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REEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈REEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈Rebecca Daniel of The Marine Diaries: Navigating Ocean Advocacy | S3E7In this episode we are featuring Rebecca Daniel @rebecca_saltysea, the visionary Director of @themarinediaries. Rebecca’s journey from a young ocean enthusiast to a leading marine conservationist storyteller is nothing short of extraordinary. We'll explore how The Marine Diaries is making waves in ocean conservation, from educating the public on marine ecosystems to launching powerful campaigns and creating an ocean community through events and experiences. Discover their visually stunning short films on YouTube, such as "The Big Blue", which takes you deep into the heart of the ocean, and get a taste of adventure with their an...2024-10-2246 minREEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈REEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈Meet David and Brett Kettle: Pioneers of Underwater Survey Technology and Founders of Flying Fish TechnologiesOn this episode of REEF Roundup, we are thrilled to host David and Brett Kettle, the innovative minds behind Flying Fish Technologies. With a combined legacy of over five decades in marine conservation, the Kettles are revolutionizing how we analyse, understand and protect coral reefs. Brett Kettle has been a formidable force in coral reef protection for several decades. His career highlights include spearheading the largest reef remediation project on the Great Barrier Reef and providing expert testimony in landmark environmental cases. Driven by the need to address Crown of Thorns Starfish outbreaks, Brett envisioned a tool...2024-06-2537 minREEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈REEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈Reporting from the UN Ocean Decade ConferenceThe REEF Roundup crew recently had the privilege of attending the UN Ocean Decade Conference in Barcelona. We met an incredible array of ocean heroes from scientists and policymakers to activists and innovators, all dedicated to creating a brighter future for the ocean. This special episode is a sneak peek into our experience at the conference, highlighting the key themes, discussions, and solutions presented. We'll also be teasing some of our upcoming episodes, featuring four extraordinary individuals: Elizabeth (Liz) Sherr (@lizlivingblue) - A passionate ocean conservationist, amazing communicator, and Marine Scientist. Liz is dedicated to sharing...2024-05-1415 minREEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈REEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈Farah Obaidullah - The Threat of Deep Sea Mining: The Ocean and Us | S3E4Farah Obaidullah is the founder of The Ocean and Us, the editor of the new book The Ocean and Us. She holds a Master of Science and Bachelor of Science from Imperial College in London. With over 20 years professional experience, Farah has travelled the world, observing the beauty of the ocean and witnessing some of the most egregious practices happening at sea. Among her achievements, Farah has executed campaigns to end destructive fishing, worked with affected communities, lobbied for ocean protection and been deeply involved in exposing fish crimes, including slavery and labour abuse at sea. 2024-02-2729 minREEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈REEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈Ellie Casement - Meet a Fulbright Scholar and 'Fish-Geek' Battling to Save Butterfly Fish │ S3E3Meet Ellie Casement, a 23-year-old marine biologist, dive professional, and self-proclaimed 'fish geek.' Over the past year, Ellie has been immersing herself in the marine world of Roatan, Honduras, fueled by her passion for marine conservation and a prestigious Fulbright Independent Research Grant. In Roatan, Ellie's journey entailed collaborating with notable local NGOs, including the Roatan Marine Park, Healthy Reefs, and the Roatan Institute for Marine Sciences. Her groundbreaking project? Investigating how fish populations, particularly butterflyfish, adapt behaviorally and demographically to the devastating stony coral tissue loss disease epidemic ravaging Caribbean reefs. But Ellie's...2023-12-1934 minREEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈REEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈Brianna Bambic - Mapping a Future for Reefs with the Allen Coral AtlasBrianna Bambic is a dynamic and dedicated professional currently spearheading the Field Engagement team at Allen Coral Atlas, a pioneering tool that provides high-resolution mapping and monitoring of the world's coral reefs. Her career is rooted in a profound commitment to marine conservation, particularly focusing on coral reef ecosystems. Brianna's journey in marine science began with her earning a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from the University of Denver, where she was recognized on the Dean's list. She further honed her expertise by pursuing a Master's degree in Natural Resource Management, specializing in Coastal and Marine Management...2023-11-1630 minREEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈REEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈The Front Lines of Coral Restoration with Marina Garmendia and CoralismaMarina Garmendia is a marine scientist and co-founder & CEO of Coralisma, a non-profit organization aimed at rebuilding coral populations in Mexico. With a background in professional diving, she recognized the urgency to address coral reef degradation. In addition to her leadership at Coralisma, Marina is deeply involved in research to improve coral restoration methods. She is a graduate research assistant at the CRRAM Lab while pursuing her M.S in Marine Science at NSU. She presented findings on coral microfragmentation at the 50th annual Benthic Ecology Meeting as well as at the 2022 International