This Giving Tuesday, Keep &ldquo;The Listener&rdquo; Listening Dear Ocean Advocates,&nbsp; This year, our work gave voice to the Ocean, from the Maldives to the Mexican Caribbean. We amplified marine soundscapes at global forums like the UN Ocean Conference and contributed to an international book on ocean literacy with UNESCO and Springer Nature. Most importantly, we deepened our connection with communities through science, sound, and creativity. As you know, we use Passive Acoustic Monitoring to listen to the ocean, &ldquo;literally&rdquo;. Listening to the reef helps resource managers and communities protect marine life and inform better policies.&nbsp; In 2026, Keep &ldquo;The Listener&rdquo; Listening Next year, our goal is to maintain our flagship station, &ldquo;The Listener,&rdquo; located in Cancun. This beautiful underwater sculpture created by artist Jason deCaires Taylor was conceived, in collaboration with WOS founder Heather Spence, to house an acoustic recorder that monitors its surroundings. But this key feature requires regular maintenance. Each visit costs 500 USD. Our goal is to raise 6,000 USD to keep The Listener active all year long. Your donation helps us have a monthly maintenance visit. The cost includes: <ul fr-original-style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-inline-start:48px;" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px; box-sizing: inherit;"><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; box-sizing: inherit;">Boat fuel</li><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; box-sizing: inherit;">Scuba equipment service and rental</li><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; box-sizing: inherit;">Replacement batteries</li><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; box-sizing: inherit;">Storage devices (SD cards, hard drives, cloud storage)</li><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; box-sizing: inherit;">And a &nbsp;thank-you meal for our volunteers after the dive</li></ul> How You Can Help -Donate Now-Spread the Word-Get Involved&nbsp;(Ask for our volunteer program) Support sound-based marine conservation today. Help us make the Ocean be heard!. Thank you for being part of this journey,Heather, Ray &amp; The Ocean World of Sound Team

This Giving Tuesday, Keep “The Listener” Listening Dear Ocean Advocates,  This year, our work gave voice to the Ocean, from the Maldives to the Mexican Caribbean. We amplified marine soundscapes at global forums like the UN Ocean Conference and contributed to an international book on ocean literacy with UNESCO and Springer Nature. Most importantly, we deepened our connection with communities through science, sound, and creativity. As you know, we use Passive Acoustic Monitoring to listen to the ocean, “literally”. Listening to the reef helps resource managers and communities protect marine life and inform better policies.  In 2026, Keep “The Listener” Listening Next year, our goal is to maintain our flagship station, “The Listener,” located in Cancun. This beautiful underwater sculpture created by artist Jason deCaires Taylor was conceived, in collaboration with WOS founder Heather Spence, to house an acoustic recorder that monitors its surroundings. But this key feature requires regular maintenance. Each visit costs 500 USD. Our goal is to raise 6,000 USD to keep The Listener active all year long. Your donation helps us have a monthly maintenance visit. The cost includes: <ul><li>Boat fuel</li><li>Scuba equipment service and rental</li><li>Replacement batteries</li><li>Storage devices (SD cards, hard drives, cloud storage)</li><li>And a  thank-you meal for our volunteers after the dive</li></ul> How You Can Help -Donate Now-Spread the Word-Get Involved (Ask for our volunteer program) Support sound-based marine conservation today. Help us make the Ocean be heard!. Thank you for being part of this journey,Heather, Ray &amp; The Ocean World of Sound Team

This Giving Tuesday, Keep “The Listener” Listening

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