The last part of my 3-part series interviewing fishers from the East Coast of Canada takes me to a conversation I had with Gordon Beaton who has fished along Canada's East Coast for his entire life. His uncle was a fisher and his son is now a fisher. Learn what it takes to be a fisher in Canada.

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I continue my series of speaking to fishers from the East Coast of Canada to get to know their challengers and why fishing is such a big part of their lives. Sign up to find out about the audio Ocean Conservation Careers members group: https://bit.ly/38ak7Z8 Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3NmYvsI

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Happy Oceans Day!!!

As promised in the last episode, here is the entire audio piece created by Michelle Amor.

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I had the opportunity to sit down with Carl Allen to discuss what life was like as a lobster fisher in Eastern Canada.

Carl told me how young he was when he started fishing and how his life is all about fishing.

He also discusses the work he does with the fishing union.

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There seems to be a day for everything these days and the oceans have a day as well, June 8th. It's a time for us to think about why we love the ocean so much and how we can better protect. There are celebrations, conferences, announcements (big and small) where governments and organizations try to stand out from one another to tell you how they are committed to protect the oceans. But the announcements are all massive agreements and commitments that don't include a very important thing, YOU! In this episode, I am going to go over my thoughts about oceans week and how I think you should approach it. What you can get out of oceans week. I am also going to discuss the programming that I have planned for Oceans Week for this podcast and some other things.

There are many people that want to work in Marine Conservation, but not everyone has a degree in Marine Biology or another type of science degree; however, you don't need to be a scientist to help protect the ocean. There are many people who are working on Marine Conservation with business and arts degrees. In today's episode, I am going to answer a question from a listener who wants to work in Marine Conservation and has a Psychology degree. I am going to provide some examples of how useful someone can be with a Psychology degree in Marine Conservation. Sign up to find out about the audio Ocean Conservation Careers members group: https://bit.ly/38ak7Z8 Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3NmYvsI

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There are studies that have revealed that oil companies like ExxonMobil have spent billions of dollars on campaigns that involved misleading the public on Climate Change and one Attorney General brought charges against the oil company, but will the company have to pay for their misleading ways and what will the punishment be? We need to hold more fossil fuel companies accountable for the notorious work that they conduct around the world. In this episode, I will discuss why I think this trial could have severe consequences for oil companies across the states in the US. Links to articles: 1) https://bit.ly/3M09JS6 2) https://bit.ly/3GyQf5F Sign up to find out about the audio Ocean Conservation Careers members group: https://bit.ly/38ak7Z8 Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3NmYvsI Connect with Speak Up For Blue: Website: https://bit.ly/3fOF3Wf Instagram: https://bit.ly/3rIaJSG Twitter: https://bit.ly/3rHZxpc

Laws in Canada make sure that marine theme parks such as Marineland cannot acquire new cetaceans (Whales or Dolphins) and they were amended in 2019 to ensure that whales and dolphins do not perform in their entertainment shows, but evidence suggests that Marineland continues to conduct the whale and dolphin shows. Therefore, Canadian laws should work faster to ensure the safety and well-being of the animals. In this episode, I will discuss the video evidence that was published by Animal Justice in Canada and why I think that the laws should work faster to stop the shows from happening at all. Link to Article: https://bit.ly/3lSb3vx Sign up to find out about the audio Ocean Conservation Careers members group: https://bit.ly/38ak7Z8 Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3NmYvsI Connect with Speak Up For Blue: Website: https://bit.ly/3fOF3Wf Instagram: https://bit.ly/3rIaJSG Twitter: https://bit.ly/3rHZxpc

There are many of you (including myself) that would like to help protect the ocean and we tend to fantasize ways in which we can help, but there are times when we are not focusing on the best ways we can all protect the ocean; therefore, I am going to go through the best ways that you can help save the ocean with minimal work even though it might not be the way you dreamed it would be. In this episode, I am going to discuss how I had FOMO lately on ocean protection and started to focus away from the best way that I could protect the ocean (through communication). Do you go through the same thing? Building an online community through digital storytelling 6-week course: https://bit.ly/3ivkHCx Sign up to find out about the audio Ocean Conservation Careers members group: https://bit.ly/38ak7Z8 Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3NmYvsI Connect with Speak Up For Blue: Website: https://bit.ly/3fOF3Wf Instagram: https://bit.ly/3rIaJSG Twitter: https://bit.ly/3rHZxpc

Sharks are an iconic ocean animal that can strike fear and wonder in anyone that sees them and they are one of those animals that everyone would like to protect; but, most shark populations around the world have experienced drastic declines in population over the past 50 years and many people do not know how to go about protecting them; therefore, Dr. David Shiffman wrote a book to help guide you to better protect sharks and oceans. In this episode, I speak to Dr. David Shiffman about his new book, Why Sharks Matter, to get the inside scoop on why he wrote a book that wasn't a textbook and how people can help better protect sharks. Order the book: https://www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/12267/why-sharks-matter?fbclid=IwAR3gCxu6eDyb-zW1sni6Q6P620Qx-Clm8G8sCAByQqpZ9ztgsZiM8nOxSbM Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Why-Sharks-Matter-Misunderstood-Predator/dp/1421443643/ref=sr_1_1?crid=11WXC6T4RAYVD&keywords=Why+Sharks+Matter&qid=1653572623&sprefix=why+sharks+matter%2Caps%2C73&sr=8-1 Sign up to find out about the audio Ocean Conservation Careers members group: https://bit.ly/38ak7Z8 Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3NmYvsI Connect with Speak Up For Blue: Website: https://bit.ly/3fOF3Wf Instagram: https://bit.ly/3rIaJSG Twitter: https://bit.ly/3rHZxpc