Coral Reef Symposium. Her...2023-10-1747 minREEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈REEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈The Challenges Are Enourmous, But There Is Hope - With Dr. Nancy KnowltonDr. Nancy Knowlton is a distinguished coral reef biologist known for her extensive work in marine science. Her academic journey began at Harvard University, from where she graduated before earning her Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. Professionally, she has held esteemed positions in various reputable institutions. Early in her career, she served as a faculty member at Yale University from 1979 to 1984. Post that, she joined the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama as a staff scientist and worked there until 1998. She also had a tenure at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California in San...2023-10-1317 minREEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈REEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈Building Community to Save Coral Reefs with the Founder of the Ocean Rescue Alliance, Shelby ThomasShelby Tomas is an experienced leader in marine conservation and restoration, serving as the CEO and Founder of the Ocean Rescue Alliance (ORA). Her academic background includes a master's degree in Marine Ecology and she is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Marine Biology at the University of Florida. She has also been a key participant in various marine restoration projects and previously worked as the head laboratory technician for AMEC Foster Wheeler in Gainesville. As the CEO of ORA, Tomas has led several important initiatives, most notably the 1000 Mermaids Artificial Reef Project. The...2023-06-2715 minREEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈REEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈Will Probiotics Be the Salvation of Coral Reefs? With Dr. Raquel PeixotoDr. Raquel Peixoto is a leading scientist with a specialized focus on coral reef conservation. Her innovative research on probiotics investigates potential solutions to help coral reefs survive the impacts of climate change. Dr. Peixoto has led several studies in collaboration with scientists from Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah University of Science and Technology and Cornell University. The studies involved introducing beneficial bacteria to fragments of coral in aquariums. These microbes, which are naturally present in healthy coral reefs, significantly increased the coral's resilience to increasing water temperatures. Now, in partnership with Seed Health, a biotech...2023-06-2012 minREEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈REEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈Building Reef Restoration Technology at Scale with SECORE International's Founder, Dr. Dirk PetersenDr. Dirk Petersen is the executive director and the founder of SECORE International (SExual COral REproduction), a non-profit organization dedicated to coral reef conservation. Stemming from Petersen’s groundbreaking research on coral reproduction that started as an initiative in 2001, he established the organization as an NPO in 2015. Petersen's innovative findings have led to the development of techniques that harness sexual coral reproduction for coral reef conservation. Initially, SECORE focused on sustainable coral breeding for the aquarium trade (ex situ conservation), but soon, within a few years, the actual reef restoration and enhancement became SECORE’s true goal (in situ cons...2023-06-1316 minREEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈REEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈Special Coverage from the International Coral Reef Symposium with Dr. Christian Wild Dr. Christian Wild is a German biologist and geographer, currently serving as a professor at the University of Bremen. His academic journey began with studying biology and geography at the University of Mainz and the University of Bremen, and later conducting his doctoral project at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen. Wild's expertise lies in the study of coral reefs, focusing particularly on ecosystem engineers such as stony corals. His research examines the biological, geochemical, and physical factors influencing coral reefs and the impact of various stress factors on these ecosystems. Dr. Wild also investigates the...2023-06-0610 minREEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈REEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈Special Coverage from the International Coral Reef Symposium with Zack Rago (Chasing Coral)Join us for a fantastic interview with Zack Rago as he touches on the importance of combining science with art, outreach, and storytelling. Most ocean advocates will be familiar with Zack from his involvement in the Chasing Coral documentry. In this episode you'll learn more about what he's up to now - still pushing to save the ocean for future generations. We were honored to have him on the show and we know you'll enjoy this special episode! Follow Zack on Twitter: Zack Rago (@Zackropora) Follow us @ ...2023-03-2214 minREEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈REEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈Special Coverage from the International Coral Reef Symposium with Dr. Andrea GrottoliJoin us for a fantastic interview with Dr. Andrea Grottoli as she touches on many important topics, but in particular the importance of ensuring that the science is turned into policy and the policy becomes action! Dr. Andrea Grottoli is a Distinguished Professor of Earth Sciences and former President of the International Coral Reef Society She is also the co-author on the recently released paper "Rebuilding Coral Reefs: A Decadal Grand Challenge" calling for new commitments and actions by the world's policymakers to protect and restore coral reefs. The recommendations for policy action are to: Reduce