CheloniaCast sits down with Rod Mast, one of the most prominent figures in sea turtle conservation. Rod is the President and CEO of the Oceanic Society and the co-founder of The State of The World's Sea Turtles (SWOT) and Chief Editor of the annual SWOT Report. Additionally Rod co-chairs the IUCN-SSC Marine Turtle Specialist Group. The conversation covers sea turtle conservation as a general topic with some specifics into Rod’s experiences as well as larger concepts in sea turtle ecology.

To learn more about the Oceanic Society visit: https://www.oceanicsociety.org/

The State of the Worlds Sea Turtles: https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/

To view some of Rod’s publications check out: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Roderic-Mast

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