Episodes
Episode 10: Scaling up Sargassum based products with Jason Cole and J…
In this episode we talk to Jason Cole and Jorge Vega Matos, who are part of the 20-person strong team at C-Combinator, a public benefit corporation creating valuable circular economies based on Sargassum that can address rege...
Episode 9: Nature based solutions and social impacts of Sargassum wit…
In this episode we talk to Dr. Debbie Bartlett. She is Professor of Environmental Conservation at University of Greenwich. Her background is in consultancy, and she had experience of working for local authorities and governm...
Episode 8: Impact of Sargassum on Curaçao’s Bokas with Javier Diaz
In this episode we talk to Javier Diaz. He is a Marine Biology Master student at University of Groningen, researching the importance of healthy fish nursery habitats in Curaçao, where he is from. He is also a board member and...
Episode 7 : Impacts des sargasses sur la santé avec le docteur Thierr…
Pour cet épisode, nous discutons avec le docteur Thierry Lebrun, médecin anesthésiste-réanimateur et référent Anesthésiste, au Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire de la Martinique (CHUM) Pierre Zobda Quitman, depuis sa fondation e...
Episode 6: Connecting people working with Sargassum with Prof. Ligia …
In this episode we talk to Dr. Ligia Collado-Vides. She is a professor at Florida International University and has been studying the ecology of marine macroalgae in the Caribbean and south Florida for the last 20 years. Sarga...
Episode 5: Turning Sargassum into fuel? With Dr. John Milledge
In this episode we talk to Dr. John Milledge, a member of Algal Biotechnology Research Group at the University of Greenwich. He is currently researching the potential exploitation of Genus Sargassum for biofuel and other pr...
Episode 4: Turning Ocean deserts into vibrant algae farms with Victor…
In this episode we talk to Emeritus Prof. Victor Smetacek, a biological oceanographer by training. Before retiring a few years ago he was leading the Pelagic Biology Section at the Alfred Wegener Institute in Bremerhaven. Vic...
Episode 2: Salgax- Cómo convertir sargazo en una oportunidad comercia…
En este episodio hablamos con la emprendedora mexicana Dayre Catzim que fundó junto a su marido la empresa Salgax para producir fertilizante, papel y otros productos a partir del sargazo recogido en las playas. Para Dayre sar...
Episode 1: Homo Sargassum – how Sargassum inspired an art project wit…
In this episode we talk to Vanessa Selk, the executive and artists director of Tout-Monde Art Foundation and former French diplomat. For Vanessa, Sargassum are living creatures that are having a dialog with us humans on an ec...
Episode 3: Citizens help scientists with the Sargassum Watch App with…
In this episode we talk to Lowell Iporac, a PhD student at Florida International University. He is the communications manager of the International Sargassum Network (SargNet) listserv and primary manager of the citizen scienc...