We’re Patricia and Alan, creators of Dimples the Whale™.

After unexpectedly helping rescue a mother whale, we were inspired to create stories that help kids love and protect the ocean.

Every purchase supports cleaner oceans.

With gratitude,

OCEAN Stories that inspire kids

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Your purchase powerS our mission TO HELP REAL WHALES.

Here’s how we invest those funds across our ocean-impact allies. Each time you buy our products—audiobooks, picture books (coming fall 2026)—you’re helping protect the seas and the creatures we love.

“People protect what they love. ”

— Jacques-Yves Cousteau

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T H E P R O B L E M

15+ billion pounds of plastic and other marine debris enter the ocean every year.
It harms whales, dolphins, turtles, seabirds, coastal communities—and us.

SOURCE: National Geographic Society: Plastic Pollution: Sea to Source

See What We’ve Found

“If we save our seas, we save our world.”

— Sir David Attenborough

O U R S O L U T I O N

Dimples the Whale™ brings real ocean adventures to life through enchanting stories and products—inviting children to fall in love with the ocean and its creatures. Every purchase makes a meaningful difference as a portion of proceeds helps remove harmful ocean plastics, ghost nets, and other debris while supporting pollution prevention, marine research and policy, and long-term ocean protection.

How We Inspire Change

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“If you want to save the planet for the future generations...think about the actions you take each day multiplied a million, a billion times, even small actions will make for great change.”

— Jane Goodall, Famous Last Words, Netflix (2025)

O U R M I S S I O N

Dimples the Whale™ inspires children, families, and educators to love and protect our oceans. Through ocean adventure storytelling, social-emotional learning, emotional intelligence, and meaningful partnerships, we spark curiosity, inspire learning, and help children understand themselves and why protecting our ocean matters.

O U R V I S I O N

A world with cleaner oceans and children empowered to care for their emotions, each other, and the planet.

O U R G O A L

Remove 100,000 pounds of ocean-bound trash by 2029.
So far: 853 pounds removed

See Why It Matters

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WHAT’S IN A POUND

OF OCEAN TRASH?

We’ve seen it with our own eyes: the ocean isn’t just littered with plastic bottles. We’ve pulled out balloons, ghost gear, cans, shoes, Styrofoam (so much of it!), lunch boxes—even five-gallon buckets with used motor oil.

By supporting our lovingly created children’s products on Kickstarter, you’re helping us continue this work—removing ocean trash pound by pound, with our own hands and alongside trusted partners

1 lb ≈ 41 plastic water bottles

Collection of old, dirty plastic bottles and containers, some labeled 'BLEACH' and 'THE MOTOROIL', arranged on a weathered wooden surface.

1 lb ≈ 44 BALLOONS

Balloons floating above a scale filled with trash, with the ocean in the background.

Why Removing Ocean Trash Matters

💙 For People

Reduces toxins and microplastics in our food and water
Keeps beaches safe and enjoyable
Protects jobs and coastal communities

🐋 For Ocean Creatures

Prevents entanglement and injury
Stops animals from mistaking plastic for food
Restores healthier habitats for marine life

🌍 For the Planet

The ocean produces over 50% of the world’s oxygen
It absorbs carbon, helping to fight climate change
A cleaner ocean today means a stronger planet tomorrow
Every pound removed makes a difference.

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HOW IT WORKS

1 Purchase = OCEAN TRASH REMOVED

Every purchase with Dimples the Whale™ funds the removal of ocean-bound trash.

Together, we’re on a mission to clear 100,000 lbs by 2029—one pound at a time.✨

Diagram showing a cycle of environmental cleanup: purchasing, funding, cleanup, impact reporting, and reuse. Central text states 100,000 lbs removed by 2029.

From purchase to cleanup—your impact is tracked every step of the way.

It All Started with a Whale.

In August 2023, Patricia and Alan encountered Pinball—a mother humpback whale entangled in fishing rope off Cape Ann, Massachusetts. Their quick action and call to the Center for Coastal Studies helped save her, and the moment was captured in a report by GBH News, which broke the story (and GBH’s reposting of Alan dramatic Youtube video immediately garnered 75K views).

That unforgettable day sparked Dimples the Whale™—a mission to inspire children and empower families to protect our ocean and it’s creatures from growing threats.

Since then, the rescue story has made waves—covered by The Boston Globe, Miami Herald, CBS News (Boston), Boston 25 News,WCVB, Cape Cod Times,Yahoo News, Environment America and more. But it all began with a small boat, an entangled whale, and a team effort with lots of big caring hearts.

“Local boaters help save entangled humpback whale near Rockport”

-GBH NEWS (PBS/NPR Boston)

Rescue boat with three crew members approaching a whale in the water, with part of the whale visible in the foreground.

From left to right: Emily Kelly, Paulette Durazo and Bob Lynch work to disentangle the humpback whale Pinball on Aug. 12, 2023.

Center for Coastal Studies, under NOAA NMFS permit #24359

read the GBH NEWS article

Read LinkedIn Article (by Alan)

Read Medium article (by Alan)

“It was very emotional. We held hands, knowing it wasn’t just one whale—it was a mother and her calf. Two lives we helped save.”

— Patricia Alvarado Núñez, cofounder

“They [Patricia and Alan] called immediately once they realized something was wrong. And had they not done that … we wouldn’t have been able to [free and] do what we did for Pinball.”

— Scott Landry, Director, Marine Animal Entanglement Response, Center for Coastal Studies

“That summer day, we didn’t just help facilitate a whale and her calf being saved—the ocean cried out for help, and touched us deep in our core. From that moment, I’ve been compelled to answer its call.”

— Alan C. Grazioso, cofounder

Learn more about our co-founders

OUR OCEAN ALLIES

Our Commitment

At Dimples the Whale™ every purchase you make helps the ocean.

Through our parent company, Studio 21 Media LLC—a mission-driven media studio—part of every purchase goes toward supporting ocean cleanup and pollution prevention, and marine life research and protection.

We’re proud to donate to and showcase the tireless work of respected organizations such as the Center for Coastal Studies, Ocean Conservancy, Blue Ocean Society, and The Ocean Cleanup—groups making a real difference in protecting our blue planet.

Please note: Dimples the Whale™ and Studio 21 Media LLC are independent supporters and are not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by these organizations.