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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…
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How To Protect The Ocean3 For-Profit Companies Cleaning the Ocean and Paying Living Wages
Not every ocean conservation win comes from a nonprofit or a government program. In this episode, Andrew breaks down three for-profit companies that are…
How To Protect The OceanHow 4ocean Turned Bracelets Into 50 Million Pounds of Ocean Trash Removed
4ocean has removed more than 50 million pounds of plastic and trash from the world's oceans, rivers, and coastlines. That milestone did not come from a…
How To Protect The OceanThe Boat Sharing Economy Is Exploding, Here's Why You Shouldn't Buy a Boat
The boat rental market is bigger than most people realize, and it's growing fast. In this episode, Andrew shares a personal story about his dad, boats, and why…
How To Protect The OceanWhy Cargo Ships Are Bringing Back Sails to Cut Emissions
Global shipping moves roughly 80 to 90% of the world's trade, and it comes with a real climate cost: the industry is responsible for a little over 2% of global…
How To Protect The OceanCan Hollywood Go Green? Inside the Sustainable Production Movement
Hollywood might not be the first industry you think of when it comes to protecting the planet, but film and TV production has been quietly transforming how it…
How To Protect The OceanGreenwashing Exposed: Why 400+ Companies Got Caught Lying About Sustainability in 2026
Businesses love to say they are sustainable. Andrew breaks down why that word is no longer enough on its own. A new EU consumer protection regulation now…
How To Protect The OceanPeople and Sustainability: The Human Cost Big Business Keeps Ignoring
Sustainability conversations usually center on ecosystems, emissions targets, and corporate pledges, but this episode makes the case that people belong at the…
How To Protect The OceanWhy Sustainable Companies Actually Save Money
Sustainability isn't just good PR; it's good business math. In this episode, Andrew breaks down why companies are shifting toward circular business models…
How To Protect The OceanWhy Sustainability Is Becoming a Business Requirement
Sustainability anxiety is real. Watching wildfires spread, sea levels rise, and ice melt while governments drag their feet on climate policy can leave anyone…
How To Protect The OceanHow to Network at Marine Science Conferences Like a Pro
Conferences can feel intimidating, expensive, and overwhelming, especially if networking doesn't come naturally to you. In this episode, Andrew shares what…
How To Protect The OceanMarineland Canada Shuts Down: The Beluga Whale Rescue Begins
Marineland Canada is officially closing, and this week the park began moving its remaining beluga whales out of Niagara Falls. Six belugas were flown out on a…
How To Protect The OceanAmerican Samoa Said No to Deep-Sea Mining. The US Government Doubled The Area
The US government is moving toward the world's first commercial deep-sea mining lease sale, and it's happening in federal waters off American Samoa. In this…
How To Protect The OceanGhost Nets: Why They Keep Happening and What's Actually Working
A viral TikTok about fish aggregation devices drifting into marine protected areas got Andrew thinking about a topic he hasn't covered in a while: ghost nets…
How To Protect The OceanWhat the Wildfire Smoke in Your Sky Has to Do With the Ocean
For a week straight, Andrew watched his own sky turn orange outside Toronto as smoke from nearly 900 wildfires burning across Canada, most of them following…
How To Protect The Ocean100 Years of Data Reveals Why Sharks Keep Stealing Your Catch
If you've ever felt a hard strike, fought a fish, and reeled up nothing but a head, you already know what shark depredation feels like. In this episode, Andrew…
How To Protect The OceanWhat Lives in the Middle of the Ocean?
A thousand meters down off the coast of Brazil, a deep-sea robot caught something almost no one has ever filmed alive: a giant open ocean octopus calmly eating…
How To Protect The OceanOil Companies Knew Coral Reefs Would Dissolve. In 1978.
In 1978, an Exxon scientist asked a question in capital letters: were the oceans dissolving coral reefs? By 1982, Exxon's own scientists had the answer, in…
How To Protect The OceanNearly 2,000 Volunteers Just Answered the Ocean's Biggest Question
For more than a decade, almost 2,000 volunteers have walked California's beaches with clipboards, counting every swimmer, surfer, angler, and boat they see. It…
How To Protect The OceanThe Silent Damage Behind Your Canned Tuna
Right now, somewhere in the open ocean, a raft the size of a small table is drifting with no one steering it. It's called a fish aggregating device, or FAD…
How To Protect The OceanThe Hidden Solar Power Plant Living on Coral Reefs
Scientists have uncovered an incredible secret hiding in plain sight on coral reefs. Some tropical sea sponges are able to harvest sunlight through microscopic…
How To Protect The OceanWhat Happens to Your Water Before the Coast Floods?
