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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 850: Why Citizen Science Is So Important
Marine Conservation studies are plagued by the "I could do so much more if I had more...Money...People...etc." Citizen Science can help with that program as it…
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SUFB 849: The Consequences Of Melting Ice
I've seen many articles on melting sea ice discussing how the melting is a sign of climate change; however, I don't feel that the articles discuss how melting…
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SUFB 848: Upping My Plastic Free Life...Or At Least Trying My Best
Working towards a single-use plastic-free life is not the easiest thing in the world. Plastic is engrained in our lives to the point where we don't even think…
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SUFB 847: Fines Are Not Sufficient After Oil Spill In British Columbia
A boat sank off the coast of British Columbia in 2016 and spilled 110,000 liters of heavy oils and fuel that washed up along the coast of Indigenous Lands. The…
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SUFB 846: Discovery's Shark Week 2019 Preview
Discovery's Shark Week is back for 2019. I conduct my annual review of the previews of Shark Week to show you what I am excited about. What do you think of the…
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SUFB 845: Who Will Manage The High Seas Marine Protected Areas
I saw a post about an article on overfishing sharks in the high seas, where the authors provided evidence on the reasons why we need Marine Protected Areas in…
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SUFB 844: The Doomsday Clock Strikes Again!
There is a headline about Climate Change going around telling people that the world is going to end in 18 months nations don't start taking action to fight…
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SUFB 843: The Uniqueness Of Team ORCA With Dr. Edie Widder
I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Edie Widder, Deep Sea Ecologist and CEO/Founder of ORCA (Ocean Research And Conservation Association Inc), to discuss…
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SUFB 842: Living Shorelines For Coastal Communities
Have you ever heard of mudflats, salt marshes, mangrove forests, seagrass beds, and coral reefs? They are all habitats that can make or break your coastline…
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SUFB 841: Does Science Take Priority Over Everything?
There is a huge battle happening in Hawaii right now between the State Government and Native Hawaiians. The peaceful battle is over the construction of the…
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SUFB 840: Bioluminescent POcket Shark Discovered In The Gulf Of Mexico
A new species of shark has been discovered in the Gulf of Mexico by a team of researchers in 2010. The 5.5-inch American pocket shark was fully described in…
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SUFB 839: Recording Of A Deep Sea Giant Squid With Dr. Nathan Robinson
This episode is the second part of my interview with Dr. Nathan Robinson who was one of the two marine scientists who video recorded the second only live…
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SUFB 838: The Power Of Science Communication With Dr. Nathan Robinson
You may remember Nathan being on the podcast a few years ago as he described the event that spearheaded the plastic straw band movement. Nathan was the field…
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SUFB 837: Lake Erie Predicted To Get Massive Algal Bloom In July
High Spring rains and phosphorus are predicted to cause a massive algal bloom in Lake Erie as well as in the Gulf of Mexico. Lake Erie has had a history of…
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SUFB 836: Northern Right Whales Are In More Trouble
Three more Northern Right Whales have been spotted in the Gulf of St. Lawrence entangled in fishing gear. One whale has been freed by a team of whale stranding…
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SUFB 835: How Orcas Eat The Livers Of Great White Sharks
It's the answer to many people's question of who would win in a fight: an Orca or a Great White Shark? Over the past few years, researchers have been studying…
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SUFB 834: When Marine Scientists Name New African Fish Species After Black Panther
Dr. Luiz Rocha found a new species of fairy wrasse, a fish species, in a remote area off of the coast of Madagascar. He asked his colleague YI-Kai Tea to…
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SUFB 833: US Government Is Removing Public Access To Arctic Science Documents
A researcher named Victoria Herrman does most of her work in the Arctic. She wrote an article in the Guardian regarding her government citations that were…
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SUFB 832: Japan Sets Out To Hunt Whales In Their Waters, And Not For "Research"
Japan is excited to start commercial whaling again as their three whaling ships set out to hunt Bryde's, minke, and sei whales. After Japan left the…
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SUFB 831: More Shark Attacks Reported In US Atlantic Waters Than In US Pacific
In 2018, there were 27 reported shark incidences that resulted in a shark bite in the US Atlantic Ocean and only 4 in the US Pacific Ocean (3 in Hawaii). Why…
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SUFB 830: 6 Northern Right Whales Die In Canada During The Month Of June
The Government Of Canada has reported six Northern Right Whale Deaths in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Four of those deaths came in 48 hours. The Department of…
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SUFB 829: Can You Still Do Marine Conservation Without Finding A Job In The Field?
