The Ocean Current

Biodegradable urns are often marketed as a beautiful, environmentally friendly way to return a loved one’s cremated remains to the ocean. The idea sounds simple: place the urn in the water, watch it gently sink, and allow it to biodegrade naturally. Unfortunately, after conducting literally thousands of ocean memorials on Monterey Bay, we’ve learned that…

Full Body Burial at Sea: Process, Legality, and a Natural Alternative to Traditional Burial When most families begin exploring end-of-life options, the conversation usually revolves around traditional burial or cremation. Yet there is another path — one that has existed for thousands of years but remains widely misunderstood today — full body burial…