Fish Trap Design - It's Not About Fish

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The traps can be retrofitted with side panels that have narrow slits for little fishies to sneak out and say later days, dude, I've got more growing to do or you don't even eat my species. It's essentially the equivalent of an Irish goodbye for coral reef fish. In Curaçao, that type of trap design is now required and in a few other places as well in in Barbuda. And I think they're using it in Kenya.

Are plastic straws really that bad? What's the oldest message in a bottle? Any scuba vs. snorkel strategies? Does sunscreen kill coral? Can we reverse ocean warming in our lifetime? In a conversation with ocean and policy expert Dr. Ayana Johnson, Alie struggles with finding a balance between the wonders and the bummers. For the first 15-20 minutes, learn weird ocean trivia, why we love the sea, and facts about the ocean's depths and beauty. Then, we get to the sad stuff: ocean health, climate change, acidification, pollution, policy and what we can all do.

If you've been feeling helpless, this episode gives you all the tools you need to understand and help our friend, the World Ocean.

Also: some great information about whale pee.

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