Red Hat Day 2023

NOAA’s Marine Sanctuaries established Red Hat day as a way to celebrate our oceans and one of the people who introduced many of us to the “hidden world.” According to the Marine Sanctuaries personnel, “on June 25, 1997, the ocean lost a great advocate—Jacques Yves Cousteau. Rather than mourn the loss, we choose to celebrate the inspiration he provided to many of us in the field of ocean conservation today. Red Hat Day is now a National Marine Sanctuaries tradition. It’s a day to remember the wonderful films that gave us our first glimpses beneath the waves; the hypnotic, French-accented narrations that described the beauty of the underwater world; the new technology that made the ocean that much more accessible to future generations.“

So, like our friends at the Flower Gardens Marine Sanctuary, the staff at Oceanic Ventures celebrates our oceans and the awareness Jacques Cousteau helped create through his televison shows, movies and articles.

Here is our tribute for 2023…

Thank you to everyone who participated!

It is hot in Houston and getting people to pull out their watch caps in the summer takes some special persuading. We want to thank everyone who participated. We have a great staff and a lot of friends. You will notice a photo from Carla Durand from the El Presidente Intercontinental Hotel in Cozumel, Jona Dabocol from Master Liveaboards in the Philippines, Jesse Cancelmo, a professional photographer from Houston and Andrew Trent a sailor from Florida and the Bahamas.

Remember, if you want to participate, please send me your red had photo and I will add it…