Ocean Protect Podcast

Justine Barrett on cleaning out the undergound garbage bins

Sun, 21 Dec 2025 19:00:00 GMT

Justine Barrett Research Technician & iPhD Student with CSIRO's Marine Debris Team - currently researching how best to reduce the flow of litter into our oceans and waterways. In this chat, we discuss Justine's recent research compiling over 1300 audits of gross pollutant traps (GPTs) across Australia, the key barriers to cleaning out GPTs, and how to resolve these barriers - and ultimately better protect our oceans and waterways from stormwater pollution.

Useful links:

Justine on Linkedin (here)
"Identifying and addressing challenges in gross pollutant trap maintenance: perspectives from the Australian stormwater industry", published in Marine Pollution Bulletin (here)

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Kal Glanznig on youth, plastics, politics, & Rising Up for a better world

Sun, 07 Dec 2025 19:00:00 GMT

Kal Glanznig is one of Australia’s leading youth ocean and climate champions, dedicated to helping build a generation of hopeful, action-driven environmental leaders. In this chat, we talk about his journey as a film-maker, ocean-advocate and getting elected to his local Council in the name of healthier oceans and waterways. Expect inspiration, a call to action, and a reminder that real change often begins with one local “first step”.

Useful links:

Kal Glanznig on Linkedin (here)
Kal's website (here)
Blue Minds (here)
"Rising up" film on Water Bear (here)

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

Photo credit: Ramone Minchero

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Untrashing Australia's northern coastline with Grahame Lloyd

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 19:00:00 GMT

Sea Shepherd's Remote Debris Campaigner, Grahame Lloyd, joins us for his fourth appearance on the Ocean Protect Podcast - off the back of another remote beach clean in Australia Bay. In this chat, Grahame shares insights from his remote beach cleans he's done this year, looming funding crisis for beach cleans, and his thoughts on how to turn the tide on plastic pollution.

Useful links:

Grahame Lloyd on Linkedin (here)
Get involved with Sea Shepherd Australia (here)
Sea Shepherd news article Untrashing Waṉuwuy (here)

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

Image credit: Hunter Bergen / Sea Shepherd

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Doing bioretention better with Dan Rhodes

Sun, 09 Nov 2025 19:00:00 GMT

Dan Rhodes is a Senior Water Engineer at Ocean Protect - and returns for his second appearance on the podcast, but his first since joining Ocean Protect. In this chat, Dan provides a few more insights from his previous career as a professional muso, before going deep on bioretention systems - one of the most widely used stormwater treatment assets within Australia and beyond. Dan gives his perspectives from auditing 500+ bioretention systems across Australia in the 'real world' - the high 'failure' rates, the causes of these failures, and how we can fundamentally do bioretention better.

Useful links:

Dan on LinkedIn (here)
Filterra bioretention (here)
"Dan Rhodes on Gross Pollutant Traps, dodgy designs, and how to achieve better stormwater treatment" (Ocean Protect Podcast, Season 7, Episode 6, here)

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Protecting Australian Sea Lions with Dirk Holman

Sun, 26 Oct 2025 19:00:00 GMT

Dirk Holman is a Marine Scientist and Threatened Species Campaigner with Sea Shepherd Australia. Dirk is playing a key role in Sea Shepherd Australia's activities in the Great Australian Bight - defending, conserving, and protecting Australian sea lions - ensuring the recovery of this endangered species and the preservation of a healthy marine ecosystem. In this chat, we discuss the threats to the Australian sea lion populations and what can and is being done about it.

Useful links:

Sea Shepherd Australia's Sea Lion Defence Campaign (here)
Australian Sea Lion Recovery Foundation (here)
Dirk on LinkedIn (here)

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Ian Thomson on cleaning up waterways with Ocean Crusaders

Sun, 12 Oct 2025 19:00:00 GMT

Ian Thomson is the Founder of Ocean Crusaders - who take direct action by cleaning up waterways. Ian launched the foundation after a record breaking circumnavigation around Australia and being confronted with the reality of seeing turtles killed by ocean waste. In this chat, Ian describes the incredible work of Ocean Crusaders, what they actually remove from waterways, how they do it, and what really needs to change to help put him out of a job.

Useful links:

https://oceancrusaders.org
Ian on LinkedIn (here)

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Andrea Morello on combating illegal fishing in the Mediterranean Sea

Sun, 28 Sep 2025 19:00:00 GMT

Andrea Morello is President of Sea Shepherd Italy, which he founded and has coordinated since 2010. In this chat, Andrea shares insights into Sea Shepherd's incredible work combating Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing in the Mediterranean Sea.

Useful links:

Andrea on LinkedIn (here)
Sea Shepherd's Operation Siso - The fight against illegal fishing in the Mediterranean Sea (here)
BBC Article "'The sea is like a minefield': The web of illegal fish traps in Italy's Mediterranean" (here)

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Ocean Protect's Karunya Sateesh on her journey from Bangalore to Melbourne & finding purpose in environmental storytelling

Sun, 17 Aug 2025 19:00:00 GMT

Karunya Sateesh, Ocean Protect's Marketing and Communications Coordinator, takes us behind the scenes of her journey from humble beginnings in Bangalore, India, to her current career path in Melbourne, Australia. In this chat, she reflects on how witnessing the decline in Bangalore's green and blue spaces sparked her curiosity about the broader impacts of climate change, and how this exploration led to a career in championing stormwater solutions. She opens up about the impact she hopes to make throughout her career and where she hopes to go next.

Karunya on LinkedIn (here).

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Fotos Melaisis on the maintenance of stormwater treatment assets

Sun, 03 Aug 2025 19:00:00 GMT

National Maintenance Manager at Ocean Protect, coordinating Ocean Protect's maintenance of tens of thousands of stormwater treatment asset across Australia. In this chat, we discuss what these assets are stopping, why they often aren't getting maintained, and what's needed to achieve better stormwater management (and ocean and waterway health).

Useful links:

Fotos on LinkedIn (here)
WSUD Compliance Framework (here)

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Dr Scott Bennett on South Australia's Harmful Algal Bloom

Sun, 20 Jul 2025 19:00:00 GMT

Dr Scott Bennett is Co-Founder of the Great Southern Reef Foundation and leads their science committee. In this chat, we discuss the devastating algal bloom off South Australia's coast that has already killed (and continues to kill) countless marine species. Fresh from a dive survey of some of the impacted areas, Scott shares his insights on what's it like, what's causing it, and what needs to be done.

Useful links:

Scott on LinkedIn (here)
Great Southern Reef Foundation (here)
Great Southern Reef Foundation June 2025 Algal Bloom Update (here)
InDaily article "Annual Torrens Lake blue-green algae management program kicks off today" (here, December 2024)

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Josh Kirkman on Surfers for Climate, trading up, blue minds & silvers surfers

Sun, 22 Jun 2025 21:00:00 GMT

Josh Kirkman is CEO for Surfers for Climate - an Australian charity dedicated to turning the tide on climate change. In this chat, Josh gives an insight into the group's various campaigns - and how to better empower tradespeople, politicians and the public to help make a better world.

Useful links:

Josh on LinkedIn (here)
Surfers for Climate (here)

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Dr Steph Brodie on the good news for beach lovers - with research showing 39% less plastic pollution around Australian coastal cities than a decade ago

Sun, 08 Jun 2025 19:00:00 GMT

Dr Steph Brodie is a Research Scientist at CSIRO Environment in Brisbane. In this chat, we discuss a recent study that Steph was involved in which surveyed for debris in and around six Australian urban areas between 2022 and 2024. We discuss the study methodology and the results that showed that, over the past ten years, the amount of waste across Australian coastal cities has reduced by almost 40% and more places were found with no rubbish at all.

Useful links:

Steph at CSIRO (here)
The Conversation article “Good news, beach lovers: our research found 39% less plastic waste around Australian coastal cities than a decade ago” (here)
Journal paper "Drivers of environmental debris in metropolitan areas: A continental scale assessment (here).

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Alix de Jersey on plastic ingestion in seabirds showing impacts to liver & brain function (& what it might mean for humans)

Sun, 25 May 2025 19:00:00 GMT

Alix de Jersey is a PhD candidate at the University of Tasmania, investigating the effects of microplastics on tropical shearwaters. In this chat, we discuss the world-first study of seabirds that Alix was involved with - which identified that seabird chicks heavily affected by plastic ingestion demonstrated a range of negative health consequences, including liver and brain damage. We discuss the study methodology and results - and the associated implications to both wildlife and humans.

Useful links:

Alix on LinkedIn (here)
Alix at AdriftLab (here)
Article "World-first analysis of seabirds who’ve eaten plastic reveals slow, insidious health impacts" (here)
Journal paper "Seabirds in crisis: Plastic ingestion induces proteomic signatures of multiorgan failure and neurodegeneration" (here)

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

Photo credit: Dr. Neal R. Haddaway

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Dan Rhodes on Gross Pollutant Traps, dodgy designs, and how to achieve better stormwater treatment

Sun, 11 May 2025 19:00:00 GMT

Dan Rhodes is a Senior Water Engineer at Henry & Hymas Consulting Engineers and Optimal Stormwater - and has looked down into MANY gross pollutant traps (GPTs). In this chat, we discuss Dan's career progression from muso to engineer, insights from his many GPT audits, the Zero Litter to Bay initiative, and his thoughts around the key challenges and solutions to better stormwater management (and waterway health).

Useful links:

Dan on LinkedIn (here)
Optimal Stormwater (here)
Henry & Hymas Consulting Engineers (here)
Zero Litter to Bay media statement (here)

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Dr Cassie Rauert on tyre wear particles, tyre additives & microplastics in Moreton Bay

Sun, 27 Apr 2025 19:00:00 GMT

Dr Cassie Rauert is a Senior Research Fellow in Microplastics exposure at The University of Queensland, and was involved in a recent study of the distribution of tyre additives, tyre wear particles and microplastics within the waterways of the Moreton Bay region in south-east Queensland, Australia. In this chat, we talk about the study methodology and results, and subsequent implications.

Useful links:

Cassie on LinkedIn (here)
Cassie at University of Queensland (here)
2024 report "Moreton Bay scoping study: Tyre wear particles, tyre additives and microplastics" (here)
2022 paper "Tyre additive chemicals, tyre road wear particles and high production polymers in surface water at 5 urban centres in Queensland, Australia" (here)

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Jack Mullaly on Water Sensitive Urban Design & bioretention systems

Sun, 13 Apr 2025 19:00:00 GMT

Jack Mullaly is an Environmental Engineer and has spent over a decade championing Water Sensitive Urban Design across Queensland and beyond. Five years ago, Jack, pivoted in to human movement coaching - but has now returned to the WSUD 'biz'. In this chat, we discuss all things WSUD and bioretention - along with the challenges and potential solutions to better achieve WSUD.

Useful links:

Jack on LinkedIn (here)
www.jackmullaly.com

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Senator Peter Whish-Wilson on stopping off-shore oil & gas projects, climate change, plastic polluters & corruption in politics

Sun, 30 Mar 2025 19:00:00 GMT

Peter Whish-Wilson has been senator for Tasmania since 2012, representing the Australian Greens political party. In this chat, we discuss the fight to protect Australia’s oceans and coastlines from new offshore oil and gas projects, climate change, making plastic producers accountable, a billionaires tax and corruption in politics.

Useful links:

Peter Whish-Wilson (here)
The Green's campaign "No New Offshore Oil & Gas" (here)
The Green's campaign "Protect Great Southern Reef" (here)
The Green's campaign "Waste Free Future" (here)
The Green's campaign to reduce the cost of living (here)

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Paul Dubowski on managing water more holistically for healthier waterways & communities

Sun, 16 Mar 2025 19:00:00 GMT

Paul Dubowski is an Environmental Scientist with over 20 years’ experience looking after our catchments and waterways. In this chat, we reflect on the inaugural Queensland Water Summit, held just two days earlier in Brisbane – including insights from the wide range of presenters, along with key recommended actions to help better manage water resources and better protect waterways and oceans across Queensland and beyond.

Useful links:

Paul on Linkedin (here)
Stormwater Queensland (here)

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Shannon Mead on the global Plastics Treaty, vapes & working towards No More Butts

Sun, 02 Mar 2025 19:00:00 GMT

Shannon Mead is the Founder of and Chief Butt Officer of "No More Butts" - returning for his fourth appearance on the pod. We discuss vapes, what the latest is with the global Plastics Treaty, and how No More Butts is progressing towards their vision of a world without tobacco waste.

Useful links:

No More Butts website (here)
Shannon on LinkedIn (here)
Ocean Protect Podcast, May 2021: “No more butts with Shannon Mead” (here)
Ocean Protect Podcast, April 2022: “Smoke in the water with Shannon Mead” (here)
Ocean Protect Podcast, July 2023: “Shannon Mead on butts, vapes & the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution” (here)

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Advocacy & Education at Ocean Protect - with Brad Dalrymple & Daniel Rider

Sun, 15 Dec 2024 19:00:50 GMT

In our Season 6 finale, the microphones are turned - with Daniel Rider (Ocean Protect's WSUD Specialist) interviewing the host, Brad Dalrymple (Ocean Protect Principal Environmental Engineer). We chat about, we get a bit of Brad's back-story, the 'why' and what of some of Ocean Protect's advocacy initiatives, and plans for 2025.

Useful links:

Brad on LinkedIn (here)
Daniel on Linkedin (here)
Ocean Protect events (here)
Ocean Protect webinars (here)

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Dr Tom Remenyi on climate change impacts – rainfall, temperatures, droughts and beyond (& what we can do about it)

Sun, 01 Dec 2024 19:00:04 GMT

Dr Tom Remenyi is a climate scientist, and an expert at translating complex climate science into useful, accessible products, tools and/ or advice. In this chat, we talk climate change scenarios past and future, and what are the likely impacts in relation to rainfall, temperatures, droughts, and ultimately ‘us’ – and what key actions we can (and should) all do.

Useful links:

Tom on LinkedIn (here)
Tom’s email: tom@acclimatised.com.au

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Kelen Marczak Polli on helping emerging professionals in the Australian engineering industry

Sun, 17 Nov 2024 19:00:51 GMT

Kelen Marczak Polli is a Stormwater Engineer at Arup, and is a very deserving recipient of this year's Australian Emerging Stormwater Professional of the Year Award by Stormwater Queensland AND the Queensland Emerging Professional Engineer of the Year Award by Engineers Australia. In this chat, Kelen share's her amazing story - coming from Brazil with an engineering degree but very little English, the struggle to land her first engineering job in Australia, and advice for other students and graduates starting their engineering careers.

Useful links:

Kelen on LinkedIn (here)
Kelen on Instagram (here)
Engineers Australia "Internships Information for International Students" (here)
Engineers Australia "Global Engineering Talent Program" (here)

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Mark Gibson on the stormwater industry in Queensland & beyond

Sun, 03 Nov 2024 19:00:41 GMT

Mark Gibson is Principal Engineer in the Water Management Unit of Brisbane City Council, and President of Stormwater Queensland. In this chat, we talk about Mark's passion for volunteering and stormwater - and how they've come together at Stormwater Queensland, and what's it been like (so far) as President. We also took about some of the challenges facing the stormwater industry and what we can do about it.

Useful links:

Mark on LinkedIn (here)
Stormwater Queensland (here)

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Katie Walters & Paul Maxwell on a Blueprint for a sustainable Moreton Bay

Sun, 20 Oct 2024 19:00:56 GMT

Katie Walters (Moreton Bay Foundation) and Paul Maxwell (EcoFutures Consulting) join the podcast to talk about a Blueprint for a sustainable Moreton Bay. This report (recently published by the Moreton Bay Foundation) identifies priority actions for the protect and renewal of Moreton Bay over the coming decade.

Useful links:

Katie on LinkedIn (here)
Katie's email (here)
Paul on LinkedIn (here)
Blueprint for a sustainable Moreton Bay 2035 (here)
ABC News article, Toxic Lyngbya algal blooms 'inevitable' in Moreton Bay if development continues unchecked, experts say (here)
Paul's previous Ocean Protect Podcast appearance - Paul Maxwell on the Healthy Land & Water Report Card (Season 1, Episode 35, November 2019)

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Brian McIntosh on integrating water management, building capacity & spanning boundaries

Sun, 06 Oct 2024 19:00:28 GMT

Brian Mcintosh is Associate Professor of Integrated Water Management at Griffith University and Education Director at the International Water Centre. In this chat, Brian describes his journey from being a straight edge punk in Scotland to being a leader (and developing future leaders) in the water industry in Australia. We also discuss what exactly is Integrated Water Management, and how it can protect our waterways and water resources in South-East Queensland and beyond.

Useful links:

Brian on LinkedIn (here)
International Water Centre (here)

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PFOS in platypuses with Katherine Warwick

Sun, 22 Sep 2024 19:00:23 GMT

Katherine Warwick is an aquatic ecologist and PhD candidate at Western Sydney University. Katherine has recently led an Australian-first study which has found perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) in platypuses, sparking warnings people in New South Wales may be more exposed than once thought. In this chat, we discuss the study methodology and results – and the subsequent implications across New South Wales and beyond.

Useful links:

Katherine on LinkedIn (here)
ABC News article “PFAS 'forever chemicals' found in water filtration plants and platypus livers in NSW” (here)
Warwick, K.G., Wright, I.A., Whinfield, J. et al. First report of accumulation of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) in platypuses (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) in New South Wales, Australia. Environ Sci Pollut Res 31, 51037–51042 (2024). (here)
Ocean Protect Podcast episode “Forever chemicals & their impact on wetland snakes with Dr Damian Lettoof” (August 2023, Season 5, Episode 15) (here)

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Craig Fairbaugh on why rock stars aren’t as cool as environmental engineers

Sun, 08 Sep 2024 14:00:18 GMT

Craig Fairbaugh returns for his second appearance on the Ocean Protect Podcast, after his first appearance nearly broke the internet. In this chat, we dig a little deeper into Craig’s incredible punk rock career with bands like +44, Transplants, and Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards – the subsequent transition to superstar environmental engineer – and get Craig’s insights from the US on a bunch of stormwater pollution-related stuff, including ‘zero trash to waterways’ targets, asset maintenance, testing protocols, bioretention and more. This is an AMAZING chat.

Useful links:

Craig on LinkedIn (here)
Ocean Protect Podcast episode “Craig Fairbaugh – Stormwater Rock Star” (October 2022, Season 4, Episode 18) (here)

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Neighbours of Fish Farming in Tasmania with Jessica Coughlan

Sun, 25 Aug 2024 19:00:06 GMT

Jessica Coughlan is a campaigner with Neighbours of Fish Farming - a community organisation in southern Tasmania. NOFF's goal is to save Tasmanian's unique natural waterways from the damage being caused by the multinational Atlantic salmon industry. In this chat, we talk about what it's like to be a neighbour of a fish farm, what Atlantic Salmon farming is really like, and what you can do about it.

Useful links:

Jessica's email: secretary@noff.au
Off the Table
Neighbours of Fish Farming
Vimeo of the The Maugean Skate: https://vimeo.com/864263625
Vimeo "Toxic Truth": https://vimeo.com/707402254
Vimeo "Essie Davis, A Toxic Future": https://vimeo.com/742916685
Vimeo "Paradise Lost by Justin Kurzel and Connor Castles Lynch": https://vimeo.com/742666590

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Kate Parker on crewing with Sea Shepherd & empowering women for our oceans

Sun, 11 Aug 2024 19:00:50 GMT

Kate Parker is a Chief Officer with Sea Shepherd Global and a Co-founder of 'Daughters of the Deep', a charity formed with friends, aiming to tackle gender inequality within marine industries. In this chat, Kate gives an insight to her time (so far) crewing with Sea Shepherd - from selling merch onshore to life offshore working on ocean conservation campaigns in Antarctica and beyond. We also hear about her incredible work with Daughters of the Deep - an organisation giving young women with a passion for the ocean to help connect, protect and have a career with our oceans. Kate is an amazing individual, and this is an amazing chat - recorded on board Sea Shepherd's Allankay ship.

