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.
Episodes
30 episodes
Ghost Farms Don’t Appear Overnight
🌊 Ghost Farms Don’t Appear OvernightThey don’t start as pollution—they start as decisions. 🛠️In this episode, we explore how abandoned fish farms become marine litter—and why the real issue begins long before cleanup. From governa...
Sea Cucumbers: The Ocean’s Unsung Recyclers
When we think about cleaning the ocean, we often imagine divers removing ghost nets or volunteers collecting plastic from the shore. But beneath the surface, nature has its own recycling systems.In this episode of our Ocean’s Natural ...
Sponges: The Quiet Animals That Clean the Ocean
In this episode of our “Ocean’s Natural Cleaning Crew” series, marine scientist Erik Wurz reveals how sponges filter water, recycle nutrients, and quietly sustain marine lifeMost of us think of ocean protection in terms of visible...
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When Nature Has a Number on the Balance Sheet
When Nature Has a Number on the Balance SheetHow the financial world is starting to recognize the value of ecosystems servicesIn this episode of the Healthy Seas Podcast, we sit down with Dr. Ralph Chami
From Reporting to Real Impact: What Businesses Can Learn from ESG Consultants
How sustainability reporting, biodiversity, and NGO partnerships can shape the next wave of corporate responsibility.In this new episode of the Healthy Seas Podcast, we explore what lies beyond ESG compliance — an...
From Ghost Nets to Knowledge: Science at the Heart of Healthy Seas
Two marine scientists, one shipwreck, and a mission to uncover the hidden impacts of ghost nets.Beyond Cleanups: A New Kind of MissionIn this episode of the Healthy Seas Podcast, we take you inside a groundbreaking ...
More Than a Swim: How Andy Donaldson Turns Endurance into Impact
One Stroke at a Time: A Journey of Purpose and ResilienceIn our first episode after a long pause, the Healthy Seas Podcast dives back in with a guest who embodies everything we stand for—passion, action, and deep connectio...
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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, ed...
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
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
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...
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 ...
“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...
