The Ocean Impact Podcast

You can’t manage what you don’t measure. This is just one of the gems that Jayson Berryhill, co-founder and CEO of Wholechain, dropped in this episode of the podcast. As he says, it’s astounding how little we measure when it comes to how we use resources such as the ocean and what comes out of it. Wholechain is a blockchain-based solution for enhancing traceability in supply chains, making visible the unseen. It’s capable of both producing and consuming data across the supply chain, breaking down not just the chain of custody but the entire chain of events in a standardised way. Not only can this impact ocean health, but climate health too. Enabling us to better manage critical resources like the ocean and broader environment.

→ https://www.ocean-impact.org/podcast/tech-to-make-the-seafood-supply-chain-visible-with-jayson-berryhill

The fisheries sector plays an important role in social & economic development in many countries around the world, including Tanzania, which is where the founder and CEO of NovFeed – Diana Orembe – joins us from in this episode. Diana charts a course from her childhood connection to local waterways and fisheries, to her career as a microbiologist, to starting NovFeed. NovFeed is addressing two problems in tandem – the impacts of traditional fish feed and the problem of food waste – to bring both environmental and economic benefits to communities that need it most with their novel products.

→ https://www.ocean-impact.org/podcast/turning-food-waste-into-fish-feed-with-diana-orembe

One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish. You may know this children’s book, but did you know that video footage from fishing vessels is manually reviewed in a similar way? OnDeck Fisheries AI is tackling this challenge with its automated catch monitoring platform that aims to make review faster and more affordable. We chat to CEO and co-founder Alexander Dungate about how OnDeck is working on scalable monitoring solutions that can be deployed around the world, and some of the real-world benefits. Including data sovereignty for Indigenous Nations, enhancing seafood traceability, enabling sustainable fisheries management, and much more.

→ https://www.ocean-impact.org/podcast/making-fisheries-monitoring-accessible-and-scalable-with-alexander-dungate

How did the ocean get here? And how did it make us human? We chat to James Bradley, author of Deep Water: The World in the Ocean, about his incredible book that weaves science, history, and personal reflection together to explore how the ocean connects every living being on this blue planet. We’ll discuss discoveries mentioned in the book such as how groupers “point” and hunt together with moray eels, how elephant seals are helping to gather data from the mesopelagic zone, and - most importantly - how despair is not an option when it comes to planetary crisis. An unmissable conversation!

→ https://www.ocean-impact.org/podcast/understanding-planet-ocean-like-never-before-with-james-bradley

A single load of laundry releases up to 700,000 microfibres every wash into our waterways! But solutions exist! We chat to Avril Greenaway, Co-founder & Impact Director of Cleaner Seas Group, about their filter system to prevent microfibre and microplastic pollution from ending up in the ocean. She discusses her surprising career journey from marketing & design to Cleaner Seas, as well as winning the Ocean Impact Pitchfest 2023, attending INNOVOCEAN in Sydney, and advice for emerging entrepreneurs.

→ https://www.ocean-impact.org/podcast/saving-the-seas-from-microfibre-pollution-avril-greenaway

The podcast is back! We’re excited to have Elisa-Marie Dumas, our Head of Global Programs, making her podcast debut in our first episode for 2024. She chats about her extensive career helping founders through growth & commercialisation programs, and how Ocean Impact Organisation has evolved its programs to help entrepreneurs at the right stage of their journey. Her and host Tim Silverwood also discuss why we’re doubling down on the ocean health ecosystem in the Asia-Pacific region, and why it’s critical to follow the capital to drive impact and financial returns.

→ Show notes: www.ocean-impact.org/podcast/elisa-marie-dumas-helping-founders-make-their-greatest-impact-and-our-new-accelerator-cohort

A study of fish sold around Australia, by Minderoo Foundation, found that more than one in ten products didn’t match their label. And with 65% of seafood consumed in Australia being imported - to the shock of many Australians - poor labelling was more likely to conceal the sale of threatened or overfished stocks. So, what exactly is on our plates? We chatted to Dr Chris Wilcox about the study, Fair Catch Alliance, and how consumers can help change seafood labelling in Australia.

→ Shownotes: https://www.ocean-impact.org/podcast/how-sustainable-is-your-seafood-with-chris-wilcox

→ Website: https://www.faircatchalliance.org.au

→ Seafood Mislabelling Study: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-37066-4

https://www.minderoo.org/global-fishing-index

→ Global Fishing Index: https://www.minderoo.org/global-fishing-index

There’s a big chance the items you’ll find in your bathroom make up some of the 120bn units of packaging produced by the beauty industry annually. And those single-use amenity bottles in hotels? According to The Wall Street Journal, an estimated 5bn of them are thrown away yearly. But Nohbo, Winner of The Ocean Impact Pitchfest 2022, has developed a solution to help CPGs and the hospitality industry ditch single-use plastic. Encapsulating your favourite personal care products into plastic-free single-use or full-size ‘serves’ that disappear with water.

→ Shownotes: http://www.ocean-impact.org/podcast/ben-stern-helping-cpgs-ditch-single-use-plastic

→ Nohbo: https://nohbo.com/

→ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nohboinc/

→ Ben on Shark Tank (age 16): https://youtu.be/bMFfxDUG-jE

Did you know that the equivalent of one garbage truck’s worth of plastic ends up in the ocean every minute? And with 40% of global plastic waste coming from packaging, sustainable packaging options have never been more important. Better Packaging Co. is a carbon-neutral BCorp creating sustainable packaging that doesn’t just do less harm, but also delivers some good. Founders Kate Bezar and Becs Percasky are no strangers to the podcast either, with BPCo. being two-time Pitchfest Finalists!

→ Shownotes: https://www.ocean-impact.org/podcast/sustainable-packaging-better-packaging-co

→ Website: https://www.betterpackaging.com/

→ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betterpackagingco/

→ BPCo’s other episode: https://www.ocean-impact.org/podcast/rebecca-percasky-and-kate-bezar

→ OBP Certification: https://www.au.betterpackaging.com/pages/certifications

The humble potato is endlessly useful and almost universally beloved. But Netherlands-based startup BESE is taking it up a notch, recycling the waste from potato chip manufacturing (as well as materials like oyster shells, and waste wood chips) into biodegradable ocean ecosystem restoration products. Karin Didderen and Peter Vodegel from BESE chatted to us about their mission to restore degraded coastal ecosystems, and to replace current restoration products that use plastics or concrete.

→ Shownotes: https://www.ocean-impact.org/podcast/peter-vodegel-karin-didderen

→ Website: https://www.bese-products.com/

→ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bese-products%C2%AE/?originalSubdomain=nl

→ Pitch Video: https://youtu.be/BKeyyEzPDoQ