About Us
Born from our mutual love of the underwater world and obseassion with cute & sustainable swim coupled with our puny humor and non-stop swapping of ocean facts.
Our Story
Founded in 2023, two friends with an addiction to buying swimwear and exploring the underwater world, had a dream of their own line of sustainable swimwear with all of the favorite marine critters. Macallan Durkin, a conservation biologist and wildlife illustrator, met Anabella Madrid, a sustainability major with a minor in biology, on St Croix, USVI and from then on, bonded over their love for the marine world and dedication to environmental conservation with a passion for ocean education. You can find these two mermaids free-diving, scuba diving, drawing and searching for cool treasures down the beach (Take photos, not shells).
Our Philosophy
We strive to make a positive impact on this earth during our short time here. As a small business with lots of room for progress and growth, we aim to offer sustainable choices for your clothing needs. We strive for our products to be as sustainble as possible. We vow to always be searching for the best options for our clients and continue to learn and grow only in eco-friendly ways. For items that are not produced with sustainable materials, we continue to explore more eco-conscious options. We believe every single person can make a difference in contributing to global environmental sustainability. Let’s all take steps to protect Mother Earth!
Our goal is to create sustainable swimwear that features some favorite ocean critters as beautiful artwork. Aiming towards the most eco-friendly options for a small, women-owned business. Please swim with us on our journey to spread the word of ocean conservation with our cute, comfy, and unique clothing.
co-founder
Anabella Madrid
Favorite sea creature: Pacific Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola)
Anabella grew up in NJ visiting “the jersey shore” every so often. She spent time in the mountains backpacking and climbing her way towards an associates degree in Outdoor Education, but after a trip to visit her mother's birthplace of Puerto Rico, she connected with the ocean in a whole new way. She served an enlistment in the Coast Guard becoming entranced by the sea spending countless hours on the water for work and recreationally. Her interest in ocean conservation grew which motivated her to work towards a Bachelors in Sustainability with a minor in biology becoming an environmental educator. Today as a Coast Guard licensed captain, FII Freediver and PADI rescue diver she is an active waterwoman who is so motivated by her love of the underwater world and the creatures that reside there. She believes, by introducing people to this magical place, she can get them to care about conservation. She enjoys creatively expressing her love for the sea by documenting her marine life sightings with her camera and through art and jewelry making. She is always looking for those new shark sightings. Along with this swimwear passion project, she searches for the next step towards furthering her knowledge of the ocean and hopes to inspire anyone who would like to learn more to go for it, no matter how old you are.
co-found
Macallan Durkin​
Favorite sea creature: Scalloped Hammerhead Shark (Sphyrna lewini)
Macallan was born in New York City, moved to Botswana, Africa when she was eight years old. She helped in an animal rehabilitation center where she met Rosie, the warthog. Rosie made her realize that she was meant to save animals for the rest of her life. Fast forward to Macallan in college. She decided to get a Bachelor’s in Conservation Biology from the NY State University of Environmental Sciences and Forestry. She took field courses in Herpetology and Scientific Research and Field Techniques. This sparked her love for research and showed her that she could help animals by learning more about them, discovering more about them and their environment. Post-grad, she moved to Costa Rica to study sloths. She spent her time on the beach by day and hiked the jungles for sloth research by night. After a series of fortunate events, she found herself researching sea turtles on St Croix, USVI. St Croix opened up her life to the whole new, wonderful world of under the sea. It didn’t take her more than one time swimming with sea turtles to get hooked and learning about the marine ecosystems fed her need for constantly learning something new. She now works in Coral Restoration, educating the public on important reef ecosystems and growing corals to restore the reefs around the island she calls home. She loves to free dive, scuba, and share her love for the sea with anyone who will listen. Her biggest outlet for her love for the ocean is through her murals that cover St Croix, and now the designs on tooth + scale apparel! She hopes her art and her story will inspire others to care for the environment and to do anything they can to take care of Mother Earth and Mother Ocean.