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Interview with Susan Bengtson Nash, Program Director of the Southern Ocean Persistent Organic Pollutants Program at Griffith University, Australia

By Hannah Schartmann. A warm welcome and thank you very much for the interview. Can you tell me a bit more about you? What is your background? I am a polar scientist and I am passionate about Planetary Health. I lead the Southern Ocean Persistent Organic Pollutants Program (SOPOPP). The Program focuses on investigating how…

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An Homage to Female Passion and Power in Ocean Conservation – The Sirene Project

By Leoni Dickerhoff. “Although women began to join oceanographic expeditions in the 60’s and female representation in academic research has increased since then, the ratio of women to men at higher ranks in ocean science still lags. New results revealed that female scientists make up for on average 38% of the researchers in ocean science,…

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First A Volunteer, Then A Team Member – Working with Whale Sharks on the Maldives

By Chloe Darwinn. Dhigurah, a narrow island in South Ari Atoll. At three kilometres long it is home to a community of just over six hundred people on land, as well as an abundance of life under the waves. From minuscule planktonic life, to the ocean giant and world’s biggest fish – the whale shark….

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Shark ecologist and freediver Catherine Cushenan about her adventures, Instagram, conservation and the importance of following your dreams

By Nuri Max Steinmann. I met Catherine more than two years ago. We were both doing our masters at the University of Algarve, Portugal. We used to live in the same neighborhood in Praia de Faro and randomly met again on the island of Faial, Azores, were we had some great joint adventures. Catherine is…

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Back in October we featured an article on a Sea Cucumber success story from Zanzibar. New research has confirmed their importance as a bioturbation tool on reef systems. Bioturbation is important as it releases organic matter from sediment allowing nutrient cycling.
Madeleine Wallace (@madeleinewallace ) explains how she is optimistic for the future with Biden halting drilling on federal US lands and outlining an environmental plan. However she emphasises that ‘What matters most is the collective global actions which cumulatively decrease global atmospheric CO2 levels.’
NEW BLOG POST - Article by @madeleinewallace and her thoughts on what the Biden Climate Plan means for the climate crisis. Click the link in our bio for the full article.
Read our full article with @bdmlr_uk to see how you can help save marine mammals around Britain - with a focus on the common and grey seal.
The @bdmlr_uk respond to over 2000 call outs per year using their network of trained volunteers.
NEW BLOG POST - Article on the British Divers Marine Life Rescue @bdmlr_uk and all they do to save seals across Britain.
2021 proving to be a better year already! Whale sharks and manta rays are now protected under new commercial fishing laws in Mozambique - along with other threatened species.
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Happy new year to all of you! We want to thank our more than 7000 readers from 136 countries for the ongoing support. Check out the short new year note from our editor on the blog. Stay healthy!
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Ulf Marquadt shares words of wisdom on how to conserve our oceans after being immersed in the marine environment throughout his career. He states that ‘the destruction of the oceans and the life in it is extremely underestimated by most people’. Head to the blog to read more!
In our our latest post, award-winning filmmaker Ulf Marquadt talks through how got into filmmaking (thanks Godzilla) and tells us about his recent film ‘The Whale Rescuer of Campobello Island’. Head to the blog read more - link in bio.

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