Sea level rise isn't always dramatic. Long before homes disappear beneath the waves, coastal communities can lose something even more essential: safe drinking…
How To Protect The OceanThe World Just Promised Billions, But Will the Ocean Benefit?
The world just pledged more than $6.4 billion for ocean conservation at the 2026 Our Ocean Conference, but history tells us that big announcements do not…
How To Protect The OceanWhat Dead Seabirds Are Trying to Tell Us About the Pacific Ocean
Thousands of seabirds are washing ashore along California's coast, starving, exhausted, and unable to find enough food. While the images are heartbreaking…
How To Protect The OceanWho Really Decides Canada's Climate Future?
Canada has admitted it is no longer on track to meet its 2030 climate targets, but the reasons go far beyond domestic politics. In this episode, we explore how…
How To Protect The OceanThe Hidden Ocean World Most of Us Will Never See
Most of us will never visit the deep ocean, yet it covers the majority of our planet and supports life in ways we're only beginning to understand. In this…
How To Protect The OceanWhat We Don't Know About the Ocean Could Cost Us Everything
How do you protect something you barely understand? In this episode, we explore why ocean exploration is much more than discovering strange creatures or…
How To Protect The OceanHow Do Scientists Explore a Place Humans Can't Survive?
The deep ocean is one of the most extreme places on Earth. Crushing pressure, freezing temperatures, and total darkness make it impossible for humans to…
How To Protect The OceanThe Deep Sea Isn't Barren, Here's Why That Changes Everything
Most people picture the deep sea as a dark, empty place where almost nothing can survive. The truth is far more surprising. Thousands of meters below the…
How To Protect The OceanWe've Explored Space Better Than Our Own Ocean, How Is That Possible?
How can we know more about the Moon and Mars than the bottom of our own ocean? It sounds impossible, but it is true. In this episode, we begin a special series…
How To Protect The OceanWhat Happens to Ocean Science During a War?
What happens to marine conservation when a humanitarian crisis unfolds? In this episode of How to Protect the Ocean, we explore the remarkable story of marine…
How To Protect The OceanThe Return of Mangroves Should Give You Hope
For years, mangrove forests were seen as one of the world's fastest disappearing coastal ecosystems. Cleared for development, shrimp farming, and agriculture…
How To Protect The OceanWhy This El Niño Matters More Than You Think
A potential super El Niño is developing in the Pacific Ocean, and scientists are warning that it could have major consequences for marine ecosystems around the…
How To Protect The OceanThe Hard Truth About Working in Ocean Conservation
After 11 years of hosting How to Protect the Ocean, I wanted to take a step back and reflect on what the journey has taught me. What started as a simple…
How To Protect The OceanThe Ocean Sensors We Almost Lost
What happens when one of the world's most important ocean monitoring systems is nearly shut down? The Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) collects critical…
How To Protect The OceanThe Ocean Is in Trouble, So Why Is This Report Hopeful?
The ocean is facing some of the biggest challenges in its history. Rising temperatures, marine heatwaves, coral bleaching, habitat loss, and overfishing…
How To Protect The OceanThe Power Shift Changing Ocean Projects in Canada
For decades, Indigenous communities were often asked whether they approved of projects happening in their territories. But a different question is now…
How To Protect The OceanWhat Happens When Whales Can't Hear Their Families?
Pilot whales rely on sound for nearly every aspect of their lives. They use vocalizations to communicate with family members, coordinate movements, find food…
How To Protect The OceanWho Really Wins When Marine Sanctuaries Are Opened?
In this episode of How to Protect the Ocean, Andrew Lewin looks at the Trump administration's move to reopen protected marine sanctuary waters to commercial…
How To Protect The OceanThe Shark Wasn't the Real Story. the Ocean Mystery Was.
