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Features & Appearances
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I regularly write feature-length articles and occasional commentary for science-focused and more generalist publications addressing international audiences. I cover science, technology, and policy in the areas of ocean science, ocean ecosystems, and climate change.
I’m always open to discussing ideas for collaborations and commissions. Feel free to contact me at olive@oliveheffernan.com.
Deep-Sea Mining Could Begin Soon, Regulated or Not
Scientific American, September 1, 2023
Protecting wildlife in the high seas
BBC Wildlife, September 2023
Hypocrisy is threatening the future of the world’s oceans
Nature, 5 September 2023
Gruner Goldrausch in der Tiefsee
Le Monde diplomatique, August 2023
Squid fisheries are booming in a regulatory vacuum
China Dialogue, May 25, 2023
Stemming the Threat of Biopiracy on the High Seas
TruthDig, May 2024
Deep-Sea Mining Could Begin Soon, Regulated or Not
Scientific American, September 1, 2023
Protecting wildlife in the high seas
BBC Wildlife, September 2023
Hypocrisy is threatening the future of the world’s oceans
Nature, 5 September 2023
Gruner Goldrausch in der Tiefsee
Le Monde diplomatique, August 2023
Squid fisheries are booming in a regulatory vacuum
China Dialogue, May 25, 2023
Stemming the Threat of Biopiracy on the High Seas
TruthDig, May 2024
Deep-Sea Mining Could Begin Soon, Regulated or Not
Scientific American, September 1, 2023
Protecting wildlife in the high seas
BBC Wildlife, September 2023
Hypocrisy is threatening the future of the world’s oceans
Nature, 5 September 2023
Gruner Goldrausch in der Tiefsee
Le Monde diplomatique, August 2023
Squid fisheries are booming in a regulatory vacuum
China Dialogue, May 25, 2023
Stemming the Threat of Biopiracy on the High Seas
TruthDig, May 2024
Deep-Sea Mining Could Begin Soon, Regulated or Not
Scientific American, September 1, 2023
Protecting wildlife in the high seas
BBC Wildlife, September 2023
Hypocrisy is threatening the future of the world’s oceans
Nature, 5 September 2023
Gruner Goldrausch in der Tiefsee
Le Monde diplomatique, August 2023
Squid fisheries are booming in a regulatory vacuum
China Dialogue, May 25, 2023
Stemming the Threat of Biopiracy on the High Seas
TruthDig, May 2024
Deep-Sea Mining Could Begin Soon, Regulated or Not
Scientific American, September 1, 2023
Protecting wildlife in the high seas
BBC Wildlife, September 2023
Hypocrisy is threatening the future of the world’s oceans
Nature, 5 September 2023
Gruner Goldrausch in der Tiefsee
Le Monde diplomatique, August 2023
Squid fisheries are booming in a regulatory vacuum
China Dialogue, May 25, 2023
Stemming the Threat of Biopiracy on the High Seas
TruthDig, May 2024
Recent Appearances
High Seas treaty talks and discoveries from the deep
BBC Radio 4 Inside Science, March 2022
Episode 259: THE HIGH SEAS:
Sustainabbable
Game changers
December 2022, Radio 4 BBC Inside Science
Historic agreement reached to protect world's oceans
RTE Radio 1, March 2023
An ocean of opportunities
BBC Radio 4, Inside Science
The halfway point to sustainable development
BBC Radio 4 Inside Science
To enquire about my availability, contact heffernan.olive@gmail.com
Features
Deep-Sea Mining Could Begin Soon, Regulated or Not
Scientific American, September 1, 2023
Moving the dial on ocean-based CO2 removal
China Dialogue, April, 2022
Gruner Goldrausch in der Tiefsee
Le Monde diplomatique, August 2023
Stemming the Threat of Biopiracy on the High Seas
TruthDig, May 2024
Squid fisheries are booming in a regulatory vacuum
China Dialogue, May 25, 2023
Stemming the Threat of Biopiracy on the High Seas
UnDark, May 2024
UN high seas treaty is a landmark – but science needs to fill the gaps
Nature, March 2023
Hypocrisy is threatening the future of the world’s oceans
Nature, 5 September 2023
France’s membership lends weight to coalition for ocean sustainability
March 2022, China Dialogue
Protecting wildlife in the high seas
BBC Wildlife, September 2023
Who Owns the Ocean’s Genes? Tension on the High Seas
Scientific American, Sept 12, 2022
Can 14 nations put global ocean protection back on track?
China Dialogue, Feb 2021
Penguin puzzle
BBC Wildlife, Sept 2020
Who rules climate intervention on the high seas?
China Dialogue, Sept 2020
Why a landmark treaty to stop ocean biopiracy could stymie research
Nature, March 2020
Kelp. A cry for help
BBC Wildlife,January 2020
The hidden fight to stop illegal fishing from destroying our oceans
WIRED, Sept 2019
Melting sea ice may be a boon for some Arctic whales, then a bust
National Geographic, July 2019
Seabed mining is coming – bring riches and fears of epic extinctions
Nature, July 2019
Scientists track damage from controversial deep-sea mining method
Nature, March 2019
Deep-sea mining could wreck our last unexplored ecosystem
New Scientist, Jan 2019
Fuel taxes are a bitter pill we must all swallow
New Scientist, December 2018
UN makes a bold move to protect marine life on the high seas
Scientific American, Sept 2018
Towing icebergs to Cape Town is a poor way to halt the water crisis
New Scientist, May 2018
How to save the high seas
Nature, May 2018
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