About this show:
Did you know the ocean contributes at least 50% of the world’s oxygen?
We often talk about what’s happening on the land in farming on the podcast – but what’s happening in the oceans, in both fishing and farming, also deserves our attention, as Alistair and I tease out in this show – the parralels are striking regarding what’s going on in both globally.
Alistair Allen has been an activist since he finished high school, working his way up to Captaining a Sea Shepherd ship and is now Antarctic and Marine Campaigner at the Bob Brown Foundation.
He’s also incredibly skilful at explaining the full picture of a ‘bad thing’ and all of the downstream effects harming people, animals and the planet. We talk:
Krill Fishing and the havoc it is wreaking on Antarctica and beyond
Ocean Current Slowdown and Why This Matters
Factory Farming of Salmon and the devastating impact in Tasmania and globally.
What we can all do to change both consumer habits and lend our signature and voice to these issues.
I hope you find this helps you understand the “factory fishing and farming” happening in our oceans, looking at these two different, yet connected, issues. I learned SO MUCH.
Alexx Stuart
Founder of Low Tox Life and the Low Tox movement
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About Alistair Allan
Alistair Allan is the Antarctic and Marine Campaigner at the Bob Brown Foundation. He is a lifelong environmental activist, having spent over a decade on the world’s oceans with the marine conservation group Sea Shepherd. From Antarctica to West Africa his work has shown him first-hand the huge impact commercial fishing is having on the ocean.
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Title show track, by LIOR.
Love the podcast music? You will hear excerpts from Lior’s track “Caught Up” – go check it out on iTunes or Spotify if you want to hear the whole song or album, Scattered Reflections. Co-written with Cameron Deyell, it’s a great song and I love the reflective energy of it – perfect for the show, right? Enjoy. Lior is always touring, so do check out his website. It is wonderful to hear him sing live, trust me.
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