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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 Ocean
Are Marine Protected Areas Just Paper Parks? The Shark Protection Problem
Marine Protected Areas are expanding faster than ever, but new research raises an uncomfortable question: are they actually protecting top predators? Satellite…
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Paper Parks? Why Marine Protected Areas Are Failing Sharks
Marine Protected Areas are expanding worldwide, but new research shows that protection on paper does not always translate to protection in reality. Satellite…
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Coral Reefs Are Recovering Faster Than Scientists Expected
Coral Reef Recovery is happening faster than many scientists once believed possible, but only under the right conditions. Long-term monitoring from the…
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Coral Reefs Can Look Alive and Still Be Functionally Dead
Coral reefs can still show living coral cover and yet be ecologically collapsing beneath the surface. In this episode, we break down new coast-to-coast reef…
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Ocean-Human Health Connection: Why This Disappearing Habitat Matters to You
Ocean-Human Health Connection is not just a theory, it is a reality unfolding beneath the surface of our coastal waters, and most people have no idea their…
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What is ethical seafood, and why the way fish are treated could change how you eat forever
What is ethical seafood, and why does it matter if fish can suffer in the systems designed to feed the world? As seafood consumption rises globally, most…
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Right whale baby boom: The fragile hope that could decide the future of a species
Right whale baby boom is giving scientists and conservationists a rare moment of hope, but it comes with a hard question: is this surge in newborn calves…
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Scientific Discoveries That Changed How We See the Ocean
Scientific Discoveries are transforming our understanding of the ocean in ways that were once unimaginable. In this episode of Surfacing Secrets: Explore the…
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Marineland Beluga Whales: What Happens Next and Why This Decision Matters for Animal Welfare
Marineland Beluga Whales are once again at the center of a national debate, and the outcome could shape the future of captive whales in Canada. Marineland…
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Will the US move towards Deep-Sea Mining? What's Really at Stake for the Ocean and Our Future
Will the US move towards Deep-Sea Mining? This question is no longer theoretical, it is urgent, political, and deeply consequential for the ocean. As pressure…
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Should bull sharks be culled? The truth behind shark bites and how people can actually stay safe
Should bull sharks be culled? Shark bites spark fear, outrage, and calls for action, but the real question is whether killing sharks actually makes people…
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Ethical climate storytelling: How honest stories move people from fear to action
Ethical climate storytelling asks a hard question that most climate conversations avoid: why do so many people shut down when the science is clear and the…
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Who Decides Offshore Drilling, And Why Coastal Communities Pay the Price
Who Decides Offshore Drilling is the central question behind decisions that shape coastlines for decades, yet are often made by people who never have to live…
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Cook Inlet Offshore Oil Drilling: Why Alaskans Are Questioning Another Generation of Fossil Fuels
Cook Inlet offshore oil drilling is being pushed forward through new federal lease plans, but the people who live closest to these waters are asking a hard…
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Distant water fishing fleets are stripping the ocean bare and the new high seas treaty may be our last chance
Distant water fishing fleets are operating just beyond national borders, pulling massive amounts of squid from the ocean with almost no rules, and this episode…
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Hidden costs of seafood: Why "Sustainable" Tuna Is Being Paid for by Taxpayers
Hidden costs of seafood are shaping the global tuna industry in ways most people never see, and this episode asks why it matters for the ocean, workers, and…
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This ocean place will help protect the planet, but we need to do something to help it
This ocean place will help protect the planet but it is disappearing faster than scientists can track it, and that puts climate goals, food security, and…
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Ocean carbon sequestration: The climate solution hiding in seaweed forests
Ocean carbon sequestration is failing because we are ignoring one of the ocean's most powerful climate allies, seaweed forests, and that blind spot could cost…
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How Scientists Detect Ocean Life From a Single Bottle of Seawater and Why It Could Change Ocean Protection Forever
How Scientists Detect Ocean Life is one of the biggest challenges in ocean conservation, because we cannot protect what we cannot see, measure, or even prove…
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Human Relationship with the Ocean: Why Losing This Connection Could Cost Us Everything
Human Relationship with the Ocean begins with a simple but uncomfortable question: how did humanity become so disconnected from the very system that makes life…
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Gulf Coast communities and oil drilling: Who really pays the price for new offshore leases?
