SALTY SEA ADVENTURES / FLORIDA & BEYOND

WILD WATER.
REAL WONDER.

Above the coast and below the surface.
Discover the marine encounters that keep us looking closer.

A manta ray with pale markings moving through teal water, filmed by Brad — A moment with a manta · An original Salty Sea encounter

A LIFE DRAWN TO THE WATER

Curiosity brings us closer.

Salty Sea is part of Brad and Sarah’s life of adventure. Here, Brad’s coastal drone films and underwater encounters invite you to slow down, notice natural behavior and discover the wildlife along our shores.

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ENCOUNTERS / ABOVE & BELOW

A closer look.

A few moments worth returning to.
Selected frames from Brad’s coastal films.

01 / MANTA ENCOUNTERS

Shapes at the surface.

A broad-winged ray with pale markings at the surface of teal water. — A moment, held.

A dark ray seen from above, with wings and tail visible against green water. — The outline of an encounter.

02 / SHARKS FROM ABOVE

A different perspective.

An aerial view of a shark with its full body and curved tail visible in turquoise water. — Across the blue.

A shark viewed from above with light patterns on its body and water around its fins. — Patterns in the shallows.

03 / WATER & WILDLIFE

Closer to their world.

An underwater shark with several smaller fish nearby against deep blue water. — Beneath the surface.

Two rounded marine animals side by side beneath clear green water. — Side by side, seen from above.

ORIGINAL ENCOUNTERS / SELECTED FILM FRAMESReturn to the full theme film ↑

THE FEATURE / SALTY SEA ADVENTURES

A few minutes. A whole other world.

Our coast, our curiosity, our theme song. Settle in for the complete Salty Sea Adventures film.

ABOVE THE COAST. CLOSER TO THE WILD.Open film in your browser ↗

This film includes a sung soundtrack. Verified lyric captions are still to come in this local draft.

THE CHANNEL / SELECTED FILMS

Find your way in.

All adventures on YouTube ↗

Inlet and coastal bridge in the first flight video artwork

FLORIDA’S TREASURE COAST / AERIAL EXPLORATION

Soaring High: A First Mavic 4 Pro Flight

Brad takes a new perspective on Florida’s Treasure Coast in his first DJI Mavic 4 Pro flight video.

Watch on YouTube ↗

THREE PLACES TO BEGIN

Real films from the Salty Sea Adventures channel.
Take your time. There’s plenty to discover.

AI-created portrait of Brad wearing sunglasses and holding a stationary drone by the coast

BRAD / AI-CREATED PORTRAIT

BRAD / BEHIND THE CAMERA

Behind the encounters.

Brad brings a lasting curiosity about the ocean to Salty Sea Adventures. His original marine encounters invite us to notice natural behavior and feel a little more connected to the water.

Here, the camera is an invitation to look closer: marine life, coastal landscapes and the quiet details that make an encounter memorable.

Ocean enthusiast. Drone pilot.
Always something more to learn.

Curiosity, with care

Observing a moment is the beginning of a question. Brad encourages checking species and behavior against reliable scientific sources, and welcomes conversations with researchers and conservation educators.

RESEARCH & CONSERVATION

Encounters that contribute.

Coastal observations can help researchers understand the animals that share our shoreline. Brad has shared wildlife footage and sighting reports with marine researchers, including work acknowledged in a published manta ray study.

FLORIDA / MANTA RAY RESEARCH

Florida Manta Project

Part of the Marine Megafauna Foundation

Part of the Marine Megafauna Foundation, the Florida Manta Project studies Florida’s manta rays and the coastal habitats they depend on. Its research documents nursery, feeding and courtship areas, while education and outreach help people understand threats such as fishing-line entanglement and boat strikes.

Brad’s contribution
Contributed manta ray footage, sighting reports and observation details to research along Florida’s Atlantic coast.

Learn about the project ↗Support the Florida Manta Project ↗

THE PARENT ORGANIZATION / OCEAN CONSERVATION

Marine Megafauna Foundation

Research, education and conservation

The Marine Megafauna Foundation is the nonprofit behind the Florida Manta Project. Its wider work combines research, education and conservation to protect threatened marine wildlife and their habitats. Long-term field science and work with local communities help turn knowledge about ocean animals into practical protection.

Learn about the foundation ↗Support the foundation ↗

Footage and observations shared

University of Miami

Shark Research and Conservation Program

Shared bonnethead shark footage and observations with program director Dr. Catherine Macdonald.

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Salty Sea Adventures shares observations as a citizen-science contributor; it is independent of these research organizations. Support links open the organizations’ external donation pages.

PUBLISHED RESEARCH / ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Evidence of reproductive and feeding habitat for manta rays off Florida’s Atlantic coast

Jessica Pate · Environmental Biology of Fishes
Published online 2024 · journal issue 2025

Brad Bramer is acknowledged as a citizen-science contributor for observations used in this study.

Read the study ↗

KEEP YOUR CURIOSITY CLOSE

Keep exploring.

Watch more of Brad’s original marine stories, and subscribe on YouTube to follow new films as they arrive.

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03 / The wider Salty Sea story

A family of adventures.

01 / LIFE ON THE ROADSalty Sea VanventuresBrad, Sarah & Neptune. One salty mile at a time. ↗

02 / MADE BY SARAHSalty Sea CreationsCoastal crafts, shell art and macramé. Website direction to follow.

WILD WATER.REAL WONDER.