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Kelen Marczak Polli is a Stormwater Engineer at Arup, and is a very deserving recipient of this year's Australian Emerging Stormwater Professional of the Year Award by Stormwater Queensland AND the Queensland Emerging Professional Engineer of the Year Award by Engineers Australia. In this chat, Kelen share's her amazing story - coming from Brazil with an engineering degree but very little English, the struggle to land her first engineering job in Australia, and advice for other students and graduates starting their engineering careers.
Useful links:
Kelen on LinkedIn (here)Kelen on Instagram (here)Engineers Australia "Internships Information for International Students" (here)Engineers Australia "Global Engineering Talent Program" (here)For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au
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Mark Gibson is Principal Engineer in the Water Management Unit of Brisbane City Council, and President of Stormwater Queensland. In this chat, we talk about Mark's passion for volunteering and stormwater - and how they've come together at Stormwater Queensland, and what's it been like (so far) as President. We also took about some of the challenges facing the stormwater industry and what we can do about it.
Useful links:
Mark on LinkedIn (here)Stormwater Queensland (here)For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au
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Katie Walters (Moreton Bay Foundation) and Paul Maxwell (EcoFutures Consulting) join the podcast to talk about a Blueprint for a sustainable Moreton Bay. This report (recently published by the Moreton Bay Foundation) identifies priority actions for the protect and renewal of Moreton Bay over the coming decade.
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Katie on LinkedIn (here)Katie's email (here)Paul on LinkedIn (here)Blueprint for a sustainable Moreton Bay 2035 (here)ABC News article, Toxic Lyngbya algal blooms 'inevitable' in Moreton Bay if development continues unchecked, experts say (here)Paul's previous Ocean Protect Podcast appearance - Paul Maxwell on the Healthy Land & Water Report Card (Season 1, Episode 35, November 2019)For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au
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Brian Mcintosh is Associate Professor of Integrated Water Management at Griffith University and Education Director at the International Water Centre. In this chat, Brian describes his journey from being a straight edge punk in Scotland to being a leader (and developing future leaders) in the water industry in Australia. We also discuss what exactly is Integrated Water Management, and how it can protect our waterways and water resources in South-East Queensland and beyond.
Useful links:
Brian on LinkedIn (here)International Water Centre (here)For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au
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Katherine Warwick is an aquatic ecologist and PhD candidate at Western Sydney University. Katherine has recently led an Australian-first study which has found perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) in platypuses, sparking warnings people in New South Wales may be more exposed than once thought. In this chat, we discuss the study methodology and results – and the subsequent implications across New South Wales and beyond.
Useful links:
Katherine on LinkedIn (here)ABC News article “PFAS 'forever chemicals' found in water filtration plants and platypus livers in NSW” (here)Warwick, K.G., Wright, I.A., Whinfield, J. et al. First report of accumulation of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) in platypuses (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) in New South Wales, Australia. Environ Sci Pollut Res 31, 51037–51042 (2024). (here)Ocean Protect Podcast episode “Forever chemicals & their impact on wetland snakes with Dr Damian Lettoof” (August 2023, Season 5, Episode 15) (here)For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au
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Craig Fairbaugh returns for his second appearance on the Ocean Protect Podcast, after his first appearance nearly broke the internet. In this chat, we dig a little deeper into Craig’s incredible punk rock career with bands like +44, Transplants, and Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards – the subsequent transition to superstar environmental engineer – and get Craig’s insights from the US on a bunch of stormwater pollution-related stuff, including ‘zero trash to waterways’ targets, asset maintenance, testing protocols, bioretention and more. This is an AMAZING chat.
Useful links:
Craig on LinkedIn (here)Ocean Protect Podcast episode “Craig Fairbaugh – Stormwater Rock Star” (October 2022, Season 4, Episode 18) (here)For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au
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Jessica Coughlan is a campaigner with Neighbours of Fish Farming - a community organisation in southern Tasmania. NOFF's goal is to save Tasmanian's unique natural waterways from the damage being caused by the multinational Atlantic salmon industry. In this chat, we talk about what it's like to be a neighbour of a fish farm, what Atlantic Salmon farming is really like, and what you can do about it.
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Jessica's email: [email protected] the TableNeighbours of Fish FarmingVimeo of the The Maugean Skate: https://vimeo.com/864263625Vimeo "Toxic Truth": https://vimeo.com/707402254Vimeo "Essie Davis, A Toxic Future": https://vimeo.com/742916685Vimeo "Paradise Lost by Justin Kurzel and Connor Castles Lynch": https://vimeo.com/742666590For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au
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Kate Parker is a Chief Officer with Sea Shepherd Global and a Co-founder of 'Daughters of the Deep', a charity formed with friends, aiming to tackle gender inequality within marine industries. In this chat, Kate gives an insight to her time (so far) crewing with Sea Shepherd - from selling merch onshore to life offshore working on ocean conservation campaigns in Antarctica and beyond. We also hear about her incredible work with Daughters of the Deep - an organisation giving young women with a passion for the ocean to help connect, protect and have a career with our oceans. Kate is an amazing individual, and this is an amazing chat - recorded on board Sea Shepherd's Allankay ship.
