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Biography

Chris Parsons has been involved in ocean science, conservation and communications for nearly three decades decades and has been involved in projects on every continent including Antarctica. He's currently a consultant for the Animal Welfare Institute. Prior to that he was the the Director of Communications content at Defenders of Wildlife, writing, managing and strategizing communications content on endangered species. Before this he was a communications specialist for the US National Science Foundation specializing in ocean science and policy, as well as a AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow. Prior to this, he was the Creative & Scientific Content Director for Speak Up For Blue productions – one of the biggest independent nature podcasting companies globally, for whom he hosted and produced several marine science & environmental podcasts. Before that he was an Associate Professor in the Dept of Environmental Science & Policy at George Mason University, as well as the Director of their undergraduate program in environmental science, where he taught ocean science, conservation and science communication techniques. He's also a senior correspondent for the #1 ocean science bog Southern Fried Science, the Executive Producer of the Sci on the Fly podcast and the co-host of the Marine Conservation Happy Hour podcast and Youtube series. His claim to fame is that science fiction writer Douglas Adams gave him his old typewriter on which he wrote The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.

Content

Total articles 67

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  ‎Dugongs And Seadragons: Season 2 Halloween Special! – Manners and Madness Episode 2 – An Investigation on Apple Podcasts

  By Chris Parsons

  Nov. 03, 2023

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  ‎Dugongs And Seadragons: Season 2 Halloween Special! – Manners and Madness Episode 1 – An Invitation on Apple Podcasts

  By Chris Parsons

  Oct. 26, 2023

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  COMMENTARY: To protect whales, we should ban offshore oil and gas, not wind farms

  By Angelo O’Connor Villagomez, Chris Parsons

  Mar. 23, 2023

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Marine Conservation Happy Hour Podcast