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Marine Conservation and Earning Green Fins with Sam Craven (#24)

In today’s episode, I’m chatting with Sam Craven with Reef World Foundation. Sam currently manages the Reef World field office in the Philippines. The majority of her time is focused on working with our national partners on the implementation of the Green Fins initiative across SE Asia and the Pacific.

In this episode, we dive into pursuing a degree in marine biology in England, what it means to be a conservation diver, what the reefs in Malaysia and the Philippines really look like, why your future self wants you to take better diving notes now, and more.

Connect with Sam: Twitter| Instagram| Website| Reef World

Quick Links
Green fins
Reef World
UNEP
Eco Field Trips
Plymouth University
Newcastle University
Liverpool University
St. Andrews University
Thresher shark research and conservation project
Zoox
Kinship Conservation Fellow
Sam’s website
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Baselines
Harlequin shrimp
Nudibranchs

Show Notes

2:30 what is green fins and reef world and how they’re changing the dive industry.

10:15 how Sam got interested in marine biology growing up in Singapore, and how she ended up studying in marine science in England.

15:30 getting dive certified in Malaysia, becoming part of the sea at age 16, and what it’s like looking back in your log book when you’re older.

17:00 not knowing what to do after getting your masters can lead you to coming back full circle to what you started- and it works!

26:00 conservation fellowships and Sam’s experience. What’s the cost for affecting all the world’s conservation to be sustainable and what are the philanthropic boundaries?

34:00 an insight into Sam’s world. A day in the life of Sam, and what it looks like being a leader in a marine conservation institute

38:00 Seeing the effects of climate change on the coral reefs. Helping to reduce the compounding effect of the micro-stressors so corals can recover from the bigger issues.

47:00 wherever, whatever you are, you are also a consumer. Put your money where your mouth is. Choose where you dive, how you dive, avoiding single use plastics, purchase from companies that have sustainability in mind.

2 thoughts on “Marine Conservation and Earning Green Fins with Sam Craven (#24)”

  1. Hi! I’m Ally, and I’m a middle schooler. I love that people are trying to save the oceans! I’m from the Philippines, and I’m so sad to see the amount of damge that’s being done to the islands! Thank you for doing your job to proect the sea and everything in it!!

    1. Hi Ally, Thank you for your comment and kind words! Remember that you too have the power to help the islands!

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