In the final episode of Season 2: Our Oceans, Fiona focuses on what WE can all do to turn the tide and create a nation that's more environmentally conscious. 

Fiona is joined by Catherine Gemmel, Scottish Conservation Officer with the UK’s leading marine charity, Marine Conservation Society. 

As well as hearing about a range of the research work and campaigns that the MCS is currently working on, Fiona and Catherine call out the important role that not for profit organisations play in bridging all of society to get the public, industry and government all working together to drive change. 

From educating the public on environmental issues to gathering armies of volunteers to collect hard data, and campaigning to Government and big industry, the MCS go full circle to realise change. In this episode, Fiona and Catherine look at all the ways we can get involved as individuals to protect our oceans. 

Links to all things discussed:

Marine Conservation Society - Take a look at their website to read more about all their active projects, or sign up to their newsletter to stay in the loop. 

Become a Sea Champion - Get involved by becoming a Sea Champion. That’s how Catherine herself first got involved with the charity. 

Good Fish Guide -  A guide to help you purchase seafood more sustainably as an easy to use mobile app. 

Beach Watch- A citizen science project which includes the flagship Great British Beach Clean event every September. 

Plastic Challenge- Make a commitment to reducing your own use of single-use plastics with this annual challenge. 

Cotton bud project - Read more about the MCS’s great work to achieve the ban of plastic cotton buds in Scotland. 

Ella Daish - Follow this female campaigner hell-bent on removing plastics from period products.  

Stop Ocean Threads - sign this online petition to help MCS campaign for legislation that will ensure washing machine manufacturers fit microfibre filters to all machines to catch microfibre threads and stop them entering our ocean.  

Wildlife sightings- Use this page to let the MCS know about your sighting of Jellyfish, Turtles and Basking Sharks. 

Cool Seas Webinar series- Educational resources for teachers, home educators and parents alike to teach young ones about protecting our oceans. 

Catherine’s podcast recommendations - Catherine recommended the brand new podcast by the MCS, OceanCast.