Lily Niederhofer
Lily Niederhofer, competitive swimmer/octopus advocate, conceived open-water swim, to raise awareness /money, to stop world’s first industrial-sized octopus farm. The preteen speaks to students and lawmakers hoping to block commercial octopus operations. Wo(men) Mind the Water Artivist Podcast series speaks with the Lewis Pugh Foundation Environmental Sports Champion and Young Planet Leader.
Lisa Tossey
Storyteller and communications specialist Lisa Tossey is communications specialist for Global Fishing Watch, a nonprofit that uses cutting edge technology to transform data into information that encourages fair and sustainable use of ocean resources. Lisa feels very fortunate to be working with a creative and resourceful team. Her job is to provide an interface for the public to be able to assess complex data in a digestible and engaging way in order to look at complicated aspects related to issues related to fishing on the high seas. Lisa is also an artist in her own right. In the Wo(men) Mind the Water Artivist Series podcast we explore her work with Global Fishing Watch and her work as an artist. She does it all in service of the ocean, her happy place.