Dr Lauren Roman is a postdoctoral researcher at CSIRO’s Oceans and Atmosphere, and her research focuses on marine debris (plastics and other litter in the ocean) and the impact it has on wildlife. In this chat, we talk about her (and her CSIRO team's) recent research analysing data from nearly 30,000 litter clean-ups from around the world and its implications on how to turn the tide on plastic pollution.

Useful links:

• Lauren: https://research.csiro.au/marinedebris/our-team/lauren-roman-2/
• Article "We analysed data from 29,798 clean-ups around the world to uncover some of the worst litter hotspots”: https://theconversation-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/theconversation.com/amp/we-analysed-data-from-29-798-clean-ups-around-the-world-to-uncover-some-of-the-worst-litter-hotspots-167280
• Paper "Socioeconomics effects on global hotspots of common debris items on land and the seafloor”: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0959378021001394?via%3Dihub
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Anita and Caz join us to talk about the amazing Volvo Ocean Lovers Festival that they founded - which is happening at Bondi Beach 10-13 March 2022. Anita and Caz were last on the podcast two years ago, in the lead up to the 2020 Ocean Lovers Festival - just before a little thing called Covid forced the cancellation of the festival. But it takes more than a pandemic to stop these two. We talk about the ups and downs of the last two years, and what it takes to help protect the ocean with a big dose of love.

Useful links:

• https://www.oceanloversfestival.com/
• Our previous Ocean Protect Podcast chat "Anita Kolni and Carolyn Grant are ocean love trailblazers" (from March 2020): https://open.spotify.com/episode/72H399cjkHrfb97nKO9gpX?si=b526e075ef6542e1

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In our first episode of Season 4 of the Ocean Protect Podcast, we are joined by Anissa Lawrence - Managing Director (and Founder) of Tierramar, who manage Ghost Nets Australia. We talk about the problem of ghost nets (with a particular focus on those drifting to Australia) and what we can do about it.

Useful links:

• Anissa: https://tierramar.com.au/team-view/anissa-lawrence/
• Ghost Nets Australia: https://www.ghostnets.com.au/
• Report Ghost Nets Needs Analysis and Feasibility Study for Northern Australia: https://parksaustralia.gov.au/news/finding-solutions-for-ghost-nets-in-northern-australia/

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In our last episode for Season 3 and her second appearance on the pod, we're joined by Dr Annika Dean - Senior Researcher at the Climate Council of Australia. We review the recent UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) held in Glasgow last month, with a particular focus on Australia's commitments and future.

The Ocean Protect Podcast will return for Season 4 in March 2022.

Useful links:

• https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/author/annika/
• Report "Crunch Time: How climate action in the 2020s will define Australia": https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/crunch-time-climate-action-2020s-define-australia/
• http://www.bom.gov.au/state-of-the-climate/

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Carly is a wildlife conservationist, and maker of the "Rubber Jellyfish" documentary film, which reveals the shocking jellyfish-like shapes that balloons burst into when they are released into the air and how this is affecting sea turtles who mistake these items for prey. We talk about how Carly's journey from bat balls to busting balloon myths, and making maiden movies.

Useful links:

• https://rubberjellyfishmovie.com/
• Burchette D K, 1989, Study of the effect of balloon releases on the environment: https://www.balloonhq.com/faq/deco_releases/release_study.html
• Gilmour M, Lavers J, 2020, We composted ‘biodegradable’ balloons. Here’s what we found after 16 weeks, article in 'The Conversation': https://theconversation.com/we-composted-biodegradable-balloons-heres-what-we-found-after-16-weeks-138731
• Gilmour M E , Lavers J L, 2020, Latex balloons do not degrade uniformly in freshwater, marine and composting environments, The Journal of Hazardous Materials: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304389420316150?via%3Dihub

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This is the second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Jeff Hansen, Managing Director of Sea Shepherd Australia. The first part was released last week..

Useful links:

• https://www.seashepherd.org.au/
• Jeff on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-hansen-521b42a
• Jeff's Ted talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/jeff_hansen_why_we_need_unexpected_allies_to_fix_climate_change

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Jeff Hansen is the Managing Director of Sea Shepherd Australia, defending, conserving and protecting the world’s ocean. We talk about Jeff's journey from Electronic and Computer Engineer to saving whales in Antarctica, some of the direct action campaigns of Sea Shepherd Australia, and what it's like to have possibly the best job in the world.

This is a two-part conversation, with the second (and final) part released next week.

Useful links:

• https://www.seashepherd.org.au/
• Jeff on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-hansen-521b42a
• Jeff's Ted talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/jeff_hansen_why_we_need_unexpected_allies_to_fix_climate_change

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This is the second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Dr Michelle Blewit (AUSMAP Program Director) and Dr Scott Wilson (AUSMAP Research Director and Senior Lecturer/ Senior Research Fellow at Macquarie University). Part one was released last week.

