Ocean Protect Podcast

In our first episode of Season 4 of the Ocean Protect Podcast, we are joined by Anissa Lawrence - Managing Director (and Founder) of Tierramar, who manage Ghost Nets Australia. We talk about the problem of ghost nets (with a particular focus on those drifting to Australia) and what we can do about it.

Useful links:

• Anissa: https://tierramar.com.au/team-view/anissa-lawrence/
• Ghost Nets Australia: https://www.ghostnets.com.au/
• Report Ghost Nets Needs Analysis and Feasibility Study for Northern Australia: https://parksaustralia.gov.au/news/finding-solutions-for-ghost-nets-in-northern-australia/

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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In our last episode for Season 3 and her second appearance on the pod, we're joined by Dr Annika Dean - Senior Researcher at the Climate Council of Australia. We review the recent UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) held in Glasgow last month, with a particular focus on Australia's commitments and future.

The Ocean Protect Podcast will return for Season 4 in March 2022.

Useful links:

• https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/author/annika/
• Report "Crunch Time: How climate action in the 2020s will define Australia": https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/crunch-time-climate-action-2020s-define-australia/
• http://www.bom.gov.au/state-of-the-climate/

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Carly is a wildlife conservationist, and maker of the "Rubber Jellyfish" documentary film, which reveals the shocking jellyfish-like shapes that balloons burst into when they are released into the air and how this is affecting sea turtles who mistake these items for prey. We talk about how Carly's journey from bat balls to busting balloon myths, and making maiden movies.

Useful links:

• https://rubberjellyfishmovie.com/
• Burchette D K, 1989, Study of the effect of balloon releases on the environment: https://www.balloonhq.com/faq/deco_releases/release_study.html
• Gilmour M, Lavers J, 2020, We composted ‘biodegradable’ balloons. Here’s what we found after 16 weeks, article in 'The Conversation': https://theconversation.com/we-composted-biodegradable-balloons-heres-what-we-found-after-16-weeks-138731
• Gilmour M E , Lavers J L, 2020, Latex balloons do not degrade uniformly in freshwater, marine and composting environments, The Journal of Hazardous Materials: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304389420316150?via%3Dihub

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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This is the second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Jeff Hansen, Managing Director of Sea Shepherd Australia. The first part was released last week..

Useful links:

• https://www.seashepherd.org.au/
• Jeff on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-hansen-521b42a
• Jeff's Ted talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/jeff_hansen_why_we_need_unexpected_allies_to_fix_climate_change

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Jeff Hansen is the Managing Director of Sea Shepherd Australia, defending, conserving and protecting the world’s ocean. We talk about Jeff's journey from Electronic and Computer Engineer to saving whales in Antarctica, some of the direct action campaigns of Sea Shepherd Australia, and what it's like to have possibly the best job in the world.

This is a two-part conversation, with the second (and final) part released next week.

Useful links:

• https://www.seashepherd.org.au/
• Jeff on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-hansen-521b42a
• Jeff's Ted talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/jeff_hansen_why_we_need_unexpected_allies_to_fix_climate_change

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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This is the second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Dr Michelle Blewit (AUSMAP Program Director) and Dr Scott Wilson (AUSMAP Research Director and Senior Lecturer/ Senior Research Fellow at Macquarie University). Part one was released last week.

Useful links:

• https://www.ausmap.org/
• Dr Michelle Blewitt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-blewitt-711b1137/
• Dr Scott Wilson on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-wilson-84829437/

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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The Australian Microplastic Assessment Project (AUSMAP) is the bridge between a massive problem and the solutions, designed to document and analyse microplastic pollution in Australian aquatic environments. Dr Michelle Blewit (AUSMAP Program Director) and Dr Scott Wilson (AUSMAP Research Director and Senior Lecturer/ Senior Research Fellow at Macquarie University) join us to talk about how citizen science is putting microplastic pollution on the map, and the what we can do to solve this near invisible but growing problem.

This is a two-part conversation, with the second (and final) part released next week.

Useful links:

• https://www.ausmap.org/
• Dr Michelle Blewitt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-blewitt-711b1137/
• Dr Scott Wilson on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-wilson-84829437/

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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This is the second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Grahame Lloyd, a Project Leader with Sea Shepherd Australia. Part one was released last week.

Useful links:

• Grahame on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grahame-lloyd-611295a5/?originalSubdomain=au
• Sea Shepherd Australia's Marine Debris Campaignt: https://www.seashepherd.org.au/our-campaigns/marine-debris-campaign/
• Untrashing Djulpan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZLWfoHhf0M
• "Waves of Change" Brisbane Screening 5th November 2021 at Sandgate: https://fb.me/e/49AGk4TLk
• "Waves of Change" Sunshine Coast Screening 3rd December 2021 at Cotton Tree: https://fb.me/e/2Qco1I7jG

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Grahame Lloyd is a Project Leader with Sea Shepherd Australia, leading their 'Waves of Change' project, and joins us for his second appearance on the pod. We talk about his amazing work co-ordinating and assisting with beach clean-ups across Queensland (from the Gold Coast to some very remote beaches) and helping better protect our oceans and life under water and above.

This is a two-part conversation, with the second (and final) part released next week.

Useful links:

• Grahame on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grahame-lloyd-611295a5/?originalSubdomain=au
• Sea Shepherd Australia's Marine Debris Campaignt: https://www.seashepherd.org.au/our-campaigns/marine-debris-campaign/
• Untrashing Djulpan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZLWfoHhf0M
• "Waves of Change" Brisbane Screening 5th November 2021 at Sandgate: https://fb.me/e/49AGk4TLk
• "Waves of Change" Sunshine Coast Screening 3rd December 2021 at Cotton Tree: https://fb.me/e/2Qco1I7jG

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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This is the second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Ben Penhallurick. Part one was released last week.

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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