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Winnie Courtene-Jones is a researcher at the University of Plymouth in their International Marine Litter Research Unit. We had such a fun conversation today starting with Winnie\\u2019s volunteer position studying dolphins off the coast of Wales. Winnie shares her graduate research of, essentially, watching hermit crabs duke it out, and how she definitely wasn\\u2019t going to get PhD. Until she did. She also explains what being self employed in the marine science means. Winnie\\u2019s research has taken her all over the world, and has found plastic in some surprising places- including over a mile beneath the ocean\\u2019s surface.

Winnie is a font of knowledge when it comes to plastic and plastic pollution, and she breaks down where it's found, what the \\u2018great garbage patches' really look like, and if biodegradable plastics are actually a thing. Her conservation ask is a great one, so be sure to stay tuned for that.

Show notes: marinebio.life/74

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