what #OceanHoptimism looks like.
November 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Huge thank you to everyone who brought food donations to our Thanksgiving drive last night! ❤️ You made a real difference for East Bay families heading into next week. Community, compassion & ocean hope—this is what #OceanHoptimism looks like.
Last night’s #OceanHoptimism was so much fun. Liz Taylor kicked us off by celebrating our own SF Bay Hope Spot—highlighting seagrass restoration gains and the Wild Oyster Project’s gritty, local magic. Proof that recovery is already happening right here in our backyard. Come be a part of it!
November 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Last night’s #OceanHoptimism was so much fun. Liz Taylor kicked us off by celebrating our own SF Bay Hope Spot—highlighting seagrass restoration gains and the Wild Oyster Project’s gritty, local magic. Proof that recovery is already happening right here in our backyard. Come be a part of it!
Wondering what pairs perfectly with deep-sea exploration and Faction beer? Curry & Combo, of course! Indian & Cajun-inspired menu. The food truck’s fired up—come hungry, curious, and ready to dive in tonight. 🌊🍛🍺
#OceanHoptimism
#OceanHoptimism
November 21, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Wondering what pairs perfectly with deep-sea exploration and Faction beer? Curry & Combo, of course! Indian & Cajun-inspired menu. The food truck’s fired up—come hungry, curious, and ready to dive in tonight. 🌊🍛🍺
#OceanHoptimism
#OceanHoptimism
In just 3 hours, Liz Taylor unveils the next gen of submersible tech!
Dive into the mesopelagic—200–1,000m deep, where light fades, life glows, & the planet’s largest daily migration moves carbon to the deep.
Come hear why this hidden world matters.
Join us at #OceanHoptimism, 7-8pm, Faction Brewing
Dive into the mesopelagic—200–1,000m deep, where light fades, life glows, & the planet’s largest daily migration moves carbon to the deep.
Come hear why this hidden world matters.
Join us at #OceanHoptimism, 7-8pm, Faction Brewing
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November 20, 2025 at 11:55 PM
In just 3 hours, Liz Taylor unveils the next gen of submersible tech!
Dive into the mesopelagic—200–1,000m deep, where light fades, life glows, & the planet’s largest daily migration moves carbon to the deep.
Come hear why this hidden world matters.
Join us at #OceanHoptimism, 7-8pm, Faction Brewing
Dive into the mesopelagic—200–1,000m deep, where light fades, life glows, & the planet’s largest daily migration moves carbon to the deep.
Come hear why this hidden world matters.
Join us at #OceanHoptimism, 7-8pm, Faction Brewing
Liz Taylor’s DOER work opens a world where the ocean’s deep, dark expanse is not emptiness but invitation—a vast, starless sky turned inward. She gives us access to that hidden cathedral of pressure and mystery, where every shadow holds a story waiting to surface.
Meet her tonite at #OceanHoptimism.
Meet her tonite at #OceanHoptimism.
November 20, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Liz Taylor’s DOER work opens a world where the ocean’s deep, dark expanse is not emptiness but invitation—a vast, starless sky turned inward. She gives us access to that hidden cathedral of pressure and mystery, where every shadow holds a story waiting to surface.
Meet her tonite at #OceanHoptimism.
Meet her tonite at #OceanHoptimism.
A little rain doesn’t scare us—that’s just pre-ocean. 🌧️🌊
Give yourself a bit of extra time on the damp commute and come early to Ocean Hoptimism tonight. Beer’s on, food truck’s hot, vibes are high. See you at Faction!
#OceanHoptimism
Give yourself a bit of extra time on the damp commute and come early to Ocean Hoptimism tonight. Beer’s on, food truck’s hot, vibes are high. See you at Faction!
#OceanHoptimism
November 20, 2025 at 6:22 PM
A little rain doesn’t scare us—that’s just pre-ocean. 🌧️🌊
Give yourself a bit of extra time on the damp commute and come early to Ocean Hoptimism tonight. Beer’s on, food truck’s hot, vibes are high. See you at Faction!
#OceanHoptimism
Give yourself a bit of extra time on the damp commute and come early to Ocean Hoptimism tonight. Beer’s on, food truck’s hot, vibes are high. See you at Faction!
#OceanHoptimism
Tonight’s the night! 🌊✨
Ocean Hoptimism is back 7–8pm at Faction Brewing with Liz Taylor of DOER Marine—deep-sea legend and explorer extraordinaire. Plus: our food drive for East Bay families. Bring a can, bring a friend, bring the hype. Let’s fill the room AND the pantry! #OceanHoptimism
Ocean Hoptimism is back 7–8pm at Faction Brewing with Liz Taylor of DOER Marine—deep-sea legend and explorer extraordinaire. Plus: our food drive for East Bay families. Bring a can, bring a friend, bring the hype. Let’s fill the room AND the pantry! #OceanHoptimism
November 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Tonight’s the night! 🌊✨
Ocean Hoptimism is back 7–8pm at Faction Brewing with Liz Taylor of DOER Marine—deep-sea legend and explorer extraordinaire. Plus: our food drive for East Bay families. Bring a can, bring a friend, bring the hype. Let’s fill the room AND the pantry! #OceanHoptimism
Ocean Hoptimism is back 7–8pm at Faction Brewing with Liz Taylor of DOER Marine—deep-sea legend and explorer extraordinaire. Plus: our food drive for East Bay families. Bring a can, bring a friend, bring the hype. Let’s fill the room AND the pantry! #OceanHoptimism
Come through! Tomorrow night, 7-8pm. Great speaker, great topic, great cause.