Gulf Coast communities and oil drilling are once again at the center of a national decision, and the stakes could not be higher. A new US offshore oil drilling…
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Should We Be Mining the Ocean Floor, The Hidden Costs No One Is Talking About
Should We Be Mining the Ocean Floor is a question that sounds futuristic, but the decisions are being made right now, quietly, and with consequences that could…
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Coastal Economy and Tourism Are Being Put at Risk by Offshore Oil Drilling
Coastal Economy and Tourism face a serious threat as the US government moves forward with a plan to open more than one billion acres of ocean to offshore oil…
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Wikie and Keijo Orcas: The Breakthrough That Could Save Them, Or Come Too Late
Wikie and Keijo Orcas are the last two captive orcas in France, and a major government decision may finally give them a path out of concrete tanks, but the…
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US oil and gas drilling: How This Plan Could Put America's Coasts at Risk for a Generation
US oil and gas drilling is once again at the center of a high-stakes decision that could shape America's coastlines, marine life, and coastal communities for…
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Deep Sea Hydrothermal Vents: The Hidden World Beneath the Pacific That Shapes Life on Earth
Deep sea hydrothermal vents reveal a hidden world where life thrives without sunlight, forcing scientists to rethink how ecosystems can exist in extreme heat…
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Climate Solutions for the Ocean: How Restoring Kelp Forests Could Change the Future of the Seas
Climate Solutions for the Ocean are urgently needed as warming seas, biodiversity loss, and ecosystem collapse accelerate faster than most people realize, and…
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Tree-Free Products Are Disrupting Big Industry and Saving Thousands of Trees
Tree-Free Products are disrupting industries that have relied on the same wasteful materials for more than a century, and the shift is happening faster than…
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Mass penguin die off explained, the shocking truth behind why African penguins are disappearing and what it means for our future
Mass penguin die off explained, a crisis that wiped out ninety five percent of some African penguin colonies, raises a heartbreaking question: how does a…
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Marine Wildlife Victory: Why New Protections for Manta Rays and Sharks Change Everything
Marine Wildlife Victory raises a powerful question: what does it take to finally protect some of the ocean's most threatened giants, and why did it take this…
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Northern Right Whale Hope Story: Why the Population Finally Rose and What It Means Next
Northern Right Whale crisis: For years, scientists and advocates have watched this critically endangered species decline due to ship strikes, fishing gear…
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What's behind your canned tuna? The shocking truth supermarkets never tell you
Supermarket tuna raises a disturbing question: What's behind your canned tuna? In this episode, you uncover the hidden human cost of the global tuna industry…
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COP30 Belém: The Hidden Decisions That Could Change the Ocean Forever
Ocean crisis: COP30 Belém exposed massive gaps in climate action, and the ocean will carry the burden. In this episode we break down the missing fossil fuel…
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How Deep Sea Mining Could Break the Ocean's Most Important Wildlife Highways
How Deep Sea Mining could permanently disrupt the ocean's most important animal routes, and most people have never thought about it. This episode asks the…
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Fish Farm Clean Up: What they pulled from a Forty Ton Ghost Farm will SHOCK you!
Fish Farm Clean Up reveals the hidden reality beneath a quiet coastline in Methana, Greece, where a ghost fish farm left behind more than forty tons of plastic…
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Whales don't get cancer: How bowhead whale DNA could change human health
Whales don't get cancer as often as you might expect, and in this episode you learn how the bowhead whale's unique DNA repair system is helping scientists…
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Fish feed in aquaculture, understanding what goes into feeding farmed fish
Fish feed in aquaculture is at the center of a complicated global story that most people never hear about. In this episode, Andrew sits down with marine…
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Orcas vs Great White Sharks: How Killer Whales Are Changing Shark Populations
Orcas vs Great White Sharks is more than a dramatic headline—it's a sign of how ocean ecosystems are shifting before our eyes. New drone footage shows orcas in…
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Seagrass Decline in Moreton Bay: What Long-Term Research Reveals About Ocean Change
Seagrass meadows are among the most vital yet overlooked ecosystems on our planet. In this episode of How to Protect the Ocean, Andrew Lewin explores a new…
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Animals Affected by Climate Change: How Seabirds Reveal the Hidden Impacts of Warming Oceans
Animals affected by climate change are showing us how fragile our ecosystems have become. In this episode of How to Protect the Ocean, host Andrew Lewin speaks…
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Marine Conservation Projects: Why Recent Wins for Endangered Species Matter
Marine Conservation Projects are driving real wins: green sea turtles downgraded to least concern in many regions, North Atlantic right whales showing a small…
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Bill Gates & Climate Change: Why His Latest Comments Shocked the Climate Community
Bill Gates and Climate Change have become a trending topic after the billionaire philanthropist argued that the world is too focused on cutting carbon…
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Are These Whales Doing Better?