Are you a recent Marine Conservation graduate who is struggling to find a job? Join the rest of us!!! I've been there! The mental and emotional stress of not…
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SUFB 828: How To Speak To People Who Don't Share The Same Views As You
I had a great conversation with a friend of mine on the weekend, where we discussed politics (I know, I know...it's a taboo topic for most people to discuss…
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SUFB 827: Can Youth Activists Exclude Fossil Fuel Lobbyists From UN Climate Talks?
Governments all around the world have made great promises to reduce their impact on Climate Change; however, actions have not been taken towards greenhouse gas…
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SUFB 826: Entanglement Of Sharks Is Worse Than Expected
A new paper is out that studied numerous studies on the entanglements in fishing gear and single-use plastics of sharks and rays from around the world. The…
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SUFB 825: The Sargassum Belt - What You Need To Know About It
There is big news on the Sargassum Belt and how Caribbean beaches are bombarded by tons of the seaweed as it is deposited onshore. I've witnessed it myself…
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SUFB 824: What Happens To An Ecotourism Industry When Wildlife Doesn't Show Up?
This episode is based on a great article that was written for Mongabay News. The article looks at a coastal town in the Philippines that has a booming…
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SUFB 823: Why Octopuses Are So Smart
Ed Yong wrote another great article on the evolution of intelligence in the Octopus. The Mollusc species got more intelligent as they lost their shells. They…
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SUFB 822: Conspiracy To Label Environmentalists As Extremists
There is a great podcast called "Commons" that is doing a series on how the Oil and Gas industry has influenced life and politics in Canada. The Commons'…
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SUFB 821: Getting Caught Up In Modern Destructive Society
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was photographed while meeting with some teenagers in his home riding with a bag of plastic cutlery after announcing, just 2…
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SUFB 820: Loggerhead Sea Turtle Population Rebounding Along Georgia Coastline
An article in the New York Times is highlighting some good news for a subpopulation of Loggerhead Sea Turtles, whose population is rebounding after being…
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SUFB 819: Regenerative Agriculture With REP Provision's Ryan Lindsay
I sat down with Ryan Lindsay as he was sitting in his car getting ready to travel with his young family (18-month-old daughter, wife, and dog) to educate…
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SUFB 818: Two Beluga Whales Move To Keiko's Sea Side Whale Sanctuary
We discussed Whale Sea Side Sanctuaries in previous episodes (Episode 190) but at that time there was never any reason to believe that captive facilities would…
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SUFB 817: The Discovery Of The Narluga
The mating between a Beluga Father and Narwhal Mother over 30 years ago gave way to a hybridization called a Narluga. The mixing of species sounds great and…
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SUFB 816: 13 Year-Old Girl Bitten By Sea Lion
An unfortunate incident happened along a shoreline within the past week, where a teenage girl was bitten by a sea lion. Video captured the incident as it…
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SUFB 815: Ningaloo Reef Could Be A Potential Whale Shark Mating Area
Melissa Marquez (host of the ConCiencia Azul Podcast) wrote a great article in Forbes about the sighting of a potential mating event for Whale Sharks. Whale…
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SUFB 814: ReTHINK Signle-Use Plastic Campaign With Jenny Roberts And Alicia Wood
I am joined by Jenny Roberts and Alicia Wood from the Pacific Whale Foundation to discuss their new campaign to get their audience to ReTHINK their use of…
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SUFB 813: Tracking Ghost Nets
Ghost nets are a huge problem in the Ocean. Fishing nets that are discarded in the Ocean continue to catch fish, sea turtles, marine mammals, and seabirds in…
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SUFB 812: Can You Fight Climate Change And Build A Pipeline At The Same Time
The Canadian Government declared a climate emergency one day and approve the expansion of a pipeline the next. Can you really reduce climate change when you…
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SUFB 811: Guiness Book Of World Records Broken For Most Divers Cleaning The Seafloor
A larger group of divers, 633 divers to be exact, got together last weekend to clean the seafloor along Deerfield Beach. The group beat the previous record of…
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SUFB 810: Australian Coastlines Have A Poo Problem
A number of authors wrote an article in the Conversation about the poo problem that has hit the increasingly populated Australian Coastlines. The descriptive…
