{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65f81e449d52c90016e4b2b1/660d46104faec0001612f6f1?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Sea Turtles and Plastic Straws","description":"<p>One sea turtle video changed the plastic debate. Marine conservation biologist Dr. Christine Figgener reflects on filming the 2015 removal of a plastic straw from a sea turtle’s nose and the global anti-straw movement that followed. She discusses sea turtle research, the broader problem of sea turtle plastic pollution, and the difficult balance between science and activism. The episode asks what a powerful symbol can accomplish, what single-use plastic campaigns leave unresolved, and how public attention can support broader ocean conservation.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Episode Guest:</strong><a href=\"https://www.seaturtlebiologist.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>&nbsp;</strong>Dr. Christine Figgener</a></p><p>Browse her publications on <a href=\"https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Christine-Figgener\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Research Gate</a> .</p><p>Follow Dr. Figginer on<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/seaturtlebiologist/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Instagram</a></p><p>Pre-order <a href=\"https://www.seaturtlebiologist.com/work/book\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>My Life with Sea Turtles</em></a><em> </em>by Christine Figgener</p><p>Find the viral video of the turtle and the straw on <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wH878t78bw\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube</a></p><p>More information about the episode and the <a href=\"https://www.pineforestpods.com/pods/plastic-podcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Plastic Podcast</a></p><p>Episode <a href=\"https://www.pineforestpods.com/plastic-podcast-episodes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Transcript </a>&nbsp;and more information on the <a href=\"http://pineforestpods.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Pine Forest Media </a>Website</p><p>Follow Pine Forest Media on Instagram <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/pineforestmedia/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@pineforestmedia</a></p><p>Hosted, produced, written, and edited by<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/cj__marchese/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Clark Marchese&nbsp;</a></p><p>Cover art and PFM logo by<a href=\"https://laurelawong.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Laurel Wong</a>.&nbsp;</p><p>Theme music by <a href=\"https://www.fiverr.com/tadeoceballos?source=gig_page\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tadeo Cabellos</a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Pine Forest Media | Environmental Science Podcasts"}