Ocean Protect Podcast

Bridget is a Sustainability Educator at Keep Australia Beautiful NSW (and PhD candidate at University of Technology Sydney), helping deliver the "EnviroMentors" program to improve community awareness and engagement on local sustainability issues and initiatives. In this chat, we talk about the "Keeping Waterways Clean" module aimed at preventing stormwater pollution, and other effective education methods for kids (and adults) to help save our planet. Ocean Protect has been proudly supporting the "Keeping Waterways Clean" module since 2019.

Useful links:

• Bridget on LinkeIn (here)
• https://www.kabnsw.org.au/enviromentors/

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Marina is an Artivist, who began picking up trash on local beaches, creeks & streets over 20 years ago. In 2009, she began to create pieces of art that questioned the use of single use items and the amount of waste we create - and her work is exhibited regularly at galleries, 'trashion' exhibitions, 'inconvenience stores' and the current 'Sculptures by the Sea'. We chat about Marina's story, her perspectives from 20 years of picking up trash, artivism and animal welfare.

Useful links:

• Marina Debris on LinkeIn (here)
• http://washedup.us/
• Reuters Article 'Trashion' designer displays latest art at Sydney beach exhibition (here)
• Conversation article 'Trashion' designer Marina DeBris turns ocean rubbish into high-end outfits – in pictures (here).

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Justine is a Research Technician with CSIRO's Marine Debris Group, where she established a method for detecting microplastics in deep-sea sediment and was subsequently the lead author of a paper publishing the first global estimate of microplastics in deep-sea sediment. We talk about deep-sea microplastics and helping to stop it 'at source' with gross pollutant trap sensors and AI technology.

Useful links:

• Justine Barrett CSIRO profile (here)
• Justine's 'The Conversation' article "We estimate up to 14 million tonnes of microplastics lie on the seafloor. It’s worse than we thought" (here)
• RNZ article "Three quarters of fish in southern NZ contain microplastics - study" (here)
• Overview of CSIRO's GPT Sensor Technology research (here)

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Craig Fairbaugh has gone from rock star to rock star stormwater engineer. After shredding the punk rock scene with bands like Transplants, +44, Juliette Lewis and the Licks, and Mercy Killers, Craig went on to even bigger and badder things - helping to protect the planet from stormwater pollution. As Regional Regulatory Manager at Contech Engineered Solutions in Oregon USA, Craig is a recognised expert in stormwater treatment, helping state and municipal agencies in achieving stormwater compliance with manufactured treatment devices, as well as sharing national industry best practices for developing stormwater programs.

Useful links:

• Craig on LinkedIn (here)
• Ocean Protect webinar presented by Craig "Mass capacity, long-term performance, & maintenance analysis of biofiltration stormwater treatment systems" (here)
• Ocean Protect webinar presented by Craig "Bioretention & High Rate Biofiltration - Research & Performance Updates from USA" (here)

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Daniel Rider is the Water Sensitive Urban Design Compliance Officer at Blacktown City Council and is currently developing and implementing Australia’s first Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) Compliance Program. In this chat, we talk about the role of stormwater management in protecting the health of our ocean and waterways, and Blacktown City Council's WSUD Compliance Program - which will no doubt help stop an ENORMOUS amount of pollution entering downstream waterways and hopefully be replicated in other local government areas across Australia and overseas.

Useful links:

• Daniel on LinkedIn (here)
• Water Sensitive Urban Design at Blacktown City Council (here)
• Ocean Protect webinar "Blacktown City Council's WSUD Compliance Program" (October 2021) (here)

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Dr Kathy Willis is a Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Washington and CSIRO Scientific Researcher on a mission to combat plastic pollution and reframe plastic as a valuable commodity rather than a throwaway item. In Kathy's second appearance on the pod, we discuss the recent good news about plastic pollution on Australian beaches, spatial and temporal trends in plastic washing up on beaches along the US Pacific Northwest, citizen science, 'biofoul' on marine debris, and community-led informal waste management programs.

Useful links:

1. Kathy on LinkedIn (here)
2. Ocean Protect Podcast, Season 2, Episode 10 (May 2020) "CSIRO's Kathy Willis on preventing litter entering our oceans" (here)
3. The Conversation article Local efforts have cut plastic waste on Australia’s beaches by almost 30% in 6 years (here)
4. One Earth Journal Paper Local waste management successfully reduces coastal plastic pollution (here)  
5. The Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST) https://coasst.org/
6. Clear Seas https://clearseas.org/en/
7. ABC News article Volunteers hope efforts to remove invasive northern Pacific seastar will make a difference (here)

Note: During the chat, Dr Kathy mentions that 'Saahas' was the name for a waste management program in India, but meant to say 'Swachcoop'.

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Shannon Mead is the Founder of "No More Butts", a charity who's mission is "A butt free environment" - where cigarette butts are recycled, with the products created having a further positive impact on the community. Shannon returns for his second appearance on the pod - dropping truth bombs about dropped cigarette butts, the emerging issue of vaping, and discussing possible solutions.

Useful links:

1. No More Butts website (here)
2. Shannon on LinkedIn (here)
3. Ocean Protect Podcast, Season 3, Episode 13 (May 2021) "No more butts with Shannon Mead" (here)

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Jonathon Clark is Queensland Coordinator of the Apex Harmony campaign - Sea Shepherd Australia's Shark Defence campaign to defend, conserve and protect sharks in order to maintain a healthy ocean. In this chat, we discuss the destructive nature of Queensland and NSW's state-sanctioned shark "control" programs and possible (and certainly more effective) methods to protect the safety and wellbeing of beach-goers and the marine ecosystem.

Useful links:

• Jonathan on LinkedIn (here)
• The Apex Harmony Champaign (here)
• "Envoy: Shark Cull" Film (here)
• Ocean Protect Podcast Season 3, Episode 25 (August 2021): "Envoy: Shark Cull" with Lauren Sandeman & Andre" (here)

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Dr Mitchell Call and Dr James Sippo are postdoctoral researchers at Southern Cross University at Lismore, in Northern NSW, Australia. The Wilsons River flows through the city of Lismore to the Richmond River estuary. In late February 2022, the biggest flood in modern Australian history inundated Lismore and the rest of Northern NSW. In this chat, Mitchell and James describe the flood, the incredible rescue efforts, the subsequent estuarine health impacts, climate change, and what can be done to mitigate future flood impacts in Lismore and the wider Wilsons and Richmond River area.

Useful links:

• Mitchell at Southern Cross University (here)
• James at Southern Cross University (here)
• Ocean Protect Podcast Season 4, Episode 5 "Dr James Sippo on blue carbon accounting" (here)
• "Flood Song" on YouTube by Sally Bracewell (here)

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Jo Lane is a kelp harvester and SeaEO of Sea Health Products, which provides premium kelp products harvested from the south coast of NSW. We talk kelp harvesting, the current status and potential of seaweed farming, the possible benefits and challenges facing the growth of the seaweed industry.

Useful links:

• Jo on LinkedIn (here):
• Sea Health Products (here)
• Australian Sustainable Seaweed Alliance (here)

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