Ocean Protect Podcast

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...

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 t...

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 thes...

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 seafloo r: https://www.csiro.au/en/News/News-releases/2020/14-million-tonnes-of-microplastics-on-seafloor CSIRO article (2020). Ending plastic was...

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 mar...

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 adve...

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/ For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at  www.oceanprotect.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.thepr...

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/pr...

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...

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-microplasti...

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 understand...

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://theconversa...

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...

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/sc...

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. Y...

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 Rebec...

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 neve...

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 Host...

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 healt...

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”:...

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...

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/ For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at  www.oceanprotect.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

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 releas...