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<div>Ahoy amazing reader, thank you for being here.
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<div><strong>This is Fabri, Juli (flaco), Majita and Hugo. Following Our Nature.</strong>
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<div>We bought a small sailboat called Coqui and we want to turn it into a platform to support conservation projects, document marine life, and help the people working to protect our seas.
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<div>We love the sea.
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<div>We love animals and people.
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<div>We love our Nature.
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<div>And we want to protect it.
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<div>This purpose connected us.
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<div>It brought us together in Australian waters to experience the beauty of our world and try to help it.
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<div>Over the last years, we’ve been moving around the world, taking part in many different conservation efforts such as:
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<li><strong>Working alongside scientists and researchers.</strong>
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<li><strong>Crewing on research and conservation vessels.</strong>
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<li><strong>Assisting whale and dolphin research.</strong>
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<li><strong>Street fundraising for reforestation.</strong>
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<li><strong>Workshops.</strong>
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<li><strong>Beach cleanups.</strong>
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<li><strong>Filmmaking</strong>
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<li><strong>Ethical wildlife tours</strong>
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<div>Collaborating from big organizations and universities to small organizations and local artists.
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<div>Sometimes organized.
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<div>Sometimes spontaneous.
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<div>Always real.
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<div>We’ve learned that there is no perfect way to help.
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<div><strong>There is only doing what you can, where you are.</strong>
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<div>Through conservation actions, photography, filmmaking, and shared stories, we want to create awareness, education, and real connection with nature - being out there, cleaning up, observing, learning, and sharing.
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<div><strong>We found a way to be even closer to the ocean, we bought a small sailboat called Coqui! She's a steel boat from 1975, full of stories of her own and hopefully many more to come.</strong>
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<div><strong>Coqui is a tool to:</strong>
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<li>Support conservation and research projects
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<li>Document marine life responsibly
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<li>Help with actions like ghost-net removals
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<li>Create awareness for local and international communities
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<li>Generate stories that help people feel the ocean, not just look at it
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<div><strong>She’s also a learning space.</strong>
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<div>Because there is so much to learn from the ocean.
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<div>Learning to <strong>fix things.</strong>
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<div>(Its an oldie, and needs a lot of love)
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<div>Learning <strong>how to do all of this</strong>
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<div>We want to help our environment and the people working on it.
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<div>Learning <strong>patience and humility</strong>
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<div>We know what we can bring to projects, we have done it before but also we know that everything takes time.
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<div><strong> HOW YOUR SUPPORT HELPS </strong>
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<div>Your support goes directly into keeping this project alive and functional:
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<li>Marina fees
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<li>Boat repairs to keep Coqui safe
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<li>Research and documentation equipment
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<li>Diving equipment for possible ghost-net removals
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<li>Plumbing and electrical improvements
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<li>Dinghy for short missions and logistics
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<li>Carpentry improvements 
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<div>We are happy to show all expenses and budget breakdowns if required.
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<div><strong>Not everything has to be money.</strong>
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<div><strong>We also accept useful donations such as:</strong>
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<li>Binoculars for spotting animals
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<li>Camera gear for photo ID and documentation
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<li>Marine equipment
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<li>Whatever comes to your mind that could contribute to the project
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<div>All funds raised will be used solely to support and run this project.
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<div>It's a project based on kindness, soundness and pure intentions.
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<div>We just want to keep the boat, the work, and the stories moving us through the seas, helping however we can.
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<div>May the ocean be with you all
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<div>We love you!
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<div><em>Spottedfabri,</em>
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<div><em>Julian, Encouters again and again</em>
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<div><em>Majita</em>
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<div><em>Hugo.</em>
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<div><em>if you would like to read some of the experiences we have helped in the past you can read this blog</em>
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