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SUFB 809: Supporting Communities Within Marine Conservation With Nick Wehner
I had the pleasure to sit down and chat with Nick Wehner about something different other than Open Access Journals! We talk about Nick's career in Marine…
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SUFB 808: Communicating Complex Marine Policies Through Video With James Nikitine
I had the pleasure of interviewing James Nikitine for this episode. James is a Marine Conservationist with a specialization in Marine Policy and Science…
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SUFB 807: Politics And Plastic Pollution
There is a video that is making rounds on Canadian Social Media feeds that attacks the proposed bill on a Canadian-wide ban of single-use plastics by 2021…
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SUFB 806: Sea Turtle Week With Christine Figgener
I sit down with Christine Figgener today to discuss #SeaTurtleWeek that started on June 8th and ends on June 16th. There is a coordinated effort by sea turtle…
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SUFB 805: Canada To Ban Single Use Plastic
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a federal ban on single-use plastic to be implemented in 2021. There will be a list of items that will be banned…
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SUFB 804: Fighting Plastic Pollution Through A Coalition With Dianna Cohen
I had the pleasure to speak to Dianna Cohen, CEO of the Plastic Pollution Coalition, a coalition of 750 organizations, businesses, and individuals. During our…
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SUFB 803: Happy World Ocean's Day
I hope you have a wonderful World Ocean's Day. I have a little something for you to think about on this day and every day moving forward. Take a listen. What…
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SUFB 802: How Micronesian Coral Reefs Respond To Human Impacts and Climate Change With Sara Cannon
I had the pleasure to sit down with Sara Cannon to discuss her PhD work on how coral reefs in Micronesia respond to Human Impacts and Coral Reefs. Sara brings…
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SUFB 801: Fishermen Who Mutilated A Greenland Shark Get Fired
Two fishermen who recorded (yes, recorded) themselves mutilating a Greenland Shark at sea by cutting off its tail and throwing it back in the water and…
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SUFB 800: Getting New Shark Species On The CITES List With Jen Sewada
Dr. Chris Parsons, Director Of Science Content for Speak Up For Blue, interviews Jen Sewada of the PEW Charitable Trusts on how they are working with partner…
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SUFB 799: What Happens When One Protected Species Eats Another
Dr. David Shiffman wrote a great article for Scientific American based on a science journal article about the management of protected species. The journal…
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SUFB 798: How Nature Documentaries Can Do Better For Conservation
There was a great write up on Medium.com about how nature documentaries may focus too much on the beautiful nature and not enough on the behavior change that…
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SUFB 797: How Being Ocean-Friendly At Home Can Lead To Better Things
In yesterday's episode, I mentioned that working to live an Ocean-Friendly life can lead to a change in mindset in each individual that could lead to bigger…
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SUFB 796: Why A Mass Die Off Of Puffins Happened In Alaska
In 2016, a mass die-off of thousands of tufted puffins washed up emaciated and either dead or dying due to changes in their food supply. Puffins are seabirds…
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SUFB 795: Empowering Yourself To Become An Ocean Leader With Darcie Anaderson
Darcie Anderson is my guest today and she is here to tell us how she is living for a better Ocean. Darcie has lived in 5 countries, including living 500 meters…
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SUFB 794: Canada's Recycling Waste Returning From Overseas
Did you know that countries ship their recycled waste to other countries for recycling and disposal? Well, apparently it's been happening for a while, but it…
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SUFB 793: Climate Change Can Remove Barrier That Could Increase Intensity Of Hurricanes On US East Coast
I've lived through a Category 3 Hurricane before and it was intense...I know, I know, that's nothing compared to what the people along the US East Coast have…
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SUFB 792: Moving Away From Fast Fashion
The title of this episode changes as I provide my opinion on the clothes that are available (fast fashion) and the clothes that we should be buying (vintage…
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SUFB 791: Collision Conference - Eco-Friendly Start Ups
At the Collision Conference, I had the chance to speak with some of the Entrepreneurs that are trying to disrupt the current environmentally harmful markets…