How To Protect The Ocean

Dive into the Depths: Join Andrew Lewin on 'How to Protect the Ocean' – Your Gateway to Exclusive Ocean Insights! Explore the latest, uncharted realms of ocean science and conservation that you won't find anywhere else. Andrew takes you on an inspiring journey to uncover the hidden gems of oceanic discovery and initiatives. Tune in to discover how you can transform your life for a better ocean, one episode at a time.

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Dec. 30, 2025

Gulf Coast communities and oil drilling: Who really pays the price for new offshore leases?

Gulf Coast communities and oil drilling are once again at the center of a national decision, and the stakes could not be higher. A new US offshore oil drilling plan proposes expanded lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico, includi...

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Dec. 28, 2025

Should We Be Mining the Ocean Floor, The Hidden Costs No One Is Talking About

Should We Be Mining the Ocean Floor is a question that sounds futuristic, but the decisions are being made right now, quietly, and with consequences that could last for centuries. Governments and corporations are moving close...

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Dec. 23, 2025

Coastal Economy and Tourism Are Being Put at Risk by Offshore Oil Drilling

Coastal Economy and Tourism face a serious threat as the US government moves forward with a plan to open more than one billion acres of ocean to offshore oil and gas drilling, a decision that could impact beaches, fisheries, ...

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Dec. 21, 2025

Wikie and Keijo Orcas: The Breakthrough That Could Save Them, Or Come Too Late

Wikie and Keijo Orcas are the last two captive orcas in France, and a major government decision may finally give them a path out of concrete tanks, but the clock is ticking. France has officially backed the Whale Sanctuary Pr...

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Dec. 18, 2025

US oil and gas drilling: How This Plan Could Put America’s Coasts at Risk for a Generation

US oil and gas drilling is once again at the center of a high-stakes decision that could shape America’s coastlines, marine life, and coastal communities for decades. This episode asks a critical question: should the U.S. loc...

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Dec. 17, 2025

Deep Sea Hydrothermal Vents: The Hidden World Beneath the Pacific That Shapes Life on Earth

Deep sea hydrothermal vents reveal a hidden world where life thrives without sunlight, forcing scientists to rethink how ecosystems can exist in extreme heat, pressure, and darkness. Nearly two kilometers beneath the Pacific ...

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Dec. 14, 2025

Climate Solutions for the Ocean: How Restoring Kelp Forests Could Change the Future of the Seas

Climate Solutions for the Ocean are urgently needed as warming seas, biodiversity loss, and ecosystem collapse accelerate faster than most people realize, and one of the most powerful tools may be hiding just beneath the wave...

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Dec. 11, 2025

Tree-Free Products Are Disrupting Big Industry and Saving Thousands of Trees

Tree-Free Products are disrupting industries that have relied on the same wasteful materials for more than a century, and the shift is happening faster than most people realize. In this episode, we explore how Emerald Ecovati...

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Dec. 9, 2025

Mass penguin die off explained, the shocking truth behind why African penguins are disappearing and what it means for our future

Mass penguin die off explained , a crisis that wiped out ninety five percent of some African penguin colonies, raises a heartbreaking question: how does a thriving species fall to fewer than ten thousand breeding pairs and al...

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Dec. 8, 2025

Marine Wildlife Victory: Why New Protections for Manta Rays and Sharks Change Everything

Marine Wildlife Victory raises a powerful question: what does it take to finally protect some of the ocean’s most threatened giants, and why did it take this long? In this episode, you will hear how manta rays, devil rays, an...

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Dec. 28, 2025

US Oil and Gas Drilling: Why This New Offshore Plan Could Shape the O…

Oil spills do not end when the headlines fade. They linger in the water, in wildlife, and in the lives of the people who are forced to clean them up. Right now, the United States is facing a new offshore oil and gas drilling plan that could put coas…

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Dec. 18, 2025

Deep Sea Hydrothermal Vents: Exploring Endeavour, a Hidden World Shap…

Far beneath the Pacific Ocean, life thrives in complete darkness, fueled not by sunlight but by heat, chemistry, and geology. This matters because these deep sea systems are not isolated curiosities, they actively shape ocean chemistry, biodiversity…

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Dec. 9, 2025

The African Penguin Crisis, Why 95 Percent of a Species Vanished in J…

What happens when a species that once filled beaches with sound and movement collapses to fewer than ten thousand breeding pairs, and almost no one sees it happening until it is nearly too late? The African penguin is facing a devastating spiral tow…

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