Ocean Protect Podcast

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/   For further...

" 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...

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

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....

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...

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 release...

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-ente...

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

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

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...

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

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 loc...

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/...

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...

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=a...

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 wi...

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

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.linkedi...

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 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) an...

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-soundscape...

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...