Ocean Protect Podcast

This episode features the 4th (and final) part of recorded audio from inaugural Ocean Plastic Action Forum at Bondi Beach – held on 15th March 2023, as part of the Volvo Ocean Lovers Festival. This part includes the ‘where to from here’ session, where the speakers of the previous sessions (Dr Denise Hardesty, Prof. Veena Sahawjwalla, and Allegra Spender MP) provided a short synthesis of the previous discussions and highlight key essential actions to 'turn the tide' on ocean plastic pollution. After the session, I’m then joined by Ocean Lovers Festival founders Carolyn Grant and Anita Grant about ‘where to from’ here for the forum and Ocean Lovers Festival. 

Useful links:

• https://www.oceanloversfestival.com/
• Photos from forum here - by Brendan Reid

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

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This episode is the third of a four-part series of recorded audio from the Ocean Plastic Action Forum at Bondi Beach – held on 15th March 2023, as part of the Volvo Ocean Lovers Festival. This part focusses on the “Path to Purging Plastic" session, where you will hear discussions and insights from current actions being undertaken to reduce ocean plastic pollution, including 'at source', recycling, treatment and 'clean up' initiatives. Allegra Spender MP (Parliament of Australia) provided a short presentation, and was then be joined by Marjorie O'Neill MP (NSW Parliament), Mike Smith (Zero Co.), Dr Julia Reisser (ULUU) and Paul Riley (Samsara Eco) for an interactive panel discussion with audience Q&A.

Useful links:

• https://www.oceanloversfestival.com/
• Photos from forum here - by Brendan Reid

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

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This episode is the second of a four-part series of recorded audio from the Ocean Plastic Action Forum at Bondi Beach – held on 15th March 2023, as part of the Volvo Ocean Lovers Festival. This part focusses on the “Exploring Current Actions" session, where you will hear discussions and insights from current actions being undertaken to reduce ocean plastic pollution, including 'at source', recycling, treatment and 'clean up' initiatives. Professor Veena Sahajwalla (UNSW) provided a short presentation, and was then be joined by Anissa Lawrence (Ghostnets Australia), Shannon Mead (No More Butts), Lottie Dalziel (Banish), Heidi Tait (Tangaroa Blue), James Dorney (TOMRA - Cleanaway) and Mayor Paula Masselos (Waverly Council) for an interactive panel discussion with audience Q&A.

Useful links:

• https://www.oceanloversfestival.com/
• Photos from forum here - by Brendan Reid

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

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This episode is the first of a four-part series of recorded audio from the Ocean Plastic Action Forum at Bondi Beach – held on 15th March 2023, as part of the Volvo Ocean Lovers Festival. The forum included industry leaders, innovators, scientists, government and community leaders discussing how to 'turn the tide' on plastic in our ocean – including a few short presentations and interactive Q&A panel sessions. This first part focusses on the “Key Trends and Impacts” session, which included insights into the plastic pollution problem including key sources, trends, and known and potential impacts of ocean plastic pollution. Dr Denise Hardesty (CSIRO) provided a short presentation, and was then joined by Dr Charlene Trestrail (UTS), Dr Michelle Blewitt (AUSMAP), Pete Ceglinski (Seabin), Grahame Lloyd (Sea Shepherd Australia) and Murray Powell (Optimal Stormwater) for an interactive panel discussion with audience Q&A. The following three episodes will feature the remaining three parts of the forum. 

Useful links:

• https://www.oceanloversfestival.com/
• Photos from forum here - by Brendan Reid

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

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Nicholas Carter is an ecologist and environmental science and policy analyst, and advocates for transformational food system changes. In this chat, we discuss the link between agriculture and land use, how to address the climate and biodiversity crisis while still feeding the world, and bust a few myths about 'regenerative agriculture'.

Useful links:

• https://oceanprotect.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/OPPodcast_S5E5_resources.pdf - studies/ analyses referred to by Nicholas in episode (in approximate order)
• https://twitter.com/NicholasDCarter
• https://www.instagram.com/nicholasdcarter/

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

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Philip Ehrhorn is Chief Technical Officer and Co-founder of The Great Bubble Barrier - the first technology to use a bubble curtain to capture plastic pollution in rivers. We discuss the technology, how the idea came about (simultaneously in two countries), its development, its effectiveness, application and future plans.

Useful links:

• https://thegreatbubblebarrier.com/
• Philip on LinkedIn (here)

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

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Dr Jodie Rummer is Professor of Marine Biology at James Cook University in Townsville, Australia - and is an expert on climate change and coral fish. In this chat, we discuss the athletic awesomeness of fish, the key threats to the Great Barrier Reef and how to best mitigate them, and what the future looks like for all reefs around the planet.

Useful links:

• www.jodierummer.com
• Jodie on LinkedIn (here)
• https://physioshark.org
• TEDx JCU Cairns presentation by Jodie "Athletes of the Great Barrier Reef" (here)
• Sydney Morning Herald article – “Are we really prepared to lose this natural wonder?” (here)
• The Guardian article "Ocean scientists call for global tracking of oxygen loss that causes dead zones” (here)
• The Conversation article “What the next Australian government must do to save the Great Barrier Reef” (here)
• The Conversation article “Adapt, move, or die: repeated coral bleaching leaves wildlife on the Great Barrier Reef with few options” (here)
• ABC news article “The superfish challenge: Michael Phelps vs real fish” (here)

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

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Professor Veena Sahajwalla is an expert in recycling, the founding Director of the Director of the Centre for Sustainable Materials Research & Technology at University of New South Wales - and, last year, added NSW Australian of the year to her long list of honours and awards. In this chat, we talk about reimagining 'waste' as an opportunity - drawing on Veena's experiences growing up in Mumbai to her pioneering micro-factories and green steel innovation.

Useful links:

• Veena at UNSW (here)
• Australian Government National Plastics Plan 2021 (here)

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

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We kick off Season 5 with a fantastic chat with Dr Charlene Trestrail - a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Technology Sydney. Charlene's particular speciality is understanding how microplastics threaten the animals we need to keep our ecosystems healthy. In this chat, we take a journey through the digestive system (like a microplastic!) and talk about how the different organs in the body are affected by microplastics - and how to minimise our ingestion of microplastics. 

Useful links:

• Dr Charlene Trestrail on Linkedin (here)
• RMIT article "Eating plastic makes for smaller mussels"
• Journal paper "Analysis of Microplastics in Human Feces Reveals a Correlation between Fecal Microplastics and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Status"

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

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Kimberly is the co-founder and CEO of Carapac - a company that takes waste crustacean shells and makes sustainable plastic alternative packaging. Frozen food processing plants across the Asia-Pacific region cumulatively produce about 8.1 million tons of crustacean waste per year. Carapac takes this otherwise 'waste' and makes truly biodegradable alternatives to petrochemical-based plastics.

This fantastic story of innovation is an awesome way to wrap of our fourth season of the Ocean Protect Podcast. Season 5 will return with gusto in March 2023.

Useful links:

• https://carapac.co/
• Kimberly on LinkeIn (here)

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

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