Derek Hamer: Saving hundreds of thousands of mammals from accidental death
Derek Hamer has devoted his life to helping save seals and whales. It's a great insight into the impact that fishing has on our oceans and the work thats been done by a handful of people to change how fishermen think about sustainability. Derek is passionate about protecting our oceans for future generations and has accrued decades of experience working on the management of marine mammal conservation with commercial fisheries in Australia, the sub-Antarctic, Samoa and Fiji. Derek is a founding member of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) Marine Mammal Working Group and has worked with the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA; through the DevFish Project), the Alaskan Longline Fishermen’s Association (ALFA) and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) on related projects in the western central Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea. Find out more about podcast content and sailing opportunities: https://www.oceansailingpodcast.com