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Podcast: American Shoreline Podcast Network
Episode: Money for Something: Johnny Joaquin Bohorquez on Finding Cash to Protect Our Oceans | Shaped by the Sea
Description: On this episode of Shaped By The Sea, Brian Yurasits catches up with his friend and colleague, Johnny Joaquin Bohorquez, to talk about the most efficient ways to protect our world's oceans. Johnny is a PhD Candidate at Stony Brook University, and has spent the past 5 years researching how we can sustainably finance marine protected areas. Protecting vast expanses of the ocean from exploitation isn't cheap, but it's necessary. Money makes the world go 'round, but where does the money used to finance marine protected areas come from? How can we set these special places up for success? Johnny stresses t...