North Atlantic right whales have been teetering on the edge of extinction for decades, with fewer than 400 individuals left. But recent reports hint at a small…
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Art and Ocean Science: How Creativity Reveals the Deep Sea's Hidden Stories
Art and Ocean Science are merging in ways that bring new life to marine research and conservation. In this episode of How to Protect the Ocean, host Andrew…
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Nova Scotia Whale Sanctuary Approval: What It Means for Captive Whales and Ocean Conservation
Nova Scotia Whale Sanctuary has officially received provincial approval, marking a monumental step toward creating Canada's first ocean refuge for retired…
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AI and Water Usage: Do we really need to be worried about it?
AI and Water are more connected than most people realize. As artificial intelligence continues to expand, the data centres that power it are using millions of…
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Green sea turtle conservation: How one species' recovery gives hope amid a sea of decline
Green sea turtle conservation shows us what's possible when people, policy, and passion align. Once nearly wiped out by overharvesting and habitat loss, the…
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Coral reefs suffering from climate change: scientists warn we've crossed a tipping point
Coral reefs suffering from climate change are no longer a warning for the future, they are happening now. A landmark scientific report reveals that warm-water…
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Madagascar Environment and Shark Science with Dr. David Ebert
Madagascar Environment is at the center of this engaging conversation with Dr. David Ebert, a world-renowned shark scientist and co-host of Beyond Jaws. In…
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Vaquita warns us about sharks: lessons for the ocean's future
Vaquita stands as one of the rarest marine mammals on Earth, with fewer than 20 left in the wild. In this episode, we explore what the near-extinction of the…
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Marineland Beluga Whales: What's Next for Canada's Captive Cetaceans
Marineland beluga whales remain at the center of a heated national debate after Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans denied the park's request to export…
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All The Sharks, filming, science, and stories from the field
Shark conservation: All The Sharks brings you into the water with filmmakers and scientists, exploring how camera choices, site selection, and safety shape…
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Marineland Beluga Export Denied: What Happens Next for Canada's Captive Whales
Marineland Beluga exports have been denied by Canada's Department of Fisheries and Oceans, igniting national debate over animal welfare, legality, and ethics…
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Sustainability Business: Lee Stewart on Building Real Ocean Impact Through Smarter Operations
Sustainability business: In this episode of How to Protect the Ocean, Andrew Lewin talks with Lee Stewart about how businesses can make sustainability a…
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Mentors: Climate Change is Hopeless? Here's Why You Should Still Fight
Mentors: climate change is hopeless—at least, that's the message many young scientists are hearing from the people they were told to admire. But what if giving…
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Jane Goodall: How One Woman Changed Conservation Forever
Jane Goodall transformed the way we understand animals, conservation, and our place in nature. In this special tribute episode of How to Protect the Ocean, I…
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Explore the Ocean Floor: Why Mapping the Deep Matters and How You Can Get Involved
Explore the ocean floor is more than a scientific ambition, it is a global necessity. In this episode of How to Protect the Ocean, Andrew Lewin speaks with Tim…
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Fighting overfishing with AI: Satellites Expose Illegal Fishing in Marine Protected Areas
Fighting overfishing with AI is transforming how we protect the ocean. A new study revealed that nearly half of all coastal marine protected areas (MPAs)…
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Indigenous Relationships and the Ocean: Stories of Connection and Conservation with ONC
Indigenous relationships with the ocean reveal powerful ways of understanding stewardship, culture, and conservation. This episode highlights how Indigenous…
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Fisheries Subsidies Agreement Explained with Oceana's Dan Skerritt
Fisheries subsidies are at the heart of one of the most important global trade agreements for the ocean. In this episode, I sit down with Dan Skeritt to break…