Bring a canned or boxed food item to donate, grab a beer, and bask in the good vibes with your Ocean Hoptimism pals.
#OceanHoptimism
Bring a canned or boxed food item to donate, grab a beer, and bask in the good vibes with your Ocean Hoptimism pals.
#OceanHoptimism
November 20, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Come through! Tomorrow night, 7-8pm. Great speaker, great topic, great cause.
Bring a canned or boxed food item to donate, grab a beer, and bask in the good vibes with your Ocean Hoptimism pals.
#OceanHoptimism
Bring a canned or boxed food item to donate, grab a beer, and bask in the good vibes with your Ocean Hoptimism pals.
#OceanHoptimism
Coral futures, Pokémon wisdom. 🌊✨ Our newest blog says the stakes are high, and we’ve gotta catch ’em all while there’s still time. Read the post: www.oceanhoptimism.org/post/choosin...
#OceanHoptimism #Pokémon #CoralReefs
#OceanHoptimism #Pokémon #CoralReefs
Choosing the Living Reef
What a Pokémon Can Teach Us About Real-World HopeWe’ll admit this up front: we had to do a fair bit of Wikipedia-ing (and, more accurately, Poké-pedia-ing) to write this piece. We’re a little too long...
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November 20, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Coral futures, Pokémon wisdom. 🌊✨ Our newest blog says the stakes are high, and we’ve gotta catch ’em all while there’s still time. Read the post: www.oceanhoptimism.org/post/choosin...
#OceanHoptimism #Pokémon #CoralReefs
#OceanHoptimism #Pokémon #CoralReefs
We’re continuing the reef-futures arc we began in @therevelator.org, but now through the lens of a coral Pokémon whose split fate offers both a caution and a compass. After all, the point of speculative fiction isn’t prediction—it’s course correction while we still can.
#OceanHoptimism #Pokémon
#OceanHoptimism #Pokémon
November 19, 2025 at 9:47 PM
We’re continuing the reef-futures arc we began in @therevelator.org, but now through the lens of a coral Pokémon whose split fate offers both a caution and a compass. After all, the point of speculative fiction isn’t prediction—it’s course correction while we still can.
#OceanHoptimism #Pokémon
#OceanHoptimism #Pokémon
Tomorrow’s Ocean Hoptimism comes with extra heart: we’re hosting a Thanksgiving food drive with our friends at Faction Brewing to support East Bay families. Bring a can, chip in, and feel that warm glow of community. See you Thursday! 🌊🦃
#OceanHoptimism #CommunityCare #EastBayLove
#OceanHoptimism #CommunityCare #EastBayLove
November 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Tomorrow’s Ocean Hoptimism comes with extra heart: we’re hosting a Thanksgiving food drive with our friends at Faction Brewing to support East Bay families. Bring a can, chip in, and feel that warm glow of community. See you Thursday! 🌊🦃
#OceanHoptimism #CommunityCare #EastBayLove
#OceanHoptimism #CommunityCare #EastBayLove
Celebrating the 50-year mark of the rebel spirit that has shaped Hawaiʻi’s conservation pulse—just like The Monkey Wrench Gang ignited awareness, the courageous landing on Kahoʻolawe in 1976 embodied that Abbey ethos: armed not with wrenches but with aloha-ʻāina, defiance and hope. 🌊🌿#OceanHoptimism
November 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Celebrating the 50-year mark of the rebel spirit that has shaped Hawaiʻi’s conservation pulse—just like The Monkey Wrench Gang ignited awareness, the courageous landing on Kahoʻolawe in 1976 embodied that Abbey ethos: armed not with wrenches but with aloha-ʻāina, defiance and hope. 🌊🌿#OceanHoptimism
Blitzen IIIPA is back! 10.5% and colder than a kayak seat at dawn. Perfect for winter Ocean Hoptimisms, holiday cheer, and making bold life choices like “sure, I’ll have a second one.” 🍻❄️
Available this Thursday at our “Engineering Hope” #OceanHoptimism. #FactionBrewing #BlitzenIIIPA #BSkyBeer
Available this Thursday at our “Engineering Hope” #OceanHoptimism. #FactionBrewing #BlitzenIIIPA #BSkyBeer
November 18, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Blitzen IIIPA is back! 10.5% and colder than a kayak seat at dawn. Perfect for winter Ocean Hoptimisms, holiday cheer, and making bold life choices like “sure, I’ll have a second one.” 🍻❄️
Available this Thursday at our “Engineering Hope” #OceanHoptimism. #FactionBrewing #BlitzenIIIPA #BSkyBeer
Available this Thursday at our “Engineering Hope” #OceanHoptimism. #FactionBrewing #BlitzenIIIPA #BSkyBeer
Busted! The Trump Admin just got hit with a legal notice for killing endangered species in violation of the law. Environmental groups aren’t letting it slide. When leaders fail, our friends at @sfbaykeeper.bsky.social @biologicaldiversity.org & @friendsoftheriver.bsky.social step up.
