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How To Protect The Ocean
Dive into the Depths: Join Andrew Lewin on 'How to Protect the Ocean' – Your Gateway to Exclusive Ocean Insights! Explore the latest, uncharted realms of ocean science and conservation that you won't find anywhere else. Andrew takes you on an inspiring journey to uncover the hidden gems of oceanic discovery and initiatives. Tune in to discover how you can transform your life for a better ocean, one episode at a time. The How To Protect The Ocean is your resource to keep you informed on the…
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- How To Protect The Ocean
SUFB 1211: Questions around the legality of killing 1400 white-sided dolphins in the Faroe Islands circulate
There was a cull of 1400 white-sided dolphins in the Faroe Islands recently has some people wanting to know if it was legal. Whaling of pilot whales and other…
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SUFB 1210: How climate change is playing a major role in the Canadian federal election
The Canadian federal election is less than a week away before we find out who will lead Canada into a very different world than it was 18 months ago. There are…
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SUFB 1209: Beluga transfer from Marineland to Mystic Aquarium update and more on Bill S-203 (Cetacean Captivity Ban) with Kaitlyn Mitchell
Kaitlyn Mitchell is a lawyer for Animal Justice, a non-profit organization that looks out for the welfare of animals in Canada. Website…
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SUFB 1208: MPA Guide to help Ocean Conservation
All of the talks around protecting 30% of the world's oceans by the year 2030 have really put a focus on the quality of MPAs that exist and that will be…
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SUFB 1207: Regional Approaches to Ocean Conservation
Every country has a different way of managing its oceans and every region also has its own way of managing its oceans. Various regions can learn from one…
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SUFB 1206: The importance of People, Knowledge, and Networks in Ocean Conservation
We are continuing our series in partnership with the Blue Nature Alliance to discuss Marine Conservation and how that will move forward in order to protect 30%…
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SUFB 1205: Social equity in and through marine conservation
The Blue Nature Alliance is a collaboration among several organizations that would like to help communities around the world to protect 30% of the ocean by…
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SUFB 1204: The trouble with non-profit organizations in marine conservation
I am listening to a podcast series called White Saviors that is produced by Canadaland. It's a series on the rise and fall of a charity called the We Charity…
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SUFB 1203: Marine Conservation career advice for students and early career people
It's that time of year again for me to provide advice for students and early-career scientists/conservationists as people are going back to school or trying to…
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SUFB 1202: Collaboration over competition for the ocean
I have been reflecting on the subject of collaboration as I work on a special project for this podcast (the project will be released next week!). Collaboration…
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SUFB 1201: Drones illegally flown over marine mammals in British Columbia, Canada
Fisheries and Oceans Canada's (DFO) Whale Protection Program has several investigations open of illegal drone activity along the southern shores of Vancouver…
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SUFB 1200: Climate Justice for Pacific Island States with Tuna
I speak to Dr. Johann Bell from Conservation International on today's episode to discuss a Climate Justice example in the Pacific Islands. Many small islands…
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SUFB 1199: When COVID hit, some people turned to the ocean for food
COVID caused a lot of disruption in the form of shutdowns, but something that was always available in North America was grocery stores. However, there were…
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SUFB 1198: Prioritizing Climate Change Policies during the next election
Canada is about to have a federal election in September 20th. The election was called during a time when we are entering the 4th wave of a pandemic; major…
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SUFB 1197: Havoc, the beluga whale, dies at Mystic Aquarium after being transferred from Marineland
Dr. Naomi Rose joins me on the podcast with an interesting story that resulted in the death of a recently transferred beluga whale at Mystic Aquarium. The…
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SUFB 1196: Is an Electric Vehicle or Combustion Vehicle Better For The Environment?
