The Healthy Seas Podcast
Come dive in and meet the people doing all they can for healthier seas and oceans- from above and below the waves! We talk to divers, fishers, experts, and more about what they are doing to protect our source of life and how we can help from wherever we are. 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. Hosted by Crystal DiMiceli.
Episodes
22 episodes
Unlocking the Ocean’s Secrets with NatureMetrics: How eDNA is Revolutionizing Marine Conservation with Nicole Yeomans, Ep.22
In this latest episode of the Healthy Seas podcast, we dive into the revolutionary world of eDNA with Nicole Yeomans, the Offshore Industrials Lead and marine ecology expert at NatureMetrics
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Episode 22
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29:47
Netting Innovation: Diopas on Creating the First Recycled and Recyclable Aquaculture Nets with Ioakeim Diamantidis, Ep.21
Ioakeim Diamantidis is the General Manager of Diopas, a family-run business based in Greece. For generations, Diopas has been a leader in producing fishing, aquaculture, and sport nets. Now, under the leadership of Ioakeim, the company is pushi...
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Episode 21
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22:10
Exploring the Power of Outdoor Education with Aristea Kyriakou, Ep.20
In our latest episode of the Healthy Seas Podcast, we explored an innovative approach to education that’s not just about learning—it’s about living and interacting with the world around us. Our guest, Dr. Aristea Kyriakou, founder of the Europe...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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32:54
Diving into the Depths of Science with Edd Stockdale from the Finnish Scientific Diving Academy, Ep. 19
Edd Stockdale is the Coordinator of the Finnish Scientific Diving Academy at the Tvärminne Zoological Station, University of Helsinki. Edd shares his expertise on scientific diving, a specialized field that merges diving skills with scientific ...
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Episode 19
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35:30
Exploring Ocean Litigation and Rights with Dr. Anna von Rebay, Ep. 18
Dr. Anna von Rebay is the founder and CEO of Ocean Vision Legal (OVL), the first law firm worldwide entirely specializing in Ocean Protection. OVL focuses on the enforcement of existing obli...
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Episode 18
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39:35
Reclaiming Waters: An Interview with Veronika Mikos on Ghost Farms, Ep.17
We're diving into the murky waters of ghost farms with Veronika Mikos, the director of Healthy Seas. Ghost farms, a relatively unknown, but significant, threat to marine ecosystems and coastal communities, are the focus of this insightful conve...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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30:55
Untangling Seals: Inside Ocean Conservation Namibia's Fight Against Ghost Gear with Naude Dreyer, Ep.16
Naude Dreyer is the co-founder of Ocean Conservation Namibia (OCN), a non-profit organization established in 2020 with a mission to rescue marine life, especially seals, entangled in plastic pollution and raise awareness about the devastating i...
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Episode 16
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25:45
Scaling Up and Enforcing Marine Protected Areas: Insights from Earthshot Prize Winner Wild Aid with Emily Owen, Ep. 15
Emily Owen is the Marine Program Director at WildAid, an organization at the forefront of marine protection efforts. With their recent Earthshot Prize win, WildAid is setting the bar high for global conservation initiatives. In this...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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31:23
Unveiling the Hidden: Advancements in Marine Litter Detection with Manuel Arias, Ep 14
Dive into the depths of marine litter detection with Manuel Arias, an earth observationscientist at the Instituto de Ciencias del Mar in Spain in this episode of the HealthySeas Podcast.As specialists in cleaning the seas and co...
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Episode 14
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50:52
Celebrating a Decade of Healthy Seas: 2023 Highlights and 10 Years of Marine Protection, Ep.13
In this special episode of the "Healthy Seas Podcast," we celebrate a decade of the organization's impactful work in marine conservation. Featuring guests Veronica Mikos, Director of Healthy Seas, and Maria Giovanna Sandrini from Aquafil, the e...
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Episode 13
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20:16
Octopuses Revealed: Exploring Their Intelligence, Sentience, and the Controversy of Octopus Farming with Dr. Elena Lara
The world's first octopus farm is on the cusp of being greenlighted, however, not without a global outcry. Today's guest, Dr. Elena Lara, is with the organization, Compassion in World Farming. She talks about what makes these animals so incredi...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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26:13
Racing for KGs: From Flawed Metrics to Impact Measurements with Pascal Van Erp & Kelsey Richardson
When it comes to supporting ocean clean-up efforts, oftentimes organizations are asked to report on the weight of everything they pulled out of the water. Seemingly, the higher the number, the more valuable the effort was. However, this is a fl...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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25:13
Unveiling History's Secrets: Conservation and Discovery in the Mediterranean Sea with Mario Arena & Pascal Van Erp
What do you get when you combine environmental and historical conservation? The latest Healthy Seas project! In this episode, Pascal Van Erp from Healthy Seas and
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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27:13
Changing the Perception About Sharks with Cristina Zenato
Sharks have survived five global mass extinctions yet, now, many of their species are endangered due to human activities and myths. Cristina Zenato works to reverse this. She is an ocean and cave explorer, shark behaviorist and expert, dive ins...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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35:44
D(r)iving the Change for Oceans with Alana Alvarez & Manuel Bustelo
The Divers Alert Network Europe, otherwise known as DAN Europe, was created 40 years ago to protect divers. However, it started to realize that the divers' playground, the ocean, also needed protection. To that end, they created the Sustainabil...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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28:30
Making Packaging Disappear: A chat with Earthshot winner, Notpla
Touted as the "Nobel Prize for environmentalism", the Earthshot Prize aims to find new solutions to the world’s biggest environmental problems by 2030. It is divided into five categories, one being "Build a Waste-Free World." Last year, Notpla ...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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28:15
“Mediterranean Life Under Siege” An inspirational talk with director Frederic Fougea
In this episode, Crystal speaks with Frederic Fougea as he gives us a glimpse behind the scenes of his newest documentary, Mediterranean Life Under Siege. The film and series take viewers on the journeys of some of the Mediterranean’s most prec...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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30:13
How to Make Black Friday Planet Friendly with Laura in Waterland & Curra Rotondo
The biggest shopping day of the year is fast approaching and the rampant overconsumption that has been known to accompany Black Friday has devastating effects on the planet. Rather than a complete boycott of the day, Healthy Seas has a better c...
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Episode 5
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25:36
Lobster Pot Recovery After Storm Arwen with Duncan Simpson & Andrew Jack
In the winter of 2021, an unusually powerful cyclone called Storm Arwen wreaked havoc on the United Kingdom, Ireland, and France. In Scotland alone, on land, it was estimated that over 8 million trees were damaged or affected by the storm. The ...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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24:36
Searching for a Sea Change at the UN Ocean Conference with Gelareh Darabi
Healthy Seas ambassador, Gelareh Darabi, attended the UN Ocean Conference this past June and fills us in on the topics discussed and the progress made in protecting the world's oceans. We talk about new technology and inventions, economically p...
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Episode 3
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20:36
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 ...
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Episode 2
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29:21
The Who, What, and Why Behind the Healthy Seas Organization with Veronika Mikos
Veronika Mikos is the Director of Healthy Seas, a marine conservation organization established to tackle marine pollution caused by lost or abandoned fishing gear, otherwise known as ghost gear. As these materials drift aimlessly through the wa...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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