A viral underwater video of a great white shark in the Mediterranean Sea recently captured the attention of people around the world. For many viewers, the…
How To Protect The OceanWhat Happens When Politicians Ignore Ocean Science?
Ocean conservation is often treated like an impossible problem, but the truth is simpler: when strong laws are created, enforced, and guided by science, ocean…
How To Protect The OceanCanada's Ocean Promise Sounds Big, But Is It Enough?
Canada has a rare chance to become a global ocean conservation leader, but the path is not simple. In this episode of How to Protect the Ocean, Andrew Lewin…
How To Protect The OceanAre We Protecting the Ocean Fast Enough?
The world has now protected about 10% of the ocean, a major milestone compared to where we were a decade ago. But with the global 30x30 target aiming to…
How To Protect The OceanWhat Happens When People Show Up for the Planet
Many people feel powerless when it comes to environmental issues. Whether it's climate change, habitat destruction, or controversial development projects, it…
How To Protect The OceanThe Ocean Connection We Are Losing, And Why It Matters
Ocean conservation often focuses on threats: climate change, overfishing, plastic pollution, deep-sea mining, and political failure. But on World Ocean Day…
How To Protect The OceanWhat You Think About Cold Water Oceans Is Probably Wrong
Cold water oceans do not always get the same attention as coral reefs and tropical beaches, but they are full of incredible life, beauty, and ecological…
How To Protect The OceanHow One Puddle Can Hold an Entire Ocean World
Tide pools may look like simple puddles along the shoreline, but they are tiny ocean ecosystems filled with fish, crabs, snails, sea stars, worms, algae, and…
How To Protect The OceanWhy Canada Matters to the World's Largest Sea Turtle
Leatherback sea turtles are usually associated with warm tropical beaches, but some of the world's largest sea turtles travel thousands of kilometers to cold…
How To Protect The OceanThe Shark That Turns Fear Into Fascination
Blue sharks are one of the most beautiful and misunderstood predators in the ocean. In this episode of How to Protect the Ocean, we explore how this sleek…
How To Protect The OceanThe Cold Water Fish That Looks Dead, But Isn't
Ocean sunfish are one of the strangest fish on Earth. They can look like a giant floating dinner plate, drift sideways at the surface, and appear almost…
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How Do You Protect an Ocean Nobody Owns?
High Seas Treaty | Ocean Governance | Marine Protection How do you protect an ocean that belongs to everyone and no one at the same time? In this episode of…
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The Hidden Fight Behind the High Seas Treaty
The High Seas Treaty took nearly 20 years to negotiate, not because countries disagreed that the ocean matters, but because ocean protection becomes much…
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Will the High Seas Treaty Actually Change Anything?
High Seas Treaty implementation is now the real test for ocean conservation. The agreement was historic, but the hardest part was never getting countries to…
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Can High Seas Protected Areas Actually Work?
High seas protection sounds powerful, but can marine protected areas actually work thousands of kilometres from shore? In this episode of How to Protect the…
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Who Actually Owns the Ocean?
High seas conservation matters because nearly half of the planet lies beyond any one country's control. In this episode of How to Protect the Ocean, we ask a…
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What Happens If Canada Runs Out of Forage Fish?
Forage fish may be small, but they hold Canada's ocean food web together. In this episode of How to Protect the Ocean, Andrew Lewin speaks with Jack Daly…
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The Tiny Fish Holding the Ocean Together Are at Risk
Small fish like sardines, anchovies, herring, and capelin may not get much attention, but they quietly power entire ocean ecosystems. In this episode of How to…
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The Tiny Fish Whales Cannot Live Without
Forage fish are some of the most important animals in the ocean, but most people barely know they exist. Sardines, anchovies, herring, capelin, and other small…
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What Happens When We Fish the Ocean's Food Supply?
Forage fish may be small, but they help hold the ocean food web together. Species like sardines, anchovies, herring, capelin, and sand lance feed whales…
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The Tiny Fish Holding the Ocean Together
Forage fish may be small, but they help power the entire ocean food web. Species like sardines, anchovies, herring, capelin, and sand lance feed whales…
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Why Ocean Nonprofits Keep Struggling to Raise Money
Ocean conservation funding is one of the biggest challenges facing nonprofits today. In this episode of How to Protect the Ocean, Andrew Lewin speaks with…