Useful links:

• https://www.ausmap.org/
• Dr Michelle Blewitt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-blewitt-711b1137/
• Dr Scott Wilson on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-wilson-84829437/

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The Australian Microplastic Assessment Project (AUSMAP) is the bridge between a massive problem and the solutions, designed to document and analyse microplastic pollution in Australian aquatic environments. Dr Michelle Blewit (AUSMAP Program Director) and Dr Scott Wilson (AUSMAP Research Director and Senior Lecturer/ Senior Research Fellow at Macquarie University) join us to talk about how citizen science is putting microplastic pollution on the map, and the what we can do to solve this near invisible but growing problem.

This is a two-part conversation, with the second (and final) part released next week.

Useful links:

• https://www.ausmap.org/
• Dr Michelle Blewitt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-blewitt-711b1137/
• Dr Scott Wilson on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-wilson-84829437/

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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This is the second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Grahame Lloyd, a Project Leader with Sea Shepherd Australia. Part one was released last week.

Useful links:

• Grahame on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grahame-lloyd-611295a5/?originalSubdomain=au
• Sea Shepherd Australia's Marine Debris Campaignt: https://www.seashepherd.org.au/our-campaigns/marine-debris-campaign/
• Untrashing Djulpan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZLWfoHhf0M
• "Waves of Change" Brisbane Screening 5th November 2021 at Sandgate: https://fb.me/e/49AGk4TLk
• "Waves of Change" Sunshine Coast Screening 3rd December 2021 at Cotton Tree: https://fb.me/e/2Qco1I7jG

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Grahame Lloyd is a Project Leader with Sea Shepherd Australia, leading their 'Waves of Change' project, and joins us for his second appearance on the pod. We talk about his amazing work co-ordinating and assisting with beach clean-ups across Queensland (from the Gold Coast to some very remote beaches) and helping better protect our oceans and life under water and above.

This is a two-part conversation, with the second (and final) part released next week.

Useful links:

• Grahame on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grahame-lloyd-611295a5/?originalSubdomain=au
• Sea Shepherd Australia's Marine Debris Campaignt: https://www.seashepherd.org.au/our-campaigns/marine-debris-campaign/
• Untrashing Djulpan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZLWfoHhf0M
• "Waves of Change" Brisbane Screening 5th November 2021 at Sandgate: https://fb.me/e/49AGk4TLk
• "Waves of Change" Sunshine Coast Screening 3rd December 2021 at Cotton Tree: https://fb.me/e/2Qco1I7jG

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This is the second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Ben Penhallurick. Part one was released last week.

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Ben Penhallurick is a chaser of ecological sustainability, returning for his second podcast chat with Jeremy and Brad. Aside from the laughs, we discuss how to do good environmental work in a society that often undervalues the environment.

This is a two-part conversation, with the second (and final) part released next week.

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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This is the second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Jim Lenhart. The first part was released last week.

Useful links:

• Jim on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesl4/
• Stormwater Northwest: http://stormwaternorthwest.com/
• https://oceanprotect.com.au/stormfilter/
• USA's Clean Water Act & Trash Free Waters: https://www.epa.gov/trash-free-waters/clean-water-act-and-trash-free-waters
• https://zerolittertoocean.com.au/

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Jim Lenhart (aka 'The Godfather of Stormwater') joins us for his second appearance on the pod. We talk about California's 'Zero Trash to Waterways' target and beyond, the creation of the 'StormFilter', the contamination cocktail of stormwater, emerging contaminants and how to help better protect our oceans and waterways from pollution.

This is a two-part conversation, with the second (and final) part released next week.

Useful links:

• Jim on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesl4/
• Stormwater Northwest: http://stormwaternorthwest.com/
• https://oceanprotect.com.au/stormfilter/
• USA's Clean Water Act & Trash Free Waters: https://www.epa.gov/trash-free-waters/clean-water-act-and-trash-free-waters
• https://zerolittertoocean.com.au/

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This is the second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Olly Pitt, General Manager of Australian Seabird Rescue. Part one was released last week.

You can find out more about Australian Seabird Rescue via https://seabirdrescue.org.au/

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Olly Pitt is a SUPERSTAR and General Manager of Australian Seabird Rescue, who rescue, rehabilitate and release seabirds, shorebirds, sea turtles and sea snakes in New South Wales, Australia - along with helping out these guys via education and research. We talk about their key threats, the amazing work that Australian Seabird Rescue does, and how we can all help out.

This is a two-part conversation, with the second (and final) part released next week.

