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Podcast: American Shoreline Podcast Network
Episode: The Whale Went Down to Georgia: Whale Week with Cathy Sakas and Paulita Bennit-Martin
Description: On this episode, Peter Ravella and Tyler Buckingham are joined Cathy Sakas and Paulita Bennit-Martin to learn about Whale Week. Now in its third year, Whale Week aims to bring together the coastal communities of Georgia and beyond to educate and engage the public to the plight of the North Atlantic right whale. Paulita Bennit-Martin co-founded Whale Week, and is the field representative of Georgia Campaigns at Oceana, the world's largest ocean conservation organization. Cathy Sakas is a Georgia legend and is know locally as a Swamp Goddess. She previously worked for NOAA Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary wh...