In our final episode, the National Sea Grant Law Center attorneys share their final thoughts about the topics covered during this season of the podcast. They also provide some behind-the-scenes glimpses about how the work of the National Sea Grant Law Center changed and the team adapted during the pandemic.

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On this episode, the National Sea Grant Law Center’s Taylor Harris and Olivia Deans discuss the University of Mississippi’s Lead in Drinking Water project. As an AmeriCorps VISTA member, Taylor Harris shares her unique experiences associated with Covid-19’s impact on water quality outreach and research projects.

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National Sea Grant Law Center senior attorneys Cathy Janasie and Terra Bowling discuss some of the day-to-day impacts of COVID-19 on coastlines and coastal gatherings. An interview with Ohio Sea Grant Outreach Extension Educator Jill Bartolotta focuses on the use of plastics and masks during the pandemic and how the use of these products affects our coastlines. An interview with Diane Burich, Director of Education for the New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium, discusses how the pandemic impacted events at the coast.

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National Sea Grant Law Center senior attorneys Cathy Janasie and Terra Bowling discuss a few legal issues the pandemic created for beach towns across the country, ranging from restrictions on beach access to disruptions to tourism. The episode features an interview with Jeff Malarney, an attorney and member of the North Carolina Real Estate Commission, and Bobby Outten, Dare County Attorney and County Manager, about Dare County’s experience during the pandemic.

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On the episode, National Sea Grant Law Center Director Stephanie Otts discusses the legal rights and responsibilities of sailors, captains, and ship owners under maritime law with respect to disease outbreaks on ships. She also recounts the epic saga of a sailor who filed a lawsuit after being forced from his ship when he fell ill with smallpox.

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The National Sea Grant Law Center’s Olivia Deans and Stephanie Otts discuss Covid -19’s impact on fisheries management. We will hear how regulators have addressed challenges arising from Covid-19 through the Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and its regulations.

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On this episode, we’re focusing on the impacts of COVID-19 on the seafood industry. Through interviews with Joshua Stoll, assistant professor of marine policy at the University of Maine, and Jamie Doyle and Angee Doerr of Oregon Sea Grant, the National Sea Grant Law Center’s Zachary Klein explores the ways in which the pandemic upended seafood supply chains and created opportunities to build a more resilient sector.

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On this episode, National Sea Grant Law Center Director Stephanie Otts shares some stories from history about disease outbreaks on passenger vessels with some surprising parallels to today. We will also be joined by Chris Robinette, professor of law at Southwestern Law School, who will share his insights into lawsuits that have been filed against the cruise line industry since the outbreak of Covid-19.

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