Kimberly is the co-founder and CEO of Carapac - a company that takes waste crustacean shells and makes sustainable plastic alternative packaging. Frozen food processing plants across the Asia-Pacific region cumulatively produce about 8.1 million tons of crustacean waste per year. Carapac takes this otherwise 'waste' and makes truly biodegradable alternatives to petrochemical-based plastics.

This fantastic story of innovation is an awesome way to wrap of our fourth season of the Ocean Protect Podcast. Season 5 will return with gusto in March 2023.

Useful links:

• https://carapac.co/
• Kimberly on LinkeIn (here)

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Bridget is a Sustainability Educator at Keep Australia Beautiful NSW (and PhD candidate at University of Technology Sydney), helping deliver the "EnviroMentors" program to improve community awareness and engagement on local sustainability issues and initiatives. In this chat, we talk about the "Keeping Waterways Clean" module aimed at preventing stormwater pollution, and other effective education methods for kids (and adults) to help save our planet. Ocean Protect has been proudly supporting the "Keeping Waterways Clean" module since 2019.

Useful links:

• Bridget on LinkeIn (here)
• https://www.kabnsw.org.au/enviromentors/

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Marina is an Artivist, who began picking up trash on local beaches, creeks & streets over 20 years ago. In 2009, she began to create pieces of art that questioned the use of single use items and the amount of waste we create - and her work is exhibited regularly at galleries, 'trashion' exhibitions, 'inconvenience stores' and the current 'Sculptures by the Sea'. We chat about Marina's story, her perspectives from 20 years of picking up trash, artivism and animal welfare.

Useful links:

• Marina Debris on LinkeIn (here)
• http://washedup.us/
• Reuters Article 'Trashion' designer displays latest art at Sydney beach exhibition (here)
• Conversation article 'Trashion' designer Marina DeBris turns ocean rubbish into high-end outfits – in pictures (here).

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

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Justine is a Research Technician with CSIRO's Marine Debris Group, where she established a method for detecting microplastics in deep-sea sediment and was subsequently the lead author of a paper publishing the first global estimate of microplastics in deep-sea sediment. We talk about deep-sea microplastics and helping to stop it 'at source' with gross pollutant trap sensors and AI technology.

Useful links:

• Justine Barrett CSIRO profile (here)
• Justine's 'The Conversation' article "We estimate up to 14 million tonnes of microplastics lie on the seafloor. It’s worse than we thought" (here)
• RNZ article "Three quarters of fish in southern NZ contain microplastics - study" (here)
• Overview of CSIRO's GPT Sensor Technology research (here)

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

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Craig Fairbaugh has gone from rock star to rock star stormwater engineer. After shredding the punk rock scene with bands like Transplants, +44, Juliette Lewis and the Licks, and Mercy Killers, Craig went on to even bigger and badder things - helping to protect the planet from stormwater pollution. As Regional Regulatory Manager at Contech Engineered Solutions in Oregon USA, Craig is a recognised expert in stormwater treatment, helping state and municipal agencies in achieving stormwater compliance with manufactured treatment devices, as well as sharing national industry best practices for developing stormwater programs.

Useful links:

• Craig on LinkedIn (here)
• Ocean Protect webinar presented by Craig "Mass capacity, long-term performance, & maintenance analysis of biofiltration stormwater treatment systems" (here)
• Ocean Protect webinar presented by Craig "Bioretention & High Rate Biofiltration - Research & Performance Updates from USA" (here)

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

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Daniel Rider is the Water Sensitive Urban Design Compliance Officer at Blacktown City Council and is currently developing and implementing Australia’s first Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) Compliance Program. In this chat, we talk about the role of stormwater management in protecting the health of our ocean and waterways, and Blacktown City Council's WSUD Compliance Program - which will no doubt help stop an ENORMOUS amount of pollution entering downstream waterways and hopefully be replicated in other local government areas across Australia and overseas.

Useful links:

• Daniel on LinkedIn (here)
• Water Sensitive Urban Design at Blacktown City Council (here)
• Ocean Protect webinar "Blacktown City Council's WSUD Compliance Program" (October 2021) (here)

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

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Dr Kathy Willis is a Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Washington and CSIRO Scientific Researcher on a mission to combat plastic pollution and reframe plastic as a valuable commodity rather than a throwaway item. In Kathy's second appearance on the pod, we discuss the recent good news about plastic pollution on Australian beaches, spatial and temporal trends in plastic washing up on beaches along the US Pacific Northwest, citizen science, 'biofoul' on marine debris, and community-led informal waste management programs.

