Ocean Protect Podcast

This is the second (and final) part of our two-part conversation with Dr Janice Brahney, with the first part released last week.

Useful links:

• Janice Brahney: https://uwrl.usu.edu/lro/people/faculty/brahney-janice
• Wired article “Plastic is the new acid rain”: https://www.wired.com/story/plastic-rain-is-the-new-acid-rain/
• Science article “Plastic rain in protected areas of the United States”: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/368/6496/1257
• Wired article “Microplastics Are Blowing Into the Pristine Arctic”: https://www.wired.com/story/microplastics-are-blowing-into-the-pristine-arctic/
• Wired article “A Shocking Find Shows Just How Far Wind Can Carry Microplastics”: https://www.wired.com/story/wind-microplastics/
• Wired article “'Microplastic Hot Spots' Are Tainting Deep-Sea Ecosystems”: https://www.wired.com/story/microplastic-hotspots/

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Dr Janice Brahney is Assistant Professor at Utah State University, and recently led a research team that has shown that microplastic particles are accumulating in even isolated areas in the United States (national parks and national wilderness areas), after they are transported there by wind and rain. The numbers are staggering. Based on their research findings, it is estimated that more than 1000 metric tons per year fall within south and central western U.S. protected areas. We talk to Janice about the research methods and staggering results that highlight a dire plastic pollution situation that needs immediate action.

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

Useful links:

• Janice Brahney: https://uwrl.usu.edu/lro/people/faculty/brahney-janice
• Wired article “Plastic is the new acid rain”: https://www.wired.com/story/plastic-rain-is-the-new-acid-rain/
• Science article “Plastic rain in protected areas of the United States”: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/368/6496/1257
• Wired article “Microplastics Are Blowing Into the Pristine Arctic”: https://www.wired.com/story/microplastics-are-blowing-into-the-pristine-arctic/
• Wired article “A Shocking Find Shows Just How Far Wind Can Carry Microplastics”: https://www.wired.com/story/wind-microplastics/
• Wired article “'Microplastic Hot Spots' Are Tainting Deep-Sea Ecosystems”: https://www.wired.com/story/microplastic-hotspots/

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

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This is our second (and final) part of a two-part chat with Andrew Thomas. The first part was released last week.

Useful links:

• Andrew Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-thomas-63567767/
• Stormwater NSW: http://stormwaternsw.asn.au/

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

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Andrew is an environmental professional with over 15 years experience in the water industry. We talk about the challenges in transitioning to sustainable stormwater management practices and insights into the maintenance of stormwater treatment assets in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - the focus of his recently submitted PhD.

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

Useful links:

• Janice Brahney: https://uwrl.usu.edu/lro/people/faculty/brahney-janice
• Wired article “Plastic is the new acid rain”: https://www.wired.com/story/plastic-rain-is-the-new-acid-rain/
• Science article “Plastic rain in protected areas of the United States”: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/368/6496/1257
• Wired article “Microplastics Are Blowing Into the Pristine Arctic”: https://www.wired.com/story/microplastics-are-blowing-into-the-pristine-arctic/
• Wired article “A Shocking Find Shows Just How Far Wind Can Carry Microplastics”: https://www.wired.com/story/wind-microplastics/
• Wired article “'Microplastic Hot Spots' Are Tainting Deep-Sea Ecosystems”: https://www.wired.com/story/microplastic-hotspots/
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Within Australia and globally, there is unprecedented job loss and economic instability. Australian Government initiatives that can be implemented immediately to create jobs and ‘boost’ the Australian Economy and provide other tangible benefits should be considered as a priority. Stormwater NSW and Ocean Protect are calling on the Federal and State Governnents within Australia to work towards this target - to create around 7400 Australian jobs and stop the equivalent of an average of 600 wheelie bins full of plastic entering Australian waterways every day. In this episode, Jeremy and Brad talk about the target, 'Zero to Litter' policy paper and associated actions and how you can help.

For more information about this policy paper and how you can help out, head to www.zerolittertoocean.com.au

For more information about Ocean Protect and what we do, check out www.oceanprotect.com.au

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This is the second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Tim Silverwood from Ocean Impact Organisation. Part one was released last week.

For more info about Tim and OIO, check out http://www.timsilverwood.com/ and https://www.ocean-impact.org/

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

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Tim Silverwood is an award-winning environmentalist committed to reducing human impacts on the natural world, and the co-founder of ‘Take 3 for the Sea’. This year, Tim launched Ocean Impact Organisation (OIO), Australia's first ocean impact ecosystem and startup accelerator helping people to start, grow and invest in businesses that positively impact the ocean. We talk about the need for 'business as unusual', the vision for OIO, and how folk can jump on the OIO love bus.

This is a two-part conversation, with the second (and final) part released next week. This is also the second time Tim has been on the Ocean Protect podcast, with Tim's first appearance in Season 1, Episode 10 (in May 2019).

For more info about Tim and OIO, check out http://www.timsilverwood.com/ and https://www.ocean-impact.org/

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 conversation with Dr Jennifer Lavers - with the first part released last week.

You can find out more about Jennifer and recent publications from Adrift Lab at https://adriftlab.org/jennifer

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

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Dr Jennifer Lavers is a marine eco-toxicologist and seabird expert, Lecturer in marine science at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies in Tasmania, and researcher at Adrift Lab. Jennifer is also an AMAZING science communicator, and has featured in documentary films such as A Plastic Ocean, BLUE, and Drowning in Plastic. We talk about the scope and severity of the marine plastic pollution problem, Jennifer's research, and how we can beat plastic pollution.

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

You can find out more about Jennifer and recent publications from Adrift Lab at https://adriftlab.org/jennifer

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 conversation with Khory Hancock - with the first part released last week.

More info about Khory is available at https://khoryhancock.com/

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

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