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.

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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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Banishing waste from your life isn't easy, but Lottie Dalziel is making it so. Lottie has taken her entrepreneurial flair and passion for the planet to help Australian's reduce their waste with the right products and even better information. We talk about Lottie's early beginnings selling Mulberries, founding Banish and Little Pepino, future plans for a more sustainable world, and how amazing BRAD is ;)

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

Useful links:

• https://khoryhancock.com/
• Our first chat with Khory "Reversing climate change with seaweed and Khory Hancock": https://play.acast.com/s/ocean-protect/reversingclimatechangewithseaweedandkhoryhancock-part1of2-
• Project drawdown: https://drawdown.org/

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Khory Hancock (aka 'The Environmental Cowboy') is back for his second appearance on the Ocean Protect Podcast. We take a deep dive into the science of regenerative agriculture and deep ocean seaweed farms - and their potential for carbon sequestration/ 'drawdown' to help mitigate climate change.

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

Useful links:

• https://khoryhancock.com/
• Our first chat with Khory "Reversing climate change with seaweed and Khory Hancock": https://play.acast.com/s/ocean-protect/reversingclimatechangewithseaweedandkhoryhancock-part1of2-
• Project drawdown: https://drawdown.org/

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This is the second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Shannon (Chief Butt Officer of No More Butts), with the first part released last week.

Useful links:

1. No More Butts website: https://nomorebutts.org.au/
2. Shannon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannonmead/

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Cigarette butts are a very big little problem - with some 8 Billion littered every year in Australia alone. Butts are also NOT biodegradable and are actually plastic, and can take up to 15 years to break down - albeit not before leaching some very nasty chemicals into the environment and/ or ingested by wildlife. After witnessing the devastating impact of discarded cigarette butts on beautiful locations around the world, Shannon was inspired to resign his corporate role and dedicate himself to No More Butts. We delve into this big little problem and Shannon's plans for "a butt free environment".

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

Useful links:

1. No More Butts website: https://nomorebutts.org.au/
2. Shannon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannonmead/

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This is the second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Pieter Jan Kole, a part-time student at the Open University of the Netherlands. Part one was released last week.

Useful links:

1. Pieter's LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pieterjankole/?originalSubdomain=nl
2. National Geographic article “Tires: The plastic polluter you never thought about”: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/tires-unseen-plastic-polluter
3. Journal paper “Wear and Tear of Tyres: A Stealthy Source of Microplastics in the Environment”: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29053641/
4. Article “How Tyres Threaten Aquatic and Human Life”:   https://www.uw360.asia/how-tyres-threaten-aquatic-and-human-life/
5. IUCN article: “Primary microplastics in the oceans” https://portals.iucn.org/library/node/46622
6. Open University of the Netherlands "Marine litter": https://www.ou.nl/en/-/marine-litter

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Pieter Jan Kole is a part-time student at the Open University of the Netherlands. Recently observing tyre debris at a Formula 1 race track got Pieter thinking about tyre wear and tear - and where it all goes. Pieter's ground-breaking research has now shown that tyres are a significant source of microplastics in our oceans - and a key risk to aquatic (and likely human) health. This is a fascinating chat, an inspiration for anyone considering embarking on their own research, and highlights the need for action to help protect our oceans and waterways from tyre wear and tear.

Useful links:

1. Pieter's LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pieterjankole/?originalSubdomain=nl
2. National Geographic article “Tires: The plastic polluter you never thought about”: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/tires-unseen-plastic-polluter
3. Journal paper “Wear and Tear of Tyres: A Stealthy Source of Microplastics in the Environment”: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29053641/
4. Article “How Tyres Threaten Aquatic and Human Life”:   https://www.uw360.asia/how-tyres-threaten-aquatic-and-human-life/
5. IUCN article: “Primary microplastics in the oceans” https://portals.iucn.org/library/node/46622
6. Open University of the Netherlands "Marine litter": https://www.ou.nl/en/-/marine-litter

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

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This is the second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Megan Grant, a PhD candidate at the University of Tasmania and AdrfitLab. Part one was released last week.

