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10 Tips for Responsible Tide Pooling

Follow these simple steps to protect sea creatures and their natural habitats.

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Place all trash in proper receptacles. Plastic bags can look like jellyfish to hungry sea turtles and seals. Six-pack rings can trap ocean critters and birds, so cut rings into pieces before disposing.
Robert Holmes, Text by Julia Rutland

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Place all trash in proper receptacles. Plastic bags can look like jellyfish to hungry sea turtles and seals. Six-pack rings can trap ocean critters and birds, so cut rings into pieces before disposing.

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Stay Safe Wear a sunblock T-shirt, or slather on chemical-free or physical sunscreens that contain zinc oxide or titanium dioxide. Studies suggest chemical sunscreens can kill coral reefs. Bonus: Sunblock clothing is reusable, and you don’t have to remember to reapply.

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Offering a snack to fish and sea turtles encourages them to be dependent on humans and disrupts their diet.

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Place all trash in proper receptacles. Plastic bags can look like jellyfish to hungry sea turtles and seals. Six-pack rings can trap ocean critters and birds, so cut rings into pieces before disposing.

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