Noise pollution in the oceans and telling stories that matter with Annie Moir, marine biologist and BBC wildlife filmmaker

Dec. 7, 2022

In today’s episode I’m chatting with Annie Moir, a marine biologist, wildlife filmmaker and impact producer at the BBC. We briefly worked together on a biodiversity project before both moving on to other things - but we stayed in touch and she was one of the first people that came to mind when I started planning this podcast.

We spoke about noise pollution in the oceans, how human activity is affecting whales and all other marine animals, and what we could do to reduce that impact. One of my favourite moments was when she said she suggested to a big supermarket chain they might review their entire shipping process to avoid whale migration routes. We also touched on the importance of starting a conversation, and how different approaches to how we tell these stories are needed to reach as many people as possible.

Want to dive deeper?

• Watch A Voice Above Nature, Annie’s documentary on noise pollution https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZ505SSIkHo
• Start a conversation - tell someone about what you learned in today’s episode
• Consider the impact of your travel and holidays, maybe avoid ferries and cruises if you can!
• Consider how we could go back to living in harmony with the natural world, and remember that there are no straight lines in nature

Annie’s recommendations

• Mountains of the mind - Robert Macfarlane https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/robert-macfarlane-y/mountains-of-the-mind/9781783784509
• Period Power - Maisie Hill https://www.wob.com/en-gb/books/maisie-hill/period-power/9781472963611

Little links

• Annie on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/annieemoir/
• Why We Care on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/whywecarepodcast/
• Tiphaine on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tiphainemarie_/

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Thank you for caring and sending you lots of love!

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