g...2023-02-2112 minREEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈REEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈Special Coverage from the UN Ocean Conference with Dr. Charlotte De FontaubertDr. Charlotte de Fontaubert is Global Lead for the Blue Economy at the World Bank, where she is responsible for guiding the Bank’s transition towards a Blue Economy approach, defined as the sustainable and integrated development of oceanic sectors in healthy oceans. She is also Program Manager for PROBLUE, a Multi-Donor Trust Fund launched in 2018, which aims to identify new ways to finance the transition to a blue economy. As a Senior Fisheries Specialist, she has co-authored some of the Bank’s seminal publications on fisheries and the blue economy, including The Sunken Billions Revisited, a chapter on fish...2023-01-1010 minREEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈REEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈Dr. Iris Ziegler - Shark Expert and Head of International Cooperation for Sharkproject │S2E6 - Part 2 of 2Welcome to the second half of our talk with Dr. Iris Ziegler, head of international cooperation at SharkProject international. Dr. Iris is a natural scientist, and an expert on sustainable, ecosystem-compatible fisheries and ocean risk management. Dr. Iris is also a voting member of the IUCN, which decides which species need to be protected globally. She engages in international lobbying and cooperation with other NGOs and working groups at the EU and around the world, and is a huge advocate and voice in the highest policy levels, pushing for further protections for sharks in particular and the health of...2023-01-0435 minREEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈REEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈Dr. Iris Ziegler - Shark Expert and Head of International Cooperation for Sharkproject │S2E6 - Part 1 of 2We are excited to be talking to Dr. Iris Ziegler, Head of International Cooperation at SharkProject International. Dr. Iris is a natural scientist, and an expert on sustainable, ecosystem-compatible fisheries and ocean risk management. Dr. Iris is also a voting member of the IUCN, which decides which species need to be protected globally. She engages in international lobbying and cooperation with other NGOs and working groups at the EU and around the world, and is a huge advocate and voice in the highest policy levels, pushing for further protections for sharks in particular and the health of the ocean...2022-12-0326 minREEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈REEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈Part Two with Simon Young, the Volcanologist Fighting Back Against Natural Disasters Using Insurance │S2E5 - Part 2 of 2"There is no reason why the public works budget shouldn't include money for the protection of the reef, because the reef is protecting the economic engine. And we are absolutely in discussions with governments about this kind of thinking." - Simon Young Today we talk with Simon Young, a volcanologist who went diving in the aftermath of a volcano and hurricane, and realized the need for quick remediation of damage following a natural disaster. He now works for WTW, and is helping to pilot a new type of coverage, parametric insurance. Parametric insurance provides immediate compensation for "...2022-09-1220 minREEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈REEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈Who Knew Insurance Could Be Fascinating? Meet Simon Young, Volcanologist and Environmental James Bond, Fighting Back Against Natural Disasters │S2E4 - Part 1 of 2In this episode we talk with Simon Young, a volcanologist who went diving in the aftermath of a volcano and hurricane, and realized the need for quick remediation of damage following a natural disaster. He now works for WTW, a risk advisory company, and is helping to pilot a new type of coverage, parametric insurance. Parametric insurance provides immediate compensation for "non-traditional asset classes" - among those coral reefs - after a devastating storm. WTW now manages insurance policies for the countries that make up the Mesoamerican Reef (MAR), and they are planning expansion to the Caribbean and eventually...2022-08-1525 minREEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈REEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈Reef Monitoring Technology, Past, Present, and Future │ S2E3In this episode we discuss Coral Reef Monitoring. From the first marine biologists tracking the health of the reef, all the way to new satellites being launched by NASA, we hope you'll agree that there have been lots of incredible developments, and that we're in a better position than ever to know what's happening to the world's coral reefs. Join us! Please take a moment to subscribe to the podcast and our Instagram page, answer the episode survey and question if you're listening on Spotify. If you're feeling particularly generous (or haven't done a good deed in...2022-07-1122 minREEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈REEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈The 50 Reefs Initiative │ S2E2In this episode we discuss the Ocean Agency, and their 50 Reefs Initiative. The Ocean Agency is behind a variety of incredible projects, from the Chasing Coral documentary, to Google's underwater "streetview". Learn more about their 50 REEFs Initiative, which used a combination of marine science, mathematical, and even financial modeling to select the reefs which are the plant's most sure bets for the future. The idea is a bit controversial, so we will look at it from a variety of angles. Join us! Please take a moment to subscribe to the podcast, and if you're feeling particularly generous...2022-06-1323 minREEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈REEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈Welcome to Season 2! Reflecting on Inspiring Ocean