oceansocial.us is a Mastodon instance for marine professionals working in science, education, conservation, policy, and management. Building upon Dr. Craig McClain's work on establishing "Nerds of Trust" on social networks oceansocial.us is a cohesive community within the fediverse to discuss and share ocean news, stories, and ideas as well as providing a resource for people interested in connecting with marine professionals.

If you'd like to help support oceansocial.us and help cover administration and server hosting fees, please consider making a small monthly contribution to Andrew's Patreon campaign: Andrew David Thaler is creating tools for ocean science and conservation.