How To Protect The Ocean

July 2015
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July 2015

Tue, 28 July 2015

SUFB 007: How Sea Grant is conserving New York State with Bill Wyse

I speak to Bill Wyse, executive director of the NY Sea Grant, who works with partners to help conserve the waters and coast in New York State. Much of our conversation focuses on the recovery after Super Storm Sandy and how planning has changed in its wake. Show Notes: http://www.speakupforblue.com/session7

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Fri, 24 July 2015

SUFB 006: Advocating for the International Protection of Sharks with Angelo Villagomez

Angelo Villagomez helps protect sharks all around the world by working with the governments of small island communities to help implement shark sanctuaries and shark protections while working at the PEW Charitable Trust. Listen to Angelo talk about how he used a worldwide campaign of people taking pictures with a cartoon shark to influence the committee of people who were voting on CITES shark protection to vote in favour of protecting a number of species. Show Notes: http://www.speakupforblue.com/session6

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Tue, 14 July 2015

SUFB 005: Corals Are Good For Your Health with Dr. Ellen Prager

I am joined this week by Dr. Ellen Prager, a coral reef scientist and author of a series of books to engage youth in ocean conservation. We discuss how connecting coral reef health with the health of human is a great way to raise awareness for coral reef conservation. Show Notes: http://www.speakupforblue.com/session5

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Mon, 13 July 2015

SUFB Special: Shark Week 003 Shark Conservation using Science and Movies with David McGuire

David McGuire is a marine biologist, director of Shark Stewards, a non-profit organization dedicated to monitoring sharks in the San Francisco Bay area and abroad and educating the public through digital documentaries. I invited David on the podcast to tell us about how filmakers make sharks out to be evil killing machines through their shots and storylines. We also discuss how shark week can improve using positive messaging in the programs. Show Notes: http://www.speakupforblue.com/sharkweek03

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Fri, 10 July 2015

SUFB Special: Shark Week 002 Tracking and Protecting Sharks with Dr. Neil Hammerschlag

I speak with Dr. Neil Hammerschlag, Director of the RJ Dunlap Marine Conservation Program and Assistant Research Professor at the University of Miami. We discuss his research on sharks and how important it is to understand where they travel and stay to keep their populations sustainable. We also chat about how his research involves the Florida Fishing Community. A great conversation about sharks during this year's 2015 Shark Week. Show Notes: http://www.speakupforblue.com/sharkweek2

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Tue, 7 July 2015

SUFB Special: Shark Week 001 Tracking Sevengill Sharks using Citizen Science with Michael Bear

Michael Bear started and directs the Sevengill shark Citizen Science Program at Ocean Sanctuaries. Join me as he recounts his first encounter with this unique species which inspired him to create a monitroing program run by SCUBA divers to learn more about their sevengill friends that inhabit La Jolla Cove, California. Show Notes:http://www.speakupforblue.com/sharkweek1

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Tue, 30 June 2015

SUFB 004 - Talking Oceans and Fisheries Management with Alex Tilley

Alex Tilley and his wife Juliana Lopez Angarita co-founded a non-profit organization called Talking Oceans that focuses on science and conservation of tropical ecosystems. They carry out research in coastal communities throughout Central and South America.

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