Trying to buy environmentally beneficial products is not as easy as you would think it is. Companies will always try to save money that may compromise the…
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SUFB 1195: Grassroots Marine Conservation with Surfrider
In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Chad Nelson, CEO of the Surfrider Foundation, to catch up from our last conversation on the changes and growth that the…
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SUFB 1194: Tracking beluga and narwhal whales from space
You would think that we would know more information about whales because they are so big; however, that is not the case. There are many information gaps in…
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SUFB 1193: Example of science communication gone bad
I am a Science Communicator. I use this podcast to communicate marine science to you and other listeners who would like to know more about how to protect the…
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SUFB 1192: Nets For Net Zero is trying to find ways of incorporating Ghost Nets
Ghost nets are discarded nets from fishing vessels that float around in the ocean unmonitored. The nets continue to snag fish, marine mammals, sea turtles, and…
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SUFB 1191: Why are ocean solutions ignored when fighting climate change
I had a great listener question that I decided to cover on the podcast because I thought it was an important topic. @harveyperello asked: Why do we ignore…
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SUFB 1190: Analysis Shows Shark Week May Not Be Good For Shark Conservation
Discovery's Shark Week is their biggest rating week of the year and is quite the spectacle. The shows aim to inspire people to learn about sharks and…
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SUFB 1189: Salmon populations are being altered by climate change in Pacific and Atlantic Oceans
Salmon populations can't stand the heat so they may be removed from many of the waterways that they normally occupy for spawning. Salmon are cold-water species…
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SUFB 1188: Red Tide kills hundreds of ocean spies in Tampa Bay, Florida
Florida is in a Red Tide event two years after its last red tide event. Hundreds of ocean species are washing up along the shore dead and rotting causing…
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SUFB 1187: Largest mass die off of manatees due to starvation
There were 841 manatee deaths since January 1st of 2021, which is the largest mass mortality event since 2013 (830 deaths). The deaths were due to a lack of…
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SUFB 1186: Is the media driving a wedge between science and the ocean?
This episode is a bit of a rant that I have been thinking about for a while. Over the past few months, I've noticed that media companies (video, audio, and…
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SUFB 1185: Report: Fisheries Subsidies are contributing to overfishing in foreign countries
A new report written by researchers at the University of British Columbia and supported by Oceana reveals the foreign fisheries subsidies are contributing to…
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SUFB 1184: Applying the regenerative ocean farming model to adapt to fisheries
Fishers have had to adapt to many changes over generations. Some of those changes are natural, but most are human-induced. For one fisher in Alaska, adapting…
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SUFB 1183: 4 New Sharks named in the past 5 weeks
Dr. David Ebert joins me on the podcast today to discuss four publications that went out in the last 5 weeks that name and describe a new shark species. These…
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SUFB 1182: Top 10 things you can do to fight climate change according to the David Suzuki Foundation
The last episode on Climate Change might have been a bit pessimistic so I decided to share a great resource on how you can fight climate change. The David…
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SUFB 1181: Why the ocean was on fire and what we need to do about it
Last week was a crazy week for the environment, to say the least. The ocean was set on fire due to a busted pipeline, a town in British Columbia ignited into…
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SUFB 1180: Seals are not the driving factor in the slow recovery of Northern Cod
Two experience Canadian Fisheries and Oceans scientists have revealed that data points to multiple factors that are causing the recovery of Northern Cod to…
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SUFB 1179: The US Navy Kills Marine Species by Detonating a 40,000 lbs Bomb in the Ocean
The US Navy conducts drills in the ocean on a regular basis whether it uses sonar or detonates bombs. Unfortunately, many marine species including marine…
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SUFB 1178: The Subway Tuna Fish Sandwich Controversy
Does Subway use real Tuna in their Tuna sandwiches? That is the question that many headlines read throughout social media sites recently as people were sharing…
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SUFB 1177: More shipping containers are ending up in the ocean
A recent article highlighted a string of containers that have fallen off of shipping vessels in recent months. Some shipping experts say that it is caused by a…
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SUFB 1176: If an oil spill happens in the ocean and now one is around...Did it actually happen?