Useful links:

Kate's email: kate@daughtersofthedeep.org
Kate on the gram: https://www.instagram.com/ladyparker1984
Daughters of the Deep
Sea Shepherd

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Matt Watson on the Marine Stewardship Council & the sustainability of seafood

Sun, 28 Jul 2024 19:00:30 GMT

Matt Watson is Senior Fisheries Program Manager, Asia Pacific for the Marine Stewardship Council - an international non-profit on a mission to end overfishing, setting standards for sustainable fishing. This is a compelling, raw, but respectfully transparent chat - covering a range of topics including how MSC defines "sustainable seafood" and augments better practice in fisheries - along with a discussion on the key challenges, scientific uncertainties, krill fishing in Antarctica, and future of the seafood industry.

Useful links:

Matt on LinkedIn (here)
MSC home page (here)
MSC on Forced & child labour (here)
MSC standards & certification (here)
The MSC Fisheries Standard (here)
Reuters article "One-third of world fish catch used for animal feed" (here)
Previous Ocean Protect Podcast “The sustainability of seafood with MSC's Dr Adrian Gutteridge” (March 2020, here)

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Jeff Hansen on Sea Shepherd’s Antarctic Defence

Sun, 14 Jul 2024 14:00:53 GMT

Jeff Hansen, Managing Director of Sea Shepherd Australia and a Global Director of Sea Shepherd, returns for his third appearance on the Ocean Protect Podcast. This time, Brad and Jeff chat on board Sea Shepherd’s Allankay, as it was sailing up the east coast of Australia from Antarctica. We talk about Sea Shepherd’s Antarctica campaign targeting the krill fishing fleet, and the human spirit putting wind in the sails of Sea Shepherd’s amazing work.

Useful links:

https://www.seashepherd.org.au/
Jeff on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-hansen-521b42a
Sea Shepherd Operation Antarctic Defence: https://www.seashepherd.org.au/our-campaigns/antarctica-defense/
Previous Ocean Protect Podcast “Jeff Hansen on direct action” (November 2021, here)
Previous Ocean Protect Podcast “Jeff Hansen on protecting the most spectacular show on earth with Sea Shepherd” (November 2021, here)

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Anirban Ghose on Microfactories & recycled material innovation

Sun, 30 Jun 2024 19:00:28 GMT

Anirban Ghose is Head of Microfactories at SMaRT Centre UNSW Sydney. In this fascinating chat, Anirban explains what microfactories are, what they're already doing, and their potential role in driving change in recycled material innovation to have massive positive economic, environmental, and social impacts. Anirban also gives an insight into some of the SMaRT Centre's analysis of the pollution captured in Ocean Protect's stormwater treatment assets.

Useful links:

Anirban on Linkedin (here)
Anirban's details at SMaRT Centre UNSW Sydney (here)
https://www.smart.unsw.edu.au/
Previous podcast episode “Professor Veena Sahajwalla is redefining 'waste'” (February 2023) (here)

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From Chilean salmon farms to free diving off Sydney with Lautaro Parra

Sun, 16 Jun 2024 19:00:29 GMT

Lautaro Parra is a PADI freediving instructor in Sydney, and returns for his second mind-blowing appearance on the Ocean Protect Podcast. In this chat, Lautaro shares his insights and experiences from when he was a commercial diver on a salmon farm in Chile – to his vocation sharing the incredible underwater wonders around Sydney.

Useful links:

Lautaro on Instagram (here)
Mother Ocean Freediving on Instagram (here)
https://www.envoy.foundation/envoy-shark-cull
Previous podcast episode Lautaro Parra on farming salmon (July 2021, here).

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Daniel Rider on the Water Sensitive Urban Design Maintenance Compliance Framework

Sun, 02 Jun 2024 19:00:08 GMT

Since Daniel Rider’s last appearance on the Ocean Protect podcast in 2022, he has made the swap from Blacktown City Council to Ocean Protect - to become Ocean Protect's Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) Specialist. In this new role, he is currently leading the development of the WSUD Maintenance Compliance Framework to help councils across Australia improve stormwater management. In this chat, we talk about all things to do with the WSUD Maintenance Compliance Framework, such as the benefits to the communities and the environment, what the project is, who has been involved, the challenges councils are facing, and the very important question of whether it is illegal not to maintain WSUD assets.

Useful links:

Daniel on Linkedin (here)
More on the WSUD Maintenance Compliance Framework (here)
Ocean Protect webinar “Beneath the surface of the WSUD Maintenance Compliance Framework” (May 2024) (here)
Previous podcast episode with Daniel (here)

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Dr Mathieu Pernice on how algae biotechnology can help our transition to a sustainable bioeconomy

Sun, 19 May 2024 19:00:06 GMT

Associate Professor Mathieu Pernice is Deputy Director of the Climate Change Cluster at the University of Technology Sydney, where he also co-leads two research teams in Algal Biotechnology and Seagrass. He is an expert in climate change and sustainability, and has over 15 years of experience in technology transfer from University to Industry more particularly in Environmental Impact assessment, Aquaculture, Food and Biotechnology. In this chat, we chat about the incredible potential for algae, and how science and biotechnology is helping to make this potential a reality.

Links:

Mathieu on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathieu-pernice-775b9aa7/
Mathieu at UTS: https://profiles.uts.edu.au/Mathieu.Pernice
Fabris et al, 2020, Emerging Technologies in Algal Biotechnology: Toward the Establishment of a Sustainable, Algae-Based Bioeconomy, Frontiers in Plant Science, https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2020.00279/full
Ralph et al, 2023, Save the planet with green industries using algae, PLOS Biology, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36972294/

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Murray Powell on stormwater pollution, gross pollutant traps, wetlands, bioretention & a very yellow jacket

Sun, 05 May 2024 19:00:36 GMT

Murray Powell is "Mr Stormwater" - with over 30 years experience in protecting our oceans and waterways from stormwater pollution. Murray is Managing Director of Optimal Stormwater, Vice President of Stormwater NSW - and brings an enormous amount of passion and experience (and a very yellow jacket) to the stormwater industry and beyond. In this chat, we get Murray's insights on stormwater pollution, gross pollutant traps, wetlands, bioretention and what the stormwater industry is doing well and where improvements are necessary.

Links:

Murray on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/murray-powell-22139919/
Optimal Stormwater: http://www.optimalstormwater.com.au/
Stormwater NSW: https://stormwaternsw.asn.au/

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Carolin Bapp on how microplastic ingestion impacts gut cancer

Sun, 21 Apr 2024 19:00:19 GMT

Carolin Bapp is a scientist and recently completed her Masters Research from the University of Vienna. Carolin co-authored the study published this month in the Chemosphere Journal, which showed that microplastics can persist through cell division and may contribute to cancer spread. In this chat, we talk about the study methodology, results and implications. We also chat about Carolin's recent experience on a remote beach clean up with Sea Shepherd Australia at Mapoon in north-west Queensland.

Useful links:

Carolin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolin-bapp-2782b11a7
Study "Microplastics role in cell migration and distribution during cancer cell division", Published in Chemosphere Journal, April 2024.
Study "To Waste or Not to Waste: Questioning Potential Health Risks of Micro- and Nanoplastics with a Focus on Their Ingestion and Potential Carcinogenicity", Published in Exposure & Health Journal, 22 March 2022.

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Dr Andrew Thomas on improving the health of urban rivers like the Cooks River & why it matters

Sun, 07 Apr 2024 19:00:43 GMT

Dr Andrew Thomas is Executive Officer at Cooks River Alliance and President of Stormwater New South Wales. The Cooks River is a 23-kilometre long (14 mile) urban waterway located in south-eastern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - and, since at least 1997, councils and community groups along the river and across the catchment have worked together to improve the health of the river. In this chat, we discuss the key challenges associated with its protection, the wins achieved so far, and why this matters not just to the environment, but also the health and wellbeing of all us who live and work in the urban jungle.

Useful links:

Andrew on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-andrew-thomas-63567767/
Cooks River Alliance: https://cooksriver.org.au/
Stormwater New South Wales: https://stormwaternsw.asn.au/
"Andrew Thomas on the maintenance of stormwater treatment assets" (Ocean Protect Podcast Season 2, Episode 20, July 2020): https://play.acast.com/s/ocean-protect/andrewthomasonthemaintenanceofstormwatertreatmentassets-part1of2-

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Action for Dolphins with Hannah Tait

Sun, 24 Mar 2024 18:00:56 GMT

Hannah Tait is the CEO and founder of Action for Dolpins, a charity that advocates for the protection of dolphins and challenge practices that cause them harm, working to change laws, educate the public, and promote institutional changes that lead to safer, healthier lives for dolphins. In this chat, Hannah talks about how the organisation started and key campaigns.

Useful links:

Hannah on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-tait-74527697/
https://www.afd.org.au/

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Dr Matt Landos on how pollution is destroying our oceans & waterways

Sun, 10 Mar 2024 19:00:19 GMT

Season 6 of the Ocean Protect Podcast kicks off with a fascinating chat with Dr @Matt Landos, Director at Future Fisheries Veterinary Service. In this chat, Matt discusses the chemical cocktail in our waterways and water resources and where it’s coming from - and what we need to do to save our oceans, waterways and ourselves.

Useful links:

Matt on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-landos-533a1723/
The Guardian article, “The river has been destroyed’: expert says agriculture has overshadowed science in the Murray-Darling Basin: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/feb/21/murray-darling-basin-fishing-degradation
Phys.org article, Even very low levels of pesticide exposure can affect fish for generations, study finds: https://phys.org/news/2024-02-pesticide-exposure-affect-fish-generations.html
IPEN report, Aquatic Pollutants in Oceans and Fisheries: https://ipen.org/documents/aquatic-pollutants-oceans-and-fisheries
IPEN report, The Global Threat from Highly Hazardous Pesticides: https://ipen.org/documents/global-threat-highly-hazardous-pesticides
Endocrine Society & IPEN report, Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals: Threats to Human Health: https://www.endocrine.org/topics/edc/introduction-to-edcs
IPEN article, Single-Use Food Packaging from 17 Countries Contains PFAS “Forever Chemicals: https://ipen.org/news/single-use-food-packaging-17-countries-contains-pfas-%E2%80%9Cforever-chemicals%E2%80%9D
IPEN article, PFAS “Forever Chemicals” Found in Outerwear and Clothing Sold Globally: https://ipen.org/news/pfas-%E2%80%9Cforever-chemicals%E2%80%9D-found-outerwear-and-clothing-sold-globally
OECD report, PFASs and alternatives in cosmetics: report on commercial availability and current uses: https://one.oecd.org/document/ENV/CBC/MONO(2024)4/en/pdf

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Harout Tcherkezian on protecting our oceans & waterways from stormwater pollution

Sun, 10 Dec 2023 19:00:10 GMT

Ocean Protect's very own Harout Tcherkezian joins Brad for the Season 5 finale. Harout has been with Ocean Protect for over twelve years, and overseas our operations in New South Wales, Australia. We chat about Harout's journey to date with Ocean Protect, the challenges of the job, and his ambition for his kids to think he's a legend.

Harout on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harout-tcherkezian-44636a1a/

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Jeff Hansen on protecting the most spectacular show on earth with Sea Shepherd

Sun, 26 Nov 2023 19:00:32 GMT

Jeff Hansen is the Managing Director of Sea Shepherd Australia and a Global Director of Sea Shepherd. We talk about the key campaigns of Sea Shepherd - illegal fishing, ocean plastic and climate change - current direct actions, future plans, successes, and the challenges associated with protecting the most spectacular show on earth - nature.

Useful links:

https://www.seashepherd.org.au/
Jeff on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-hansen-521b42a

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Sean Quilty on inspiring the next generation of engineers & mainstreaming sustainability

Sun, 12 Nov 2023 19:00:50 GMT

Sean Quilty is a Chartered Civil Engineer with 18 years’ experience in residential and industrial subdivisions, health precincts, educational precincts, waste management facilities, municipality works, major infrastructure upgrades, roadworks, road remediation, and master planning feasibility. He is Associate Principal at ADG Engineers and Associate Lecturer at Tafe Queensland, and has a passion for inspiring the next generation of engineers. In this chat, we talk about Sean's own education experience - from university drop-out to lecturer, improving education methods and making environmental protection and conservation the core aspect of engineering endeavours.

Sean on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanquiltycpeng/

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Captain Peter Hammarstedt on the fight against illegal fishing

Sun, 29 Oct 2023 19:00:40 GMT

Peter Hammarstedt is Global Director of Sea Shepherd campaigns and Chairman of the Australian Board. Peter has captained Sea Shepherd's MY Bob Barker for 11 years and is now Captaining their new vessel, the Allan Kay. In this amazing chat, Peter shares some of his insights from over 20 years of navigating the globe, confronting illegal whaling, sealing and destructive fishing.

Useful links:

Sea Shepherd's leadership team: https://www.seashepherdglobal.org/global/leadership/
Sea Shepherd's Illegal Fishing Campaign: https://www.seashepherdglobal.org/our-campaigns/iuu-fishing/

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Mark Pages on the aquaculture industry, omega 3's & the tiny but mighty phytoplankton

Sun, 01 Oct 2023 19:00:00 GMT

Mark Pages is a specialist in the field of micro-algae and other plant based ingredients, and founder of Phytality - a company specialising in the manufacture and supply of unique marine micro-algae and vegan omega-3 product solutions. In this chat, we discuss the sea 'food' and aquaculture industry, the importance and potential sources of Omega 3, and the benefits of the microscopic plant-like organisms called phytoplankton.

Useful links:

https://phytality.com.au/
Mark on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-pages-240a857/

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Jonas Larsen on putting the biology into bioretention systems

Sun, 17 Sep 2023 19:00:45 GMT

Jonas Larsen is an Environmental Scientist and Water Sensitive Urban Design Technical Officer at Logan City Council. In this chat, we talk about Jonas's incredible journey from a vision impaired child to a passion for protecting the environment he came to eventually see - working in a various roles in environmental, soil, and contaminated land and water industries, and applying his learnings to the water sensitive urban design space and bringing the biology into bioretention systems - one of the most commonly applied stormwater treatment assets to protect our waterways and oceans.

Jonas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonas-larsen-871998144/

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Dr Paul Harvey & The Plasticology Project

Sun, 03 Sep 2023 19:00:00 GMT

Dr Paul Harvey is an environmental chemist and scientist, science communicator, speaker and author of The Plasticology Project book, which is a broad, comprehensive analysis of global plastic pollution – how it spreads, the damage it causes, and the risk it poses to our health and wellbeing. In this chat, we talk about all those things and more, and what we can (and ultimately must ) do to 'turn the tide' on plastic pollution.

https://docpjharvey.com/
Paul on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drpaulharvey/

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Forever chemicals & their impact on wetland snakes with Dr Damian Lettoof

Sun, 20 Aug 2023 19:00:45 GMT

Dr Damian Lettoof is a Postdoctoral fellow at CSIRO and loves snakes. Returning for this second Ocean Protect Podcast appearance, we chat about Damian's new research that has found tiger snakes in Perth’s urban wetlands are accumulating high levels of chemical substances from ingesting PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), impacting the venomous reptiles’ overall health. The research, jointly led by Curtin University, Australia’s National Science Agency CSIRO and the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation, tested tiger snake livers to better understand the impact of PFAS, which is commonly found in firefighting foam, water repellent clothing, and food packaging.

Useful links:

Damian on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/damian-lettoof-78905a71/
Bioaccumulation and metabolic impact of environmental PFAS residue on wild-caught urban wetland tiger snakes (Notechis scutatus) (here)
Inside Water article Forever chemicals impacting tiger snakes across Perth (here)
Curtin University News article Harmful substances impacting tiger snakes across Perth, study finds (here)
Previous Ocean Protect Episode Snakes as a bioindicator of wetland pollution with Damian Lettoof (Season 3, Episode 1)

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Erin Remblance on ‘Degrowth’ and Why You’ll Love It

Sun, 06 Aug 2023 19:00:32 GMT

Erin Remblance is a freelance columnist and co-founder of re(Biz) with a passion for (re)generative and post-growth thinking and strategies. After some 12 years in National Account Management in fast-moving consumer goods companies (e.g. Univilever, Nestle, L’Oreal), bringing 3 kids into the world, and then a few years in carbon reduction and energy efficiency initiatives, she pivoted to learn what we REALLY need to do to better protect our planet – and ultimately help us all to live happier, healthier lives. In this chat, Erin introduces us to ‘Degrowth’ – a conscious set of policies designed to optimize human and planetary wellbeing while minimizing inequality, poverty and environmental harm. We discuss why current economic system isn’t working, what ‘degrowth’ actually is, and how it just might save us all.

Useful links:

Erin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-remblance/
Erin’s writings on Illuminem: https://illuminem.com/illuminemvoicesprofile/erin-remblance
(re)Biz: https://www.rebiz.io/

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Shannon Mead on butts, vapes & the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution

Sun, 23 Jul 2023 19:00:55 GMT

Shannon Mead is the Founder of and Chief Butt Officer of "No More Butts" - returning for his third appearance on the pod. In this chat, Shannon drops truth bombs about dropped cigarette butts, vaping, and how cigarette filters do more harm than good - along with insights from participating at the 'INC2' (Second Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution) in Paris - where delegates from 180 nations took the first concrete step toward a legally binding treaty to regulate plastic, described as the most important green deal since the 2015 international climate agreement.

Useful links:

No More Butts website (here)
Shannon on LinkedIn (here)
Ocean Protect Podcast, Season 3, Episode 13 (May 2021) "No more butts with Shannon Mead" (here)
Ocean Protect Podcast, Season 4, Episode 15 (August 2022) "Smoke in the water with Shannon Mead" (here)
Belgium Superior Health Council article "Cigarette filters do more harm than good" (here)
The Guardian article "First steps agreed on plastics treaty after breakthrough at Paris talks" (here)

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Dr Michelle Blewitt on 5 years of identifying microplastic hotspots on Australian beaches

Sun, 09 Jul 2023 19:00:44 GMT

Dr Michelle Blewitt is the Program Director of the Australian Microplastic Assessment Project (AUSMAP) - a bridge between a massive problem and the solutions, designed to document and analyse microplastic pollution in Australian aquatic environments. Michelle joins us on AUSMAP's 5th birthday for a chat in Bondi to discuss rent AUSMAP research findings, what makes a 'spot' 'hot' and recent research documenting the scourge of synthetic tyre rubber crumb from sports fields and playgrounds.

Useful links:

https://www.ausmap.org/
Dr Michelle Blewitt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-blewitt-711b1137/
Dr Scott Wilson on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-wilson-84829437/
Reef Clean report "Rubber crumb loss assessment from play areas in the Great Barrier Reef Catchment": https://www.ausmap.org/post/rubber-crumb-research-released

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Remote marine debris campaigns with Grahame Lloyd

Sun, 25 Jun 2023 19:00:49 GMT

The legendary Grahame Lloyd, Sea Shepherd Australia's Remote Marine Debris Campaigner, is back for his third appearance on the Ocean Protect Podcast. In this chat, we discuss the life and times of doing marine debris clean-ups in some of the most remote parts of Australia, the impact of the debris on indigenous communities in these areas, and drop some truth bombs on how to help solve the plastic pollution crisis.

Useful links:

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Dr Denise Hardesty on the 740,000km of fishing line & 14 billion hooks littered every year in to our ocean

Sun, 11 Jun 2023 19:00:34 GMT

Dr Denise Hardesty, Senior Research Scientist at CSIRO Environment, returns for her second appearance on the podcast. This time, we catch up in Bondi the day after the Ocean Plastic Action Forum featured in previous episodes. In this chat, we discuss some of the latest research on plastic in our oceans, including new research by Denise and the CSIRO team about how two percent of all commercial fishing gear is being littered in our oceans.

