New podcast episode: Standup paddle board scientists fighting micro plastics
Guest in this episode is Christian Shaw, co-founder of the US-based NGO Plastic Tides.
We’re very happy to present a new Love Zero Waste podcast episode: “Standup paddle board scientists fighting micro plastics” with Christian Shaw.
We've been talking a lot about ocean plastic pollution and microplastics on show. This is such a fundamentally important topic to understand on the way towards a zero waste society! We'll continue to investigate this topic in this episode but from a slightly different perspective.
In this episode, we're talking to Christian Shaw, co-founder and executive director of the US-based NGO, Plastic Tides. This episode is all about activism, awareness building and science, all in the shape and form of expeditions, with the goal of mapping out the prevalence of microplastics across the planet. Moreover, this episode is about pivoting, changing your ideas and plans when the situation demands it. Time to dive in!
Sources
Plastic tides website, social media handles and movie clips
Plastic tides’ website, on Facebook and on Instagram.
Plastic Tides’ Bermuda documentation movie clip, episode 1 (Youtube)
Plastic Tides’ Bermuda documentation movie clip, episode 2 (Youtube)
Ocean facts
Bermuda
Sargassum seaweeds
Ocean gyres
Mentioned people, organisations and initiatives
Five Gyres
National Geographic Grant Program
Plastic Ocean Project
Adventure Scientists
Adventure Scientists’ Global Microplastics Project
Dr. Sherri Mason leading first-ever Great Lakes plastic pollution survey (Fredonia)
Planet or plastic (National Geographic)
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