Useful links:

1. Megan's Adriftlab profile: https://adriftlab.org/megan-grant/
2. Megan's paper “Seabird breeding islands as sinks for marine plastic debris” - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749121003146?dgcid=author
3. Our previous podcast chat "Seabird vomit & poo with Megan Grant & Lillian Stewart": https://play.acast.com/s/ocean-protect/seabirdvomit-poowithmegangrant-lillianstewart-part1of2-

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Megan Grant is a PhD candidate at the University of Tasmania and AdrfitLab. We had so much fun chatting to Megan last year, that she just had to come back and tell us about the first journal paper from her PhD research which looks at how the flesh-footed shearwater is taking plastic from the ocean and depositing it on Lord Howe Island - at staggering quantities. This is another fascinating chat with Megan and a reminder of the need to beat plastic pollution.

Useful links:

1. Megan's Adriftlab profile: https://adriftlab.org/megan-grant/
2. Megan's paper “Seabird breeding islands as sinks for marine plastic debris” - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749121003146?dgcid=author
3. Our previous podcast chat "Seabird vomit & poo with Megan Grant & Lillian Stewart": https://play.acast.com/s/ocean-protect/seabirdvomit-poowithmegangrant-lillianstewart-part1of2-

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

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This is the second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Dr Jack Auty, a lecturer at the University of Tasmania. Part one was released last week.

Useful links:

1. Jack on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-rivers-auty-7a70b49a/
2. Jack's website: https://jackauty.com/

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Dr Jack Auty is a lecturer at the University of Tasmania, investigating the innate immune system with a particular focus on how inflammation can contribute to disease. In this fascinating chat, we talk about inflammation, Alzheimer's disease, and Jack's current research about how microplastics effect human health. Prepare to have your mind blown.

Useful links:

1. Jack on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-rivers-auty-7a70b49a/
2. Jack's website: https://jackauty.com/

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

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

Useful links:

1. Adrift Lab's fund-raising page for Lynton's swim: https://adriftlab.org/news/2020/fundraiser-ocean-plastic-relay-the-day-of-30-?fbclid=IwAR1tWmM9rI-a3IYHwQYFiaOMhz0lhqk7CJbA5axZdK-al6V9jSkg2mOEVx8
2. Lynton's "Clark Kent" persona: http://www.hbmlawyers.com.au/our-people/lynton-mortensen
3. YouTube footage of Lynton's swim (and post swim chat): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KxT-hc2DHc

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Lynton Mortensen is a mild-mannered lawyer on land, but a 'sea bull' in water. He's the first Australian and only the 12th person in the world to complete the 'Oceans Seven' - a gruelling combination of the toughest open swims in the world. We chat about these swims and his most recent epic splash - a 30km swim Lord Howe Island to highlight the plight of the Flesh-footed Shearwater (muttonbird) and help raise funds for the ongoing research by the Adrift Lab team.

Useful links:

1. Adrift Lab's fund-raising page for Lynton's swim: https://adriftlab.org/news/2020/fundraiser-ocean-plastic-relay-the-day-of-30-?fbclid=IwAR1tWmM9rI-a3IYHwQYFiaOMhz0lhqk7CJbA5axZdK-al6V9jSkg2mOEVx8
2. Lynton's "Clark Kent" persona: http://www.hbmlawyers.com.au/our-people/lynton-mortensen
3. YouTube footage of Lynton's swim (and post swim chat): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KxT-hc2DHc

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

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This is the second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Lucille Chapuis, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Exeter. Part one was released last week.

Useful links:

1. Lucille on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucille-chapuis-2a44974/
2. Ecomagzine article “Healthy Oceans Need Healthy Soundscapes”: https://www.ecomagazine.com/news/oceans/healthy-oceans-need-healthy-soundscapes
3. Science Journal Paper “The soundscape of the Anthropocene ocean”: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/371/6529/eaba4658
4. Lucille's personal website: https://www.sharkslikejazz.com/
5. Discovery of Sounds of the Sea: https://dosits.org/

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Lucille Chapuis is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Exeter, and was part of a global team of scientists that documented how ocean soundscapes have changed, explored all impacts of noise on marine animals and ecosystems, and identified ways to restore a more natural soundscape. This is a fascinating chat, and you'll likely never listen to the ocean the same way ever again.