Useful links:

1. Kathy on LinkedIn (here)
2. Ocean Protect Podcast, Season 2, Episode 10 (May 2020) "CSIRO's Kathy Willis on preventing litter entering our oceans" (here)
3. The Conversation article Local efforts have cut plastic waste on Australia’s beaches by almost 30% in 6 years (here)
4. One Earth Journal Paper Local waste management successfully reduces coastal plastic pollution (here)  
5. The Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST) https://coasst.org/
6. Clear Seas https://clearseas.org/en/
7. ABC News article Volunteers hope efforts to remove invasive northern Pacific seastar will make a difference (here)

Note: During the chat, Dr Kathy mentions that 'Saahas' was the name for a waste management program in India, but meant to say 'Swachcoop'.

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Shannon Mead is the Founder of "No More Butts", a charity who's mission is "A butt free environment" - where cigarette butts are recycled, with the products created having a further positive impact on the community. Shannon returns for his second appearance on the pod - dropping truth bombs about dropped cigarette butts, the emerging issue of vaping, and discussing possible solutions.

Useful links:

1. No More Butts website (here)
2. Shannon on LinkedIn (here)
3. Ocean Protect Podcast, Season 3, Episode 13 (May 2021) "No more butts with Shannon Mead" (here)

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Jonathon Clark is Queensland Coordinator of the Apex Harmony campaign - Sea Shepherd Australia's Shark Defence campaign to defend, conserve and protect sharks in order to maintain a healthy ocean. In this chat, we discuss the destructive nature of Queensland and NSW's state-sanctioned shark "control" programs and possible (and certainly more effective) methods to protect the safety and wellbeing of beach-goers and the marine ecosystem.

Useful links:

• Jonathan on LinkedIn (here)
• The Apex Harmony Champaign (here)
• "Envoy: Shark Cull" Film (here)
• Ocean Protect Podcast Season 3, Episode 25 (August 2021): "Envoy: Shark Cull" with Lauren Sandeman & Andre" (here)

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

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Dr Mitchell Call and Dr James Sippo are postdoctoral researchers at Southern Cross University at Lismore, in Northern NSW, Australia. The Wilsons River flows through the city of Lismore to the Richmond River estuary. In late February 2022, the biggest flood in modern Australian history inundated Lismore and the rest of Northern NSW. In this chat, Mitchell and James describe the flood, the incredible rescue efforts, the subsequent estuarine health impacts, climate change, and what can be done to mitigate future flood impacts in Lismore and the wider Wilsons and Richmond River area.

Useful links:

• Mitchell at Southern Cross University (here)
• James at Southern Cross University (here)
• Ocean Protect Podcast Season 4, Episode 5 "Dr James Sippo on blue carbon accounting" (here)
• "Flood Song" on YouTube by Sally Bracewell (here)

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

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Jo Lane is a kelp harvester and SeaEO of Sea Health Products, which provides premium kelp products harvested from the south coast of NSW. We talk kelp harvesting, the current status and potential of seaweed farming, the possible benefits and challenges facing the growth of the seaweed industry.

Useful links:

• Jo on LinkedIn (here):
• Sea Health Products (here)
• Australian Sustainable Seaweed Alliance (here)

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On 5th July 2022, Ocean Protect turns 20 years old. From very humble beginnings, Ocean Protect now stops an average of around eight tonnes of pollution entering our oceans every day. Michael Wicks (Ocean Protect Director and co-founder) joins Jeremy and Brad for a look back at some of the highs and lows of Ocean Protect.

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

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Tom Gammage is a plastic pollution campaigner at the Environmental Investigation Agency in London, where he is working to secure an ambitious new plastics treaty for the planet. We talk about the growing plastics 'emergency', the need for a global plastics treaty, the recent meeting of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) in Nairobi to discuss such a treaty, and key recommended actions for government.

Useful links:

• Tom on LinkedIn (here):
• Environmental Investigation Agency (here)
• Recent Conversation article on the plastic treaty (here)
• Recent BBC News article on the need for a plastic treaty (here) 
• EIA report Connecting the Dots: Plastic pollution and the planetary emergency (here).