Useful links:

Dr Denise Hardesty - https://people.csiro.au/H/B/denise-hardesty
CSIRO article (2023), 740,000km of fishing line and 14 billion hooks: we reveal just how much fishing gear is lost at sea each year: https://www.csiro.au/en/news/All/Articles/2022/October/abandoned-fishing-gear

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Ocean Plastic Action Forum 2023 (Part 4 of 4) – Where to from here ?

Sun, 28 May 2023 19:00:25 GMT

This episode features the 4th (and final) part of recorded audio from inaugural Ocean Plastic Action Forum at Bondi Beach – held on 15th March 2023, as part of the Volvo Ocean Lovers Festival. This part includes the ‘where to from here’ session, where the speakers of the previous sessions (Dr Denise Hardesty, Prof. Veena Sahawjwalla, and Allegra Spender MP) provided a short synthesis of the previous discussions and highlight key essential actions to 'turn the tide' on ocean plastic pollution. After the session, I’m then joined by Ocean Lovers Festival founders Carolyn Grant and Anita Grant about ‘where to from’ here for the forum and Ocean Lovers Festival.

Useful links:

https://www.oceanloversfestival.com/
Photos from forum here - by Brendan Reid

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Ocean Plastic Action Forum 2023 (Part 3 of 4) – Path to Purging Plastic

Sun, 14 May 2023 19:00:18 GMT

This episode is the third of a four-part series of recorded audio from the Ocean Plastic Action Forum at Bondi Beach – held on 15th March 2023, as part of the Volvo Ocean Lovers Festival. This part focusses on the “Path to Purging Plastic" session, where you will hear discussions and insights from current actions being undertaken to reduce ocean plastic pollution, including 'at source', recycling, treatment and 'clean up' initiatives. Allegra Spender MP (Parliament of Australia) provided a short presentation, and was then be joined by Marjorie O'Neill MP (NSW Parliament), Mike Smith (Zero Co.), Dr Julia Reisser (ULUU) and Paul Riley (Samsara Eco) for an interactive panel discussion with audience Q&A.

Useful links:

https://www.oceanloversfestival.com/
Photos from forum here - by Brendan Reid

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Ocean Plastic Action Forum 2023 (Part 2 of 4) – Exploring Current Actions

Sun, 30 Apr 2023 19:00:43 GMT

This episode is the second of a four-part series of recorded audio from the Ocean Plastic Action Forum at Bondi Beach – held on 15th March 2023, as part of the Volvo Ocean Lovers Festival. This part focusses on the “Exploring Current Actions" session, where you will hear discussions and insights from current actions being undertaken to reduce ocean plastic pollution, including 'at source', recycling, treatment and 'clean up' initiatives. Professor Veena Sahajwalla (UNSW) provided a short presentation, and was then be joined by Anissa Lawrence (Ghostnets Australia), Shannon Mead (No More Butts), Lottie Dalziel (Banish), Heidi Tait (Tangaroa Blue), James Dorney (TOMRA - Cleanaway) and Mayor Paula Masselos (Waverly Council) for an interactive panel discussion with audience Q&A.

Useful links:

https://www.oceanloversfestival.com/
Photos from forum here - by Brendan Reid

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Ocean Plastic Action Forum 2023 (Part 1 of 4) – Key Trends & Impacts

Sun, 16 Apr 2023 19:00:44 GMT

This episode is the first of a four-part series of recorded audio from the Ocean Plastic Action Forum at Bondi Beach – held on 15th March 2023, as part of the Volvo Ocean Lovers Festival. The forum included industry leaders, innovators, scientists, government and community leaders discussing how to 'turn the tide' on plastic in our ocean – including a few short presentations and interactive Q&A panel sessions. This first part focusses on the “Key Trends and Impacts” session, which included insights into the plastic pollution problem including key sources, trends, and known and potential impacts of ocean plastic pollution. Dr Denise Hardesty (CSIRO) provided a short presentation, and was then joined by Dr Charlene Trestrail (UTS), Dr Michelle Blewitt (AUSMAP), Pete Ceglinski (Seabin), Grahame Lloyd (Sea Shepherd Australia) and Murray Powell (Optimal Stormwater) for an interactive panel discussion with audience Q&A. The following three episodes will feature the remaining three parts of the forum.

Useful links:

https://www.oceanloversfestival.com/
Photos from forum here - by Brendan Reid

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Nicholas Carter on feeding the world without the BS

Sun, 02 Apr 2023 19:00:30 GMT

Nicholas Carter is an ecologist and environmental science and policy analyst, and advocates for transformational food system changes. In this chat, we discuss the link between agriculture and land use, how to address the climate and biodiversity crisis while still feeding the world, and bust a few myths about 'regenerative agriculture'.

Useful links:

https://oceanprotect.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/OPPodcast_S5E5_resources.pdf - studies/ analyses referred to by Nicholas in episode (in approximate order)
https://twitter.com/NicholasDCarter
https://www.instagram.com/nicholasdcarter/

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The Great Bubble Barrier with Philip Ehrhorn

Sun, 19 Mar 2023 18:00:06 GMT

Philip Ehrhorn is Chief Technical Officer and Co-founder of The Great Bubble Barrier - the first technology to use a bubble curtain to capture plastic pollution in rivers. We discuss the technology, how the idea came about (simultaneously in two countries), its development, its effectiveness, application and future plans.

Useful links:

https://thegreatbubblebarrier.com/
Philip on LinkedIn (here)

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Dr Jodie Rummer on protecting coral reefs from climate change

Sun, 05 Mar 2023 19:00:06 GMT

Dr Jodie Rummer is Professor of Marine Biology at James Cook University in Townsville, Australia - and is an expert on climate change and coral fish. In this chat, we discuss the athletic awesomeness of fish, the key threats to the Great Barrier Reef and how to best mitigate them, and what the future looks like for all reefs around the planet.

Useful links:

www.jodierummer.com
Jodie on LinkedIn (here)
https://physioshark.org
TEDx JCU Cairns presentation by Jodie "Athletes of the Great Barrier Reef" (here)
Sydney Morning Herald article – “Are we really prepared to lose this natural wonder?” (here)
The Guardian article "Ocean scientists call for global tracking of oxygen loss that causes dead zones” (here)
The Conversation article “What the next Australian government must do to save the Great Barrier Reef” (here)
The Conversation article “Adapt, move, or die: repeated coral bleaching leaves wildlife on the Great Barrier Reef with few options” (here)
ABC news article “The superfish challenge: Michael Phelps vs real fish” (here)

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Professor Veena Sahajwalla is redefining 'waste'

Sun, 19 Feb 2023 19:00:40 GMT

Professor Veena Sahajwalla is an expert in recycling, the founding Director of the Director of the Centre for Sustainable Materials Research & Technology at University of New South Wales - and, last year, added NSW Australian of the year to her long list of honours and awards. In this chat, we talk about reimagining 'waste' as an opportunity - drawing on Veena's experiences growing up in Mumbai to her pioneering micro-factories and green steel innovation.

Useful links:

Veena at UNSW (here)
Australian Government National Plastics Plan 2021 (here)

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Dr Charlene Trestrail on how the human body is affected by microplastics (& what to do about it)

Sun, 05 Feb 2023 19:00:01 GMT

We kick off Season 5 with a fantastic chat with Dr Charlene Trestrail - a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Technology Sydney. Charlene's particular speciality is understanding how microplastics threaten the animals we need to keep our ecosystems healthy. In this chat, we take a journey through the digestive system (like a microplastic!) and talk about how the different organs in the body are affected by microplastics - and how to minimise our ingestion of microplastics.

Useful links:

Dr Charlene Trestrail on Linkedin (here)
RMIT article "Eating plastic makes for smaller mussels"
Journal paper "Analysis of Microplastics in Human Feces Reveals a Correlation between Fecal Microplastics and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Status"

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Kimberly Bolton is making alternative plastic packaging from waste crustacean shells

Sun, 27 Nov 2022 19:00:40 GMT

Kimberly is the co-founder and CEO of Carapac - a company that takes waste crustacean shells and makes sustainable plastic alternative packaging. Frozen food processing plants across the Asia-Pacific region cumulatively produce about 8.1 million tons of crustacean waste per year. Carapac takes this otherwise 'waste' and makes truly biodegradable alternatives to petrochemical-based plastics.

This fantastic story of innovation is an awesome way to wrap of our fourth season of the Ocean Protect Podcast. Season 5 will return with gusto in March 2023.

Useful links:

https://carapac.co/
Kimberly on LinkeIn (here)

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Bridget Mullany on sustainability education

Sun, 13 Nov 2022 19:00:33 GMT

Bridget is a Sustainability Educator at Keep Australia Beautiful NSW (and PhD candidate at University of Technology Sydney), helping deliver the "EnviroMentors" program to improve community awareness and engagement on local sustainability issues and initiatives. In this chat, we talk about the "Keeping Waterways Clean" module aimed at preventing stormwater pollution, and other effective education methods for kids (and adults) to help save our planet. Ocean Protect has been proudly supporting the "Keeping Waterways Clean" module since 2019.

Useful links:

Bridget on LinkeIn (here)
https://www.kabnsw.org.au/enviromentors/

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Marina DeBris on Artivism

Sun, 30 Oct 2022 19:00:11 GMT

Marina is an Artivist, who began picking up trash on local beaches, creeks & streets over 20 years ago. In 2009, she began to create pieces of art that questioned the use of single use items and the amount of waste we create - and her work is exhibited regularly at galleries, 'trashion' exhibitions, 'inconvenience stores' and the current 'Sculptures by the Sea'. We chat about Marina's story, her perspectives from 20 years of picking up trash, artivism and animal welfare.

Useful links:

Marina Debris on LinkeIn (here)
http://washedup.us/
Reuters Article 'Trashion' designer displays latest art at Sydney beach exhibition (here)
Conversation article 'Trashion' designer Marina DeBris turns ocean rubbish into high-end outfits – in pictures (here).

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Deep sea microplastics with Justine Barrett

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 19:00:24 GMT

Justine is a Research Technician with CSIRO's Marine Debris Group, where she established a method for detecting microplastics in deep-sea sediment and was subsequently the lead author of a paper publishing the first global estimate of microplastics in deep-sea sediment. We talk about deep-sea microplastics and helping to stop it 'at source' with gross pollutant trap sensors and AI technology.

Useful links:

Justine Barrett CSIRO profile (here)
Justine's 'The Conversation' article "We estimate up to 14 million tonnes of microplastics lie on the seafloor. It’s worse than we thought" (here)
RNZ article "Three quarters of fish in southern NZ contain microplastics - study" (here)
Overview of CSIRO's GPT Sensor Technology research (here)

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Craig Fairbaugh - Stormwater Rock Star

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 19:00:32 GMT

Craig Fairbaugh has gone from rock star to rock star stormwater engineer. After shredding the punk rock scene with bands like Transplants, +44, Juliette Lewis and the Licks, and Mercy Killers, Craig went on to even bigger and badder things - helping to protect the planet from stormwater pollution. As Regional Regulatory Manager at Contech Engineered Solutions in Oregon USA, Craig is a recognised expert in stormwater treatment, helping state and municipal agencies in achieving stormwater compliance with manufactured treatment devices, as well as sharing national industry best practices for developing stormwater programs.

Useful links:

Craig on LinkedIn (here)
Ocean Protect webinar presented by Craig "Mass capacity, long-term performance, & maintenance analysis of biofiltration stormwater treatment systems" (here)
Ocean Protect webinar presented by Craig "Bioretention & High Rate Biofiltration - Research & Performance Updates from USA" (here)

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Blacktown City Council's WSUD Compliance Program with Daniel Rider

Sun, 18 Sep 2022 19:00:37 GMT

Daniel Rider is the Water Sensitive Urban Design Compliance Officer at Blacktown City Council and is currently developing and implementing Australia’s first Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) Compliance Program. In this chat, we talk about the role of stormwater management in protecting the health of our ocean and waterways, and Blacktown City Council's WSUD Compliance Program - which will no doubt help stop an ENORMOUS amount of pollution entering downstream waterways and hopefully be replicated in other local government areas across Australia and overseas.

Useful links:

Daniel on LinkedIn (here)
Water Sensitive Urban Design at Blacktown City Council (here)
Ocean Protect webinar "Blacktown City Council's WSUD Compliance Program" (October 2021) (here)

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Local action on plastic pollution with Dr Kathy Willis

Sun, 04 Sep 2022 19:00:14 GMT

Dr Kathy Willis is a Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Washington and CSIRO Scientific Researcher on a mission to combat plastic pollution and reframe plastic as a valuable commodity rather than a throwaway item. In Kathy's second appearance on the pod, we discuss the recent good news about plastic pollution on Australian beaches, spatial and temporal trends in plastic washing up on beaches along the US Pacific Northwest, citizen science, 'biofoul' on marine debris, and community-led informal waste management programs.

Useful links:

Kathy on LinkedIn (here)
Ocean Protect Podcast, Season 2, Episode 10 (May 2020) "CSIRO's Kathy Willis on preventing litter entering our oceans" (here)
The Conversation article Local efforts have cut plastic waste on Australia’s beaches by almost 30% in 6 years (here)
One Earth Journal Paper Local waste management successfully reduces coastal plastic pollution (here)
The Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST) https://coasst.org/
Clear Seas https://clearseas.org/en/
ABC News article Volunteers hope efforts to remove invasive northern Pacific seastar will make a difference (here)

Note: During the chat, Dr Kathy mentions that 'Saahas' was the name for a waste management program in India, but meant to say 'Swachcoop'.

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Smoke in the water with Shannon Mead

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 19:00:49 GMT

Shannon Mead is the Founder of "No More Butts", a charity who's mission is "A butt free environment" - where cigarette butts are recycled, with the products created having a further positive impact on the community. Shannon returns for his second appearance on the pod - dropping truth bombs about dropped cigarette butts, the emerging issue of vaping, and discussing possible solutions.

Useful links:

No More Butts website (here)
Shannon on LinkedIn (here)
Ocean Protect Podcast, Season 3, Episode 13 (May 2021) "No more butts with Shannon Mead" (here)

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Shark defence with Jonathan Clark

Sun, 07 Aug 2022 19:00:08 GMT

Jonathon Clark is Queensland Coordinator of the Apex Harmony campaign - Sea Shepherd Australia's Shark Defence campaign to defend, conserve and protect sharks in order to maintain a healthy ocean. In this chat, we discuss the destructive nature of Queensland and NSW's state-sanctioned shark "control" programs and possible (and certainly more effective) methods to protect the safety and wellbeing of beach-goers and the marine ecosystem.

Useful links:

Jonathan on LinkedIn (here)
The Apex Harmony Champaign (here)
"Envoy: Shark Cull" Film (here)
Ocean Protect Podcast Season 3, Episode 25 (August 2021): "Envoy: Shark Cull" with Lauren Sandeman & Andre" (here)

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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The Lismore floods with Dr Mitchell Call & Dr James Sippo

Sun, 24 Jul 2022 19:00:04 GMT

Dr Mitchell Call and Dr James Sippo are postdoctoral researchers at Southern Cross University at Lismore, in Northern NSW, Australia. The Wilsons River flows through the city of Lismore to the Richmond River estuary. In late February 2022, the biggest flood in modern Australian history inundated Lismore and the rest of Northern NSW. In this chat, Mitchell and James describe the flood, the incredible rescue efforts, the subsequent estuarine health impacts, climate change, and what can be done to mitigate future flood impacts in Lismore and the wider Wilsons and Richmond River area.

Useful links:

Mitchell at Southern Cross University (here)
James at Southern Cross University (here)
Ocean Protect Podcast Season 4, Episode 5 "Dr James Sippo on blue carbon accounting" (here)
"Flood Song" on YouTube by Sally Bracewell (here)

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Kelp harvesting with Jo Lane

Sun, 10 Jul 2022 19:00:17 GMT

Jo Lane is a kelp harvester and SeaEO of Sea Health Products, which provides premium kelp products harvested from the south coast of NSW. We talk kelp harvesting, the current status and potential of seaweed farming, the possible benefits and challenges facing the growth of the seaweed industry.

Useful links:

Jo on LinkedIn (here):
Sea Health Products (here)
Australian Sustainable Seaweed Alliance (here)

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Ocean Protect turns 20

Sun, 26 Jun 2022 19:00:07 GMT

On 5th July 2022, Ocean Protect turns 20 years old. From very humble beginnings, Ocean Protect now stops an average of around eight tonnes of pollution entering our oceans every day. Michael Wicks (Ocean Protect Director and co-founder) joins Jeremy and Brad for a look back at some of the highs and lows of Ocean Protect.

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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A global plastics treaty with Tom Gammage

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 19:00:00 GMT

Tom Gammage is a plastic pollution campaigner at the Environmental Investigation Agency in London, where he is working to secure an ambitious new plastics treaty for the planet. We talk about the growing plastics 'emergency', the need for a global plastics treaty, the recent meeting of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) in Nairobi to discuss such a treaty, and key recommended actions for government.

Useful links:

Tom on LinkedIn (here):
Environmental Investigation Agency (here)
Recent Conversation article on the plastic treaty (here)
Recent BBC News article on the need for a plastic treaty (here)
EIA report Connecting the Dots: Plastic pollution and the planetary emergency (here).

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Tyres & coho salmon kills with Dr Ed Kolodziej

Sun, 29 May 2022 19:00:12 GMT

Puget Sound is a sound of the Pacific Northwest (in north-western USA), an inlet of the Pacific Ocean, and part of the Salish Sea. Every 'fall' (Autumn), more than half of the coho salmon that return to Puget Sound’s urban streams die before they can spawn. In some streams, all of them die. But scientists didn’t know why. Enter Ed Kolodziej (Associate Professor at the University of Washington) and his research team - who discovered that, when it rains, stormwater flushes bits of aging vehicle tires on roads into neighbouring streams. The killer is in the mix of chemicals that leach from tire wear particles: a molecule related to a preservative that keeps tires from breaking down too quickly. We talk about this research, the implications to waterways everywhere, and what we can do about it.

Useful links:

https://www.ce.washington.edu/facultyfinder/edward-kolodziej
Ed on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ed-kolodziej-81a5717/
Article “Saving the salmon - Researchers identify unknown chemical that causess death in stormwater-exposed coho salmon" - https://www.ce.washington.edu/news/article/2020-12-14/saving-salmon
Article “Tire-related chemical is largely responsible for adult coho salmon deaths in urban streams”: https://www.washington.edu/news/2020/12/03/tire-related-chemical-largely-responsible-for-adult-coho-salmon-deaths-in-urban-streams/
Publications by Ed et al: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Edward-Kolodziej

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Plastic discharges from the world's rivers with Dr Tim van Emmerik

Sun, 15 May 2022 19:00:08 GMT

Tim van Emmerik is Assistant Professor at Wageningen University in the Netherlands, but joins us on this chat from Cambodia - during one of his riverine plastic research projects. We chat about the research paper that Tim recently co-authored assessing plastic discharges from rivers across the planet, and how to 'turn off the tap' of plastic pollution from rivers.

Useful links:

https://timvanemmerik.com/
Garth on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garth-covernton-26544ba9/
Paper "More than 1000 rivers account for 80% of global riverine plastic emissions into the ocean" (here)

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Human consumption of microplastics with Dr Garth Covernton

Sun, 01 May 2022 19:00:47 GMT

Dr Garth Covernton is a University of Toronto Arts and Sciences Postdoctoral Fellow working as part of the pELAstics project, which aims to understand how microplastics pollution might affect various ecosystem processes. We talk about the human consumption of microplastics - like "how much?", "where from?", and the potential consequences to human health.

