• Heidi Tait - CEO Tangaroa Blue Foundation. Founder Australian Marine Debris Initiative. | EP 33

  • May 23 2022
  • Length: 1 hr and 11 mins
  • Podcast

Heidi Tait - CEO Tangaroa Blue Foundation. Founder Australian Marine Debris Initiative. | EP 33

  • Summary

  • 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

    Tangaroa Blue on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TangaroaBlue

    Tangaroa Blue on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tangaroablue/

    #tangaroablue: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/tangaroablue/

    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.

     

    TO SUGGEST A GUEST YOU CAN REACH US here: guest@ourepicocean.com or email the Executive Producer here: Steve@project-o.org

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