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How To Protect The Ocean
Dive into the Depths: Join Andrew Lewin on 'How to Protect the Ocean' – Your Gateway to Exclusive Ocean Insights! Explore the latest, uncharted realms of ocean science and conservation that you won't find anywhere else. Andrew takes you on an inspiring journey to uncover the hidden gems of oceanic discovery and initiatives. Tune in to discover how you can transform your life for a better ocean, one episode at a time. The How To Protect The Ocean is your resource to keep you informed on the…
Episodes
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 670: Aquaman Review Ocean Conservation Message
Aquaman is a great movie to watch when you are a Marine Biologist. To be perfectly honest, as a marine biologist, I wish I had some of Aquaman's powers to I…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 669: Arctic Communities Suffer With Ocean Shipping
The opening of the Northwest Passage due to melting ice from climate change provides an opportunity to businesses to use the shipping lane as a way to ship…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 668: Northern Right Whale Calf Spotted In US Waters
The Conservation community is feeling optimistic after a Northern Right Whale Calf was spotted in the warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of St…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 667: My New Year's Resolutions To Live For A Better Ocean
As we get ready for 2019, I look back at my life in 2018 and reflect on how well I lived for a better Ocean. There were some things that I did that really…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 666: Government Shutdown and Job Tip By Using Technology
It's been 8 days since the US government shutdown due to immigration/funding for the border wall. This shutdown marks the 3rd instance in 2018 and closes off…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 665: Status Quo Bias With Brooke Tully
New Years is around the corner, which means that many of you are planning out their New Year's Resolutions for 2019. My question to you is: Do you stick with…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 664: Honduras Lobster Divers Experiencing The Bends
Honduras fishers are experiencing decompression sickness after diving for lobsters that are now found in deeper waters due to overfishing. Over 47% of fishers…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 663: Japan Announce Exit From The IWC To Commence Commercial Whaling
Japan has a long history of commercial whaling that dates back before the World Wars, so it is not surprising that the country wants to continue to whale. The…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 662: Baby Sharks Jump Uteri To Eat Their Siblings
Sharks are terrific predators, so much so, they have been found to eat their siblings while still in the womb. Researchers at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 661: 8 Ocean Good News Stories of 2018 According To Oceana Canada
As we wind down 2018 and gear up for 2019, we look back at the Ocean stories that dominated headlines. Some of those stories were "doom and gloom" stories…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 660: NOAA Releases Whale Entanglement Report For 2016-2017
NOAA released a new report that stated the number of incidences of whale entanglement in US waters for 2016 and 2017. The results of the report show there was…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 659: Conservation Marketing To Better Protect Nature
Brooke Tully joins me on the podcast today for another edition of "What's Happening in Conservation Marketing This Week?" This time, Brooke describes her new…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 658: An Update On The Ocean Clean Up Project
The Ocean Clean Up Project was deployed in September with much anticipation of the world. The goal: Clean up the Pacific Garbage Patch. A lofty goal surrounded…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 657: Grove Announcement, Zinke Out and Orcas Swim With Woman
There are a few things I wanted to discuss today: Grove Announcement Last week I got an email from a listener, who loved the products she got from the Grove…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 656: Rejigging My Patreon And I Need Your Help
I've had my Patreon campaign active for a few years now to help support the show. So far, I've been able to raise enough money to help support the show through…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 655: Avoiding Plastic Use Throughout The Holiday Season with John Davis
It's the holiday season and you are likely in the thick of things with everything that has to do with the holidays. There are celebrations, food, gifts and for…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 654: The Mind Calming Effect Of The Ocean
Dr. Edd Hind-Ozan is back on the podcast today for his weekly segment called "What's Happening In Marine Social Science This Week?" On this week's segment, Edd…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 653: Ocean Acidification Can Affect Seaweed And Humans
Ocean Acidification is usually discussed with the subjects of calcium based animals such as Corals, mussels and snails as they need Calcium to build their…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 652: Could Groups Foce Governments To Take Action Against Climate Change
Two groups of people have stood up at the Convention of Parties (COP24) to say they have had enough of government inaction and want change now. A young girl by…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 651: Eating Less Meat For Climate Change And My Job Update
I provide you with a job update, where I dive into my efforts for a side job (side hustle) and why I think it's important to have one. Brooke Tully alos joins…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 650: Endangered Monk Seals With Eels Up Their Nose
