About this podcast
Unique ocean knowledge from ocean regeneration projects and personalities that make waves, shape the future and lead the change for blue regeneratives economies. Get inspired how the magic of collaboration is able to scale impact for our oceans!
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Episodes
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- #40 Helle Herk-Hansen (Vattenfall): Pathways to a blue regenerative economy · 31 minHelle Herk-Hansen works where the energy transition meets the sea. Her conviction is that if we fix only one of the two, we fail at both. Helle is Vice President Environment at…
- #39: ‘Forget Me Not’: Germany’s Solution to Sea-Dumped Munitions · 55 minThe day before we sat down in Kiel, a Second World War bomb was found next to our train in Hamburg. The next morning, every phone in the room started screaming. That was the…
- #38 Angie Brathwaite: How Blue Alliance Manages Marine Protected Areas · 43 minMarine conservation faces a tough reality: philanthropic grants are shrinking just as ocean crises accelerate. Drawing boundary lines only creates “paper parks” - marine…
- #37 Jan Maisenbacher: Who Regenerates the People Doing the Marine Protected Area Work? · 8 minWe talk constantly about regenerating the ocean - but who is regenerating the people doing the work?In my very first solo episode, I step behind the mic to get honest about ocean…
- #36 Ihirau Piton: Pacific wisdom and community action for ocean protection · 42 minWhat if marine conservation began not with another boundary on a map, but with a question: who has lived with this ocean, and what do they already know? In this new episode of…
- #35 Clare Brook: Blue Marine Foundation · 33 minIf you’ve spent any time in the corporate or NGO world, you know the “incremental” trap. We celebrate 2% gains while the system we’re trying to save is heading South at 100mph…
- #34 Arthur Dahl: Faith as a Catalyst for Ocean Regeneration · 44 minI grew up in a small german village, deeply rooted in the rituals of the Roman Catholic Church. For around ten years in my childhood the church wasn’t just a building; it was the…
- #33 Meaghan Cuddy: 11th Our Ocean Conference · 34 minAre you tired of attending yet another high-level environmental summit only to walk away feeling like you just witnessed another round of “blue blue blah blah”? For those of us…
- #32 Arthur Tuda: Blue collaborative leadership in Western Indian Ocean Governance · 49 minArthur is Executive Director of the Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association (WIOMSA) and brings more than two decades of experience in marine conservation and marine…
- #31 Dennis Fritsch: Re+Valuing Blue Natural Capital Initiative · 39 minDennis Fritsch from Oceano Azul Foundation talks with host Jan Maisenbacher about the recently launched longterm initiative ‘Re+Valuing Blue Natural Capital’ of the London School…
- #30 王松林 Songlin Wang: 🇨🇳 Ocean Collaborations · 50 minThe Missing Link: Can We Save the Ocean Without China? We all feel the urgency, but let’s be honest: are we just talking to ourselves? As ocean collaboration change agents, we…
- #29 Birgit Liodden: The Ocean Opportunity Lab (TOOL) · 39 minJoin Birgit Liodden and Jan Maisenbacher on an inspiring ocean collaboration ride. 🔥 Why you shouldn’t miss this episode: * A rare insider view (and new moratorium initiative!)…
- #28 Peter Neill: #1 Ocean Collaborations Reflections · 39 minWe’re thrilled to launch the very first Ocean Collaborations Reflections Episode - our new quarterly deep dive into ocean truths amid 2026’s chaos! Your hosts: Jan from…
- #27 Alice Guittard: Advancing a Sustainable Blue Economy in the Black Sea · 52 min🌊🎙️ What does collaboration look like when the ocean itself becomes a frontline? In Episode 27 we are joined by research scientist Alice Guittard. Set against the backdrop of the…
- #26 Wietse Van Der Werf: Sea Ranger Service · 48 minHow can we protect our ocean while also helping our coastal communities? In our latest episode of Ocean Collaborations, Jan Maisenbacher talks with Wietse van der Werf. He is the…
- #25 Andrew Lewin: Host of 'How to protect the ocean' podcast · 38 minIn this special “premiere collaboration” episode of Ocean Collaborations, Jan Maisenbacher speaks with veteran ocean podcaster and marine conservationist Andrew Lewin (host of…
- #24 Jorge Ramírez: Participatory Ocean Science on Galapagos · 43 minOur 2nd episode from South America is out! AND: it is a milestone jewel in ocean collaboration… This episode became possible thanks to the media partnership of Podcast Ocean…
- #23 Nathan Bennett: Ocean scientist @ WWF & IUCN · 48 minIn this episode Nathan Bennett and Jan Maisenbacher discuss the future of the blue economy, marine protected areas, social equity, and the importance of civic engagement in ocean…
- #22 One Year Ocean Collaborations: 11 top ocean podcasts · 34 min🌊 Happy 1st Birthday to the Ocean Collaborations Podcast! 🎂 We are so happy to celebrate one year of inspiring ocean collaboration episodes. As a global media & community channel…
- #21 Janne Van Erten: The Ocean Cleanup · 32 minIn this episode of Ocean Collaborations, Jan Maisenbacher speaks with Janne van Erten from Ocean Cleanup about the organization’s efforts to combat plastic pollution in the…
