life below water

In this episode of the "World We Want" podcast series, Márcia Balisciano speaks to Professor Lora Fleming, Professor Lota Creencia, Professor Helena Solo-Gabriele, and Jake Keast who advocate the need for a world where protecting the seas, the coasts, and the oceans is essential for human health and wellbeing.  

Lora Fleming 

Professor Lora Fleming is the founder of the European Centre for Environment and Human health and Chair of Oceans, Epidemiology and Human Health, University of Exeter Medical School. Professor Fleming  is an occupational and environmental health physician and epidemiologist with more than 30 years of experience and expertise in environment and occupational exposures and human health research and training. She is the recipient of the 2013 Edouard Delcroix Prize and the 2015 Bruun Medal of the International Oceanographic Commission (IOC), and an ASPIRE principle fellow of the Higher Education Academy. 

Lota Creencia 

Professor Lota Creencia is the organization lead for Western Philippines University, Philippines. holds a PhD in Fisheries Science and MS in Fisheries Science from Kagoshima University, Japan and MS from Siliman University, Philippines. Western Philippines University. Her experience spans various programs and projects in line with fisheries management and aquaculture. She has served as a principal investigator/project leader/coordinator with funding from USAID-STRIDE, Malampaya Foundation Inc., Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCIEERD), Commission on Higher Education (CHED-DARETO & NAFES), Department of Agriculture- Bureau of Agricultural Research (DA-BAR) and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR). She specializes in abalone biology and culture, marine biology, mangrove ecology and management, integrated seaweed farming and community-based fisheries management and aquaculture.

Helena Solo-Gabriele 

Helena Solo-Gabriele is a Professor and Associate Dean for Research at the University of Miami. She is an environmental engineer who evaluates problems that relate to the domains of public health and environment. She focuses on environmental measures and actively engages with epidemiologists and other public health professionals to get to know the possible links between environmental exposures and illness. 

Jake Keast 

Jake is a medical student at the University of Exeter, United Kingdom. In addition to being a medical student, Jake is also an elite athlete and an oceans and human health researcher who spends time over performance improvements and exercise physiology. He has recently co-authored a textbook on Oceans and Human Health, and is working with local projects to bring young people and vulnerable adults to the sea for sports and education.

Trotz Recycling landen jedes Jahr Millionen Tonnen an Plastikabfällen in unseren Ozeanen. Kilian Wolter aus Norderstedt hat aus diesem Grund an seiner Schule die "Kooperation Antiplastik" ins Leben gerufen. Ihr Ziel: Die Schule plastikfrei machen.

Eric Gant is President of Manatee Holdings and pioneer in the geoduck aquaculture industry.

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[02:28] How did you got started in aquaculture
[04:50] Pros and cons of getting into aquaculture today
[06:25] Top 3 trends of the aquaculture industry

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Hello, you're listening to the Business of Aquaculture. 

This is the podcast for business aquaculturists. 

This podcast aims to amplify voices of aquaculture entrepreneurs addressing the United Nations global goals aka The Sustainable Development Goals listening to fellow aquaculturists in their journey to save the oceans. 

In this new podcast, I'm your host- and my name is Lourdes Gant. I'm the co-owner of Manatee Holdings Ltd, and we’re  on Mission to help a thousand fellow business owners and supporters to have the voice of collaboration in the aquaculture space. 

Well, if you're wondering why is this podcast called the The Business of Aquaculture? Well time is of the essence right. The fishing industry is on the brink of collapse and is facing the biggest source of food and protein.  We have an obligation to support the seafood industry  for the future of food. 

This is a weekly show where I'll be talking to successful business owners focused in the aquaculture industry. So listen to get inspired, to learn how through sustainable aquaculture, you can grow your impact to make the world a better place, leave a legacy and live a more meaningful life. 

Also, every time you listen to an episode of our podcast, Manatee Holdings will be giving a donation to build a home in the Philippines through the “Business for good” Buy 1 Give 1, initiative. So just by listening to the podcast you are already making a difference launching on the 7th of May.  

So see you on the podcast!

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The health of our oceans and seas affects everything from human health to food security to global climate and international economics. The seas and oceans provide work to 3 billion people around the world—and they need help from all of us. 

Water is a very big deal. Here’s some proof: 

• Water covers about 71 percent of the Earth’s surface (USGS Water Science School) 
• Oceans represent 99 percent of the planet’s living space when measured by volume (United Nations) 
• The livelihoods of more than three billion people are reliant on marine and coastal biodiversity; similarly, oceans are the primary source of protein for three billion people (United Nations) 

And here is Vice’s Motherboard asking a very good question: Why Haven’t We Explored the Ocean[s] Like Outer Space?  

The purpose of SDG 14 is to “conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.” Learn more about its targets and indicators, and track their progress, directly from the UN. 

Canada has the world’s longest coastline—202,080 kilometres spanning the Pacific, Arctic and Atlantic Oceans. The gap between us and number two is massive: That’s Norway, at a mere 58,133 kilometres. 

Canada has committed to conserving “at least 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, consistent with national and international law and based on the best available scientific information” by 2020. According to Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada, by 2017, our efforts had covered close to 8 percent. 

Alia Dharssi is a Vancouver-based journalist whose work focuses on sustainability, global development and Canada’s policies on plastic pollution. She’s been reporting on the SDGs for the Discourse, and has published articles including: 

• “Plastic pollution pileup on Canada’s beaches exposes environmental policy gaps” 
• “How microplastics get into the food system” 
• “What you can do about plastic pollution” 

You can follow more of her work on her own website. 

Josh Laughren is the executive director of Oceana Canada, an offshoot of an American organization founded to address a deficit in spending on ocean advocacy by environmental advocacy groups. He has spent two decades focusing on conservation and climate change, helping to establish marine protected areas across Canada’s coasts and leading our first Earth Hour. 

Much of his interview for this episode relates to this 2016 article he wrote for iPolitics: “What is Ottawa hiding in our oceans?” 

It concludes with this challenge to the federal government: 

The government of Prime Minister Trudeau was elected on a platform of openness and change. This transparency is needed in the management of our fisheries and oceans and it can be created by taking such actions as making public a list of Canada’s fisheries and their status, and releasing the fisheries checklist that is used to conduct stock assessments. 

By delivering on their election promise to increase transparency, the Trudeau government and Fisheries Minister Hunter Tootoo have an historic opportunity to restore our oceans to their healthiest potential, for now and for generations to come. 

You can help reduce marine debris by joining the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, a conservation partnership by WWF and Ocean Wise. It began in 1994, when employees and volunteers from the Vancouver Aquarium worked together to remove debris from a beach in Stanley Park. The effort has since gone national, with well over 20,000 cleanups removing more than 1.3 million kg of trash from Canadian shorelines. 

CREDITS: No Little Plans is hosted by Vicky Mochama. This episode was produced by Katie Jensen, Sajae Elder and Matthew McKinnon. This podcast was created by Strategic Content Labs by Vocal Fry Studios for Community Foundations of Canada. Subscribe or listen to us via the outlets above, and follow us at @nolittlepodcast on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Meanwhile, like Daniel Burnham said: “Make big plans; aim high in hope and work.”