Craig is temporarily a post-doctoral fellow at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute who is looking for a permanent position. He spends most of his time balancing his overwhelming geekdom with normalcy so he can function in the real world. Luckily his wife likes his geekiness.
Peter Etnoyer is a Graduate Research Associate at the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. He studies deep corals and ocean fronts, and he loves to be on the water.
Kevin Zelnio is a Graduate Student Researcher at Penn State studying the ecology of hydrothermal vent and methane seep communities. He raises awareness of the plight of the spineless through folk music.
Yes, it is! A cephalopod cookie cutter and helping to protect the oceans for just $35...that's a slice of fried gold. This holiday season, Oceana is providing a unique cookie cutters to keep for yourself or give to loved ones as incentive to help protect the oceans. Supporters can virtually adopt a marine creature (Clam, Crab, Octopus, Seahorse, Penguin, Polar Bear, Seal, Snowflake*, Dolphin, Shark, Turtle, Whale, Oceana Ranger*, Salmon, Seagull and Starfish), recipients can receive up to 16 ocean themed cookie cutters, an official adoption certificate, ocean facts and a special sugar cookie recipe.
For $75, gift recipients will receive a cookie cutter shaped like their adopted creature, and three additional cookie cutters within its matching theme (1. Protect Coral Reefs - Clam, Crab, Octopus and Seahorse; 2. Fight Global Warming - Penguin, Polar Bear, Seal and Snowflake; 3. Protect Sea Creatures - Dolphin, Shark, Turtle and Whale; 4. Eliminate Unsustainable Fishing - Oceana Ranger, Salmon, Seagull and Starfish)
For $100, gift recipients will receive a cookie cutter shaped like their adopted creature, three additional cookie cutters within its matching theme and an exclusive Oceana baking mitt.
For $250 or more, gift recipients will receive the complete set of 16 cookie cutters and an exclusive Oceana baking mitt.
You can damn well believe my money was out 5 minutes ago for that octopus cookie cutter!
*Not a creature per se but you can still adopt it.
Comments
Craig! You're my hero! Octopus shirts AND cookie cutters? Awesome!! I can't use enough exclamation marks!!
Also, did you happen to get my e-mail in regards to the octopus shirt exchange??
Thanks!
Posted by: Keely | November 28, 2007 3:14 PM
Why not just contribute to the respectable organizations? Why buy more stuff you don't really need?
Posted by: Kiki | November 28, 2007 3:33 PM
Who doesn't need an octopus cookie cutter?
Posted by: Wisaakah | November 28, 2007 3:48 PM
kiki, clearly you do not understand the full ramifications of the octopus cookie. You see, let me explain. You can make cookies with it, it is shaped like an octopus. All you have to do is press it done on some yummy cookie dough (can we say octodoodle) and voila! You have an octopus shaped cookie. Add some colored icing, you can have several different species of octopus cookies! This is the most brilliant idea evah! A strategically placed piece of dark chocolate could be... an ink cloud!!! OMG I'm so F'in brilliant!!!!
I hope this clears it up.
Posted by: kevin z | November 28, 2007 8:44 PM
I dunno - I'm kind of holding out for the anglerfish, dragonfish, gulper eel and fangtooth cookie cutters....(we call them biscuits in NZ).
Posted by: Andrew | November 28, 2007 9:46 PM
as a nonprofit employee of a member supported conservation organization, i'd like to think that the majority of our members contribute to our conservation efforts because they believe in our mission and trust our results... while that's what i'd like to think, the reality is that membership premiums are a big part of WHY and HOW MUCH people give... it's the nature of philanthropy...
forget for the moment that sending premiums around the world to members is an added expense, and resource intensive...
we at CORAL give members the option of opting out of premiums, but you wouldn't believe how few actually do... and if we are late with a premium like our annual calendar, hoo boy do we get flaming emails!
anyway, i'm a fan of the cookie cutter (actually more a fan of the cookie!)... just as i'm a big fan of my new complimentary hat as a member of the human rights campaign...
and if i might hazard a gratuitous plug, for supporting our important conservation work (dollar for dollar we get A LOT of conservation work done compared to the Big NGOs) CORAL would be happy to send you a calendar, quarterly newsletters, the occasional book, and holiday greetings...
or if you want, we'll thank you once and not bother you again till next year...
Posted by: Rick MacPherson | November 29, 2007 5:49 PM
LOL, I joined WWF one year to get the plush panda for my son.
Posted by: kevin z | November 30, 2007 9:46 PM
Craig,
So when you make the crab cookies, you're going to decorate the underside too, so people can tell if they're male or female...right?
Posted by: Christina Kellogg | December 2, 2007 9:23 AM