Developments │S2E1Thank you for joining us for the launch of Season Two of the REEF Roundup podcast! Today we reflect on our favorite ocean stories from 2021, the research and developments that gave us hope. As we all know, when we lose hope, we lose the strength to keep working on important but difficult topics. Therefore, as we launch 2022 and the next season of REEF Roundup, we wanted to take this opportunity to reflect on some incredible ways that we are moving forward. You'll learn about progress being made on the 30 x 30 initiative, about incredible new techniques which utilize eDNA in...2022-05-1619 minREEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈REEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈Reporting from the IUCN World Conservation Congress: Afterhours ExperienceWe are excited to be reporting to you from the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Marseille, France. We are honored to have received press passes to cover this important event, which takes place every four years and decides which species will be added to the United Nations' IUCN Red List of Endangered Species. The event draws conservation experts from around the world, and we will be brining you daily content, sharing the latest developments on our favorite ocean species, as well as covering a variety of ocean themed content. Listen to this episode for a...2021-10-0814 minREEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈REEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈Reporting from the IUCN World Conservation Congress: Day Zero and OneWe are excited to be reporting to you from the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Marseille, France. We are honored to have received press passes to cover this important event, which takes place every four years and decides which species will be added to the United Nations' IUCN Red List of Endangered Species. The event draws conservation experts from around the world, and we will be brining you daily content, sharing the latest developments on our favorite ocean species, as well as covering a variety of ocean themed content. Listen to this episode for a...2021-09-0647 minREEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈REEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈Special Announcement: Reporting LIVE from the IUCN Conservation Conference in Marseille, France!We are excited to announce that over the next ten days we'll be reporting live from the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Marseille, France. We are honored to have received press passes to cover this important event, which takes place every four years and decides which species will be added to the United Nations' IUCN Red List of Endangered Species. The event draws conservation experts from around the world, and we will be brining you daily content, sharing the latest developments on our favorite ocean species, as well as covering a variety of ocean themed content. 2021-09-0209 minREEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈REEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈Part 2: Rabbi Ed Rosenthal, Founder and Director of Tikkun HaYam (Hebrew for “Repair the Sea”)In the second part of our interview with Rabbi Ed Rostenthal you'll learn more about the changes he has experienced over his decades of diving, and how he keeps hope alive even in the face of such challenges. You'll also hear about some big projects being carried out by his organization, Tikkun HaYam, and how you can get involved. Don't miss it! Rabbi Ed Rosenthal is the Founder and Director of Tikkun HaYam (Hebrew for “Repair the Sea”), which is the only Jewish environmental organization that focuses solely on the marine environment. He is also the...2021-08-0426 minREEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈REEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈Rabbi Ed Rosenthal, Founder and Director of Tikkun HaYam (Hebrew for “Repair the Sea”)Rabbi Ed Rosenthal is the Founder and Director of Tikkun HaYam (Hebrew for “Repair the Sea”), which is the only Jewish environmental organization that focuses solely on the marine environment. He is also the Executive Director of the Hillels of the Florida Suncoast in the Tampa Bay. Following his ordination in 1987, Ed served as the Rabbi to synagogues in New Zealand and in Texas before joining Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life in 1999. He was the Campus Rabbi at Emory University in Atlanta and then the Hillel Director at Cornell University before moving to Tamp...2021-07-0727 minREEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈REEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈REEF Scuba Marine Conservation Podcast: Season One Wrap-upThank you for joining us for the Season One Wrap-up of the REEF Roundup Podcast. In this episode we look back on the many things we learned from our diverse and inspiring guests. Each of our conversations provided new insights and left us with hope about the future of the ocean - so long as we all do our part. We hope you feel the same! We're hard at work to bring you a fantastic Season Two, which will be released in July, 2021. The format for Season Two will be a little bit different, as we will...2021-06-0920 minREEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈REEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈Dr. Margaux Hein, Founder of Marine Ecosystem Restoration (MER) Research and Consulting, official consultant with the United Nations Environmental ProgrammeIn this episode you'll hear from Dr. Margaux Hein, whose environmental consulting firm managed the production of the United Nation's Environmental Program report on global best-practices for coral restoration. It identified both challenges as well as ways to ensure that reef conservation efforts reach their full potential, and we highly recommend it as one of the go-to resources for anyone working in or teaching coral reef conservation. Margaux is