I was in a clubhouse room run by Zakia Rashid called Blue Planet this week and there was a discussion about oil spills at sea. Not the huge oil spills that we…
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SUFB 1175: Know this when you Sci Comm
I had an audience member reach out to me this morning to ask me some advice about creating content for Science Communication (SciComm). I love chatting about…
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SUFB 1174: Coelacanth Discovered To Have Longer Lifespan Than Initially Thought
The Coelacanth is a fish that continues to surprise the scientific community. Originally thought to be extinct, the living fossil was "rediscovered" after…
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SUFB 1173: UK to Implement Highly Protected Marine Areas
The UK government responded to reports that 97% of their Marine Protected areas had allowed trawlers to fish in the areas where the major goals of the MPA were…
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SUFB 1172: The US Passed More Than Just A Shark Fin Ban
The US government passed a bill that will ban the sale and/or purchase of shark fins in the United States. There is more to the bill than a shark fin ban…
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SUFB 1171: Reflecting On Oceans Week 2021
Oceans Week 2021 has been a very busy week for me as I scheduled 4 Speak Up For Ocean Blue episodes and a number of episodes for my client podcasts (more on…
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SUFB 1170: Changing Behavior Around Water Pollution Through Innovation
I am joined by RARE's Katie Velasco who is here to discuss a contest for solutions to water pollution from around the world. The contest that is led by RARE…
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SUFB 1169: Sounds of the Ocean Experience
Happy Oceans Day!!! As promised in the last episode, here is the entire audio piece created by Michelle Amor. Enjoy! Tune into Earthx TV Tuesday-Thursday at…
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SUFB 1168: The Making of the Sounds of the Modern Ocean Experience
Michelle Amor is a Masters Student in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation at Scripps Institute of Oceanography. She is also an avid music composer and a…
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SUFB 1167: Why Marine Scientists Write Letters To Protect Biodiversity
It starts with trying to solve a problem. Dr. Rebecca Helm, Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina Ashville, wanted to make sure ocean species…
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SUFB 1166: Making Science Fun With The No Such Thing As Boring Podcast Hosts
Eden Robins and Dr. Craig McClain join me on today's episode to talk about why they started a podcast to make boring science things not so boring with their…
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SUFB 1165: International Plastic Pollution Agreement is Missing Important Country's Participation
Plastic pollution in the Ocean is a serious problem as 12 million tons of plastic pollution is added to the Ocean on a daily basis. An amendment to the UN's…
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SUFB 1164: You Don't Have To Be Perfect To Live For A Better Ocean
This episode is purely motivational. I find that there is a perception that people should do everything perfectly if they are going to be eco-friendly…
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SUFB 1163: New Camera System To Explore The Deep Sea For Giant Squid
The Deep Sea is quite a mysterious place. In fact, we know more about space than we do about the Deep Sea, which doesn't make a lot of sense since the Ocean is…
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SUFB 1162: Sea Otters Are Guardians For Kelp Against Urchins
I feel as though my first lesson in web food ecology was learning about the dynamics between the Sea Otter, Sea Urchin, and the Kelp Forest. When one is out of…
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SUFB 1161: Banning Bottom Trawling Improves Ocean!
Judging from the title, you probably think that I am going crazy. Of course, banning bottom trawling will improve the ocean. But you will be surprised when I…
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SUFB 1160: Monitoring Global Coral Reef Bleaching Through The Allen Coral Atlas
BREAKING NEWS: The Allen Coral Atlas released a new tool that will monitor Coral Reef Bleaching in near real-time so that marine managers can take action steps…
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SUFB 1159: Where Do Green Sea Turtles Go After They Hatch And Enter The Ocean
A new study revealed a potential favourite nursing habitat for Green Sea Turtles that hatch near the Gulf Stream. The area is filled with algae that many…
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SUFB 1158: Ocean Talk Friday - Taking Pictures With A Tiger Shark Is Illegal And Is 30 x 30 Realistic
Clay Groves, the host of the Fish Nerds Podcast, joins me in the podcast today for Ocean Talk Friday. If you are new to Ocean Talk Friday, it's where Clay and…
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SUFB 1157: How Sitka Salmon Shares Changed The Way We Eat Seafood Sustainability
How can seafood consumers truly buy sustainable seafood? The first step is to decrease the number of middle people in the supply chain so that most of the…
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SUFB 1156: The Australian Sea Lion Population Is Declining And Scientists Are Worried
The Australian Sea Lion population has been declining for the past few decades. So much so that a Scientific Committee recommended the sea lions be upgraded to…
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SUFB 1155: Protecting Blue Carbon Habitats
The past two episodes have focused on Blue Carbon Habitats such as mangroves, seagrass meadows, salt marshes, and kelp forests and their importance for…
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SUFB 1154: Blue Carbon: WILDCOAST's Mangrove And Coastal Habitat Initiative
Blue Carbon habitats can sequester more carbon than the Amazon Forests. Mangroves, Seagrass Meadows, Salt Marshes, and Kelp Forests are all considered Blue…
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SUFB 1153: Blue Carbon - Seagrass Restoration Project To Add 4 Hectares Of Seagrass Seedlings
The common practice when discussing the reduction of Climate Change is to mention trees that sequester carbon through photosynthesis. There are additional ways…
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SUFB 1152: Human Ointment Helps Heal Stony Coral Species In Miami
A recent study found that using Amoxycillin can help with curing lesions on stony corals; however, it does not yet cure the coral from getting lesions again…