#OceanHoptimism
#OceanHoptimism
Environmental Groups Send Trump Administration Legal Notice for Killing Endangered Species - San Francisco Baykeeper
Media Contacts: Fiona Baker, Associate Communications Director, San Francisco Baykeeper, (510) 671-5705, fiona@baykeeper.org Gary Bobker, Program Director, Friends of the River, (415) 272-6616, gbobke...
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November 18, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Busted! The Trump Admin just got hit with a legal notice for killing endangered species in violation of the law. Environmental groups aren’t letting it slide. When leaders fail, our friends at @sfbaykeeper.bsky.social @biologicaldiversity.org & @friendsoftheriver.bsky.social step up.
#OceanHoptimism
#OceanHoptimism
All this cautionary deep sea mining news this week only underscores the real priority: exploring, not exploiting, the deep. Perfect timing to learn from one of the world’s leading deep sea tech voices—Liz Taylor—at Ocean Hoptimism on Nov 20. Dive in with us. 🌊
#OceanHoptimism #DOERMarine #DeepSea
#OceanHoptimism #DOERMarine #DeepSea
November 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
All this cautionary deep sea mining news this week only underscores the real priority: exploring, not exploiting, the deep. Perfect timing to learn from one of the world’s leading deep sea tech voices—Liz Taylor—at Ocean Hoptimism on Nov 20. Dive in with us. 🌊
#OceanHoptimism #DOERMarine #DeepSea
#OceanHoptimism #DOERMarine #DeepSea
A lot of deep-sea mining news this week—and none of it encouraging. A new assessment finds leading projects in American Samoa are unworkable and uneconomic, relying on unproven tech and wildly optimistic cost estimates. Bottom line: the math doesn’t add up.
#OceanHoptimism #StopDeepSeaMining
#OceanHoptimism #StopDeepSeaMining
Unworkable, uneconomic, unsustainable, and unnecessary: A new report goes deep on seabed mining risks, finding lots of speculation, and little upside: tinyurl.com/ytnjb8pb
DSM Technical/Economic Feasibility Report — NOPC - National Ocean Protection Coalition
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November 18, 2025 at 6:14 PM
A lot of deep-sea mining news this week—and none of it encouraging. A new assessment finds leading projects in American Samoa are unworkable and uneconomic, relying on unproven tech and wildly optimistic cost estimates. Bottom line: the math doesn’t add up.
#OceanHoptimism #StopDeepSeaMining
#OceanHoptimism #StopDeepSeaMining
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We've published two articles at @therevelator.org looking back at the 50th anniversary of Edward Abbey’s The Monkey Wrench Gang. First came an essay by the real-world inspiration for one of the novel's characters, Bonnie Abbzug: therevelator.org/happy-50th-b...
Happy 50th Birthday, Monkey Wrench Gang • The Revelator
Half a century after the novel’s publication, the Glen Canyon Dam still stands, now home to the world’s largest mud puddle.
therevelator.org
November 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
We've published two articles at @therevelator.org looking back at the 50th anniversary of Edward Abbey’s The Monkey Wrench Gang. First came an essay by the real-world inspiration for one of the novel's characters, Bonnie Abbzug: therevelator.org/happy-50th-b...
Fifty years on, The Monkey Wrench Gang still rattles the machinery. Abbey’s crew—shaped by friend and “Hayduke” muse Doug Peacock—reminds us that defending wild places demands spine, not spin. Their legacy: defiance, love of place, and a refusal to let destruction slide, then or now. Still true.
Doug Peacock, the real ‘George Hayduke,’ Looks Back on 50 Years of The Monkey Wrench Gang https://therevelator.org/doug-peacock-monkey-wrench-gang/
Doug Peacock, the real ‘George Hayduke,’ Looks Back on 50 Years of The Monkey Wrench Gang • The Revelator
Now a famed grizzly conservationist, Peacock served as Edward Abbey’s inspiration for the novel’s most pivotal, piercing character.
therevelator.org
November 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Fifty years on, The Monkey Wrench Gang still rattles the machinery. Abbey’s crew—shaped by friend and “Hayduke” muse Doug Peacock—reminds us that defending wild places demands spine, not spin. Their legacy: defiance, love of place, and a refusal to let destruction slide, then or now. Still true.