Learn from Andrew Lewin, a marine biologist, conservationist, and oceanpreneur. Andrew has founded the Speak Up for Blue Network and Communications, where he educates people on ocean careers, news, and how to live a more ocean friendly life. He also hosts the Speak Up for Blue and Marine Conservation Happy Hour podcasts, among others.
On this episode, we chat about Andrew’s career from private industry and consulting, to working in government, and then becoming an entrepreneur. We also cover how you can be a marine biologist, even though you do not live near the ocean. Andrew offers lots of tips to becoming a marine biologist and how to “live for a better ocean.”
Contact Andrew: website | twitter
Quick Links
Acadia University
University of Guelph
Huntsman Marine Lab
Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)
CTD
Acoustic Doppler
Sargasso Sea
Marine Protected Areas
WWF
Right Whale
Ocean Week
BP Oil Spill (Deep Horizon Spill)
Carl Safina
Dr. J. Nichols
Dr. Sylvia Earle
*Seinfeld Marine Biologist Episode*
Speak Up for Blue Podcast
International Marine Conservation Conference
Duke University
Brooke Tully
Bowhead Whale
Cuttlefish
Oceana
Show Notes
4:00 Andrew’s story: going from landlocked, to university, working at an aquarium store.
5:15 Applying to 400+ jobs
11:30 Why Andrew chose to go back to grad school, despite already having a job and already getting experience
21:15 being a marine biologist in Ontario
26:15 Looking at how oil platforms affect whale migration
29:45 how the right whale got its name
33:35 providing valuable research NOT from the field
39:45 self-regulated fishing
41:15 going from working for the government to starting own project: Speak Up for Blue.
44:15 experiences from the BP oil spill
55:15 the value of following your calling: lessons from creating a podcast.
60:15 “live for a better ocean,” quick tips to use daily to help the ocean.
1:07:55 voting and marine biology
1:09:45 Favorite field story: being a marine mammal consultant, doing the nightshift in the summer arctic and seeing a bowhead whale
1:12:25 A staring contest with cuttlefish
1:15:15 Andrew’s ask. Be prepared to stand out. You don’t have to be a marine biologist to do marine conservation.