Official Selection at the San Francisco International Ocean Film Festival Our futures depend on healthy oceans, but they face many challenges. Lost fishing gear, though only 1/10 of the marine debris trash found in the oceans, can be the most detrimental to marine life, causing ghostfishing, entanglement, ingestion, and in many cases death. In this film, we explore how individuals can be a part of the solution to this critical issue by following 3 different stories: a conscientious surfer, a progressive crab fisherman, and a sustainable seafood restaurant owner. By working together or taking individual actions, we hope to inspire audiences to be an everyday ocean hero.

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This short film features a surfer, a commercial crab fisherman, and a sustainable seafood restaurant owner. The commercial crabbing section features work by SeaDoc's Kirsten Gilardi and Jen Renzullo to set up a sustainable commercial crab pot recovery program off the coast of Northern California.