You can find out more about Australian Seabird Rescue via https://seabirdrescue.org.au/

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Lorna Parry is Co-Founder and Managing Director of Underwater Earth - a Sydney-based, globally focussed, non-profit founded in 2010. Their mission is simple - to reveal the ocean to the world using a combination of creative storytelling and innovative technology. One of the ocean's biggest issues is it is out of sight and out of mind. How can anyone love and protect the ocean when they do not know and understand it? This is a great chat with the inspirational Lorna Parry.

Useful links:

• https://www.underwater.earth/
• Lorna Parry on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorna-parry-underwater/

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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This is the second (and final) part of our two-part conversation with "Envoy: Shark Cull" film director Andre Borrell and campaign manager Lauren Sandeman. The first part was released last week.

Useful links:

• https://www.envoyfilm.com.au/
• Lauren Sandeman on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-sandeman
• Andre Borell on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreborell/

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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"Envoy: Shark Cull" is a stunning documentary film, delving into shark 'control' programs along the coast-lines of Queensland and NSW, Australia. Film director Andre Borrell and campaign manager Lauren Sandeman join us to talk about the film, the science behind it, and how we can all drive change to better protect ocean life and lovers.

This is a two-part conversation, with the second (and final) part released next week.

Useful links:

• https://www.envoyfilm.com.au/
• Lauren Sandeman on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-sandeman
• Andre Borell on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreborell/

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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This is the second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Mike Wicks about the story of how Ocean Protect all began. The first part was released last week.

Useful links:

• Zero Litter to Ocean: https://zerolittertoocean.com.au/

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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On the Ocean Protect podcast, we've heard the back-story of all our guests - but we are yet to hear the story of Ocean Protect. Co-Founders, Mike Wicks and Jeremy Brown. sit down with Brad and talk about the amazing story of how it all began.

This is the first of a two-part chat, with the second (and final) part released next week.

Useful links:

• Zero Litter to Ocean: https://zerolittertoocean.com.au/

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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This is the second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Lautaro Parra about his experience as a commercial diver on salmon farms in Chile.

Useful links:

• Lautaro on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lautarojparra/
• FAO UN 2018, The State of the Worlds Fisheries and Aquaculture: http://www.fao.org/3/i9540en/I9540EN.pdf
• Seawood Watch, Farmed salmon in Chile: https://www.seafoodwatch.org/our-projects/farmed-salmon-in-chile

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

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Lautaro Parra is a free-diver instructor in Sydney, but this chat is all about his experience as a commercial diver on salmon farms in Chile. In particular, we discuss the working conditions and ecological impacts that he encountered. This chat will blow your mind, and make you think twice about eating salmon ever again.

This is the first of a two-part chat with the second (and final) part released next week.

Useful links:

• Lautaro on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lautarojparra/
• FAO UN 2018, The State of the Worlds Fisheries and Aquaculture: http://www.fao.org/3/i9540en/I9540EN.pdf
• Seawood Watch, Farmed salmon in Chile: https://www.seafoodwatch.org/our-projects/farmed-salmon-in-chile

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Jeremy and Brad discuss some of the latest science on ocean trash, published last month in the Nature Sustainability Journal. We talk about what's in it, where it's coming from, and what we can do about it.

Useful links:

• Fiona Harvey, Plastic waste entering our oceans expected to triple in 20 years, 24 June 2020, The Guardian, https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/23/plastic-waste-entering-oceans-triple-20-years-research
• David Vetter, These Four Plastic Items Make Up Almost Half Of All Ocean Trash, 18 June 2021, Forbes, https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidrvetter/2021/06/18/these-four-plastic-items-make-up-almost-half-of-all-ocean-trash/?sh=576474c65fea
• Carmen Morales-Caselles et al, An inshore–offshore sorting system revealed from global classification of ocean litter, 10 June 2021, Nature sustainability, https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-021-00720-8
• Nikoleta Bellou el, Global assessment of innovative solutions to tackle marine litter, 10 June 2021, Nature sustainability, 10 June 2021, Nature sustainability, https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-021-00726-2
• Daniel González-Fernández et al, Floating macrolitter leaked from Europe into the ocean, 10 June 2021, Nature sustainability, https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-021-00722-6
• Australian Marine Conservation Society, Which Australian states are banning single-use plastics?, https://www.marineconservation.org.au/which-australian-states-are-banning-single-use-plastics/
• Zero Litter to Ocean: https://zerolittertoocean.com.au/

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Jeremy Brown makes a return as co-host in Episode Number 100 of the Ocean Protect Podcast.

For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au

Details about the Franc event are at https://www.franc.sydney

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This is the second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Lottie. The first part was released last week.

Useful links:

• https://banish.com.au/
• BRAD (Banish Recycling And Disposal Program): https://banish.com.au/pages/recycling-program
• https://littlepepino.com/

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