In Episode 73 we speak with Dan Haifley, an ocean activist who has spent decades working to protect California waters. Dan takes us through the amazing story of battling oil companies in the 1980's and 90's to block their offshore oil drilling north of Santa Barbara, CA. We hear of the grass roots activism Dan was involved in with Save Our Shores where he worked closely with NOAA and local government agencies to designate the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, a 6,000+ square mile protected area along California's coast. Dan talks about his interaction with Jack O'Neill leading into development of the Sea Odyssey program to educate and inspire school children on the ocean. Dan shares a lot of great perspective on citizen involvement to protect the ocean, the challenges we face today around conservation, and the amazing people he's worked with over the years.
Thanks for sharing Dan's ocean life with us. You can find pictures and video of him on Facebook , Oneill Sea Odyssey, and Save Our Shores. You can also find good stuff on the ThisOceanLife.TV Instagram and Facebook pages. We are on Twitter ranting about anything cool happening in the ocean.
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Zeb Walsh -- prone paddling Bass Straight, winning Molokai 2 Oahu, big wave rescue training
Greg Lewandowski -- boat captain, scuba instructor, freediver, fisherman
James Casey - winning Molokai 2 Oahu, foiling, coaching, surfing
Animal Stories — sharks, rays, and whales
Hayley-Jo Carr -- scuba diving, coral restoration, Bahamas
Kevin Dunn -- sunscreen pioneer, surfer, environmentalist
Suzie Cooney -- ocean athlete trainer, Maliko downwind, Maui life
Cooper Family -- Sailing the South Pacific (Pt 2)
Pat Shaughnessy -- Mavericks competitor, prone paddle athlete
Andy Schell and Mia Karlsson -- 59 North Sailing, offshore sailing adventure company
Tyler Conroy -- foiling, surfing, Mavericks, water rescue
Luke Adolfson -- surfing, travel, Jaws, helping Maui youth
Bobby Twitchell -- Maui life underwater, spearfishing, freediving, sustainability
Johnny Kahakaloha -- water life on Maui, enduring Molokai 2 Oahu
Stoked Grom Stories: Bobo Gallagher -- SUP foiling, surfing, downwinding
Amanda Calabrese -- decade of surf lifesaving, world competitor, empowering women in sport
April O'Gorman -- competitive surf lifesaving, US National Team, iron woman
Ryan Paroz and Ryan Buell -- two generations of competitive surf live saving
Mick Slattery -- SureFire boards, surfing, SUP, water life in Sydney
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