Author name: Charlotte Johnson

The wolf fish is a fascinating creature that plays an important role in the ocean’s ecosystems. Unfortunately, overfishing, pollution, and climate change are putting immense pressure on its population. Without action, the wolf fish could become extinct in our lifetimes.

Oarweed, Wakame, and Bladderwrack. A textile project with a background dyed with Indigo. Seaweeds represented in a variety of media

Native Oyster Textile project – Background is dyed Indigo and Fustic. I found the other objects including, native oyster shells,

I liked the bird and thought it would be good to sew it.

I wanted to embroider the shark.

I liked the picture!

I love shiny fish in the sea.

Stop using so much plastic packaging if possible when purchasing food and recycle everything that you can !

Every species in our seas and on our beaches is connected through some part of their life cycle. Any negative impact on one of these species can have a disastrous result for many others. We must think every time we, as humans, make a decision or take a step – how will this effect the wildlife around me. It needs to be our priority.

For every piece of plastic produced, every wrapper, every throw away toy, every bag, we are poisoning not only the planet, not just the animals who get tangled and drown, not just the sea creatures who starve to death because their stomachs are full of plastic, not just the mammals and birds trapped and dying of dehydration in landfill, but ourselves too.

Your children and grandchildren will be born with microplastics in their body. Their lives will be shortened before they’ve taken their first breath. For the sake of money and convenience. Save your family, save the planet, stop using plastic.

This beautiful, sensitive, intelligent creature is something we need to protect and treasure. We can learn so much by watching how it manages it’s environment and relates to others. They are higly intelligent invertebrates and have been known to form bonds with humans. I am so saddened by the growth of octopus farms.