In this episode of Upwell, we chat with Zoe Croft, the director of sales at Atlantic Sea Farms, whose team is helping fishermen in Maine grow seaweed to diversify their incomes as climate change and warming waters present challenges to the state’s lobster industry.

Zoe shares how the gulf of Maine is warming faster than 99% of all other bodies of water on the planet, how her team at Atlantic Sea Farms is working with 27 partner farmers to grow nearly one million pounds of kelp, and how growing that seaweed has a positive impact on the surrounding marine ecosystem.

You can find Zoe on LinkedIn, and you can learn more about Atlantic Sea Farms on their website, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. 

In this episode of Upwell, we chat with Sam Teicher, the founder and Chief Reef Officer of Coral Vita and the winner of the Earthshot Prize.

In the interview, we discuss the state of coral reefs today and the critical importance they play for ocean health, how Coral Vita is working with a wide variety of stakeholders to scale restoration of reefs, and what support is needed to support a thriving ecosystem of environmental entrepreneurs.

You can find Sam on Twitter, and you can learn more about Coral Vita on their website, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

For this week’s action, help support the work to restore reefs by adopting a coral with Coral Vita. 

In this first episode of Upwell, we chat with Daniela Fernandez, the founder and CEO of the Sustainable Ocean Alliance, who is activating the next generation of ocean champions to restore the health of the ocean.

During the interview, we discuss the mission of the Sustainable Ocean Alliance, how the organization is supporting environmental entrepreneurs and youth leaders through training, funding, and additional resources, the global campaign to stop deep sea mining, the need for action at COP27, and advice for young leaders working to tackle the climate crisis.

You can find Daniela on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn. And you can learn more about Sustainable Ocean Alliance on their website, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 

And for this week’s action, join Sustainable Ocean Alliance, The Oxygen Project, the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition, and Only One in the campaign to stop deep-sea mining.