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Fin Fest creates another opportunity to build that connection, and this time with thousands of people gathering along the St. Petersburg waterfront. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6ab01d0c946ae535a089f2f0/a36810ba-9104-4790-a93c-2aa8e1eccfd0/FF26_ISA_MichelleEllena_4x5.png MAR Journal - MAR at Fin Fest St. Petersburg 2026 - Why Ocean Education Matters in St. Petersburg Here in St. Petersburg, the ocean isn't something happening somewhere else. It surrounds our communities, shapes our economy and culture, provides habitat for extraordinary wildlife, and gives many of us the places where we swim, paddle, fish, explore, gather, and reconnect. That proximity also gives us a responsibility to understand and care for these ecosystems. Environmental education helps turn something as enormous as "ocean conservation" into something personal. 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