Dr. Stephen Dunbar and PhD student Dustin Baumbach are researching Sea Turtles in Honduras, where 9 years ago, not much was known about these iconic species (Hawksbill and Green Sea Turtles).

In addition to their research, Stephen started a non-profit charity to facilitate his work with the local community and brought on other faculty at Loma Linda University that specialized in public health. The added services made PROTECTOR a social enterprise as it helped the local community with health, education, and livelihoods.

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Enforcement is one of the biggest challenges faced in Ocean Conservation. Policing an Ocean that covers over 70% of the population is nearly impossible. New technology has allowed us to improve of enforcement tactics, but they are by no means perfect.

In today's episode, I run through how enforcement is conducted and what we are protecting. I also chat about what some countries are doing to take extreme measures to protect their oceans and what some organizations are doing in international waters to protect what other countries can't.

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Nathan and I get together once again to discuss this week’s hot topics. We also have a little fun doing it. Here are the stories for today:NOAA increases science literacy by creating Ocean Conservation printable materials for teachers to use with young school children;The US uses regulatory tool to protect Russian Beluga Whales;Conservation is working for Green Sea Turtles; and,Can we save the Great Barrier Reef? (Spoiler Alert: the answer is YES!)

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I count down and describe my favourite Marine Conservation Documentaries. These documentaries have had a profound effect on making the public aware of conservation issues, which created massive changes around the world.

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Oceana revealed that much of the Seafood Retailers are mislabelling their products causing a mistrust with their customers. This issue adds to an already long list of problems riddled throughout the industry. In today's episode, I go over all of the problems in the Seafood industry and where we sit with eating seafood.

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As someone who works in producing important maps of fish habitat to inform manager, I am geeking out at this article I cover in today's episode. The Duke Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab produced online maps for 35 Whale and Dolphin Species for managers to see them. I explain why these maps are important and how they will be used in Ocean Conservation during this episode. The key is to continue to fund these projects! Support the Podcast: http://www.speakupforblue.com/patreon Shop for the Ocean: http://www.speakupforblue.com/shop 10 Ocean Tips to Conserve the Ocean: http://www.speakupforblue.com/wordpress/sufb_optinpdf Show Notes: http://www.speakupforblue.com/session126

Another Ocean Talk Friday was a success and for the 2nd week in a row, we hosted it on Blab, a live streaming site where we actually had people ask us questions! YAY for interaction! This week, Nathan and I chatted about: 1) Superpower-like jellyfish; 2) China's quest to "explore" the deep sea by making it a law; 3) Noise from the deep sea (hint: it's not China!); and, 4) Sea Turtles vs Resorts in Kenya Support the Podcast: http://www.speakupforblue.com/patreon Shop for the Ocean: http://www.speakupforblue.com/shop 10 Ocean Tips to Conserve the Ocean: http://www.speakupforblue.com/wordpress/sufb_optinpdf Show Notes: http://www.speakupforblue.com/session125

Marine Protected Areas are designed to remove the human influence, or disturbance, to the oceans; however, climate change impacts like high sea surface temperatures will affect MPS effectiveness in the future. Today, I review a study that incorporates sea surface temperature variability in MPA planning. Support the Podcast: http://www.speakupforblue.com/patreon Shop for the Ocean: http://www.speakupforblue.com/shop 10 Ocean Tips to Conserve the Ocean: http://www.speakupforblue.com/wordpress/sufb_optinpdf Show Notes: http://www.speakupforblue.com/session124

Coral bleaching is synonymous with Climate Change and unfortunately, high global temperatures this year as brought on another coral bleaching event in a UNESCO Heritage Site. Today, I talk about what is happening, why it happened, and what we can do about it. Shop for the Ocean: http://www.speakupforblue.com/shop 10 Ocean Tips to Conserve the Ocean: http://www.speakupforblue.com/wordpress/sufb_optinpdf Show Notes: http://www.speakupforblue.com/session123