June 22, 2021

SDG #14: Protecting the Ocean with Data, NFT’s and the Human Spirit with Jeremy McKane

SDG #14: Protecting the Ocean with Data, NFT’s and the Human Spirit with Jeremy McKane
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Jeremy McKane is an artist who has passion for the environment with a direct focus on ocean issues, particularly in the past several years. He is an active Explorers Club Member and the CEO of OCN.ai, an autonomous network of marine robots that automate enforcement at sea. Jeremy talks about how his work with NFTs - or "non fungible tokens" - is funding the removal of munitions from the ocean as well as some misconceptions about overfishing and what we can do as a society to address the problem from multiple angles.

In this episode:

- Why nature preserves in the ocean work for long-term conservation
- Using non fungible tokens (NFT’s) to fight for ocean conservation
- Breaking down misconceptions about fishing

Website: https://www.jeremymckane.com/about/