Ocean Pancake Podcast

We all know about the shark fin trade killing millions of sharks, however, did you know the problem extends past the fins? Many countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia all catch and serve sharks in restaurants and fish and chips shop. WhySharksMatter 's David Shiffman joins the conversation on Ocean Pancake about the importance of protecting sharks, the biggest issues facing sharks, what shark culls are doing, and why protecting sharks will protect the oceans.

Why is protecting marine species so difficult? We speak to Rachel Miller PhD about how science transitions to policies in Australia. Why is protecting a certain area not enough? Why are migratory species so vital to the environment? And what does protecting a species really mean, one death? No deaths? Hear from someone who has spent years working with the ocean, and promoting the conservation of marine species.

Have you heard about the disease that might wipe out coral reefs around Florida? The Stony Coral Tissue Loss disease flared up in 2014, and since then has progressed despite scientist's attempts to stop its spread. Tanya Ramseyer is the Coral Rescue Project Coordinator who is working with a team and holding facilities all over the USA to collect healthy coral samples and keep them safe until this disease disappears. Tanya describes how her and her team collect healthy coral from the reef, and then transport it to land-based facilities. This helps them create a gene bank of coral reefs just in case the disease does not stop spreading. This will help preserve genetic diversity, and the team has so far collected 1,700 out of 4,400 samples of coral fragments that can spawn. Learn more about how this disease is affecting over 20 species of coral, why a gene bank of corals is important, and the impacts of nutrients, fertilizers, and runoff have on our ocean's reef.

With the incredible coastline stretching along Mozambique, the marine wilderness is an attraction to any diver. However the masses of dead sharks on the shore had Love the Ocean's founder Francesca questioning the sustainability of shark fisheries. That is why she started LTO organisation and has been working to create educational programs to help make lasting change.

Despite the rumours floating around, the Great Barrier Reef is not dead. It is a 2400km long stretch of incredible marine biodiversity that brings in $1.4 billion dollars of money to Australia, and supports 16,000 jobs in Queensland. While it is still beautiful and vibrant serious threats to the health of the reef. Tanya Murphy and I discuss these in the newest episode of the Ocean Pancake Podcast. The biggest threat is climate change, and Australia needs to quickly start moving away from coal and towards renewable energy.

Why is there such a big disconnect between science and the media? The scientific community has been aware of the microplastics and climate change impacts on our oceans for decades, so why are we just finding out now? Rebecca Daniel, the founder of Marine Diaries shares her experience as a Marine Biologist and why it is so important to focus on science communication to the masses.

The modern world has created a disconnect between people and nature, and Maddi from Murriyan hopes to strengthen the connection between the marine world and the traditional knowledge of Australia. As a Wiradjuri woman, she discusses the First Nation's people connection to our oceans and shares some insight into conservation, sustainability, and life in Australia. We discuss totems, how tribes communicated about which fish species to not eat, and how knowledge was passed down through generations.

What are the biggest contributing factors to the health decline of our oceans? How serious is the Ocean's plight and what are scientists doing to learn about the impacts of coral bleaching, acidification, and changing currents.

Marine Biologist Lucie Guirkinger breaks down the impacts of climate change, over fishing, and the side effects of bycatch.

Did you know that ocean acidification is impacting the thickness of shells?

That the melting of icecaps is impacting migratory patterns of sea creatures everywhere?

How these shifts in food chains are creating a butterfly effects across the whole world?

Learn how your daily choices create ripples of change in our oceans and what you can do today! Music by @grahammoes #oceanpancakepodcast

It's never too late to change your career and work with your passions to protect our planet. From working in the Amazon, Coral Reef Restoration, and creating waves of positivity to protect our oceans and our planet. Tiffany Duong left the corporate world behind to travel the world to work for herself and the planet by creating Ocean Rebels. We cover how to find job in ocean conservation, where her journey took her, and the importance of keeping the discussions of climate change and ocean conservation close.

Music by @grahammoesmusic

We need to stop killing 150 million sharks a year, but we also need to keep beaches safe. Non Lethal shark barrier technology can be the answer. Today I am joined by Dr Sarah Andriotti one of the Marine Biologists who has pioneered the Sharksafe Barrier an alternative to keeping swimmers on beaches safe. We discuss the behaviour of great whites, the methods of testing the magnetic and bio-mimicking technology, the results, and the future plans for the Sharksafe Barrier. Is it cost effective? Will it keep beaches safe?

Thanks to @grahammoes music as always.