This story is crazy!!! NOAA researchers are surprised that they have observed 4-5 Endangered Monk Seals with eels stuck up their noses. Why? They aren't sure…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 650: Endangered Monk Seals With Eels Up Their Nose
This story is crazy!!! NOAA researchers are surprised that they have observed 4-5 Endangered Monk Seals with eels stuck up their noses. Why? They aren't sure…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 649: Oceanic Manta Ray Nursery Area Discovered In Marine Sanctuary
A graduate student and the Executive Director of Manta Trust, Joshua Stewart has discovered a nursery habitat in the Flower Garden Banks National Marine…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 648: Canada Zero Plastic Waste Strategy
The Canadian Government recently launched a Zero Plastic Waste Strategy, which means they are retooling the way Canada will use plastic. Their goal will be to…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 647: Indigenous-Led Marine Conservation And The Suppression of NOAA Science
Dr. Edd Hind-Ozan joins me on the podcast today to discuss how some researchers are interacting with Indigenous groups when it comes to science and…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 646: MarXiv 1 Year Later With Nick Wehner
Nick Wehner, Director of Open Initiatives at OCTO, joins me again on the podcast. This time around we discuss the 1 year anniversary of their pre-print…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 645: What Canada Needs To Do For Oil Management With Sigrid Kuehnemund
Sigrid Kuehnemund, VP of Oceans at WWF Canada, joins me on the podcast today to provide more information on how an oil spill off the coast of Newfoundland and…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 644: Can Mobile Help The Conservation Field And An Update On My Job Search
Brook Tully is back with another segment of "What's Happening In Conservation Marketing This Week?" Brook and I discuss the thought of mobile devices and how…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 643: How Fisheries Companies Can Make More Money Through Sustainable Fisheries With Tim Cashion
I am pleased to be joined by Tim Cashion on the episode today to discuss a study that analyzed how fisheries companies could make more money by fishing…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 642: Diversity Within The Marine Conservation Field
This episode is a continuation of episode 638, where I discussed the fact that All White Male panels at conferences and workshops in the Marine Conservation…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 641: Salish Shes Talk Ocean Poop Problems with Beth Pike and Ray Evrard
Beth Pike and Ray Evrard, from the Salish Shes Podcast, join me today to discuss their most recent episode on Poop...yes, you read that correctly...Poop! Their…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 640: Well Rescues Can Go Very Wrong And Indonesian Fishers Take Matters Into Their Own Hands
We continue with our Friday segment of "What's Happening In Marine Social Science This Week" with Dr. Edd Hind-Ozan, but first, I provide a warning to all…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 639: The Real World Sea Turtles With Dr. Nathan Robinson
I have the pleasure to have a good friend of mine on the podcast, Dr. Nathan Robinson. You might remember Nathan as the researcher that pulled out the plastic…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 638: All White Man Panels and An Update On My Job Search
On today's episode, I talk about the persistence of All Old White Male Panels and conference and workshops and how that might limit Marine Science and…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 637: More On The US Climate Report and What's Next After The Plastic Straw Movement
I start this episode by discussing 3 important conclusions of the US Climate Report as I didn't feel that I covered enough on it yesterday. I continue the…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 636: Trump Administration Tries To Sneak Climate Report Out Over Holiday Weekend, It Backfired!
A Climate Report predicting massive increases in the costs due to the consequences of climate change was released on Black Friday while holiday shoppers were…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 635: One Artist Five Ocean with Danielle Eubank
Artist Danielle Eubank connects people with the Ocean through her art, which are paintings of the wavelets in almost every Ocean in the world. Danielle has…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 634: Plastic Pollution In Nigeria and Son of the Blob in the Pacific
Dr. Edd Hind-Ozan joins me for another segment of "What's Happening in Marine Social Science This Week" where we discuss a plastic pollution story in Nigeria…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 633: Pre-Register Your Study With Journals With Nick Wehner
Nick Wehner is back from OCTO to discuss how Scientists can now pre-register their studies with journals. This process will help scientists vet their methods…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 632: Sharing My Strategy To Find A New Job
I'm about to embark on a journey to find a job in Marine and/or Freshwater Conservation in Canada and I want to share this journey with you. I've covered…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 631: Consumer Environmental Trends And Protecting The Ilse Of Man
I have Brooke Tully on the podcast today for her segment "What's Happening In Conservation Marketing This Week." On this segment Brooke and I discussed how…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 630: Why Isn't Anyone Talking About The Massive Oil Spill In Newfoundland and Labrador
There was an oil spill that happened off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador that no one seems to be discussing. It is estimated that 250,000 Litres of oil…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 629: What Do You Love Most About The Ocean?
