We're a group of friends made up of artists, scientists, journalists, researchers, outdoor educators, and surfers. For the past decade, we've connected with community-based partners and immersed ourselves in coastal, lakeshore, and riverside fishing villages from Mexico to India. We've seen the remarkable, the tragic, and the auspicious through the eyes of local youth in fishing villages on the verge of collapse within a wider context of capitalism, neoliberal (sea)food systems, and colonial legacies. We believe in the power of stories as a bridge to reach people and emotionally connect. Beyond the facts, we provide a pathway for the faces, names, and characters who depend on the ocean the most for their survival to share their side of the story before it's too late.