Ocean Protect Podcast

Rebecca Prince-Ruiz is the founder and Executive Director of the Plastic Free Foundation. The foundation's mission is to build a global movement that dramatically reduces plastic use and improves recycling - and are behind the hugely successful 'Plastic Free July' initiative. We talk about the humble beginnings in June 2011 when Rebecca was inspired to create a change in her own life, the evolution of the now global movement that now sees millions of people around the world reducing their plastic use, and how we can do the same. 

Links:

·      https://www.plasticfreejuly.org/

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Dr Duan March is a veterinarian and Director of the Sea Turtle Foundation – a non-profit, non-government group based in Australia working to protect sea turtles through research, education and action.  Although too modest to admit it, Duan is a superstar – playing a key role in the rescue and rehabilitation of many sea turtles, including ‘Stumpy’. In this chat, we talk about key threats to turtles around the planet and how Duan and the Sea Turtle Foundation are working to mitigate these threats through rescuing stranded turtles, training others to respond to trainings, educational programs and supporting research. 

Links:

·      https://www.seaturtlefoundation.org/

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This is Part 2 of a 2-part episode, with Part 1 episode released the previous week.

Links:

• Tim Silverwood - http://www.timsilverwood.com/
• Take 3 - https://www.take3.org/

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Tim Silverwood is a superstar environmentalist - and CEO and Co-Founder of Take 3. Take 3's message is simple but powerful ... "Take 3 pieces of rubbish with you when you leave the beach, waterway or... anywhere and you have made a difference". In this chat, we talk about Tim and Take 3's journey, discuss plastic pollution and solutions, and (as per always) have a few laughs along the way. This is Part 1 of a 2 part episode, with Part 2 episode released next week.

Links:

• Tim Silverwood - http://www.timsilverwood.com/
• Take 3 - https://www.take3.org/

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This week we are joined by Michael Wicks - Co-Founder and Technical Director of Ocean Protect. This is a lively discussion about the 'open letter' sent a few days earlier to around 1600 local, state and federal Government politicians around Australia calling for

Links:

• The open letter by Ocean Protect (May 2019) - https://oceanprotect.com.au/news_post/an-open-letter-to-australian-politicians/
• Video about Sydney Harbour pollution (with Geoff Hunter) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRGjCtqUKSQ
• The Clean Water Act and Trash-free waters in USA - https://www.epa.gov/trash-free-waters/clean-water-act-and-trash-free-waters

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This is part 2 of our two-part chat with Dr Annika Dean, who is a Senior Researcher at the Climate Council of Australia. In this part, we talk about the link between the climate and oceans and potential solutions to mitigate climate change. The first part of this chat was released last week (in episode 7).

Links:

• https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/
• http://www.bom.gov.au/state-of-the-climate/

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Dr Annika Dean is a Senior Researcher at the Climate Council of Australia, and drops more bombs of truth than the number of equivalent atomic bombs being absorbed by our oceans every second (which, we discover, is a lot !!). If you're keen to know more about climate change and its impacts, and what we can do about, then this episode is a must listen !! This is a two-part episode, with the second part to be released next week (in episode 8).

Links:

• https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/
• http://www.bom.gov.au/state-of-the-climate/

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Ben Penhallurick is a environmental scientist with Renew Solutions (a stormwater asset management consultancy) and independent researcher currently studying at Griffith University. On this episode, Ben talks about how he’s mind was blown the first time he looked down a stormwater gully pit, and how it has inspired him to help protect our waterways from the plague of stormwater pollution – through advocacy, community awareness, and better asset management.

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Liza Dicks is the National Marine Debris Campaign Coordinator for Sea Shepherd Australia, which aims to protect and conserve our marine environment, preventing and removing the unprecedented amount of marine debris entering our oceans and waterways. Liza is AMAZING - volunteering her time to this awesome campaign, and was gracious enough to talk trash with Jeremy and Brad. We discuss the problem, the impacts, and potential solutions for us all.

References:

• Sea Shepherd Australia's Marine Debris Campaign: https://www.seashepherd.org.au/marinedebris/
• Toxic Tide: the threat of marine plastic' by Commonwealth of Australia (2016): https://www.aph.gov.au/parliamentary_business/committees/senate/environment_and_communications/marine_plastics/report
• “There will be more plastic in our oceans than fish by 2050”: http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_The_New_Plastics_Economy.pdf, https://www.businessinsider.com.au/plastic-in-ocean-outweighs-fish-evidence-report-2017-1?r=US&IR=T, https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35562253
• "80% of marine plastic comes from land-based sources": http://www.eunomia.co.uk/ , https://www.ecowatch.com/80-of-ocean-plastic-comes-from-land-based-sources-new-report-finds-1891173457.html, https://www.iucn.org/resources/issues-briefs/marine-plastics, https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Environment_and_Communications/Marine_plastics/Report/c02    
• 34 per cent of sea turtles in Queensland’s Moreton Bay had ingested marine debris (from a study between 2006-11, published in 2012): https://www.uq.edu.au/news/article/2016/03/plastic-not-so-fantastic-marine-creatures-or-our-diets, https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0040884
• 30% of dead sea turtles in Moreton Bay were “full of plastic”: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/queensland-researchers-hope-sea-turtles-birds-will-benefit-from-plastic-ban-20180530-p4ziei.html
• “Globally, it is estimated that approximately 52 percent of all sea turtles have eaten plastic”: https://www.usc.edu.au/explore/usc-news-exchange/news-archive/2018/september/plastic-proves-lethal-to-sea-turtles, https://10daily.com.au/news/australia/a181118kxs/two-turtles-dead-after-being-trapped-in-rubbish-off-qld-coast-20181118
• California Total Daily Maximum Load Program: https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/tmdl/
• How much oxygen do oceans add to the worlds oceans? (2015) https://earthsky.org/earth/how-much-do-oceans-add-to-worlds-oxygen
• Ocean Protect Podcast Episode 2 features our interview with Darrell Blatchley (and associated show notes)

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Veteran Pro-surfer, Adrian “Ace” Buchan has surfed all over the world – including Championship Tour wins in France and Tahiti, plastic plagued waters in Indonesia, and his beautiful home-town of Avoca Beach in New South Wales, Australia. With an obvious passion for the ocean, he is also a committed advocate for its protection, including his role as an ambassador for Take 3 ForThe Sea. Jeremy and (ring-in co-host, wannabe pro-surfer, and Ocean Protect Technical Director) Mike Wicks join Ace for an in-depth chat about some of the best (and worst) beaches in the world and what should be done to protect our oceans from pollution. 

References:

• World Surf League – http://www.worldsurfleague.com/athletes/575/adrian-buchan
• Take 3 For the Sea – https://www.take3.org/
• Photo by Ben Thouard – https://www.benthouard.com

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