171: Why Coral Reefs are important with Shelby Thomas

<p>In this episode, we talk to Shelby Thomas. She is the founder and CEO of the Ocean Rescue Alliance a marine conservation and restoration non-profit organization. She is also the CEO of the 1000 Mermaids Artificial Reef Project as well as a PhD Candidate with the University of Florida.</p><p>During this episode we talked about the importance of coral reefs. Take a deep dive into some options that you can do to help out our oceans and corals as well as look at some of the amazing artistic project they are working on in and around the ocean.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><span class="ql-size-large">Links from the episodes</span></p><p><a href="https://mamaearthtalk.com/episodes/143/" target="_blank">143: How To Save Our Oceans With Dr. Sylvia Earle</a></p><p><span class="ql-size-large">Where can people find Shelby?</span></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/OceanRescueAlliance" target="_blank">Facebook</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/oceanrescuealliance/" target="_blank">Instagram</a></p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelby-thomas-347241b5/" target="_blank">LinkedIn - Shelby</a></p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/ocean-rescue-alliance/" target="_blank">LinkedIn - Ocean Rescue Alliance</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/ORA_Reefs" target="_blank">Twitter</a></p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYGwHhsQdzwBVO5KmOdOYcQ" target="_blank">YouTube</a></p><p><a href="https://www.oceanrescuealliance.org/" target="_blank">Website - Ocean Rescue Alliance</a></p><p><a href="https://1000mermaids.com/" target="_blank">Website - 1000 Mermaids</a></p><h1 class="ql-align-center"><strong>KEY TAKE AWAY</strong></h1><p class="ql-align-center">“”</p>