The Nursery Hack That Pays for Itself

The Speak Up For Blue Podcast by Andrew Lewin - Marine Biologist and Ocean Conservationist

Sep 2, 202615:48Science & Medicine

Coral nurseries need constant maintenance, and that maintenance is expensive and relentless. When Andrew talked to Mike Goldberg, co-founder of I.CARE, his answer wasn't to hire more staff. It was to let paying customers...

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