David Helvarg is the Founder and Executive Director of Blue Frontier Campaign, a collaborative movement committed to healthy coastlines and a thriving ocean.  The prolific author of 6 books, including Blue Frontier, Saved by the Sea and 50 Ways to Save the Ocean, he is also the organizer of the Blue Vision Summits and Peter Benchley Ocean Awards.  He’s traveled the world as a journalist and correspondent, producing over 40 broadcast documentaries for PBS and Discovery. His print work has appeared in the New York Times, the LA Times, Smithsonian, NatGeo and Popular Science Magazine.  Helvarg is also an active body surfer and recreational scuba diver, but more importantly, he is the early instigator of the Seaweed Rebellion, the marine grassroots movement to protect coastal and ocean ecosystems. 

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Blue Frontier Campaign Website: https://bluefront.org/ David Helvarg on LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/david-helvarg-56a47a5 Blue Frontier on Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/blue_frontier David Helvarg on Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/Helvarg Blue Frontier on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bluefrontiercampaign/ David Helvarg on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/helvarg/ David Helvarg Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Helvarg Blue Frontier on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bluefront.org/ Rising Tide Podcast: https://inlandoceancoalition.org/rising_tide_podcast/ New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/30/opinion/climate-change-california-kelp.html The Hill: https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/537322-bidens-climate-plan-can-work-if-its-sea-to-shining-sea/?rl=1 50 Ways to Save the Ocean: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ln9iosw_mVs The Seaweed Rebellion: https://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/magazine/entry/the_seaweed_rebellion/ Saved By the Sea : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH-TUG6L_VQ Blue Frontier Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH-TUG6L_VQ Helvarg Books: https://www.amazon.com/David-Helvarg/e/B001K7PU34%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share Sierra Club: https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/authors/david-helvarg The Golden Shore: https://bluefront.org/thegoldenshore/ March For The Ocean: https://bluefront.org/projects/marchfortheocean/ Donate to Blue Frontier: https://bluefront.salsalabs.org/bluefrontierdonatepage/index.html

“Reading 50 Ways to Save Our Ocean is a great way to begin creating an earth echo that you can be proud of. So, go on - head for the beach, and get started. ” - Philipe Cousteau.  

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Heidi Tait has always been an avid lover of nature and the outdoors, so when she was working as a scuba instructor and started finding rubbish everywhere, her only option was to act. In 2004 Heidi founded Tangaroa Blue Foundation (TBF) as a way of addressing the ever-increasing threat of marine debris in our oceans. Through the TBF Heidi introduced the Australian Marine Debris Initiative (AMDI), which is a growing network of communities, schools, industries, government agencies and individuals focused on reducing the amount of marine debris washing into our oceans. Heidi was named one of the “18 Most Influential Women in Ocean Conservation” in the July 2018 edition of Ocean Geographic and has been featured in multiple interviews as one of Australia’s foremost Ocean Innovators. In this compelling conversation, Rich and Heidi cover many important topics, starting with the big picture of why there is so much marine debris and where it is all coming from. They then focus on solutions – specifically how Heidi and her partners are utilizing their network and data system to not only remove garbage from the ocean, but also to stop it at the source. Additionally they cover many other subjects from recycling to cigarette butts to her connection to Jack Johnson. Heidi is a true ocean hero out there every day working to protect the ocean we all love so much!

Tangaroa Blue Website: tangaroablue.org

Heidi Tait LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/heidi-tait

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Tangaroa Blue Foundation: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAXY1VwEKxlV5wpltnydnjQ/videos

Tangaroa Blue on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tangaroa.blue

Tribute to Heidi: https://www.tangaroablue.org/a-tribute-to-heidi-and-all-of-you/

Ocean Innovators: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ln9iosw_mVs

Operation CleanSweep : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH-TUG6L_VQ

Big Beach Cleanup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH-TUG6L_VQ

Ocean Decade Conference: https://www.oceandecade-conference.com/en/heidi-tait.html

AMDI App: https://www.tangaroablue.org/resources/clean-up-data-collection/amdi-app/

Life a Beach: https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/science-tech/lifes-beach-finding-trends-marine-debris-across-australia

Charity Register: https://www.acnc.gov.au/charity/charities/63ddb3da-38af-e811-a962-000d3ad24a0d/profile

Donate to Tangaroa Blue: https://www.tangaroablue.org/about-us/donate/

“If all we do is clean up, that’s all we’ll ever do.”  - Heidi Tait.

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