Useful links:

1. Lucille on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucille-chapuis-2a44974/
2. Ecomagzine article “Healthy Oceans Need Healthy Soundscapes”: https://www.ecomagazine.com/news/oceans/healthy-oceans-need-healthy-soundscapes
3. Science Journal Paper “The soundscape of the Anthropocene ocean”: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/371/6529/eaba4658
4. Lucille's personal website: https://www.sharkslikejazz.com/
5. Discovery of Sounds of the Sea: https://dosits.org/

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

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This is the second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Daman Lettoof - a PhD Candidate at Curtin University in Perth, Western Australia. The first part was released last week.

Useful links:

• Damian on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/damian-lettoof-78905a71/?originalSubdomain=au
• Lettoof et al, 2021 “We tested tiger snake scales to measure wetland pollution in Perth/ The news is worse than expected”, published in The Conversation, https://theconversation.com/we-tested-tiger-snake-scales-to-measure-wetland-pollution-in-perth-the-news-is-worse-than-expected-153797
• Lettoof et al, 2021, Snake scales record environmental metal(loid) contamination, Journal of Environmental Pollution, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0269749121001251
• Lettoof et al, 2021, The Broad-Scale Analysis of Metals, Trace Elements, Organochlorine Pesticides and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Wetlands Along an Urban Gradient, and the Use of a High Trophic Snake as a Bioindicator, Journal of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00244-020-00724-z

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We kick off season 3 of the Ocean Protect Podcast with Damian Lettoof - a PhD Candidate at Curtin University in Perth, Western Australia. Damien has been catching and analysing wild wetland tiger snakes around Perth as part of his PhD research. His analysis shows metal contamination in these snakes is chronic, and highest in human-disturbed wetlands, suggesting all other plants and animals in these wetlands are likely contaminated as well. We talk about the research, along with a few tips on how best to leave the snake encounters to Damian.

Useful links:

• Damian on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/damian-lettoof-78905a71/?originalSubdomain=au
• Lettoof et al, 2021 “We tested tiger snake scales to measure wetland pollution in Perth/ The news is worse than expected”, published in The Conversation, https://theconversation.com/we-tested-tiger-snake-scales-to-measure-wetland-pollution-in-perth-the-news-is-worse-than-expected-153797
• Lettoof et al, 2021, Snake scales record environmental metal(loid) contamination, Journal of Environmental Pollution, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0269749121001251
• Lettoof et al, 2021, The Broad-Scale Analysis of Metals, Trace Elements, Organochlorine Pesticides and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Wetlands Along an Urban Gradient, and the Use of a High Trophic Snake as a Bioindicator, Journal of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00244-020-00724-z

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

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This is the second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Dr Hardesty, with the first part released last week.

Useful links:

• Dr Denise Hardesty: https://people.csiro.au/h/d/denise-hardesty
• CSIRO article (2020), 14 million tonnes of microplastics on seafloor: https://www.csiro.au/en/News/News-releases/2020/14-million-tonnes-of-microplastics-on-seafloor
• CSIRO article (2020). Ending plastic waste: https://www.csiro.au/en/Showcase/Ending-plastic-waste 
• The Conversation article (2020), From Hobart, to London, to Dhaka: using cameras and AI to build an automatic litter detection system: https://theconversation.com/from-hobart-to-london-to-dhaka-using-cameras-and-ai-to-build-an-automatic-litter-detection-system-150950

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Dr Denise Hardesty is Senior Research Scientist at CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, based in Hobart, Tasmania. She has been leading a diverse array of research projects for the past 10 years, with her main research projects focused on impacts of marine debris and the development of analytical tools for tackling illegal unreported and unregulated fishing activities. We talk about applied her team's marine debris research and how it is used to inform and underpin policy and decision making. 

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

Useful links:

• Dr Denise Hardesty: https://people.csiro.au/h/d/denise-hardesty
• CSIRO article (2020), 14 million tonnes of microplastics on seafloor: https://www.csiro.au/en/News/News-releases/2020/14-million-tonnes-of-microplastics-on-seafloor
• CSIRO article (2020). Ending plastic waste: https://www.csiro.au/en/Showcase/Ending-plastic-waste 
• The Conversation article (2020), From Hobart, to London, to Dhaka: using cameras and AI to build an automatic litter detection system: https://theconversation.com/from-hobart-to-london-to-dhaka-using-cameras-and-ai-to-build-an-automatic-litter-detection-system-150950

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

To find out more about Mat and his adventures and activism, head to www.thetattoorunner.com

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