A tidal wave of hope #PlanetOrPlastic
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Complete Fri, Nov 16, 2018<5 mins
This is a story of hope in which a group of young people from a subsistence fishing community joins a save the ocean initiative to impact behavior change that would reverse the tide.
Cover: #MermaidsHatePlastic project at https://blog.vonwong.com/mermaidplastic/
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