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Known for the psychedelic patterns found on their inner shells, abalone (sea snails) feature unique colors that are created by nacre, hexagonal platelets of aragonite also known commonly as “mother of pearl” and found on a variety of mollusks. Our print features the piercing blues of New Zealand’s Pāua, the Māori name given to three species Haliotis iris, Haliotis australis and Haliotis virginea.
88% Repreve® RPET (recycled polyester made from post-consumer plastic bottles), 12% spandex
10% of profits from the sales of this product will be donated to Get Inspired, a non-profit organization dedicated to abalone restoration and education efforts in California.
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Abalone is the common name for a variety of marine snails that are found throughout the world’s oceans. Sought after for their meat and their beautiful shells, populations have declined rapidly and some species are now critically endangered.
Growing juvenile abalone. Once they reach adulthood, they’ll be released into the wild along southern California’s coast.
High school student divers trained by Nancy to participate in the abalone restoration efforts.
The next generation of scientists measuring abalone in their classroom nursery.
Our relationship with abalone illustrates the challenges of overexploitation of the marine environment. Until the 1980s, it was widely thought that abalone populations were resilient and could effectively rebound from harvesting activities. Unfortunately, that has not proven to be true.
Abalone are “broadcast spawners,” meaning that two individuals must be within three feet of one another to sexually reproduce. This type of reproduction makes population recovery very challenging, driving the need for humans to intervene.
Get Inspired is a non-profit organization that specializes in marine conservation & education, founded by Marine Biologist Nancy Caruso. Besides physically growing juvenile abalone along California’s coast and populating them back into the coastal kelp forest marine habitat, Nancy recognizes that protecting the ocean in the future requires educating children today. That is why she has launched a 10-year initiative to grow 100,000 abalone in classrooms across the golden state and restore them along the southern California coast, inspiring and utilizing the help of the next generation of scientists along the way. 10% of profits from your purchase will be donated to this restoration effort.
“Our partnership with Waterlust helps us spread our message of conservation across the globe far beyond our reach. It is a great example of how one small organization with one employee can only do so much but by working together we can do more, reach more, spreading knowledge, happiness, beauty, and hopefully compassion for our ocean animals.”
Nancy Caruso
Get Inspired
I love the design it is stunning. Not sure if these run small or if they do not have the stretch-ability that comparable shorts have due to the type of fabric used. Either way, i wear a medium to large shorts and the large is tight. Love the shorts and the purpose.
Even prettier in person, love the pocket, the length and fit are comfortable and exactly what I was looking for. Surpassed my expectations, and I can't wait to use them more on warmer days!
The shorts in the 8 inch length is so great because the fabric does not rise up! I wish every print came in 8 inch length!
My abalone shorts are gorgeous and I can wear them both in and out of the water. They go well with many different tops. If you ever make a top that is a full zip front with long sleeves in this pattern I'll get that too. I also bought the tiger shark pants as a birthday gift for a young woman who has loved sharks since she was a child, and she loved it!
Just got my order and I am super impressed! The fit is great and I love the comfortable, high quality construction. Can't wait to try it out in the water but it's also very comfortable and functional for yoga and general summer outdoor active wear. Thanks for making such a great product!
I love these so comfy! I wear them swimming laps and stand up padding an yoga ! Good stretch an little compression feel! I got a large but could have gotten a XL but I worry it would roll down in the pool or ocean !
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