Useful links:

https://garthcovernton.wordpress.com/
Garth on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garth-covernton-26544ba9/
Paper "Human consumption of microplastics" (here)

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Frontline Action on Coal with Andy Paine

Sun, 17 Apr 2022 19:00:35 GMT

Andy Paine is from an organisation called Frontline Action on Coal, who use non-violent direct action tactics to try to stop the construction of polluting coal mines. Late last year, Andy and a colleague locked themselves to a train line to disrupt the first full trainload of coal from Adani's Carmichael mine in central Queensland, Australia. We talk about the Adani project, the effectiveness of 'frontline action', and what it's like to be locked to a train line.

Useful links:

Frontline Action on Coal: https://frontlineaction.org/
Stop Adani: https://www.stopadani.com/
Queensland Government assessment of Carmichael Coal Mine and Rail Project: https://www.statedevelopment.qld.gov.au/coordinator-general/assessments-and-approvals/coordinated-projects/completed-projects/carmichael-coal-mine-and-rail-project

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Dr James Sippo on blue carbon accounting

Sun, 03 Apr 2022 19:00:06 GMT

Dr James Sippo is Postdoctoral Researcher in blue carbon at Southern Cross University, and is part of a team that has developed a new blue carbon accounting system that calculates the amount of carbon sequestered when tidal zones are returned to their natural state. We talk about blue carbon, its potential within coastal land for mitigating climate change, and reducing our own personal carbon footprint.

Useful links:

James on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-sippo-585a26191
Article "Blue carbon accounting set to open coastal floodgates for abatement credits" (here)
Report "Blue Carbon Accounting Model (BlueCAM) Technical Overview" (here)

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Dr Sarah Seabrook on the ocean as a climate regulator

Sun, 20 Mar 2022 19:00:48 GMT

Dr Sarah Seabrook is a microbial ecologist and oceanographer at the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research and The University of Auckland, New Zealand. In this chat, we talk about the role of the ocean as a climate regulator, and how to protect and enhance its ability to do this.

Useful links:

https://www.sarahseabrook.com
Sarah on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-seabrook-529704a3/
Article "The ocean is our greatest climate regulator. It must be a stronger part of climate policy and action" (here)
Paper "A new way forward for ocean-climate policy as reflected in the UNFCCC Ocean and Climate Change Dialogue submissions" (here)

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Dr Lauren Roman on the world's worst litter hotspots

Sun, 06 Mar 2022 19:00:49 GMT

Dr Lauren Roman is a postdoctoral researcher at CSIRO’s Oceans and Atmosphere, and her research focuses on marine debris (plastics and other litter in the ocean) and the impact it has on wildlife. In this chat, we talk about her (and her CSIRO team's) recent research analysing data from nearly 30,000 litter clean-ups from around the world and its implications on how to turn the tide on plastic pollution.

Useful links:

Lauren: https://research.csiro.au/marinedebris/our-team/lauren-roman-2/
Article "We analysed data from 29,798 clean-ups around the world to uncover some of the worst litter hotspots”: https://theconversation-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/theconversation.com/amp/we-analysed-data-from-29-798-clean-ups-around-the-world-to-uncover-some-of-the-worst-litter-hotspots-167280
Paper "Socioeconomics effects on global hotspots of common debris items on land and the seafloor”: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0959378021001394?via%3Dihub

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Volvo Ocean Lovers Festival 2022 with Anita Kolni & Carolyn Grant

Sun, 20 Feb 2022 19:00:06 GMT

Anita and Caz join us to talk about the amazing Volvo Ocean Lovers Festival that they founded - which is happening at Bondi Beach 10-13 March 2022. Anita and Caz were last on the podcast two years ago, in the lead up to the 2020 Ocean Lovers Festival - just before a little thing called Covid forced the cancellation of the festival. But it takes more than a pandemic to stop these two. We talk about the ups and downs of the last two years, and what it takes to help protect the ocean with a big dose of love.

Useful links:

https://www.oceanloversfestival.com/
Our previous Ocean Protect Podcast chat "Anita Kolni and Carolyn Grant are ocean love trailblazers" (from March 2020): https://open.spotify.com/episode/72H399cjkHrfb97nKO9gpX?si=b526e075ef6542e1

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Ghost nets with Anissa Lawrence

Sun, 06 Feb 2022 19:00:42 GMT

In our first episode of Season 4 of the Ocean Protect Podcast, we are joined by Anissa Lawrence - Managing Director (and Founder) of Tierramar, who manage Ghost Nets Australia. We talk about the problem of ghost nets (with a particular focus on those drifting to Australia) and what we can do about it.

Useful links:

Anissa: https://tierramar.com.au/team-view/anissa-lawrence/
Ghost Nets Australia: https://www.ghostnets.com.au/
Report Ghost Nets Needs Analysis and Feasibility Study for Northern Australia: https://parksaustralia.gov.au/news/finding-solutions-for-ghost-nets-in-northern-australia/

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Climate action with Dr Annika Dean

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 19:00:19 GMT

In our last episode for Season 3 and her second appearance on the pod, we're joined by Dr Annika Dean - Senior Researcher at the Climate Council of Australia. We review the recent UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) held in Glasgow last month, with a particular focus on Australia's commitments and future.

The Ocean Protect Podcast will return for Season 4 in March 2022.

Useful links:

https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/author/annika/
Report "Crunch Time: How climate action in the 2020s will define Australia": https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/crunch-time-climate-action-2020s-define-australia/
http://www.bom.gov.au/state-of-the-climate/

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Rubber Jellyfish with Carly Wilson

Sun, 05 Dec 2021 19:00:00 GMT

Carly is a wildlife conservationist, and maker of the "Rubber Jellyfish" documentary film, which reveals the shocking jellyfish-like shapes that balloons burst into when they are released into the air and how this is affecting sea turtles who mistake these items for prey. We talk about how Carly's journey from bat balls to busting balloon myths, and making maiden movies.

Useful links:

https://rubberjellyfishmovie.com/
Burchette D K, 1989, Study of the effect of balloon releases on the environment: https://www.balloonhq.com/faq/deco_releases/release_study.html
Gilmour M, Lavers J, 2020, We composted ‘biodegradable’ balloons. Here’s what we found after 16 weeks, article in 'The Conversation': https://theconversation.com/we-composted-biodegradable-balloons-heres-what-we-found-after-16-weeks-138731
Gilmour M E , Lavers J L, 2020, Latex balloons do not degrade uniformly in freshwater, marine and composting environments, The Journal of Hazardous Materials: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304389420316150?via%3Dihub

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Jeff Hansen on direct action (Part 2 of 2)

Sun, 28 Nov 2021 19:00:10 GMT

This is the second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Jeff Hansen, Managing Director of Sea Shepherd Australia. The first part was released last week..

Useful links:

https://www.seashepherd.org.au/
Jeff on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-hansen-521b42a
Jeff's Ted talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/jeff_hansen_why_we_need_unexpected_allies_to_fix_climate_change

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Jeff Hansen on direct action (Part 1 of 2)

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 19:00:39 GMT

Jeff Hansen is the Managing Director of Sea Shepherd Australia, defending, conserving and protecting the world’s ocean. We talk about Jeff's journey from Electronic and Computer Engineer to saving whales in Antarctica, some of the direct action campaigns of Sea Shepherd Australia, and what it's like to have possibly the best job in the world.

This is a two-part conversation, with the second (and final) part released next week.

Useful links:

https://www.seashepherd.org.au/
Jeff on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-hansen-521b42a
Jeff's Ted talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/jeff_hansen_why_we_need_unexpected_allies_to_fix_climate_change

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The Australian Microplastic Assessment Project with Dr Michelle Blewitt & Dr Scott Wilson (Part 2 of 2)

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 19:00:31 GMT

This is the second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Dr Michelle Blewit (AUSMAP Program Director) and Dr Scott Wilson (AUSMAP Research Director and Senior Lecturer/ Senior Research Fellow at Macquarie University). Part one was released last week.

Useful links:

https://www.ausmap.org/
Dr Michelle Blewitt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-blewitt-711b1137/
Dr Scott Wilson on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-wilson-84829437/

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The Australian Microplastic Assessment Project with Dr Michelle Blewitt & Dr Scott Wilson (Part 1 of 2)

Sun, 07 Nov 2021 19:00:27 GMT

The Australian Microplastic Assessment Project (AUSMAP) is the bridge between a massive problem and the solutions, designed to document and analyse microplastic pollution in Australian aquatic environments. Dr Michelle Blewit (AUSMAP Program Director) and Dr Scott Wilson (AUSMAP Research Director and Senior Lecturer/ Senior Research Fellow at Macquarie University) join us to talk about how citizen science is putting microplastic pollution on the map, and the what we can do to solve this near invisible but growing problem.

This is a two-part conversation, with the second (and final) part released next week.

Useful links:

https://www.ausmap.org/
Dr Michelle Blewitt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-blewitt-711b1137/
Dr Scott Wilson on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-wilson-84829437/

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Waves of Change with Sea Shepherd Australia's Grahame Lloyd (Part 2 of 2)

Sun, 31 Oct 2021 19:00:49 GMT

This is the second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Grahame Lloyd, a Project Leader with Sea Shepherd Australia. Part one was released last week.

Useful links:

Grahame on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grahame-lloyd-611295a5/?originalSubdomain=au
Sea Shepherd Australia's Marine Debris Campaignt: https://www.seashepherd.org.au/our-campaigns/marine-debris-campaign/
Untrashing Djulpan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZLWfoHhf0M
"Waves of Change" Brisbane Screening 5th November 2021 at Sandgate: https://fb.me/e/49AGk4TLk
"Waves of Change" Sunshine Coast Screening 3rd December 2021 at Cotton Tree: https://fb.me/e/2Qco1I7jG

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Waves of Change with Sea Shepherd Australia's Grahame Lloyd (Part 1 of 2)

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 19:00:00 GMT

Grahame Lloyd is a Project Leader with Sea Shepherd Australia, leading their 'Waves of Change' project, and joins us for his second appearance on the pod. We talk about his amazing work co-ordinating and assisting with beach clean-ups across Queensland (from the Gold Coast to some very remote beaches) and helping better protect our oceans and life under water and above.

This is a two-part conversation, with the second (and final) part released next week.

Useful links:

Grahame on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grahame-lloyd-611295a5/?originalSubdomain=au
Sea Shepherd Australia's Marine Debris Campaignt: https://www.seashepherd.org.au/our-campaigns/marine-debris-campaign/
Untrashing Djulpan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZLWfoHhf0M
"Waves of Change" Brisbane Screening 5th November 2021 at Sandgate: https://fb.me/e/49AGk4TLk
"Waves of Change" Sunshine Coast Screening 3rd December 2021 at Cotton Tree: https://fb.me/e/2Qco1I7jG

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The Godfather of Stormwater, Jim Lenhart (Part 2 of 2)

Sun, 03 Oct 2021 19:00:48 GMT

This is the second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Jim Lenhart. The first part was released last week.

Useful links:

Jim on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesl4/
Stormwater Northwest: http://stormwaternorthwest.com/
https://oceanprotect.com.au/stormfilter/
USA's Clean Water Act & Trash Free Waters: https://www.epa.gov/trash-free-waters/clean-water-act-and-trash-free-waters
https://zerolittertoocean.com.au/

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The Godfather of Stormwater, Jim Lenhart (Part 1 of 2)

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 19:00:49 GMT

Jim Lenhart (aka 'The Godfather of Stormwater') joins us for his second appearance on the pod. We talk about California's 'Zero Trash to Waterways' target and beyond, the creation of the 'StormFilter', the contamination cocktail of stormwater, emerging contaminants and how to help better protect our oceans and waterways from pollution.

This is a two-part conversation, with the second (and final) part released next week.

Useful links:

Jim on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesl4/
Stormwater Northwest: http://stormwaternorthwest.com/
https://oceanprotect.com.au/stormfilter/
USA's Clean Water Act & Trash Free Waters: https://www.epa.gov/trash-free-waters/clean-water-act-and-trash-free-waters
https://zerolittertoocean.com.au/

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Olly Pitt on rescuing seabirds, shorebirds, sea turtles & sea snakes (Part 2 of 2)

Sun, 19 Sep 2021 19:00:57 GMT

This is the second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Olly Pitt, General Manager of Australian Seabird Rescue. Part one was released last week.

You can find out more about Australian Seabird Rescue via https://seabirdrescue.org.au/

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Olly Pitt on rescuing seabirds, shorebirds, sea turtles & sea snakes (Part 1 of 2)

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 19:00:51 GMT

Olly Pitt is a SUPERSTAR and General Manager of Australian Seabird Rescue, who rescue, rehabilitate and release seabirds, shorebirds, sea turtles and sea snakes in New South Wales, Australia - along with helping out these guys via education and research. We talk about their key threats, the amazing work that Australian Seabird Rescue does, and how we can all help out.

This is a two-part conversation, with the second (and final) part released next week.

You can find out more about Australian Seabird Rescue via https://seabirdrescue.org.au/

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Underwater Earth with Lorna Parry

Sun, 05 Sep 2021 19:00:36 GMT

Lorna Parry is Co-Founder and Managing Director of Underwater Earth - a Sydney-based, globally focussed, non-profit founded in 2010. Their mission is simple - to reveal the ocean to the world using a combination of creative storytelling and innovative technology. One of the ocean's biggest issues is it is out of sight and out of mind. How can anyone love and protect the ocean when they do not know and understand it? This is a great chat with the inspirational Lorna Parry.

Useful links:

https://www.underwater.earth/
Lorna Parry on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorna-parry-underwater/

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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"Envoy: Shark Cull" with Lauren Sandeman & Andre Borell (Part 2 of 2)

Sun, 29 Aug 2021 19:00:10 GMT

This is the second (and final) part of our two-part conversation with "Envoy: Shark Cull" film director Andre Borrell and campaign manager Lauren Sandeman. The first part was released last week.

Useful links:

https://www.envoyfilm.com.au/
Lauren Sandeman on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-sandeman
Andre Borell on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreborell/

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"Envoy: Shark Cull" with Lauren Sandeman & Andre Borell (Part 1 of 2)

Sun, 22 Aug 2021 19:00:21 GMT

"Envoy: Shark Cull" is a stunning documentary film, delving into shark 'control' programs along the coast-lines of Queensland and NSW, Australia. Film director Andre Borrell and campaign manager Lauren Sandeman join us to talk about the film, the science behind it, and how we can all drive change to better protect ocean life and lovers.

This is a two-part conversation, with the second (and final) part released next week.

Useful links:

https://www.envoyfilm.com.au/
Lauren Sandeman on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-sandeman
Andre Borell on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreborell/

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The Ocean Protect story with Michael Wicks (Part 2 of 2)

Sun, 15 Aug 2021 19:00:08 GMT

This is the second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Mike Wicks about the story of how Ocean Protect all began. The first part was released last week.

Useful links:

Zero Litter to Ocean: https://zerolittertoocean.com.au/

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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The Ocean Protect story with Michael Wicks (Part 1 of 2)

Sun, 08 Aug 2021 19:00:07 GMT

On the Ocean Protect podcast, we've heard the back-story of all our guests - but we are yet to hear the story of Ocean Protect. Co-Founders, Mike Wicks and Jeremy Brown. sit down with Brad and talk about the amazing story of how it all began.

This is the first of a two-part chat, with the second (and final) part released next week.

Useful links:

Zero Litter to Ocean: https://zerolittertoocean.com.au/

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Lautaro Parra on farming salmon (Part 2 of 2)

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 19:00:58 GMT

This is the second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Lautaro Parra about his experience as a commercial diver on salmon farms in Chile.

Useful links:

Lautaro on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lautarojparra/
FAO UN 2018, The State of the Worlds Fisheries and Aquaculture: http://www.fao.org/3/i9540en/I9540EN.pdf
Seawood Watch, Farmed salmon in Chile: https://www.seafoodwatch.org/our-projects/farmed-salmon-in-chile

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Lautaro Parra on farming salmon (Part 1 of 2)

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 19:00:42 GMT

Lautaro Parra is a free-diver instructor in Sydney, but this chat is all about his experience as a commercial diver on salmon farms in Chile. In particular, we discuss the working conditions and ecological impacts that he encountered. This chat will blow your mind, and make you think twice about eating salmon ever again.

This is the first of a two-part chat with the second (and final) part released next week.

Useful links:

Lautaro on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lautarojparra/
FAO UN 2018, The State of the Worlds Fisheries and Aquaculture: http://www.fao.org/3/i9540en/I9540EN.pdf
Seawood Watch, Farmed salmon in Chile: https://www.seafoodwatch.org/our-projects/farmed-salmon-in-chile

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Ocean trash with Jeremy & Brad

Sun, 18 Jul 2021 19:00:57 GMT

Jeremy and Brad discuss some of the latest science on ocean trash, published last month in the Nature Sustainability Journal. We talk about what's in it, where it's coming from, and what we can do about it.

Useful links:

Fiona Harvey, Plastic waste entering our oceans expected to triple in 20 years, 24 June 2020, The Guardian, https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/23/plastic-waste-entering-oceans-triple-20-years-research
David Vetter, These Four Plastic Items Make Up Almost Half Of All Ocean Trash, 18 June 2021, Forbes, https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidrvetter/2021/06/18/these-four-plastic-items-make-up-almost-half-of-all-ocean-trash/?sh=576474c65fea
Carmen Morales-Caselles et al, An inshore–offshore sorting system revealed from global classification of ocean litter, 10 June 2021, Nature sustainability, https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-021-00720-8
Nikoleta Bellou el, Global assessment of innovative solutions to tackle marine litter, 10 June 2021, Nature sustainability, 10 June 2021, Nature sustainability, https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-021-00726-2
Daniel González-Fernández et al, Floating macrolitter leaked from Europe into the ocean, 10 June 2021, Nature sustainability, https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-021-00722-6
Australian Marine Conservation Society, Which Australian states are banning single-use plastics?, https://www.marineconservation.org.au/which-australian-states-are-banning-single-use-plastics/
Zero Litter to Ocean: https://zerolittertoocean.com.au/

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100th episode special with Jeremy & Brad

Sun, 11 Jul 2021 19:00:53 GMT

Jeremy Brown makes a return as co-host in Episode Number 100 of the Ocean Protect Podcast.

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

Details about the Franc event are at https://www.franc.sydney

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Lottie Dalziel on banishing waste (Part 2 of 2)

Sun, 04 Jul 2021 19:00:19 GMT

This is the second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Lottie. The first part was released last week.

Useful links:

https://banish.com.au/
BRAD (Banish Recycling And Disposal Program): https://banish.com.au/pages/recycling-program
https://littlepepino.com/

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Lottie Dalziel on banishing waste (Part 1 of 2)

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 19:00:54 GMT

Banishing waste from your life isn't easy, but Lottie Dalziel is making it so. Lottie has taken her entrepreneurial flair and passion for the planet to help Australian's reduce their waste with the right products and even better information. We talk about Lottie's early beginnings selling Mulberries, founding Banish and Little Pepino, future plans for a more sustainable world, and how amazing BRAD is ;)

This is the first of a two-part chat with the second (and final) part released next week.

Useful links:

https://banish.com.au/
BRAD (Banish Recycling And Disposal Program): https://banish.com.au/pages/recycling-program
https://littlepepino.com/

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No more butts with Shannon Mead (Part 2 of 2)

Sun, 06 Jun 2021 19:00:00 GMT

This is the second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Shannon (Chief Butt Officer of No More Butts), with the first part released last week.