a marine biologist and the Lead Consultant of Marine Ecosystem Restoration (MER) Research and Consulting. Originally from the Principality of Monaco, she obtained a Bachelor Degree in Environmental...2021-05-2629 minREEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈REEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈Mariana Mata Lara, Marine & Coastal Project Manager at Geonardo, Management Team at Surfrider Porto Chapter, Ocean PhotographerMariana received her bachelor's in Sustainable Management of Coastal Zones in Mexico, which included living for 3 years in a small fishermen's village. Her thesis was on coral diseases and included an analysis of their resource management practices. During this time she also volunteered in the National Park Cocos Island, Costa Rica, a remote island in the Pacific reachable only by a 2-day trip by ship. She lived there for one month, diving with majestic hammerhead sharks. After graduating she decided to specialize in Marine Biodiversity & Conservation at Sea Education & Boston University. The so-called "semester at...2021-04-1327 minREEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈REEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈Bob Sevenster, Founder and Creator of coralAID: Mineral Accretion TechnologyWe're very excited to introduce you to Bob Sevenster, who is doing cutting-edge work in mineral accretion, which is a coral reef restoration technology that utilizes low voltage electricity to improve the health and growth rates of corals and other marine organisms. Through his company coralAID, Bob works to make the technologies he’s developing available to reef conservationists across the globe. You'll learn about the fascinating path which led Bob to this work, as well as more about the technology.  As anthropogenic and environmental pressures continue to grow, people like Bob and technologies like mineral accretion wil...2021-04-0235 minREEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈REEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈Daniela Mejia, Founder and Executive Director of the Utila Coral Foundation: Part 2In this episode you'll hear about one of Daniela's most magical experiences underwater, along with a recent one that broke her heart. You'll learn how you can assist with the work that she and the Utila Coral Foundation are doing in Honduras, and what Daniela does when she is faced with the overwhelming scope of the problems, realizing she is just one person. Daniela is a rockstar and her attitude has lessons for us all. Don't miss it. Daniela is from Honduras and she has had a love for the ocean her entire life. Some of her...2021-03-1625 minREEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈REEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈Daniela Mejia, Founder and Executive Director of the Utila Coral Foundation: Part 1Daniela is from Honduras and she has had a love for the ocean her entire life. Some of her fondest memories are of exploring the Caribbean reefs and counting sergeant majors and giant black groupers while swimming next to her parents. Her passion led Daniela to leave her corporate job and become a PADI IDC Staff Instructor, so she could work in marine conservation and recently completed her MSc in Marine Sciences and Technology. In 2018 she founded Utila Coral Restoration, a grassroots coral conservation and restoration project located in Utila, Honduras. Currently, she maintains a few nurseries, attends regional...2021-03-0215 minREEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈REEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈Andrea Godoy of the Whale Shark and Oceanic Research Center (WSORC) in Utila, HondurasIn our first episode you'll meet Andrea Godoy, a talented marine biologist who is leading exciting work at the Whale Shark and Oceanic Research Center (WSORC) in Utila, Honduras. She is passionate about restoring Honduran coral reefs and integrating the local community in the efforts. She'll inspire you with her story and share ideas about where to get started on your own restoration, ecology, and environment focused efforts, such as with internship programs offered at WSORC.  We welcome you aboard! Find us on... Instagram: @reefroundup Our Website: REEF Roundup Podcast (reef-roundup.c...2021-03-0223 minREEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈REEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈Welcome EpisodeIn this episode your two hosts, Tamara Silverstone and Graham Patterson, welcome you to their new podcast, REEF Roundup. You'll learn a bit about them, what experiences inspired them to work in this field, and a bit about what you can look forward to in future episodes. There are many amazing guests we have in store for you, so don't forget to subscribe and follow us on social media, so you never miss an episode.  We welcome you aboard! Find us on... Instagram: @reefroundup Our Website: REEF Roundup Podcast (r...2021-03-0111 minREEF Roundup: Marine Conservation PodcastREEF Roundup: Marine Conservation PodcastWelcome EpisodeIn this episode your two hosts, Tamara Silverstone and Graham Patterson, welcome you to their new podcast, REEF Roundup. You'll learn a bit about them, what experiences inspired them to work in this field, and a bit about what you can look forward to in future episodes.There are many amazing guests we have in store for you, so don't forget to subscribe and follow us on social media, so you never miss an episode. We welcome you aboard!Find us on...Instagram: @reefroundupO...2021-03-0111 minREEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈REEF Roundup: 🪸Coral Reefs🐠 and 🐙Marine Conservation🦈Trailer for the Reef Roundup PodcastJoin us and meet some of the many amazing people who are doing exciting work to save the ocean for future generations, with a focus on restoration, ecology, and the environment. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/reefroundup/support2021-02-2000 min