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We’re stoked by how popular our Nudibranch Nirvana line of advocate apparel has been, but bummed some people weren’t able to snag theirs before selling out. But if your rhinophores have been drooping since missing the first batch, good news, we just finished the second and everything is back in stock!
..for now

It’s Fieldwork Friday! We had the pleasure of joining our Mermaid print cause partners Ocean Rescue Alliance Int. for a day of monitoring their artificial reefs.

ORAIs latest artificial reef modules off the coast of Hollywood Beach, FL were deployed in May 2025. Since then, ORAI, in partnership with the Int. SeaKeepers Society and a team of volunteer scientific divers monitor six sites: 4 artificial reefs and 2 natural reefs adjacent to the modules.

Monitoring for this project included fish surveys, benthic and soft coral surveys, and photogrammetry imaging of each artificial reef module. Photogrammetry is a fascinating tool used in many different industries. Basically, it a process of capturing 2D images and stitching them together to create a 3D model. A great tool for visualizing changes over time!

The monitoring data will help the ORAI team determine how the artificial reefs are developing biologically and structurally over time, and provide a way to compare them to the nearby natural reefs to evaluate their ecological performance.

Did you know these artificial reefs are open to the public? Head over to ORAI’s website to learn more about how you can visit! You may even spot a few mermaids 🧜‍♀️ 👀

Diving the rigs at Flower Garden Banks and blending right in with the reef life in my Waterlust nudibranch leggings 🪸✨
Out here on the Gulf platforms, these leggings are basically camouflage for the real stars of the show… the lionfish. We’re hunting them down, one by one, keeping the native fish and corals safe.
ZooKeeper in hand, spear ready, and looking like I belong on the rig. Nothing better than a good lionfish session in some of the prettiest water around. 🧜🏻 📸: Renee Liggero 🛍️: Brandi Garin 🙏🏻💕

This shark week, it’s time to take a hard look at your inner circle cause that’s not your girl!!

Let’s talk about sun protection…

When you get the shipping notification email and realize all the nudis are heading your way.

Arguably the most colorful animals in the ocean, Nudibranchs are soft-bodied marine gastropod molluscs that ditch their shell after the larval stage to live the squishy life around the world. With thousands of radically colored species that live in all of Earth’s oceans, we couldn’t bring ourselves to limit the design to just one, and instead created a magical mosaic of mollusc magnificence that celebrates 23 different species!

We’re launching this line with two legging designs, a reversible top, unisex shorts, a sunsuit, headband and scrunchie. But because our sea slug spirit runs so deep, we also created three 100% organic cotton graphic tees that tell the world, “Hey, I love nudibranchs and so should you!”

5% of sales from your purchase are donated to the Gosliner Slug Lab in the Invertebrate Zoology and Geology department at the California Academy of Sciences Led by the “Godfather of Nudibranchs” Dr. Terry Gosliner, they are the world’s leading research group studying nudibranchs globally and have identified and scientifically described over a third of known species. Your support will fund research projects that include developing molecular methods to understand the diversity of nudibranch families and how nudibranch diversity can serve as indicators of ecosystem health and provide the basis for establishing new marine protected areas.

Available now at Waterlust.com