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

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Puget Sound is a sound of the Pacific Northwest (in north-western USA), an inlet of the Pacific Ocean, and part of the Salish Sea. Every 'fall' (Autumn), more than half of the coho salmon that return to Puget Sound’s urban streams die before they can spawn. In some streams, all of them die. But scientists didn’t know why. Enter Ed Kolodziej (Associate Professor at the University of Washington) and his research team - who discovered that, when it rains, stormwater flushes bits of aging vehicle tires on roads into neighbouring streams. The killer is in the mix of chemicals that leach from tire wear particles: a molecule related to a preservative that keeps tires from breaking down too quickly. We talk about this research, the implications to waterways everywhere, and what we can do about it.

Useful links:

• https://www.ce.washington.edu/facultyfinder/edward-kolodziej
• Ed on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ed-kolodziej-81a5717/
• Article “Saving the salmon - Researchers identify unknown chemical that causess death in stormwater-exposed coho salmon" - https://www.ce.washington.edu/news/article/2020-12-14/saving-salmon
• Article “Tire-related chemical is largely responsible for adult coho salmon deaths in urban streams”: https://www.washington.edu/news/2020/12/03/tire-related-chemical-largely-responsible-for-adult-coho-salmon-deaths-in-urban-streams/
• Publications by Ed et al: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Edward-Kolodziej

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Tim van Emmerik is Assistant Professor at Wageningen University in the Netherlands, but joins us on this chat from Cambodia - during one of his riverine plastic research projects. We chat about the research paper that Tim recently co-authored assessing plastic discharges from rivers across the planet, and how to 'turn off the tap' of plastic pollution from rivers.

Useful links:

• https://timvanemmerik.com/
• Garth on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garth-covernton-26544ba9/
• Paper "More than 1000 rivers account for 80% of global riverine plastic emissions into the ocean" (here)

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

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Dr Garth Covernton is a University of Toronto Arts and Sciences Postdoctoral Fellow working as part of the pELAstics project, which aims to understand how microplastics pollution might affect various ecosystem processes. We talk about the human consumption of microplastics - like "how much?", "where from?", and the potential consequences to human health.

Useful links:

• https://garthcovernton.wordpress.com/
• Garth on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garth-covernton-26544ba9/
• Paper "Human consumption of microplastics" (here)

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Andy Paine is from an organisation called Frontline Action on Coal, who use non-violent direct action tactics to try to stop the construction of polluting coal mines. Late last year, Andy and a colleague locked themselves to a train line to disrupt the first full trainload of coal from Adani's Carmichael mine in central Queensland, Australia. We talk about the Adani project, the effectiveness of 'frontline action', and what it's like to be locked to a train line.

Useful links:

• Frontline Action on Coal: https://frontlineaction.org/
• Stop Adani: https://www.stopadani.com/
• Queensland Government assessment of Carmichael Coal Mine and Rail Project: https://www.statedevelopment.qld.gov.au/coordinator-general/assessments-and-approvals/coordinated-projects/completed-projects/carmichael-coal-mine-and-rail-project

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

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Dr James Sippo is Postdoctoral Researcher in blue carbon at Southern Cross University, and is part of a team that has developed a new blue carbon accounting system that calculates the amount of carbon sequestered when tidal zones are returned to their natural state. We talk about blue carbon, its potential within coastal land for mitigating climate change, and reducing our own personal carbon footprint.

Useful links:

• James on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-sippo-585a26191
• Article "Blue carbon accounting set to open coastal floodgates for abatement credits" (here)
• Report "Blue Carbon Accounting Model (BlueCAM) Technical Overview" (here)

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

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Dr Sarah Seabrook is a microbial ecologist and oceanographer at the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research and The University of Auckland, New Zealand. In this chat, we talk about the role of the ocean as a climate regulator, and how to protect and enhance its ability to do this.

Useful links:

• https://www.sarahseabrook.com
• Sarah on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-seabrook-529704a3/
• Article "The ocean is our greatest climate regulator. It must be a stronger part of climate policy and action" (here)
• Paper "A new way forward for ocean-climate policy as reflected in the UNFCCC Ocean and Climate Change Dialogue submissions" (here)

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

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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/

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

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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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