Mermaids for Modoc, presented by Permaculture Pinup
The Modoc is the ship utilized by the nonprofit Earthrace Conservation. This nonprofit was founded by the legendary Captain Pete Bethune. Mermaids for Modoc is a campaign to raise awareness for the important work Earthrace Conservation, via the Modoc, does for global ocean and wildlife conservation. Captain Pete was instrumental in the major shift of Japanese whaling activity in the Anatarctic waters. Want to listen to Pete speak about this? Make sure to watch his TedX talk at the bottom of this post.
Earthrace Conservation currently works on joint fishery patrols with government agencies in Costa Rica and now Panama. In 2019 Earthrace signed an agreement with the Costa Rican Minister of Environment that approved Earthrace Conservation to partner with (the governmental agency) SINAC Rangers in Marine National Parks, and also jungle patrols in terrestrial National Parks.
Earthrace provides the Modoc ship, tender vessels, Schiebel S100 UAV, food, fuel and crew, while the government provides rangers to oversee operations. The partnership has been very successful, and they have recently made an agreement to commence similar patrols in Panama.
Campaigns prior to 2019 have targeted wildlife smugglers, wildlife poachers, illegal logging and illegal fishing. We’ve completed 2 seasons of our TV Show “The Operatives” that raises awareness about important conservation issues. Earthrace has also run training camps for government teams and NGOs involved in wildlife protection.
With Mermaids for Modoc, we are looking to create an alliance of caring merfolk who whill help spread the word about this important work and help us find donors for Earthrace Conservation to keep their integral work afloat. Join the campaign below.
LEARN MORE about EARTHRACE CONSERVATION
Below are some videos of Captain Pete Bethune including his TEDx Talk.
CALLING ALL MERFOLK!
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Modoc's first mermaid
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