Useful links:

No More Butts website: https://nomorebutts.org.au/
Shannon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannonmead/

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No more butts with Shannon Mead (Part 1 of 2)

Sun, 30 May 2021 19:00:00 GMT

Cigarette butts are a very big little problem - with some 8 Billion littered every year in Australia alone. Butts are also NOT biodegradable and are actually plastic, and can take up to 15 years to break down - albeit not before leaching some very nasty chemicals into the environment and/ or ingested by wildlife. After witnessing the devastating impact of discarded cigarette butts on beautiful locations around the world, Shannon was inspired to resign his corporate role and dedicate himself to No More Butts. We delve into this big little problem and Shannon's plans for "a butt free environment".

This is the first of our two-part chat with Shannon, with the second (and final) part released next week.

Useful links:

No More Butts website: https://nomorebutts.org.au/
Shannon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannonmead/

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Pieter Jan Kole on microplastic pollution from tyres (Part 2 of 2)

Sun, 23 May 2021 19:00:00 GMT

This is the second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Pieter Jan Kole, a part-time student at the Open University of the Netherlands. Part one was released last week.

Useful links:

Pieter's LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pieterjankole/?originalSubdomain=nl
National Geographic article “Tires: The plastic polluter you never thought about”: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/tires-unseen-plastic-polluter
Journal paper “Wear and Tear of Tyres: A Stealthy Source of Microplastics in the Environment”: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29053641/
Article “How Tyres Threaten Aquatic and Human Life”: https://www.uw360.asia/how-tyres-threaten-aquatic-and-human-life/
IUCN article: “Primary microplastics in the oceans” https://portals.iucn.org/library/node/46622
Open University of the Netherlands "Marine litter": https://www.ou.nl/en/-/marine-litter

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Pieter Jan Kole on microplastic pollution from tyres (Part 1 of 2)

Sun, 16 May 2021 19:00:00 GMT

Pieter Jan Kole is a part-time student at the Open University of the Netherlands. Recently observing tyre debris at a Formula 1 race track got Pieter thinking about tyre wear and tear - and where it all goes. Pieter's ground-breaking research has now shown that tyres are a significant source of microplastics in our oceans - and a key risk to aquatic (and likely human) health. This is a fascinating chat, an inspiration for anyone considering embarking on their own research, and highlights the need for action to help protect our oceans and waterways from tyre wear and tear.

Useful links:

Pieter's LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pieterjankole/?originalSubdomain=nl
National Geographic article “Tires: The plastic polluter you never thought about”: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/tires-unseen-plastic-polluter
Journal paper “Wear and Tear of Tyres: A Stealthy Source of Microplastics in the Environment”: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29053641/
Article “How Tyres Threaten Aquatic and Human Life”: https://www.uw360.asia/how-tyres-threaten-aquatic-and-human-life/
IUCN article: “Primary microplastics in the oceans” https://portals.iucn.org/library/node/46622
Open University of the Netherlands "Marine litter": https://www.ou.nl/en/-/marine-litter

This is the first of our two-part chat with Pieter with the second (and final) part released next week.

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Going for guano with Megan Grant (Part 2 of 2)

Sun, 09 May 2021 19:00:00 GMT

This is the second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Megan Grant, a PhD candidate at the University of Tasmania and AdrfitLab. Part one was released last week.

Useful links:

Megan's Adriftlab profile: https://adriftlab.org/megan-grant/
Megan's paper “Seabird breeding islands as sinks for marine plastic debris” - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749121003146?dgcid=author
Our previous podcast chat "Seabird vomit & poo with Megan Grant & Lillian Stewart": https://play.acast.com/s/ocean-protect/seabirdvomit-poowithmegangrant-lillianstewart-part1of2-

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Going for guano with Megan Grant (Part 1 of 2)

Sun, 02 May 2021 19:00:00 GMT

Megan Grant is a PhD candidate at the University of Tasmania and AdrfitLab. We had so much fun chatting to Megan last year, that she just had to come back and tell us about the first journal paper from her PhD research which looks at how the flesh-footed shearwater is taking plastic from the ocean and depositing it on Lord Howe Island - at staggering quantities. This is another fascinating chat with Megan and a reminder of the need to beat plastic pollution.

Useful links:

Megan's Adriftlab profile: https://adriftlab.org/megan-grant/
Megan's paper “Seabird breeding islands as sinks for marine plastic debris” - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749121003146?dgcid=author
Our previous podcast chat "Seabird vomit & poo with Megan Grant & Lillian Stewart": https://play.acast.com/s/ocean-protect/seabirdvomit-poowithmegangrant-lillianstewart-part1of2-

This is the first of our two-part chat with Megan with the second (and final) part released next week.

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Mind the gap on microplastics & human health with Dr Jack Auty (Part 2 of 2)

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 19:00:00 GMT

This is the second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Dr Jack Auty, a lecturer at the University of Tasmania. Part one was released last week.

Useful links:

Jack on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-rivers-auty-7a70b49a/
Jack's website: https://jackauty.com/

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Mind the gap on microplastics & human health with Dr Jack Auty (Part 1 of 2)

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 19:00:00 GMT

Dr Jack Auty is a lecturer at the University of Tasmania, investigating the innate immune system with a particular focus on how inflammation can contribute to disease. In this fascinating chat, we talk about inflammation, Alzheimer's disease, and Jack's current research about how microplastics effect human health. Prepare to have your mind blown.

Useful links:

Jack on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-rivers-auty-7a70b49a/
Jack's website: https://jackauty.com/

This is the first of our two-part chat with Jack with the second (and final) part released next week.

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Just keep swimming with Lynton Mortensen (Part 2 of 2)

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 19:00:00 GMT

This is the second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Lynton Mortensen. The first part was released last week.

Useful links:

Adrift Lab's fund-raising page for Lynton's swim: https://adriftlab.org/news/2020/fundraiser-ocean-plastic-relay-the-day-of-30-?fbclid=IwAR1tWmM9rI-a3IYHwQYFiaOMhz0lhqk7CJbA5axZdK-al6V9jSkg2mOEVx8
Lynton's "Clark Kent" persona: http://www.hbmlawyers.com.au/our-people/lynton-mortensen
YouTube footage of Lynton's swim (and post swim chat): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KxT-hc2DHc

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Just keep swimming with Lynton Mortensen (Part 1 of 2)

Sun, 04 Apr 2021 19:00:00 GMT

Lynton Mortensen is a mild-mannered lawyer on land, but a 'sea bull' in water. He's the first Australian and only the 12th person in the world to complete the 'Oceans Seven' - a gruelling combination of the toughest open swims in the world. We chat about these swims and his most recent epic splash - a 30km swim Lord Howe Island to highlight the plight of the Flesh-footed Shearwater (muttonbird) and help raise funds for the ongoing research by the Adrift Lab team.

Useful links:

Adrift Lab's fund-raising page for Lynton's swim: https://adriftlab.org/news/2020/fundraiser-ocean-plastic-relay-the-day-of-30-?fbclid=IwAR1tWmM9rI-a3IYHwQYFiaOMhz0lhqk7CJbA5axZdK-al6V9jSkg2mOEVx8
Lynton's "Clark Kent" persona: http://www.hbmlawyers.com.au/our-people/lynton-mortensen
YouTube footage of Lynton's swim (and post swim chat): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KxT-hc2DHc

This is the first of our two-part chat with Lynton with the second (and final) part released next week.

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Ocean soundscapes with Lucille Chapuis (Part 2 of 2)

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 19:00:00 GMT

This is the second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Lucille Chapuis, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Exeter. Part one was released last week.

Useful links:

Lucille on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucille-chapuis-2a44974/
Ecomagzine article “Healthy Oceans Need Healthy Soundscapes”: https://www.ecomagazine.com/news/oceans/healthy-oceans-need-healthy-soundscapes
Science Journal Paper “The soundscape of the Anthropocene ocean”: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/371/6529/eaba4658
Lucille's personal website: https://www.sharkslikejazz.com/
Discovery of Sounds of the Sea: https://dosits.org/

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Ocean soundscapes with Lucille Chapuis (Part 1 of 2)

Sun, 21 Mar 2021 19:00:00 GMT

Lucille Chapuis is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Exeter, and was part of a global team of scientists that documented how ocean soundscapes have changed, explored all impacts of noise on marine animals and ecosystems, and identified ways to restore a more natural soundscape. This is a fascinating chat, and you'll likely never listen to the ocean the same way ever again.

Useful links:

Lucille on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucille-chapuis-2a44974/
Ecomagzine article “Healthy Oceans Need Healthy Soundscapes”: https://www.ecomagazine.com/news/oceans/healthy-oceans-need-healthy-soundscapes
Science Journal Paper “The soundscape of the Anthropocene ocean”: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/371/6529/eaba4658
Lucille's personal website: https://www.sharkslikejazz.com/
Discovery of Sounds of the Sea: https://dosits.org/

This is the first of our two-part chat with Lucille with the second (and final) part released next week.

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Snakes as a bioindicator of wetland pollution with Damian Lettoof (Part 2 of 2)

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 19:00:00 GMT

This is the second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Daman Lettoof - a PhD Candidate at Curtin University in Perth, Western Australia. The first part was released last week.

Useful links:

Damian on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/damian-lettoof-78905a71/?originalSubdomain=au
Lettoof et al, 2021 “We tested tiger snake scales to measure wetland pollution in Perth/ The news is worse than expected”, published in The Conversation, https://theconversation.com/we-tested-tiger-snake-scales-to-measure-wetland-pollution-in-perth-the-news-is-worse-than-expected-153797
Lettoof et al, 2021, Snake scales record environmental metal(loid) contamination, Journal of Environmental Pollution, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0269749121001251
Lettoof et al, 2021, The Broad-Scale Analysis of Metals, Trace Elements, Organochlorine Pesticides and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Wetlands Along an Urban Gradient, and the Use of a High Trophic Snake as a Bioindicator, Journal of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00244-020-00724-z

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Snakes as a bioindicator of wetland pollution with Damian Lettoof (Part 1 of 2)

Sun, 07 Mar 2021 19:00:00 GMT

We kick off season 3 of the Ocean Protect Podcast with Damian Lettoof - a PhD Candidate at Curtin University in Perth, Western Australia. Damien has been catching and analysing wild wetland tiger snakes around Perth as part of his PhD research. His analysis shows metal contamination in these snakes is chronic, and highest in human-disturbed wetlands, suggesting all other plants and animals in these wetlands are likely contaminated as well. We talk about the research, along with a few tips on how best to leave the snake encounters to Damian.

Useful links:

Damian on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/damian-lettoof-78905a71/?originalSubdomain=au
Lettoof et al, 2021 “We tested tiger snake scales to measure wetland pollution in Perth/ The news is worse than expected”, published in The Conversation, https://theconversation.com/we-tested-tiger-snake-scales-to-measure-wetland-pollution-in-perth-the-news-is-worse-than-expected-153797
Lettoof et al, 2021, Snake scales record environmental metal(loid) contamination, Journal of Environmental Pollution, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0269749121001251
Lettoof et al, 2021, The Broad-Scale Analysis of Metals, Trace Elements, Organochlorine Pesticides and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Wetlands Along an Urban Gradient, and the Use of a High Trophic Snake as a Bioindicator, Journal of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00244-020-00724-z

This is the first of our two-part chat with Damian with the second (and final) part released next week.

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Dr Denise Hardesty on ending plastic waste (Part 2 of 2)

Sun, 13 Dec 2020 19:00:00 GMT

This is the second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Dr Hardesty, with the first part released last week.

Useful links:

Dr Denise Hardesty: https://people.csiro.au/h/d/denise-hardesty
CSIRO article (2020), 14 million tonnes of microplastics on seafloor: https://www.csiro.au/en/News/News-releases/2020/14-million-tonnes-of-microplastics-on-seafloor
CSIRO article (2020). Ending plastic waste: https://www.csiro.au/en/Showcase/Ending-plastic-waste
The Conversation article (2020), From Hobart, to London, to Dhaka: using cameras and AI to build an automatic litter detection system: https://theconversation.com/from-hobart-to-london-to-dhaka-using-cameras-and-ai-to-build-an-automatic-litter-detection-system-150950

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Dr Denise Hardesty on ending plastic waste (Part 1 of 2)

Sun, 06 Dec 2020 19:00:00 GMT

Dr Denise Hardesty is Senior Research Scientist at CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, based in Hobart, Tasmania. She has been leading a diverse array of research projects for the past 10 years, with her main research projects focused on impacts of marine debris and the development of analytical tools for tackling illegal unreported and unregulated fishing activities. We talk about applied her team's marine debris research and how it is used to inform and underpin policy and decision making.

This is the first of our two-part chat with Dr Hardesty, with the second (and final) part released next week.

Useful links:

Dr Denise Hardesty: https://people.csiro.au/h/d/denise-hardesty
CSIRO article (2020), 14 million tonnes of microplastics on seafloor: https://www.csiro.au/en/News/News-releases/2020/14-million-tonnes-of-microplastics-on-seafloor
CSIRO article (2020). Ending plastic waste: https://www.csiro.au/en/Showcase/Ending-plastic-waste
The Conversation article (2020), From Hobart, to London, to Dhaka: using cameras and AI to build an automatic litter detection system: https://theconversation.com/from-hobart-to-london-to-dhaka-using-cameras-and-ai-to-build-an-automatic-litter-detection-system-150950

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Adventures & activism with Mat Grills (Part 2 of 2)

Sun, 22 Nov 2020 19:00:00 GMT

This is the second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Mat Grills. The first part was released last week.

To find out more about Mat and his adventures and activism, head to www.thetattoorunner.com

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Adventures & activism with Mat Grills (Part 1 of 2)

Sun, 15 Nov 2020 19:00:00 GMT

It's all about the journey - and Mat Grills has had many, and has more to come. His next adventure is to run across Australia - 100km for 50 days - along the way, encouraging people to try a vegan lifestyle or commit to their own health or fitness challenge.

This is the first of our two-part chat with Mat, with the second (and final) part released next week.

To find out more about Mat and his adventures and activism, head to www.thetattoorunner.com

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Pressure with Adam Sellars (Part 2 of 2)

Sun, 08 Nov 2020 19:00:00 GMT

This is our second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Adam Sellers. Part one was released last week.

After listening, we reckon you'll want to find out more about Adam via https://www.thepressureproject.com.au/

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Pressure with Adam Sellars (Part 1 of 2)

Sun, 01 Nov 2020 19:00:00 GMT

Take a breath. We're going deep - with Adam Sellers, a free diver who inspires people to achieve and grow through strategies designed to help people cope with the pressures and stresses in all aspects of life. This is the first of our two-part chat with Adam, with the second (and final) part released next week.

After the chat, we reckon you'll want to find out more about Adam via https://www.thepressureproject.com.au/

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Saving sea turtles from marine debris with Dr Kathy Townsend (Part 2 of 2)

Sun, 18 Oct 2020 19:00:00 GMT

This is our second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Dr Kathy Townsend, Senior Lecturer at University of Sunshine Coast. Part one was released last week.

Useful links:

Dr Kathy Townsend on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathy-townsend-6334b340/
Dr Kathy Townsend at USC: https://www.usc.edu.au/staff/dr-kathy-townsend
Dr Kathy Townsend on ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kathy_Townsend2
Brisbane Times article, May 2018, Queensland researchers hope sea turtles, birds will benefit from plastic ban: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/queensland-researchers-hope-sea-turtles-birds-will-benefit-from-plastic-ban-20180530-p4ziei.html

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Saving sea turtles from marine debris with Dr Kathy Townsend (Part 1 of 2)

Sun, 11 Oct 2020 19:00:00 GMT

Dr Kathy Townsend is a Senior Lecturer at University of Sunshine Coast, with a particular interest in marine conservation and human impacts on the marine environment. In this fascinating chat, we take a deep dive on Kathy's some 17 years' experience researching the impact of marine debris on sea turtles - and what we can all do about it.

This is the first part of our two-part chat with Kathy, with the second (and final) part released next week.

Useful links:

Dr Kathy Townsend on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathy-townsend-6334b340/
Dr Kathy Townsend at USC: https://www.usc.edu.au/staff/dr-kathy-townsend
Dr Kathy Townsend on ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kathy_Townsend2
Brisbane Times article, May 2018, Queensland researchers hope sea turtles, birds will benefit from plastic ban: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/queensland-researchers-hope-sea-turtles-birds-will-benefit-from-plastic-ban-20180530-p4ziei.html

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The plastic in seafood with Francisca Ribeiro (Part 2 of 2)

Sun, 04 Oct 2020 19:00:00 GMT

This is our second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Francisca Ribeiro (a PhD candidate from University of Queensland). Part one was released last week.

Useful links:

Francisca Ribeiro: https://qaehs.centre.uq.edu.au/profile/1006/francisca
UQ News, August 2020, Research reveals microplastic content levels in seafood: https://www.uq.edu.au/news/article/2020/08/research-reveals-microplastic-content-levels-seafood?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=Nov2013&utm_campaign=Newsletter
Ribeiro F et al, 2020, Quantitative Analysis of Selected Plastics in High-Commercial-Value Australian Seafood by Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry, Environmental Science and Technology: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acs.est.0c02337
Ribeiro, F, 2018, Is eating seafood becoming a risk?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Rb22BxYTqA
Ocean Protect YouTube Video "If we kill the oceans, we kill ourselves": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNiRKGaaS-c

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The plastic in seafood with Francisca Ribeiro (Part 1 of 2)

Sun, 27 Sep 2020 19:00:00 GMT

Plastic contamination of the marine environment is widespread, but the extent to which the marine food web is contaminated is not yet known - until now. Francisca Ribeiro is a PhD candidate from University of Queensland who led a recent study that has found plastic contamination in samples of popular seafood such as prawns, oysters, crabs, and sardines. The study is an important step to understanding the potential harm microplastics in seafood could have on human health - and Francisca gives us the low down on the study methods, results and what it all means next time you're thinking about eating your next seafood meal (or not).

Useful links:

Francisca Ribeiro: https://qaehs.centre.uq.edu.au/profile/1006/francisca
UQ News, August 2020, Research reveals microplastic content levels in seafood: https://www.uq.edu.au/news/article/2020/08/research-reveals-microplastic-content-levels-seafood?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=Nov2013&utm_campaign=Newsletter
Ribeiro F et al, 2020, Quantitative Analysis of Selected Plastics in High-Commercial-Value Australian Seafood by Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry, Environmental Science and Technology: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acs.est.0c02337
Ribeiro, F, 2018, Is eating seafood becoming a risk?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Rb22BxYTqA
Ocean Protect YouTube Video "If we kill the oceans, we kill ourselves": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNiRKGaaS-c

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Bustin' balloon myths with Dr Morgan Gilmour (Part 2 of 2)

Sun, 20 Sep 2020 19:00:00 GMT

This is the second (and final) part of our two-part conversation with Dr Morgan Gilmour. The first part was released last week.

Useful links:

Dr Morgan Gilmour: https://www.morgangilmour.com/
Adrift Lab profile: https://adriftlab.org/morgan
Gilmour M, Lavers J, 2020, We composted ‘biodegradable’ balloons. Here’s what we found after 16 weeks, article in 'The Conversation': https://theconversation.com/we-composted-biodegradable-balloons-heres-what-we-found-after-16-weeks-138731
Burchette D K, 1989, Study of the effect of balloon releases on the environment: https://www.balloonhq.com/faq/deco_releases/release_study.html
Gilmour M E , Lavers J L, 2020, Latex balloons do not degrade uniformly in freshwater, marine and composting environments, The Journal of Hazardous Materials: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304389420316150?via%3Dihub

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Bustin' balloon myths with Dr Morgan Gilmour (Part 1 of 2)

Sun, 13 Sep 2020 19:00:00 GMT

For decades, those party animals within the balloon industry relied on one industry-funded study from 1989 which claimed that, after six short weeks, balloons degraded “at about the same rate as oak tree leaves” and there was no way that balloons were a threat to wildlife. Of course, wildlife would disagree with this - but some robust science was needed to pop those balloon myths. Enter Dr Morgan Gilmour and Dr Jennifer Lavers from Adrift Lab. We talk to Dr Gilmour about the dubious 1989 study and the myth bustin' research that will certainly make your think twice at your next party.