We discuss many of the Issues facing the Ocean on this podcast; however, we rarely discuss what we love most about the Ocean itself. We protect the Ocean…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 628: Calculating My Carbon Footprint
The Canadian Government, led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, is rolling out the Carbon Tax for Canadians and Businesses. I thought I would take the time to…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 627: Industry-Government-Science Partnership For Whale Monitoring and The Carbon Tax Explained
We start today's episode with the Marine Social Science Segment with Dr. Edd Hind-Ozan discussing a news article demonstrating a great…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 626: China Won't Accept Plastic, What Now with John Davis
For years China has been accepting plastic from many parts of the world include the US; however, the superpower stopped accepting plastic in "dirty" form last…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 625: Nautilus and Conch Shells Part of Huge Illegal Trade
Elephant tusks and rhino horns dominate the headlines when it comes to illegal products being sold on the black market. I understand why this happens as they…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 624: How To Better Presentations At Conferences And A Conversation About Climate Change
I am happy to announce the beginning of the Conservation Marketing Segments with Brooke Tully. She will be on the program once a week discussing various topics…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 623: Public Perception Of Dolphinariums with Sophia Wasserman
I am delighted to have Sophia Wasserman on the podcast today to discuss a new published study (Open Access) on the public's perception of Dolphinariums (Swim…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 622: Managing Big Fisheries Data For Better Shark Management With Madeline Cashion
I had the pleasure of interviewing Madeline Cashion for this episode, where we discussed managing big data for fisheries management with a focus on Sharks…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 621: Plastic Bits In Water Bottles and Orca Whale Watching Banned In Washington
We continue with the Marine Social Science Segments with Dr. Edd Hind-Ozan. Today we discuss why there are plastic bits in plastic water bottles. Just another…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 620: Can Authors Share Their Published Work? Interview With Nick Wehner
Nick Wehner and I continue our series on clearing up the tangled subject of paywalled journal articles and open access. I've heard the grumblings of many…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 619: Will The Election Results Change How Marine Policy Under The Trump Administration
Will the approach to Marine Policy be different now that the House is controlled by the Democrats? I explore this questions with the help of the listeners in…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 618: Vote For The Ocean, Vote BLUE!!!
This episode is for the US listeners in the audience. It's a message to remind you to go out and vote. It's a reminder that you can make a difference. I go…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 617: How To Find A University/College With A Marine Conservation Career In Mind
Nicole Matthesen, a member of the Speak Up For Blue Facebook Group, asked a question in the group regarding how to choose a school for marine science. I didn't…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 615: Why Conservation Marketing Is So Important In Marine Conservation WIth Brooke Tully Part 1
Brooke Tully joins me on the podcast to discuss why Conservation Marketing is so important for Marine Conservation to be successful. I was originally joined by…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 616: Crafting Conservation Messages For Different Audiences With Brooke Tully - Part 2
This episode is the second part of my interview with Brooke Tully. We discuss her latest workshop she facilitated at the Conservation Marketing (#ConsMark2018)…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 614: Are We Really Surprised About a 60% Decrease In Global Species Populations?
The latest report from WWF called the Living Species Report 2018 says that in the past 40 years humans have been responsible for the loss of 60% of animals…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 613: Largest Oil Spill In US HIstory Is A Slow Leak and New Marine Social Science Segment
Dr. Edd Hind-Ozan joins me on the program today to kick off a new segment called "What's New In Marine Social Science." We discuss a great article in Popular…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 612: Learning About The Salish Sea From The Salish She Podcast
I have the pleasure of interviewing Beth Pike and Raye Evrard from the Salish Shes Podcast on today's episode. I say it's a pleasure because 1) They are great…