Useful links:
Kate's email: [email protected] on the gram: https://www.instagram.com/ladyparker1984Daughters of the DeepSea ShepherdFor further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au
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Matt Watson is Senior Fisheries Program Manager, Asia Pacific for the Marine Stewardship Council - an international non-profit on a mission to end overfishing, setting standards for sustainable fishing. This is a compelling, raw, but respectfully transparent chat - covering a range of topics including how MSC defines "sustainable seafood" and augments better practice in fisheries - along with a discussion on the key challenges, scientific uncertainties, krill fishing in Antarctica, and future of the seafood industry.
Useful links:
Matt on LinkedIn (here)MSC home page (here)MSC on Forced & child labour (here)MSC standards & certification (here)The MSC Fisheries Standard (here)Reuters article "One-third of world fish catch used for animal feed" (here)Previous Ocean Protect Podcast “The sustainability of seafood with MSC's Dr Adrian Gutteridge” (March 2020, here)For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au
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Jeff Hansen, Managing Director of Sea Shepherd Australia and a Global Director of Sea Shepherd, returns for his third appearance on the Ocean Protect Podcast. This time, Brad and Jeff chat on board Sea Shepherd’s Allankay, as it was sailing up the east coast of Australia from Antarctica. We talk about Sea Shepherd’s Antarctica campaign targeting the krill fishing fleet, and the human spirit putting wind in the sails of Sea Shepherd’s amazing work.
Useful links:
https://www.seashepherd.org.au/Jeff on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-hansen-521b42aSea Shepherd Operation Antarctic Defence: https://www.seashepherd.org.au/our-campaigns/antarctica-defense/Previous Ocean Protect Podcast “Jeff Hansen on direct action” (November 2021, here)Previous Ocean Protect Podcast “Jeff Hansen on protecting the most spectacular show on earth with Sea Shepherd” (November 2021, here)For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au
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Anirban Ghose is Head of Microfactories at SMaRT Centre UNSW Sydney. In this fascinating chat, Anirban explains what microfactories are, what they're already doing, and their potential role in driving change in recycled material innovation to have massive positive economic, environmental, and social impacts. Anirban also gives an insight into some of the SMaRT Centre's analysis of the pollution captured in Ocean Protect's stormwater treatment assets.
Useful links:
Anirban on Linkedin (here)Anirban's details at SMaRT Centre UNSW Sydney (here)https://www.smart.unsw.edu.au/Previous podcast episode “Professor Veena Sahajwalla is redefining 'waste'” (February 2023) (here)For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au
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Lautaro Parra is a PADI freediving instructor in Sydney, and returns for his second mind-blowing appearance on the Ocean Protect Podcast. In this chat, Lautaro shares his insights and experiences from when he was a commercial diver on a salmon farm in Chile – to his vocation sharing the incredible underwater wonders around Sydney.
Useful links:
Lautaro on Instagram (here)Mother Ocean Freediving on Instagram (here)https://www.envoy.foundation/envoy-shark-cullPrevious podcast episode Lautaro Parra on farming salmon (July 2021, here).For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au
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Since Daniel Rider’s last appearance on the Ocean Protect podcast in 2022, he has made the swap from Blacktown City Council to Ocean Protect - to become Ocean Protect's Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) Specialist. In this new role, he is currently leading the development of the WSUD Maintenance Compliance Framework to help councils across Australia improve stormwater management. In this chat, we talk about all things to do with the WSUD Maintenance Compliance Framework, such as the benefits to the communities and the environment, what the project is, who has been involved, the challenges councils are facing, and the very important question of whether it is illegal not to maintain WSUD assets.
Useful links:
Daniel on Linkedin (here)More on the WSUD Maintenance Compliance Framework (here)Ocean Protect webinar “Beneath the surface of the WSUD Maintenance Compliance Framework” (May 2024) (here)Previous podcast episode with Daniel (here)For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au
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Associate Professor Mathieu Pernice is Deputy Director of the Climate Change Cluster at the University of Technology Sydney, where he also co-leads two research teams in Algal Biotechnology and Seagrass. He is an expert in climate change and sustainability, and has over 15 years of experience in technology transfer from University to Industry more particularly in Environmental Impact assessment, Aquaculture, Food and Biotechnology. In this chat, we chat about the incredible potential for algae, and how science and biotechnology is helping to make this potential a reality.
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Mathieu on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathieu-pernice-775b9aa7/Mathieu at UTS: https://profiles.uts.edu.au/Mathieu.PerniceFabris et al, 2020, Emerging Technologies in Algal Biotechnology: Toward the Establishment of a Sustainable, Algae-Based Bioeconomy, Frontiers in Plant Science, https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2020.00279/fullRalph et al, 2023, Save the planet with green industries using algae, PLOS Biology, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36972294/For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au
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Murray Powell is "Mr Stormwater" - with over 30 years experience in protecting our oceans and waterways from stormwater pollution. Murray is Managing Director of Optimal Stormwater, Vice President of Stormwater NSW - and brings an enormous amount of passion and experience (and a very yellow jacket) to the stormwater industry and beyond. In this chat, we get Murray's insights on stormwater pollution, gross pollutant traps, wetlands, bioretention and what the stormwater industry is doing well and where improvements are necessary.
