The Healthy Seas Podcast
Join us as we dive into the depths to explore the challenges and solutions shaping the future of our seas. Hosted by Crystal DiMiceli, each episode features conversations with the people making waves in marine protection: divers, scientists, educators, business partners, and local communities.
Healthy Seas is a unique alliance of NGOs and businesses working together to tackle marine litter, especially ghost fishing gear, and transform waste into opportunity through circular economy solutions. Active across 20+ countries, we operate with a global mission and a local heartbeat.
Through cleanups, education, innovation, and partnerships, we’re restoring the ocean and inspiring action—one net at a time.
Backed by over a decade of impact and part of the UN Ocean Decade movement, this podcast invites listeners and companies alike to dive into a world where environmental restoration meets meaningful collaboration.
The Healthy Seas Podcast
Nets, Divers, Action! Marine Conservation in Los Angeles with Norbert Lee & Eric Nelson
In this episode, we hear from both Norbert Lee of Ghostdiving USA and Eric Nelson of Aquafil about their new U.S. partnership with Healthy Seas that recently kicked off in Los Angeles. They removed entangled fishing nets from the ship, the USS Moody, that was sunk for the Hollywood movie, Hell Below. Norbert talks about the near-impossible conditions they overcame that day and Eric tells us all about what Aquafil does with the nets after they are retrieved. This new partnership expands Healthy Seas' presence and impact to 13 countries!
Highlights
- How do you retrieve ghost nets when you can hardly see your hand in front of your face?
- What sea creatures were rescued from the nets?
- What is the environmental footprint of ECONYL®?
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How YOU Can Help
- Limit your use of single-use plastics and recycle what you do.
- Donate to Healthy Seas.
- Volunteer for a beach cleanup or as surface support for the next net extraction.
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Healthy Seas is a marine conservation organization whose mission is to tackle the ghost fishing phenomenon and turn this waste into an opportunity for a more circular economy. They do this through clean-ups, prevention, education, and working with partners who recycle and repurpose this material. The podcast is hosted by Crystal DiMiceli.
