Our polar regions are often considered to be pristine untouched waters, largely due their remoteness and lack of civilization, yet both the Arctic and Antarctica are subject to local pollution from tourism, fishing and research activities. On today’s episode, we sit down with Sarah Reed, ships ops manager and technician at the Scottish Association for Marine Science, to chat about her recent paper on microplastics in marine sediments near Rothera Research Station, Antarctica.
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Our polar regions are often considered to be pristine untouched waters, largely due their remoteness and lack of civilization, yet both the Arctic and Antarctica are subject to local pollution from tourism, fishing and research activities. On today’s episode, we sit down with Sarah Reed, ships ops manager and technician at the Scottish Association for Marine Science, to chat about her recent paper on microplastics in marine sediments near Rothera Research Station, Antarctica.
Episode 6: Empowering and investing in local communities with Chloe King
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Episode 6: Empowering and investing in local communities with Chloe King
Like many countries around the world, Indonesia experienced the virtual halt to tourism, caused by COVID-19, and indeed, after almost two years, has only just re-opened its borders to tourists. But given the sudden and prolonged removal of an industry that employed 10% of Indonesia’s worldforce prior to the pandemic, it raises questions as to how communities, and the ecosystems on which they depend, have fared. On this episode of the podcast, we delve into the social side of marine science, to discuss a very interesting paper authored by marine ecologist, tourism consultant, and social scientist, Chloe King. The paper is called: Reimagining resilience: COVID-19 and marine tourism in Indonesia, and alongside it’s assessment of socio-ecological systems and livelihood capital, it highlights just how critical it is to empower and invest in local communities going forward.
Women in Ocean Science Podcast
Our polar regions are often considered to be pristine untouched waters, largely due their remoteness and lack of civilization, yet both the Arctic and Antarctica are subject to local pollution from tourism, fishing and research activities. On today’s episode, we sit down with Sarah Reed, ships ops manager and technician at the Scottish Association for Marine Science, to chat about her recent paper on microplastics in marine sediments near Rothera Research Station, Antarctica.