Links:
Murray on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/murray-powell-22139919/Optimal Stormwater: http://www.optimalstormwater.com.au/Stormwater NSW: https://stormwaternsw.asn.au/For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au
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Carolin Bapp is a scientist and recently completed her Masters Research from the University of Vienna. Carolin co-authored the study published this month in the Chemosphere Journal, which showed that microplastics can persist through cell division and may contribute to cancer spread. In this chat, we talk about the study methodology, results and implications. We also chat about Carolin's recent experience on a remote beach clean up with Sea Shepherd Australia at Mapoon in north-west Queensland.
Useful links:
Carolin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolin-bapp-2782b11a7Study "Microplastics role in cell migration and distribution during cancer cell division", Published in Chemosphere Journal, April 2024.Study "To Waste or Not to Waste: Questioning Potential Health Risks of Micro- and Nanoplastics with a Focus on Their Ingestion and Potential Carcinogenicity", Published in Exposure & Health Journal, 22 March 2022.To find about more about Ocean Protect and what we do, check out https://oceanprotect.com.au/
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Dr Andrew Thomas is Executive Officer at Cooks River Alliance and President of Stormwater New South Wales. The Cooks River is a 23-kilometre long (14 mile) urban waterway located in south-eastern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - and, since at least 1997, councils and community groups along the river and across the catchment have worked together to improve the health of the river. In this chat, we discuss the key challenges associated with its protection, the wins achieved so far, and why this matters not just to the environment, but also the health and wellbeing of all us who live and work in the urban jungle.
Useful links:
Andrew on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-andrew-thomas-63567767/Cooks River Alliance: https://cooksriver.org.au/Stormwater New South Wales: https://stormwaternsw.asn.au/"Andrew Thomas on the maintenance of stormwater treatment assets" (Ocean Protect Podcast Season 2, Episode 20, July 2020): https://play.acast.com/s/ocean-protect/andrewthomasonthemaintenanceofstormwatertreatmentassets-part1of2-To find about more about Ocean Protect and what we do, check out https://oceanprotect.com.au/
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Hannah Tait is the CEO and founder of Action for Dolpins, a charity that advocates for the protection of dolphins and challenge practices that cause them harm, working to change laws, educate the public, and promote institutional changes that lead to safer, healthier lives for dolphins. In this chat, Hannah talks about how the organisation started and key campaigns.
Useful links:
Hannah on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-tait-74527697/https://www.afd.org.au/To find about more about Ocean Protect and what we do, check out https://oceanprotect.com.au/
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Season 6 of the Ocean Protect Podcast kicks off with a fascinating chat with Dr @Matt Landos, Director at Future Fisheries Veterinary Service. In this chat, Matt discusses the chemical cocktail in our waterways and water resources and where it’s coming from - and what we need to do to save our oceans, waterways and ourselves.
Useful links:
Matt on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-landos-533a1723/The Guardian article, “The river has been destroyed’: expert says agriculture has overshadowed science in the Murray-Darling Basin: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/feb/21/murray-darling-basin-fishing-degradationPhys.org article, Even very low levels of pesticide exposure can affect fish for generations, study finds: https://phys.org/news/2024-02-pesticide-exposure-affect-fish-generations.htmlIPEN report, Aquatic Pollutants in Oceans and Fisheries: https://ipen.org/documents/aquatic-pollutants-oceans-and-fisheriesIPEN report, The Global Threat from Highly Hazardous Pesticides: https://ipen.org/documents/global-threat-highly-hazardous-pesticidesEndocrine Society & IPEN report, Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals: Threats to Human Health: https://www.endocrine.org/topics/edc/introduction-to-edcsIPEN article, Single-Use Food Packaging from 17 Countries Contains PFAS “Forever Chemicals: https://ipen.org/news/single-use-food-packaging-17-countries-contains-pfas-%E2%80%9Cforever-chemicals%E2%80%9DIPEN article, PFAS “Forever Chemicals” Found in Outerwear and Clothing Sold Globally: https://ipen.org/news/pfas-%E2%80%9Cforever-chemicals%E2%80%9D-found-outerwear-and-clothing-sold-globallyOECD report, PFASs and alternatives in cosmetics: report on commercial availability and current uses: https://one.oecd.org/document/ENV/CBC/MONO(2024)4/en/pdfFor further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au
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Ocean Protect's very own Harout Tcherkezian joins Brad for the Season 5 finale. Harout has been with Ocean Protect for over twelve years, and overseas our operations in New South Wales, Australia. We chat about Harout's journey to date with Ocean Protect, the challenges of the job, and his ambition for his kids to think he's a legend.
Harout on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harout-tcherkezian-44636a1a/
For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au
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