This is a two-part conversation, with the second (and final) part released next week.

Useful links:

Dr Morgan Gilmour: https://www.morgangilmour.com/
Adrift Lab profile: https://adriftlab.org/morgan
Gilmour M, Lavers J, 2020, We composted ‘biodegradable’ balloons. Here’s what we found after 16 weeks, article in 'The Conversation': https://theconversation.com/we-composted-biodegradable-balloons-heres-what-we-found-after-16-weeks-138731
Burchette D K, 1989, Study of the effect of balloon releases on the environment: https://www.balloonhq.com/faq/deco_releases/release_study.html
Gilmour M E , Lavers J L, 2020, Latex balloons do not degrade uniformly in freshwater, marine and composting environments, The Journal of Hazardous Materials: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304389420316150?via%3Dihub

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Seabird vomit & poo with Megan Grant & Lillian Stewart (Part 2 of 2)

Sun, 06 Sep 2020 19:00:00 GMT

This is the second (and final) part of our two part chat with Adrift Lab's Lillian Stewart and Megan Grant. Part one was released last week.

Useful links:

Megan Grant: https://adriftlab.org/megan
Lillian Stewart: https://adriftlab.org/news/2019/3/1/lillian-stewart-joins-adrift-lab
Paper "Seasonal ingestion of anthropogenic debris in an urban population of gulls": https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0025326X20306676?dgcid=author

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Seabird vomit & poo with Megan Grant & Lillian Stewart (Part 1 of 2)

Sun, 30 Aug 2020 19:00:00 GMT

In what may be our most fun podcast ever, Lillian Stewart (aka "Bird vomit lady") and Megan Grant (aka "Guano girl") join us to talk about their recent scientific research on the ingestion of debris by Tasmanian Pacific Gulls. In between the fun however, there is fascinating science, proving that the gulls are transporting plastic and other debris FROM a nearby landfill and into nearby wetlands. You'll certainly reconsider what you put in your garbage bin.

This is a two-part conversation, with the second (and final) part released next week.

Useful links:

Megan Grant: https://adriftlab.org/megan
Lillian Stewart: https://adriftlab.org/news/2019/3/1/lillian-stewart-joins-adrift-lab
Paper "Seasonal ingestion of anthropogenic debris in an urban population of gulls": https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0025326X20306676?dgcid=author

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Microplastic pollution from clothing with Dr Rebecca Van Amber (Part 2 of 2)

Sun, 23 Aug 2020 19:00:00 GMT

This is the second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Dr Rebecca Van Amber, Senior Lecturer in the Fashion and Textiles college of RMIT University. The first part of this chat was released last week.

Useful links:

Dr Rebecca Van Amber on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-van-amber-49680623/detail/featured-list/urn:li:fsd_profile:ACoAAATsuzIBLkYWqtY5RtFl6rispnRoKCSe15E/
Dr Rebecca Van Amber's RMIT contact details: https://www.rmit.edu.au/contact/staff-contacts/academic-staff/v/van-amber-dr-rebecca
'Story of Plastic' Q&E event on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2vr5JvbtnA
Article: De Falco et al (2018), The contribution of washing processes of synthetic clothes to microplastic pollution: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-43023-x
Hernandez et al (2018), Plastic Teabags Release Billions of Microparticles and Nanoparticles into Tea: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.9b02540

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Microplastic pollution from clothing with Dr Rebecca Van Amber (Part 1 of 2)

Sun, 16 Aug 2020 19:00:00 GMT

Who would have thought that clothes contribute about 35% to the global release of primary microplastics to the world oceans ? Well, Dr Rebecca Van Amber for one - Senior Lecturer in the Fashion and Textiles college of RMIT University, who recently blew our minds as part of a 'Story of Plastic' Q&E event. Subsequently, we had to have her on our podcast to delve more into the detail. You'll never look at fashion in the same way again.

This is a two-part conversation, with the second (and final) part released next week.

Useful links:

Dr Rebecca Van Amber on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-van-amber-49680623/detail/featured-list/urn:li:fsd_profile:ACoAAATsuzIBLkYWqtY5RtFl6rispnRoKCSe15E/
Dr Rebecca Van Amber's RMIT contact details: https://www.rmit.edu.au/contact/staff-contacts/academic-staff/v/van-amber-dr-rebecca
'Story of Plastic' Q&E event on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2vr5JvbtnA
Article: De Falco et al (2018), The contribution of washing processes of synthetic clothes to microplastic pollution: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-43023-x
Hernandez et al (2018), Plastic Teabags Release Billions of Microparticles and Nanoparticles into Tea: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.9b02540

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Jodi Salmond on protecting our reefs via citizen science (Part 2 of 2)

Sun, 09 Aug 2020 19:00:00 GMT

This is our second (and final) part of our two-part conversation with Jodi Salmond (General Manager of Reef Check Australia), with the first part released last week.

Useful links:

Jodi Salmond on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jodi-salmond/
Reef Check Australia: https://www.reefcheckaustralia.org

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Jodi Salmond on protecting our reefs via citizen science (Part 1 of 2)

Sun, 02 Aug 2020 19:00:00 GMT

Jodi Salmond is a marine researcher specializing in citizen science, conservation biology and reef ecology. She is also the General Manager of Reef Check Australia - an innovative citizen science focused charity dedicated to educating and empowering community volunteers to better understand, appreciate and protect oceans and marine environments. Under water, Jodi trains divers in global reef health monitoring protocols - and, above it, she engages and inspires through hands on research, education, and personal development to encourage everyone to become the best versions of themselves and to look after the planet. As we discover, Jodi is also an adventure junkie, fire walker and fountain of knowledge when it comes to marine parasites, tapeworms, and reasons not to eat peanut butter.

This is a two-part conversation, with the second (and final) part released next week.

Useful links:

Jodi Salmond on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jodi-salmond/
Reef Check Australia: https://www.reefcheckaustralia.org

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Dr Janice Brahney on plastic rain (Part 2 of 2)

Sun, 26 Jul 2020 19:00:00 GMT

This is the second (and final) part of our two-part conversation with Dr Janice Brahney, with the first part released last week.

Useful links:

Janice Brahney: https://uwrl.usu.edu/lro/people/faculty/brahney-janice
Wired article “Plastic is the new acid rain”: https://www.wired.com/story/plastic-rain-is-the-new-acid-rain/
Science article “Plastic rain in protected areas of the United States”: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/368/6496/1257
Wired article “Microplastics Are Blowing Into the Pristine Arctic”: https://www.wired.com/story/microplastics-are-blowing-into-the-pristine-arctic/
Wired article “A Shocking Find Shows Just How Far Wind Can Carry Microplastics”: https://www.wired.com/story/wind-microplastics/
Wired article “'Microplastic Hot Spots' Are Tainting Deep-Sea Ecosystems”: https://www.wired.com/story/microplastic-hotspots/

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Dr Janice Brahney on plastic rain (Part 1 of 2)

Sun, 19 Jul 2020 19:00:00 GMT

Dr Janice Brahney is Assistant Professor at Utah State University, and recently led a research team that has shown that microplastic particles are accumulating in even isolated areas in the United States (national parks and national wilderness areas), after they are transported there by wind and rain. The numbers are staggering. Based on their research findings, it is estimated that more than 1000 metric tons per year fall within south and central western U.S. protected areas. We talk to Janice about the research methods and staggering results that highlight a dire plastic pollution situation that needs immediate action.

This is a two-part conversation, with the second (and final) part released next week.

Useful links:

Janice Brahney: https://uwrl.usu.edu/lro/people/faculty/brahney-janice
Wired article “Plastic is the new acid rain”: https://www.wired.com/story/plastic-rain-is-the-new-acid-rain/
Science article “Plastic rain in protected areas of the United States”: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/368/6496/1257
Wired article “Microplastics Are Blowing Into the Pristine Arctic”: https://www.wired.com/story/microplastics-are-blowing-into-the-pristine-arctic/
Wired article “A Shocking Find Shows Just How Far Wind Can Carry Microplastics”: https://www.wired.com/story/wind-microplastics/
Wired article “'Microplastic Hot Spots' Are Tainting Deep-Sea Ecosystems”: https://www.wired.com/story/microplastic-hotspots/

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Andrew Thomas on the maintenance of stormwater treatment assets (Part 2 of 2)

Sun, 12 Jul 2020 19:00:00 GMT

This is our second (and final) part of a two-part chat with Andrew Thomas. The first part was released last week.

Useful links:

Andrew Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-thomas-63567767/
Stormwater NSW: http://stormwaternsw.asn.au/

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Andrew Thomas on the maintenance of stormwater treatment assets (Part 1 of 2)

Sun, 05 Jul 2020 19:00:00 GMT

Andrew is an environmental professional with over 15 years experience in the water industry. We talk about the challenges in transitioning to sustainable stormwater management practices and insights into the maintenance of stormwater treatment assets in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - the focus of his recently submitted PhD.

This is a two-part conversation, with the second (and final) part released next week.

Useful links:

Janice Brahney: https://uwrl.usu.edu/lro/people/faculty/brahney-janice
Wired article “Plastic is the new acid rain”: https://www.wired.com/story/plastic-rain-is-the-new-acid-rain/
Science article “Plastic rain in protected areas of the United States”: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/368/6496/1257
Wired article “Microplastics Are Blowing Into the Pristine Arctic”: https://www.wired.com/story/microplastics-are-blowing-into-the-pristine-arctic/
Wired article “A Shocking Find Shows Just How Far Wind Can Carry Microplastics”: https://www.wired.com/story/wind-microplastics/
Wired article “'Microplastic Hot Spots' Are Tainting Deep-Sea Ecosystems”: https://www.wired.com/story/microplastic-hotspots/

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Zero Litter to Ocean for Australia with Jeremy & Brad

Sun, 28 Jun 2020 19:00:00 GMT

Within Australia and globally, there is unprecedented job loss and economic instability. Australian Government initiatives that can be implemented immediately to create jobs and ‘boost’ the Australian Economy and provide other tangible benefits should be considered as a priority. Stormwater NSW and Ocean Protect are calling on the Federal and State Governnents within Australia to work towards this target - to create around 7400 Australian jobs and stop the equivalent of an average of 600 wheelie bins full of plastic entering Australian waterways every day. In this episode, Jeremy and Brad talk about the target, 'Zero to Litter' policy paper and associated actions and how you can help.

For more information about this policy paper and how you can help out, head to www.zerolittertoocean.com.au

For more information about Ocean Protect and what we do, check out www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Tim Silverwood on impacting our oceans with 'business as unusual' (Part 2 of 2)

Sun, 21 Jun 2020 19:00:00 GMT

This is the second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Tim Silverwood from Ocean Impact Organisation. Part one was released last week.

For more info about Tim and OIO, check out http://www.timsilverwood.com/ and https://www.ocean-impact.org/

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Tim Silverwood on impacting our oceans with 'business as unusual' (Part 1 of 2)

Sun, 14 Jun 2020 19:00:00 GMT

Tim Silverwood is an award-winning environmentalist committed to reducing human impacts on the natural world, and the co-founder of ‘Take 3 for the Sea’. This year, Tim launched Ocean Impact Organisation (OIO), Australia's first ocean impact ecosystem and startup accelerator helping people to start, grow and invest in businesses that positively impact the ocean. We talk about the need for 'business as unusual', the vision for OIO, and how folk can jump on the OIO love bus.

This is a two-part conversation, with the second (and final) part released next week. This is also the second time Tim has been on the Ocean Protect podcast, with Tim's first appearance in Season 1, Episode 10 (in May 2019).

For more info about Tim and OIO, check out http://www.timsilverwood.com/ and https://www.ocean-impact.org/

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Dr Jennifer Lavers on the plastic in seabirds (Part 2 of 2)

Sun, 07 Jun 2020 19:00:00 GMT

This is the second (and final) part of our two-part conversation with Dr Jennifer Lavers - with the first part released last week.

You can find out more about Jennifer and recent publications from Adrift Lab at https://adriftlab.org/jennifer

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Dr Jennifer Lavers on the plastic in seabirds (Part 1 of 2)

Sun, 31 May 2020 19:00:00 GMT

Dr Jennifer Lavers is a marine eco-toxicologist and seabird expert, Lecturer in marine science at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies in Tasmania, and researcher at Adrift Lab. Jennifer is also an AMAZING science communicator, and has featured in documentary films such as A Plastic Ocean, BLUE, and Drowning in Plastic. We talk about the scope and severity of the marine plastic pollution problem, Jennifer's research, and how we can beat plastic pollution.

This is a two-part conversation, with the second (and final) part released next week.

You can find out more about Jennifer and recent publications from Adrift Lab at https://adriftlab.org/jennifer

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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CSIRO's Kathy Willis on preventing litter entering our oceans (Part 2 of 2)

Sun, 10 May 2020 19:00:00 GMT

This is the second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Kathy Willis. Part one was released last week.

Links:

Kathy Willis: https://research.csiro.au/marinedebris/our-team/kathy-willis/
CSIRO's marine debris research program: https://www.csiro.au/en/Research/OandA/Areas/Marine-resources-and-industries/Marine-debris
2017 journal article "Differentiating littering, urban runoff and marine transport as sources of marine debris in coastal and estuarine environments": ttps://www.nature.com/articles/srep44479
2017 article "Microplastic Distribution at Different Sediment Depths in an Urban Estuary": https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2017.00419/full
2018 article "How successful are waste abatement campaigns and government policies at reducing plastic waste into the marine environment?": https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X17305171
2019 article "The Success of Water Refill Stations Reducing Single-Use Plastic Bottle Litter": https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/19/5232/pdf
Eunomia report "Plastics in the marine environment": https://www.eunomia.co.uk/reports-tools/plastics-in-the-marine-environment/

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CSIRO's Kathy Willis on preventing litter entering our oceans (Part 1 of 2)

Sun, 03 May 2020 19:00:00 GMT

Kathy Willis is a PhD candidate at the University of Tasmania and CSIRO's Marine Debris team. Her research focuses on preventing litter from the land entering the marine system. In this chat, we discuss Australian local government waste abatement policies, outreach programs and infrastructure and their effectiveness at reducing waste in the marine environment.

This is a two-part conversation, with the second (and final) part released next week.

Links:

Kathy Willis: https://research.csiro.au/marinedebris/our-team/kathy-willis/
CSIRO's marine debris research program: https://www.csiro.au/en/Research/OandA/Areas/Marine-resources-and-industries/Marine-debris
2017 journal article "Differentiating littering, urban runoff and marine transport as sources of marine debris in coastal and estuarine environments": ttps://www.nature.com/articles/srep44479
2017 article "Microplastic Distribution at Different Sediment Depths in an Urban Estuary": https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2017.00419/full
2018 article "How successful are waste abatement campaigns and government policies at reducing plastic waste into the marine environment?": https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X17305171
2019 article "The Success of Water Refill Stations Reducing Single-Use Plastic Bottle Litter": https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/19/5232/pdf

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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eXXpedition to hotel quarantine with Laura Wells (Part 2 of 2)

Sun, 26 Apr 2020 19:00:00 GMT

This is the second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Laura Wells. Part one was released last week.

Links:

Laura Wells: https://www.laurawells.com.au/
First Ocean Protect Podcast chat with Laura (in 2019 season): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/laura-wells-on-climate-change-plastic-pollution-environmental/id1457637313?i=1000447765716
Eunomia report "Plastics in the marine environment": https://www.eunomia.co.uk/reports-tools/plastics-in-the-marine-environment/

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eXXpedition to hotel quarantine with Laura Wells (Part 1 of 2)

Sun, 19 Apr 2020 19:00:00 GMT

Laura Wells is an Environmentalist, presenter and one of Australia’s top plus size models, and was on the eXXpedition when the COVID-19 pandemic turned the world upside down. eXXpedition is an all-female sailing research expedition, investigating the causes of and solutions to ocean plastic pollution - but Laura joins us from Day 8 of hotel quarantine in Sydney. It's a fun chat about the eXXpedition research methods and findings, getting from the high seas to home in a pandemic, and much more.

This is a two-part conversation, with the second (and final) part released next week. This is also the second time Laura has joined us on the Ocean Protect Podcast - with her first appearance being episode 24 in the 2019 season.

Links:

Laura Wells: https://www.laurawells.com.au/
First Ocean Protect Podcast chat with Laura: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/laura-wells-on-climate-change-plastic-pollution-environmental/id1457637313?i=1000447765716
Eunomia report "Plastics in the marine environment": https://www.eunomia.co.uk/reports-tools/plastics-in-the-marine-environment/

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World Animal Protection Australia's Ben Pearson on moving the world (Part 2 of 2)

Sun, 12 Apr 2020 19:00:00 GMT

This is the second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Ben Pearson, Head of Campaigns at World Animal Protection Australia. Part one was released last week.

Links:

World Animal Protection Australia: https://www.worldanimalprotection.org.au/
Ben on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-pearson-69309630/

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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World Animal Protection Australia's Ben Pearson on moving the world (Part 1 of 2)

Sun, 05 Apr 2020 19:00:00 GMT

Ben Pearson is the Head of Campaigns at World Animal Protection Australia, and has spent most of his life campaigning for more just and sustainable approaches to manage the planet and the animals that call it home. World Animal Protection is a global animal welfare organisation that have been campaigning for over 50 years to end the cruelty and suffering - and is a rigorously evidence-based organisation with a strong solutions focus. Their impact is massive - helping to improve the lives of some 3.6 billion animals in 2018 alone. This is a deep dive on marine plastic pollution, dolphins in captivity, and other key threats to animal welfare that World Animal Protection is actively working on solutions for.

This is a two-part conversation, with the second (and final) part released next week.

Links:

World Animal Protection Australia: https://www.worldanimalprotection.org.au/
Ben on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-pearson-69309630/

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Beach clean-ups with Sea Shepherd Australia's Grahame Lloyd (Part 2 of 2)

Sun, 29 Mar 2020 19:00:00 GMT

This is the second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Grahame Lloyd, Gold Coast Marine Debris Coordinator for Sea Shepherd Australia. Part one was released last week.

Links:

Sea Shepherd Australia’s Marine Debris Campaign: www.seashepherd.org.au/marinedebris/
Clean up campaign events on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SSAUBeachCleanUps/
Untrashing Djulpan: https://www.seashepherd.org.au/untrashing-djulpan/
Remote Marine Plastic Pollution Clean-up at Moreton Island: https://www.seashepherd.org.au/latest-news/moreton-island-plastic-pollution/
Ocean Warriors - Chasing the Thunder: https://7plus.com.au/ocean-warriors-chasing-the-thunder
Grahame on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grahame-lloyd-611295a5?originalSubdomain=au
CSIRO (2018) article "Deposit schemes reduce drink containers in the ocean by 40%": https://blog.csiro.au/deposit-schemes-reduce-drink-containers-ocean-40/

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Beach clean-ups with Sea Shepherd Australia's Grahame Lloyd (Part 1 of 2)

Sun, 22 Mar 2020 19:00:00 GMT

Grahame Lloyd is the Gold Coast Marine Debris Coordinator for Sea Shepherd Australia. Every month, Grahame generously gives up his spare time to coordinate Sea Shepherd Australia beach and park clean-ups on the Gold Coast - and also helps out with clean-ups in other areas such as Moreton Island and Djulpan Beach in Arnhem Land. We talk about the type and quantity of pollution removed by the awesome Sea Shepherd Australia volunteers, and potential additional solutions to help stem the tide of marine debris.

This is a two-part conversation, with the second (and final) part released next week.

