Ocean Protect Podcast

• Kal Glanznig on youth, plastics, politics, & Rising Up for a better world

  Kal Glanznig is one of Australia’s leading youth ocean and climate champions, dedicated to helping build a generation of hopeful, action-driven environmental leaders. In this chat, we talk about his journey as a film-maker, ocean-advocate and getting elected to his local Council in the name of healthier oceans and waterways. Expect inspiration, a call to action, and a reminder that real change often begins with one local “first step”.Useful links:Kal Glanznig on Linkedin (here)Kal's website (here)Blue Minds (here)"Rising up" film on Water Bear (here) For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.auPhoto credit: Ramone Minchero Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Untrashing Australia's northern coastline with Grahame Lloyd

  Sea Shepherd's Remote Debris Campaigner, Grahame Lloyd, joins us for his fourth appearance on the Ocean Protect Podcast - off the back of another remote beach clean in Australia Bay. In this chat, Grahame shares insights from his remote beach cleans he's done this year, looming funding crisis for beach cleans, and his thoughts on how to turn the tide on plastic pollution. Useful links:Grahame Lloyd on Linkedin (here)Get involved with Sea Shepherd Australia (here)Sea Shepherd news article Untrashing Waṉuwuy (here) For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au Image credit: Hunter Bergen / Sea Shepherd Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Doing bioretention better with Dan Rhodes

  Dan Rhodes is a Senior Water Engineer at Ocean Protect - and returns for his second appearance on the podcast, but his first since joining Ocean Protect. In this chat, Dan provides a few more insights from his previous career as a professional muso, before going deep on bioretention systems - one of the most widely used stormwater treatment assets within Australia and beyond. Dan gives his perspectives from auditing 500+ bioretention systems across Australia in the 'real world' - the high 'failure' rates, the causes of these failures, and how we can fundamentally do bioretention better. Useful links:Dan on LinkedIn (here)Filterra bioretention (here)"Dan Rhodes on Gross Pollutant Traps, dodgy designs, and how to achieve better stormwater treatment" (Ocean Protect Podcast, Season 7, Episode 6, here)For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Protecting Australian Sea Lions with Dirk Holman

  Dirk Holman is a Marine Scientist and Threatened Species Campaigner with Sea Shepherd Australia. Dirk is playing a key role in Sea Shepherd Australia's activities in the Great Australian Bight - defending, conserving, and protecting Australian sea lions - ensuring the recovery of this endangered species and the preservation of a healthy marine ecosystem. In this chat, we discuss the threats to the Australian sea lion populations and what can and is being done about it.Useful links:Sea Shepherd Australia's Sea Lion Defence Campaign (here)Australian Sea Lion Recovery Foundation (here)Dirk on LinkedIn (here)For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Ian Thomson on cleaning up waterways with Ocean Crusaders

  Ian Thomson is the Founder of Ocean Crusaders - who take direct action by cleaning up waterways. Ian launched the foundation after a record breaking circumnavigation around Australia and being confronted with the reality of seeing turtles killed by ocean waste. In this chat, Ian describes the incredible work of Ocean Crusaders, what they actually remove from waterways, how they do it, and what really needs to change to help put him out of a job. Useful links:https://oceancrusaders.orgIan on LinkedIn (here)For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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