ENVOY: A Podcast for the Planet: Recent Episodes
Envoy
An Envoy is a diplomatic representative or messenger on a diplomatic mission. This podcast is exactly that - a podcast for the planet. Your host Andre Borell, an impact documentary filmmaker whose first film shared the same title, will interview guests who have a critical message for our planet. With a fireside chat feel, Envoy features deep-dive conversations with the brightest minds in conservation, environment, green tech, sport, economics, politics and much more.
Since the 1930’s, sharks have been targeted and killed by government-run shark culling programs to “protect” beaches in Australia. These have operated in New South Wales (NSW) since 1937, and Queensland (QLD) since 1962. In this time, almost 70 shark bite incidents, including 3 fatalities, have occurred at so-called “protected” beaches. Western Australia's (WA) culling trial in 2014 is the first time mass outrage was sparked about this approach. It was the first time a serious campaign started against these practices. The WA cull has long since ended, but NSW and QLD culls continue.
Episode timecodes:
00:00 Campaign Update - Month 106
00:26 NSW and QLD Summer Rally
02:05 Public Awareness
03:52 The Project news story
06:34 Do we want cowardly or courageous politicians?
08:02 NSW seal entanglement in shark net
10:18 NSW Grey Nurse shark in shark net
12:03 Closing thoughts
Full story from The Project
Episode notes and references:
- Our Petition
- New email action targeting Minister for the Environment, James Griffin
- QDAF Scientific Working Group recommends removal of shark nets during whale migration
- Summer Gold Coast and Sydney protest events
- Surfers warned not to attempt whale rescues after Gold Coast shark net traps animal
Episode timecodes:
- 00:00 Nets Out Now + No Shark Cull - Campaign Update Month 105
- 00:25 September 2022 humpback whale entanglements
- 04:00 New South Whales Nets Out Now + No Shark Cull September 2022 update
- 04:55 Joint Management Agreement/Minister for the Environment James Griffin
- 10:40 Summer Nets Out Now Events
- 12:25 Queensland Nets Out Now + No Shark Cull September 2022 update
- 12:35 Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries and Sea World warn people not to help animals caught in shark nets
- 14:30 Queensland Premier media spin team and how it impacts our campaign
- 18:20 Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries scientific working group says no to shark nets, why doesn't Minister Furner?
- 18:50 Petition update (123,000+ signatures) and Change.org assistance
- 20:51 We continue to target NSW Environment Minister James Griffin, new action: email campaign
Since the 1930’s, sharks have been targeted and killed by government-run shark culling programs to “protect” beaches in Australia. These have operated in New South Wales (NSW) since 1937, and Queensland (QLD) since 1962. In this time, almost 70 shark bite incidents, including 3 fatalities, have occurred at so-called “protected” beaches. Western Australia's (WA) culling trial in 2014 is the first time mass outrage was sparked about this approach. It was the first time a serious campaign started against these practices. The WA cull has long since ended, but NSW and QLD culls continue. This is an update on the campaign against those practices, now in its 104th month.