Protecting the High Seas with Kristina Gjerde

21st Century Mermaids

Join Danni Washington as she dives deep into discussion with Kristina Gjerde. Kristina is a High Seas Policy Advisor for the International Union for Conservation of Nature Global Marine and Polar Program. She is also an adjunct professor at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, California, where she teaches an intensive course on international marine law. Kristina and Danni have a wide ranging discussion on topics from Kristina's beginnings at the Woods Hole Reef, establishing marine protected areas, her co-founding of the Deep Ocean Stewardship Initiative and the High Seas Alliance, and navigating international law to protect high seas biodiversity. Enjoy this packed conversation with one of the world's fiercest ocean conservationists. Thanks for listening! Be sure to subscribe, comment, and review! -- Audio Production: Vagabond Podcast Productions Production Assistant: Carrie Wentzel