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10 Tips for Responsible Tide Pooling

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

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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