Links:

Sea Shepherd Australia’s Marine Debris Campaign: www.seashepherd.org.au/marinedebris/
Clean up campaign events on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SSAUBeachCleanUps/
Untrashing Djulpan: https://www.seashepherd.org.au/untrashing-djulpan/
Remote Marine Plastic Pollution Clean-up at Moreton Island: https://www.seashepherd.org.au/latest-news/moreton-island-plastic-pollution/
Ocean Warriors - Chasing the Thunder: https://7plus.com.au/ocean-warriors-chasing-the-thunder
Grahame on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grahame-lloyd-611295a5?originalSubdomain=au
CSIRO (2018) article "Deposit schemes reduce drink containers in the ocean by 40%": https://blog.csiro.au/deposit-schemes-reduce-drink-containers-ocean-40/

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Anita Kolni and Carolyn Grant are ocean love trailblazers

Sun, 15 Mar 2020 19:00:00 GMT

We recently caught up with the trailblazing organisers of the Ocean Lovers Festival - Anita Kolni and Carolyn Grant. This week, the festival was due to happen - with a jam-packed six days of all things ocean loving at Bondi Beach - with art, music, actions, and showcasing of some of the latest innovations, science, state-of-the-art technology and cool ideas for helping the oceans. Shortly after our chat, however, Anita and Carolyn made the decision to cancel all elements of the festival - due to growing concerns around caronavirus. This just means that Ocean Lovers Festival 2021 will be AMAZING. This is a great chat with two amazing people and an ocean of love #iseachange

Links:

Ocean Lovers Festival: https://www.oceanloversfestival.com/
Anita Kolni on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anita-kolni-77307b41/?originalSubdomain=au
Carolyn Grant on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolyn-grant-0533a3a/?originalSubdomain=au

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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The sustainability of seafood with MSC's Dr Adrian Gutteridge (Part 2 of 2)

Sun, 08 Mar 2020 19:00:00 GMT

This is the second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Dr Adrian Gutteridge, Fisheries Assessment Manager with the Marine Stewardship Council. Part one was released last week.

Links:

Marine Stewardship Council: http://www.msc.org/
Sustainable Seafood Week: https://www.msc.org/en-au/what-you-can-do/campaign-for-change/sustainable-seafood-week
Adrian Gutteridge on Tuna, FADs and bycatch: https://www.msc.org/en-au/media-centre-anz/news-views/2020/03/03/tuna-fads-and-bycatch
Dr Richard Openlander's book "Food Choices and Sustainability": http://comfortablyunaware.com/books/food-choice-and-sustainability/
FAO UN (2018) "The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2018 - Meeting the sustainable development goals": http://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/I9540EN/
Philip Wollen's speech during the "Should Animals Be Off The Menu" debate in Melbourne, 2012: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQCe4qEexjc

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The sustainability of seafood with MSC's Dr Adrian Gutteridge (Part 1 of 2)

Sun, 01 Mar 2020 19:00:00 GMT

Dr Adrian Gutteridge is a Fisheries Assessment Manager with the Marine Stewardship Council. With MSC's "Sustainable Seafood Week" happening in a couple weeks, we thought it'd be a super time to talk with Adrian about whether eating wild-caught fish is 'sustainable', and what MSC does to improve the sustainability of the seafood industry. As we discuss, however, one group's idea of 'sustainable' may not agree with that of an 'angry vegan'. Truth bombs guaranteed.

This is a two-part conversation, with the second (and final) part released next week.

Links:

Marine Stewardship Council: http://www.msc.org/
Sustainable Seafood Week: https://www.msc.org/en-au/what-you-can-do/campaign-for-change/sustainable-seafood-week
Adrian Gutteridge on Tuna, FADs and bycatch: https://www.msc.org/en-au/media-centre-anz/news-views/2020/03/03/tuna-fads-and-bycatch
Dr Richard Openlander's book "Food Choices and Sustainability": http://comfortablyunaware.com/books/food-choice-and-sustainability/
FAO UN (2018) "The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2018 - Meeting the sustainable development goals": http://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/I9540EN/
Philip Wollen's speech during the "Should Animals Be Off The Menu" debate in Melbourne, 2012: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQCe4qEexjc

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Finishing 2019 with the Bali Hope Swim-Run

Sun, 22 Dec 2019 19:00:00 GMT

Our last podcast episode for 2019, and Jeremy and Brad catch-up for a chat at Sandy Bay on Nusa Lembongan in Bali - right after the Bali Hope Swim Run event. They talk about the swim-run event, the year that was, and what's in store for 2020. The podcast will start again in late February 2020.

Links:

Bali Hope: https://www.bali-hope.com/
Darcy (our amazing podcast producer extraordinaire): https://propodcastproduction.com/
City of Ryde, 2019, City of Ryde first to commit to Zero Litter to River target: https://www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/Council/Media-Centre/News-and-Public-Notices/City-of-Ryde-first-to-commit-to-Zero-Litter-to-River-target
Council of Burwood, 2019, Minutes of meeting (24 September 2019), including their commitment to a 'zero litter to river' target by 2030: https://www.burwood.nsw.gov.au/verve/_resources/Draft_Council_Meeting_Minutes_-_24_September_2019.pdf
City of Sydney, 2019, Minutes of meeting (24 October 2019), including their commitment to a 'zero litter to river' target by 2030: https://meetings.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/documents/g3083/Printed%20minutes%20Monday%2028-Oct-2019%2017.00%20Council.pdf?T=1
Draft Noosa River Plan: https://yoursay.noosa.qld.gov.au/draft-noosa-river-plan

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A Plastic Free Noosa with Chad Buxton (Part 2 of 2)

Sun, 15 Dec 2019 19:00:00 GMT

This is the second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Chad Buxton, Program Coordinator at Plastic Free Noosa. Part one was released last week.

Links:

Plastic Free Noosa: https://www.plasticfreenoosa.org/
About Chad: https://www.plasticfreenoosa.org/about-us
Chad on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chad-buxton-b41883128/
Plastic Free Places: https://www.plasticfreeplaces.org/
Boomerang Alliance: https://www.boomerangalliance.org.au/
Draft Noosa River Plan: https://yoursay.noosa.qld.gov.au/draft-noosa-river-plan

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A Plastic Free Noosa with Chad Buxton (Part 1 of 2)

Sun, 08 Dec 2019 19:00:00 GMT

Chad Buxton is the program coordinator at Plastic Free Noosa - one of Australia's first and most-successful community-level efforts to reduce single-use plastics. In this chat, Chad talks about how he works directly with food retailers, events, markets, and other organisations to assist them to switch from single-use plastics to better alternatives - and the MASSIVE positive impact Plastic Free Noosa is having. This is a two-part conversation, with the second (and final) part released next week.

Links:

Plastic Free Noosa: https://www.plasticfreenoosa.org/
About Chad: https://www.plasticfreenoosa.org/about-us
Chad on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chad-buxton-b41883128/
Plastic Free Places: https://www.plasticfreeplaces.org/
Boomerang Alliance: https://www.boomerangalliance.org.au/
Draft Noosa River Plan: https://yoursay.noosa.qld.gov.au/draft-noosa-river-plan

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Rachael Nasplezes is stopping litter pollution in our waterways (Part 2 of 2)

Sun, 01 Dec 2019 19:00:00 GMT

This is the second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Rachael Nasplezes, Senior Scientist at Healthy Land and Water. Part one was released last week.

Links:

About Rachael: https://hlw.org.au/?post_type=hlw-team&p=589
Healthy Land and Water: https://hlw.org.au/
Regional NRM groups in Australia: http://www.nrm.gov.au/regional/regional-nrm-organisations
Replas recycling: https://www.replas.com.au/recycling/
Christopher Pyne 'Pyne Time' podcast chat (episode #5) #with Scott Morrision: https://www.podcastoneaustralia.com.au/podcasts/pyne-time

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Rachael Nasplezes is stopping litter pollution in our waterways (Part 1 of 2)

Sun, 24 Nov 2019 19:00:00 GMT

Rachael Nasplezes is a Senior Scientist at Healthy Land and Water and the Behaviour Change Specialist and International Relations Manager at go2zone. With over 20 years’ experience in natural resource management and sustainable business development, Rachael is an expert in project delivery and has a proven track record of managing projects and programs that improve the quality of waterways in South East Queensland.

In this chat, we talk about litter pollution in the waterways within South Eest Queensland and what can be done to stop it.

This is a two-part conversation, with the second (and final) part released next week.

Links:

About Rachael: https://hlw.org.au/?post_type=hlw-team&p=589
Healthy Land and Water: https://hlw.org.au/
Go2Zone: https://www.go2zone.com.au/
HLW's 2017-18 Annual Clean-up Program Report: https://hlw.org.au/download/2017-2018-clean-up-program-annual-report/
Eunomia (2016) report 'Plastics in the Marine Environment': https://www.eunomia.co.uk/reports-tools/plastics-in-the-marine-environment/
Ocean Cleanup: https://theoceancleanup.com/

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Paul Maxwell on the Healthy Land & Water Report Card (Part 2 of 2)

Sun, 17 Nov 2019 19:00:00 GMT

This is the second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Dr Paul Maxwell, Strategic Science Manager at Healthy Land and Water. Part one was released last week.

Links:

About Paul: https://hlw.org.au/?post_type=hlw-team&p=586
Healthy Land and Water: https://hlw.org.au/
The Healthy Land and Water Report Card: https://hlw.org.au/report-card/

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Paul Maxwell on the Healthy Land & Water Report Card (Part 1 of 2)

Sun, 10 Nov 2019 19:00:00 GMT

Dr Paul Maxwell is the Strategic Science Manager at Healthy Land and Water, which is an independent organisation dedicated to improving and protecting South East Queensland’s environment. Paul coordinates the research and monitoring program that delivers the Ecosystem Health Monitoring Program, which is a comprehensive and scientifically robust waterway monitoring program that provides a regional assessment of the health for each of South East Queensland’s (SEQ) major catchments, river estuaries and Moreton Bay zones. Every year, the results are synthesised and communicated through the Healthy Land and Water Report Card.

In this chat, Paul describes the health of the South East Queensland catchments and waterways, the key pressures on their health and what can be done to better protect them.

Links:

About Paul: https://hlw.org.au/?post_type=hlw-team&p=586
Healthy Land and Water: https://hlw.org.au/
The Healthy Land and Water Report Card: https://hlw.org.au/report-card/

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Jeremy, Brad & 'turning off the tap' of plastic pollution

Sun, 03 Nov 2019 19:00:00 GMT

Jeremy and Brad catch-up to discuss the latest happenings in protecting our oceans and waterways from plastic pollution, including a review of Boyan Slat's "Ocean Cleanup" project and "Interceptor" technology (released just this week) - and whether Boyan really is "turning off the tap" of ocean plastic pollution. We also have a quick chat about the recent media attention around PFAS contamination (and associated class action) in Australia, and get the latest vegan news ;)

Links:

The Ocean Cleanup: https://theoceancleanup.com/
The Ocean Cleanup "Interceptor": https://theoceancleanup.com/rivers/
Support the Bali Children Foundation via Jeremy and Brad's swim-run fund-raising campaign: https://balihopeswimrun2019.everydayhero.com/au/jeremy-brad-take-on-bali-hope-swim-run-2019
PFAS class action and Erin Brockovich news article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-29/erin-brockovich-australia-class-action-pfas-contamination/11645312
Tomra Clean Loop Recycling: https://www.mytomra.com.au/
Waste heirachy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waste_hierarchy
Impossible Foods: https://impossiblefoods.com/
Beyond Meat: https://www.beyondmeat.com/

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Larissa Rose is 'The Queen of Biofuels' (Part 2 of 2)

Sun, 27 Oct 2019 19:00:00 GMT

This is the second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Larissa, with the first part released last week.

In this part, Daragh Murphy (Executive Manager of Palm Beach Surf Life Saving Club) also makes a late cameo appearance to talk about initiatives that the club are implementing to help protect the ocean from plastic pollution.

Links:

Glowing Green: www.glowinggreen.com.au
Biofuels explained: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/biofuel/
E10OK: https://e10ok.initiatives.qld.gov.au/
Below50: https://www.wbcsd.org/Programs/Climate-and-Energy/Climate/Transforming-Heavy-Transport/below50
Palm Beach Surf Life Saving Club: https://www.palmbeachslsc.com/
Surf Rider Australia's "Ocean Friendly" program: http://www.surfrider.org.au/ocean_friendly

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Larissa Rose is 'The Queen of Biofuels' (Part 1 of 2)

Sun, 20 Oct 2019 19:00:00 GMT

Larissa Rose is a sustainability and renewable energy consultant, adjunct university lecturer and Director of Glowing Green. In this lively chat, we talk about energy systems, climate change, solutions focused-activism and take a deep dive on biofuels. This is the first part of a two-part chat with Larissa, with the second (and final) part to be released next week.

Links:

Glowing Green: www.glowinggreen.com.au
Biofuels explained: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/biofuel/

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Harry Saddler and the eastern curlew

Sun, 13 Oct 2019 19:00:00 GMT

Harry Saddler is the author of "The Eastern Curlew" (2018). This incredible bird flies from the south coast of Australia to Siberia (and back) every year, back and forth - 10,0000 kilometres each way. In this episode, Harry gives Jeremy and Brad an insight into the eastern curlew, its mind-boggling journey, the key pressures threatening its survival, and recommended solutions to protect this amazing bird.

Links:

Harry Saddler: http://harrysaddler.com/
Harry's book "The Eastern Curlew: The Extraordinary Life of a Migratory Bird": https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-eastern-curlew-harry-saddler/book/9781925584219.html
Further info on the eastern curlew: https://birdlife.org.au/bird-profile/eastern-curlew
Birdlife Australia: https://birdlife.org.au/
Info on the Ramsar convention: https://www.ramsar.org/
Proposed development at Toondah Harbour: https://www.dsdmip.qld.gov.au/economic-development-qld/priority-development-areas/toondah-harbour.html
John Clark and Bryan Dawe video "Farewell Shorebirds: The Eastern Curlew": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut2S2jPBkO8

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World Champion aerial skiier Jacqui Cooper

Sun, 06 Oct 2019 19:00:00 GMT

Jacqui Cooper is indisputably the greatest aerial skiier of all time. Her achievements are as massive as her crazy aerial skiing acrobatics ... 5 world titles, 39 World Cup medals, 3 major World Championship medals, and representing Australia in five Winter Olympic teams, the first Australian Woman in history (Summer or Winter Games) to have enjoyed this honour. But, it's hardly been easy. Jeremy and Brad took the opportunity to talk to Jacqui after she wowed the crowd as a key-note speaker at the Stormwater Victoria conference in Marysville, Victoria, Australia. This an incredible story and an amazing episode.

Links:

Jacqui Cooper: https://www.saxton.com.au/speakers/jacqui-cooper
Jacqui's "Food for Me" gluten free foods: https://www.foodforme.net.au/

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Tom Hickman on bringing hope to Bali's plastic pollution problem

Sun, 29 Sep 2019 19:00:00 GMT

Tom Hickman is the founder of Bali Hope, which brings together extraordinary people for unique endurance events that make change happen. One of these events is the Bali Hope Swim-Run, which will see around twenty teams of two race across land and sea to protect the future of the islands of Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Ceningan. The vision of Bali Hope is to help transform these islands into an example of what’s possible in the fight against plastic pollution and the ocean crisis.

Jeremy and Brad will be one of the teams of two competing in the Bali Hope Swim-Run in December 2019. The event will see them them literally tethered at the hip for a total of 20km of running and 3km of swimming.

In this chat, Tom talks about the scourge of plastic pollution on these islands, the Bali Hope origin story, and some tips for Jeremy and Brad as they look to take on the swim-run event.

Links:

Bali Hope: https://www.bali-hope.com/
Jeremy and Brad's fund-raising page: https://balihopeswimrun2019.everydayhero.com/au/jeremy-brad-take-on-bali-hope-swim-run-2019
Bali Children Foundation: www.BaliChildrenFoundation.org
Friends of Lembonga:n www.facebook.com/friendsoflembongan
Parley for the Oceans Parley.tv

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Jeremy Brown & Brad Dalrymple look back & forward

Sun, 22 Sep 2019 19:00:00 GMT

As we've just tipped over ten thousand listeners, we thought it was a good time to do a quick recap on Ocean Protect Podcast journey to date. We talk about our previous guests, and future plans - and, as per usual, have a few laughs along the way.

As discussed, Jeremy and Brad are also actively raising funds for the Bali Children Foundation and Friends of Lembongan as part of their Bali Hope Swim Run participation. If you'd like to donate any money to these charities via their fundraising page, please head to https://balihopeswimrun2019.everydayhero.com/au/jeremy-brad-take-on-bali-hope-swim-run-2019

We are also asking for feedback to our awesome listeners - what do you want to hear about ? Suggestions/ comments/ feedback ? Do you want to come on to the show and have chat ? Jeremy has (potentially mistakenly) given his email address for anything and everything ... jeremyb@oceanprotect.com.au

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Murray Powell on stopping the flow of pollution into our ocean and waterways (Part 2 of 2)

Sun, 15 Sep 2019 19:00:00 GMT

This is the second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Murray Powell, with part 1 released last week.

Links:

Optimal Stormwater: http://www.optimalstormwater.com.au/
Example underground gross pollutant trap: https://oceanprotect.com.au/oceansave/

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Murray Powell on stopping the flow of pollution into our ocean and waterways (Part 1 of 2)

Sun, 08 Sep 2019 19:00:00 GMT

Murray Powell is a passionate stormwater guru and Managing Director of Optimal Stormwater - an engineering consulting firm specialising in the auditing, design, operation and construction of stormwater quality assets. In this chat, Murray takes us down the drain and in to the world of gross pollutant traps - giving a whirlwind history of ocean and waterway pollution management in Australia, the litter that dwells in underground infrastructure and potential solutions to stop the flow of pollution our oceans and waterways. This is the first part of a two-part episode, with part 2 released next week.

Links:

Optimal Stormwater: http://www.optimalstormwater.com.au/
Example underground gross pollutant trap: https://oceanprotect.com.au/oceansave/

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Laura Wells On Climate Change, Plastic Pollution & Environmental Positivity (Part 2 of 2)

Sun, 01 Sep 2019 19:00:00 GMT

This is part 2 of our two part chat with Laura Wells, with part 1 released the previous week.

Links:

Laura Wells: https://www.laurawells.com.au/

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Laura Wells On Climate Change, Plastic Pollution & Environmental Positivity (Part 1 of 2)

Sun, 25 Aug 2019 19:00:09 GMT

Laura Wells is an Environmentalist, presenter and one of Australia’s top plus size models. Holding degrees in both Biology and Law, Laura’s passion for the environment, love for the ocean and interest in facilitating climate change action has led her to become a positive role model, advocate and ambassador for change. We talk about Antarctica, plastic island, sustainable fashion, environmental positivity and much more - with plenty of laughs along the way. This is the first part of a two-part episode, with part 2 released next week.

WARNING: This episode contains some 'colourful' language, and may not be suitable the kids.

Links:

Laura Wells: https://www.laurawells.com.au/

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Dr Katie Dafforn goes underwater in Sydney Harbour (Part 2 of 2)

Sun, 18 Aug 2019 19:00:00 GMT

This is the second and final part of our two-part chat with Dr Katie Dafforn, with part 1 released last week.

Dr Katie Dafforn is a marine environmental scientist and science communicator working at Macquarie University. She’s a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Environmental Sciences and a member of the Centre for Smart Green Cities. Katie is also a researcher at the Sydney Institute of Marine Sciences, where she is Deputy Director of the Sydney Harbour Research Program. Her primary focus of research is on human impacts in the marine environment. This super interesting chat was on the edge of Sydney Harbour, but goes deep under water and into the sediment - talking about stormwater pollution, 'legacy' pollution and dead zones.

