About this campaign
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The Sanctuary Ocean Count is a signature outreach and citizen science project that Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary hosts annually. Ocean Count serves to promote public awareness about humpback whales, the sanctuary, and shore-based whale watching opportunities in the Hawaiian Islands. The count is conducted three times per year during peak whale season and provides a snapshot of humpback whale sightings from the shoreline. Participants tally humpback whale sightings and document the animals? surface behavior during the survey. The Sanctuary Ocean Count project is highly dependent on and hugely successful due to our enthusiastic and dedicated volunteers! Check out oceancount.org to volunteer or learn more!
The 2020 t-shirt focal design was generously created by artist Jess Soriano. Jess is an illustrator, animator, designer and environmental activist. She recently finished up her graduate studies in science illustration from the renowned Science Illustration Program at California State University, Monterey Bay. Learn more about Jess and check out her other art work on her website: https://www.landseastudios.com.
Her inspiration for the design, it comes from working with HIHWNMS! I call this design "Courage to Grow" and my experience at this sanctuary has helped me learn about the importance of Hawaiian culture, about the endless connections found in nature that allows life to thrive together, and overall about myself and the courage it took for me to step out of my comfort zone and work on multiple projects that test my creativity. In this design, a mother humpback whale supports her calf as her baby learns how to swim, and as they swim together, her calf takes a leap of courage to breach with his/her momma. It's learning in times of play that allows us to remember what has been given to us, to appreciate what we have learned, and to use this new found knowledge to be a better version of what we were before.
Also included in the t-shirt design is the HIHWNMS kapa print going down the front left of the t-shirt. It was gifted from PMNM our sister site in consultation with select members of the Native Hawaiian community. This particular kapa design has many meanings including its initial appearance and symbolism that mirror the shape of a whale tail in its overall form and the individual shape of each of the chevrons. The deeper meaning of the design originates from members of the Native Hawaiian community who have connections to the kohol? and other kin and can be interpreted in other ways.
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