Links:

Katie Dafforn - https://katherinedafforn.com/
Department of Environmental Sciences - https://www.mq.edu.au/about/about-the-university/faculties-and-departments/faculty-of-science-and-engineering/departments-and-centres/department-of-environmental-sciences
Centre for Smart Green Cities - https://www.mq.edu.au/research/research-centres-groups-and-facilities/secure-planet/centres/centre-for-green-cities
Sydney Institute of Marine Science - https://www.sims.org.au/
Sydney Harbour Research Program - https://www.sims.org.au/page/97/sydney-harbour-research-program

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Dr Katie Dafforn goes underwater in Sydney Harbour (Part 1 of 2)

Sun, 11 Aug 2019 19:00:00 GMT

Links:

Katie Dafforn - https://katherinedafforn.com/
Department of Environmental Sciences - https://www.mq.edu.au/about/about-the-university/faculties-and-departments/faculty-of-science-and-engineering/departments-and-centres/department-of-environmental-sciences
Centre for Smart Green Cities - https://www.mq.edu.au/research/research-centres-groups-and-facilities/secure-planet/centres/centre-for-green-cities
Sydney Institute of Marine Science - https://www.sims.org.au/
Sydney Harbour Research Program - https://www.sims.org.au/page/97/sydney-harbour-research-program

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Trent Grimsey - the fastest English Channel swim

Sun, 04 Aug 2019 19:00:00 GMT

Trent Grimsey is the fastest person to have ever swum the English Channel - a 32km swim from England to France. In this week's episode, Jeremy and Brad hear the incredible story of Trent's channel swim.

Links:

Grimsey's Adult Swim Fit - https://www.grimseysadultswimfit.com/
FAQ's on the English Channel Swim: https://www.channelswimmingassociation.com/faq

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Clean Loop Recycling with TOMRA's Claire Mawdsley & Rachel Draper (Part 2 of 2)

Sun, 28 Jul 2019 19:00:00 GMT

This is our second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Claire and Rachel, with part 1 released the previous week.

Links:

TOMRA - https://www.mytomra.com.au/
Claire Mawdsley on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairemawdsley/?originalSubdomain=au
Rachel Draper on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/racheldraperpm/?originalSubdomain=au

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Clean Loop Recycling with TOMRA's Claire Mawdsley & Rachel Draper (Part 1 of 2)

Sun, 21 Jul 2019 19:00:00 GMT

Claire, Rachel, Jeremy and Brad get together to talk about 'closing the loop' one container at a time - and help get a cleaner planet. Claire and Rachel are from TOMRA, who are the world leaders in reverse vending machines - and, every year, these machines accept, recognise and collect over 40 billion empty drink containers worldwide and (in return) give a 10-cent reward for each one. It’s part of a continuous process TOMRA call 'Clean Loop Recycling' that ensures fewer resources are used, less energy is wasted and containers get turned back into containers again – time after time. In this lively chat, we talk about how the machines work, where to find them, their litter reduction benefits, and PLENTY of segways about veganism and Brad's and Jeremy's hair.

This is a two-part episode, with part 2 to be released next week.

Links:

TOMRA - https://www.mytomra.com.au/
Claire Mawdsley on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairemawdsley/?originalSubdomain=au
Rachel Draper on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/racheldraperpm/?originalSubdomain=au

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PFAS, microplastics and other emerging contaminants with Nicholas Brenes (Part 3 of 3)

Sun, 14 Jul 2019 19:00:00 GMT

This is the third (and final) part of our three-part conversation with Nicholas Brenes. Parts 1 and 2 were published over the previous week two weeks.

Links:

Nicholas Brenes on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-brenes-horvilleur/
News article about PFAS in Bremer River (Queensland, Australia): https://www.ipswichfirst.com.au/do-not-consume-fish-advice-expanded-for-bremer-river/
Perfluorinated chemical site contamination in Queensland (Australia) https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/pollution/management/disasters/investigation-pfas
National Environmental Management Plan for PFAS in Australia: https://www.epa.vic.gov.au/your-environment/land-and-groundwater/pfas-in-victoria/pfas-national-environmental-management-plan
Information on PFAS from the US EPA: https://www.epa.gov/pfas/basic-information-pfas
Information on microplastics: https://www.boomerangalliance.org.au/microplastics

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PFAS, microplastics and other emerging contaminants with Nicholas Brenes (Part 2 of 3)

Sun, 07 Jul 2019 19:00:00 GMT

This is the second part of our three-part conversation with Nicholas Brenes. Part 1 was published the previous week, and Part 3 will be released next week.

Links:

Nicholas Brenes on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-brenes-horvilleur/
News article about PFAS in Bremer River (Queensland, Australia): https://www.ipswichfirst.com.au/do-not-consume-fish-advice-expanded-for-bremer-river/
Perfluorinated chemical site contamination in Queensland (Australia) https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/pollution/management/disasters/investigation-pfas
National Environmental Management Plan for PFAS in Australia: https://www.epa.vic.gov.au/your-environment/land-and-groundwater/pfas-in-victoria/pfas-national-environmental-management-plan
Information on PFAS from the US EPA: https://www.epa.gov/pfas/basic-information-pfas
Information on microplastics: https://www.boomerangalliance.org.au/microplastics

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PFAS, microplastics and other emerging contaminants with Nicholas Brenes (Part 1 of 3)

Sun, 30 Jun 2019 19:00:00 GMT

Nicholas Brenes is a passionate student on the verge of finishing his Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Management. As part of his studies, Nicholas has undertaken two honours’ theses on the analysis of ‘emerging contaminants’ in the waterways of Brisbane (in Queensland, Australia), including PFAS and microplastics. PFAS has been the subject of significant public concern, media attention and legal proceedings – and that’s just one of the contaminants discussed in this chat with Nicholas. This conversation extends over three (approximately 30-minute) parts, as there is a LOT to talk about in this alarming and informative discussion.

Links:

Nicholas Brenes on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-brenes-horvilleur/
News article about PFAS in Bremer River (Queensland, Australia): https://www.ipswichfirst.com.au/do-not-consume-fish-advice-expanded-for-bremer-river/
Perfluorinated chemical site contamination in Queensland (Australia) https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/pollution/management/disasters/investigation-pfas
National Environmental Management Plan for PFAS in Australia: https://www.epa.vic.gov.au/your-environment/land-and-groundwater/pfas-in-victoria/pfas-national-environmental-management-plan
Information on PFAS from the US EPA: https://www.epa.gov/pfas/basic-information-pfas
Information on microplastics: https://www.boomerangalliance.org.au/microplastics

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Jo Taranto and making the Parramatta River swimmable (Part 2 of 2)

Sun, 23 Jun 2019 19:00:00 GMT

This is part two of our two-part chat with Jo Taranto. Part 1 was released the previous week.

Links:

Parramatta River Catchment Group: http://www.parramattariver.org.au/
Good for the Hood: https://www.goodforthehood.com.au/
5 for Ryde - http://5forryde.au/

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Jo Taranto and making the Parramatta River swimmable (Part 1 of 2)

Sun, 16 Jun 2019 19:00:00 GMT

Joanne Taranto wears many hats and hoods … She’s a ‘Riverkeeper’ for the Parramatta River Catchment Group’, Director for ‘Good for the Hood’, and is Co-Founder of ‘5 for Ryde’. We talk about Jo’s first environmental education initiatives helping her local neighbourhood, through to working towards the lofty goal of making the Parramatta River swimmable again – and the importance of keeping environmental advocacy and awareness positive.

Links:

Parramatta River Catchment Group: http://www.parramattariver.org.au/
Good for the Hood: https://www.goodforthehood.com.au/
5 for Ryde - http://5forryde.au/

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Plastic Free with Rebecca Prince-Ruiz

Sun, 09 Jun 2019 19:00:00 GMT

Rebecca Prince-Ruiz is the founder and Executive Director of the Plastic Free Foundation. The foundation's mission is to build a global movement that dramatically reduces plastic use and improves recycling - and are behind the hugely successful 'Plastic Free July' initiative. We talk about the humble beginnings in June 2011 when Rebecca was inspired to create a change in her own life, the evolution of the now global movement that now sees millions of people around the world reducing their plastic use, and how we can do the same.

Links:

· https://www.plasticfreejuly.org/

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Dr Duan March on rescuing sea turtles

Sun, 02 Jun 2019 19:00:00 GMT

Dr Duan March is a veterinarian and Director of the Sea Turtle Foundation – a non-profit, non-government group based in Australia working to protect sea turtles through research, education and action. Although too modest to admit it, Duan is a superstar – playing a key role in the rescue and rehabilitation of many sea turtles, including ‘Stumpy’. In this chat, we talk about key threats to turtles around the planet and how Duan and the Sea Turtle Foundation are working to mitigate these threats through rescuing stranded turtles, training others to respond to trainings, educational programs and supporting research.

Links:

· https://www.seaturtlefoundation.org/

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Take 3 for the Sea with Tim Silverwood - Part 2 (of 2)

Sun, 26 May 2019 19:00:00 GMT

This is Part 2 of a 2-part episode, with Part 1 episode released the previous week.

Links:

Tim Silverwood - http://www.timsilverwood.com/
Take 3 - https://www.take3.org/

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Take 3 for the Sea with Tim Silverwood - Part 1 (of 2)

Sun, 19 May 2019 19:00:00 GMT

Tim Silverwood is a superstar environmentalist - and CEO and Co-Founder of Take 3. Take 3's message is simple but powerful ... "Take 3 pieces of rubbish with you when you leave the beach, waterway or... anywhere and you have made a difference". In this chat, we talk about Tim and Take 3's journey, discuss plastic pollution and solutions, and (as per always) have a few laughs along the way. This is Part 1 of a 2 part episode, with Part 2 episode released next week.

Links:

Tim Silverwood - http://www.timsilverwood.com/
Take 3 - https://www.take3.org/

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A zero discharge of litter to Australian oceans with Michael Wicks

Sun, 12 May 2019 19:00:00 GMT

This week we are joined by Michael Wicks - Co-Founder and Technical Director of Ocean Protect. This is a lively discussion about the 'open letter' sent a few days earlier to around 1600 local, state and federal Government politicians around Australia calling for

Links:

The open letter by Ocean Protect (May 2019) - https://oceanprotect.com.au/news_post/an-open-letter-to-australian-politicians/
Video about Sydney Harbour pollution (with Geoff Hunter) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRGjCtqUKSQ
The Clean Water Act and Trash-free waters in USA - https://www.epa.gov/trash-free-waters/clean-water-act-and-trash-free-waters

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Climate change & our oceans with Dr Annika Dean (Part 2 of 2)

Sun, 05 May 2019 20:33:49 GMT

This is part 2 of our two-part chat with Dr Annika Dean, who is a Senior Researcher at the Climate Council of Australia. In this part, we talk about the link between the climate and oceans and potential solutions to mitigate climate change. The first part of this chat was released last week (in episode 7).

Links:

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Climate change & our oceans with Dr Annika Dean (Part 1 of 2)

Sun, 28 Apr 2019 19:00:00 GMT

Dr Annika Dean is a Senior Researcher at the Climate Council of Australia, and drops more bombs of truth than the number of equivalent atomic bombs being absorbed by our oceans every second (which, we discover, is a lot !!). If you're keen to know more about climate change and its impacts, and what we can do about, then this episode is a must listen !! This is a two-part episode, with the second part to be released next week (in episode 8).

Links:

https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/
http://www.bom.gov.au/state-of-the-climate/

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Trash talk with Sea Shepherd Australia's Liza Dicks

Mon, 15 Apr 2019 09:30:30 GMT

Liza Dicks is the National Marine Debris Campaign Coordinator for Sea Shepherd Australia, which aims to protect and conserve our marine environment, preventing and removing the unprecedented amount of marine debris entering our oceans and waterways. Liza is AMAZING - volunteering her time to this awesome campaign, and was gracious enough to talk trash with Jeremy and Brad. We discuss the problem, the impacts, and potential solutions for us all.

References:

Sea Shepherd Australia's Marine Debris Campaign: https://www.seashepherd.org.au/marinedebris/
Toxic Tide: the threat of marine plastic' by Commonwealth of Australia (2016): https://www.aph.gov.au/parliamentary_business/committees/senate/environment_and_communications/marine_plastics/report
“There will be more plastic in our oceans than fish by 2050”: http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_The_New_Plastics_Economy.pdf, https://www.businessinsider.com.au/plastic-in-ocean-outweighs-fish-evidence-report-2017-1?r=US&IR=T, https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35562253
"80% of marine plastic comes from land-based sources": http://www.eunomia.co.uk/ , https://www.ecowatch.com/80-of-ocean-plastic-comes-from-land-based-sources-new-report-finds-1891173457.html, https://www.iucn.org/resources/issues-briefs/marine-plastics, https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Environment_and_Communications/Marine_plastics/Report/c02
34 per cent of sea turtles in Queensland’s Moreton Bay had ingested marine debris (from a study between 2006-11, published in 2012): https://www.uq.edu.au/news/article/2016/03/plastic-not-so-fantastic-marine-creatures-or-our-diets, https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0040884
30% of dead sea turtles in Moreton Bay were “full of plastic”: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/queensland-researchers-hope-sea-turtles-birds-will-benefit-from-plastic-ban-20180530-p4ziei.html
“Globally, it is estimated that approximately 52 percent of all sea turtles have eaten plastic”: https://www.usc.edu.au/explore/usc-news-exchange/news-archive/2018/september/plastic-proves-lethal-to-sea-turtles, https://10daily.com.au/news/australia/a181118kxs/two-turtles-dead-after-being-trapped-in-rubbish-off-qld-coast-20181118
California Total Daily Maximum Load Program: https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/tmdl/
How much oxygen do oceans add to the worlds oceans? (2015) https://earthsky.org/earth/how-much-do-oceans-add-to-worlds-oxygen
Ocean Protect Podcast Episode 2 features our interview with Darrell Blatchley (and associated show notes)

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Riding the plastic wave with pro surfer Adrian 'Ace' Buchan

Mon, 08 Apr 2019 05:17:29 GMT

Veteran Pro-surfer, Adrian “Ace” Buchan has surfed all over the world – including Championship Tour wins in France and Tahiti, plastic plagued waters in Indonesia, and his beautiful home-town of Avoca Beach in New South Wales, Australia. With an obvious passion for the ocean, he is also a committed advocate for its protection, including his role as an ambassador for Take 3 ForThe Sea. Jeremy and (ring-in co-host, wannabe pro-surfer, and Ocean Protect Technical Director) Mike Wicks join Ace for an in-depth chat about some of the best (and worst) beaches in the world and what should be done to protect our oceans from pollution.

References:

World Surf League – http://www.worldsurfleague.com/athletes/575/adrian-buchan
Take 3 For the Sea – https://www.take3.org/
Photo by Ben Thouard – https://www.benthouard.com

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Jim Lenhart on waterway pollution, fish brain function, and total maximum daily load targets for stormwater pollution

Tue, 26 Mar 2019 02:18:16 GMT

Our guest for this episode is Jim Lenhart, who Jeremy calls the “Godfather” of stormwater. Jim is based in Portland, Oregon, USA and is the Chief Technology Officer for Stormwater for Contech Engineered Solutions. We talk about a range of topics, including the history of stormwater management in USA, the impacts of excessive sediment and phosphorus in lakes and waterways, the link between fish mental function and heavy metal contamination, total maximum daily load targets, and endocrine disruptor and phthalate pollution in waterways.

References:

Total Maximum Daily Loads: https://www.epa.gov/tmdl/overview-total-maximum-daily-loads-tmdls

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Darrell Blatchley and a dead whale with 40kg of plastic in its stomach

Tue, 26 Mar 2019 02:05:03 GMT

In this episode, Jeremy and Brad are joined by Darrell Blatchley, who is a Marine Biologist and Curator of the D’ Bone Collector Museum in Davao City in the Philippines.

Last Saturday morning, a starving whale has found in waters off the coast the Philippines. The whale died shortly after. Darrell and his team rushed to recover the whale to investigate the cause of death. Like a very large number of marine animals, the whale had died of starvation and dehydration as a result of plastic ingestion. Inside the 4.7m long juvenile whale, Darrell found 40 kilograms of plastic, including 16 rice sacks, four banana plantation bags and many grocery and general plastic bags. In this podcast episode, we discuss Darrell’s investigation of the whale and the 61 other necropsies he has undertaken on whales and dolphins over the last 10 years. We also discuss the sources of plastic pollution in the Philippines and potential solutions.

References:

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Introducing the Ocean Protect Podcast

Tue, 26 Mar 2019 01:52:48 GMT

“There will be more plastic in our oceans than fish by 2050”, but where is most of it coming from ? In our inaugural episode, hosts Jeremy Brown and Brad Dalrymple introduce the Ocean Protect podcast, themselves, and drop a few of incredible facts and figures about the health of our oceans along the way.Jeremy Brown is the Founder of Ocean Protect who stop pollution entering waterways by providing end-to-end solutions for stormwater management. Jeremy joined the company 12 years ago when it was named Stormwater360 and has most recently led the company’s rebrand to Ocean Protect. The rebrand helps better reflect the organisation’s purpose beyond profit and its efforts to raise awareness of marine health. With so much focus on single use plastics, Jeremy identified a need to evolve the conservation about waterway health to include how pollution (including, but not limited to, plastic) reaches our oceans and waterways. Over the past 12 years, Jeremy has led various innovation and product developments focussed on creating cost effective ways to protect the environment such as using reusable products and natural alternatives. By applying his technical knowledge with his passion for the environment, Jeremy has led the sector and regularly participates in industry groups and conferences.Brad Dalrymple recently joined Ocean Protect as Principal Environmental Engineer and brings with him over 18 years experience and industry accreditations (RPEQ, NPER and CPEng). At Ocean Protect, Brad’s role is to support the development and implementation of stormwater treatment technologies, asset management initiatives and community education programs aimed at helping to protect marine and waterway health. He is also a lecturer at Griffith University where for the past 12 years he has been responsible for the environmental hydrology and hydraulics subject. Prior to Ocean Protect, Brad was the Senior Environmental Engineer and Manager of the Urban Water Team at environmental services firm BMT. He was responsible for the planning, design and implementation of integrated water management and water sensitive urban design strategies on a range of applications including award winning master-planned communities, catchments and regions. Brad has a Bachelor of Environmental Engineering with First Class Honours from Griffith University.References: - “There will be more plastic in our oceans than fish by 2050”: http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_The_New_Plastics_Economy.pdf, https://www.businessinsider.com.au/plastic-in-ocean-outweighs-fish-evidence-report-2017-1?r=US&IR=T, https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35562253 - "80% of marine plastic comes from land-based sources: http://www.eunomia.co.uk/ , https://www.ecowatch.com/80-of-ocean-plastic-comes-from-land-based-sources-new-report-finds-1891173457.html, https://www.iucn.org/resources/issues-briefs/marine-plastics, https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Environment_and_Communications/Marine_plastics/Report/c02 - “Science study predicts collapse of all fisheries by 2050” - https://news.stanford.edu/news/2006/november8/ocean-110806.html - State of the world’s fisheries: http://www.fao.org/3/i9540en/I9540EN.pdf - “As much as 40% of fish caught globally every year are discarded”: http://oceana.org/sites/default/files/reports/Bycatch_Report_FINAL.pdf, https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/mar/20/americas-nine-most-wasteful-fisheries-named - “Scientists estimate as many as 650,000 whales, dolphins and seals are killed every year by fishing vessels”: http://oceana.org/sites/default/files/reports/Bycatch_Report_FINAL.pdf, https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/mar/20/americas-nine-most-wasteful-fisheries-named - “One Earth” website - http://www.oneearthweb.org/ - “Turning the Tide Against Plastics” book by Lucy Siegle - https://www.booktopia.com.au/turning-the-tide-on-plastic-lucy-siegle/prod9781409182986.h...

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