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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 730: How A 16-Year-Old Inspired A Global Student Strike Against Climate Change
Greta Thundberg, a 16-year-old girl, was the inspiration for the global student strike against climate change that occurred last Friday, March 15th during what…
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SUFB 729: The Scientists Who Died In The Ethiopian Crash
One week ago today, more than 150 people died tragically in a plane crash in Ethiopia. Several young and bright scientists were among those who died in the…
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SUFB 728: Telemetry Tags Can Be A Tool To Detect Illegal Fisheries
Illegal fishing is a big problem in the Ocean. It's a problem because the ships can be hard to find and marine conservations may not know a lot of distribution…
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SUFB 727: Small Island Pays The Price During Latest Oil Spill
Oil spills happen. As we have seen over the past couple of episodes, oil spills can happen anywhere and sometimes governments facilitate the process by not…
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SUFB 726: The Sidestepping Of Regulations For Oil
The Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico was one of the worst oils spill disasters in US History. The Obama administration wrote specific regulations…
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SUFB 725: Canadian Oil Spills Needed Better Reporting During Spills
Husky Oil Company was responsible for an Oil Spill of 250,000 Litres off the Coast of St. John's, Newfoundland last November (2018). The slick was 21 km long…
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SUFB 724: Prioritizing The Low Hanging Fruit Over More Important Problems
Dr. Edward Hind-Ozan shared a great article that really got our Speak Up For Blue Group thinking about the prioritization of finding Ocean Solutions. The…
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SUFB 723: BC Sea Lion Populations Are Not Out Of Control
A video of a fisherman throwing a bear bomb into a pod of sea lions out in the ocean went viral on the web recently. The fisherman laughed about the incident…
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SUFB 722: Funding Shift In Fighting Marine Plastic Pollution With John Davis
I got the chance to sit down with John Davis to discuss how funding for projects for fighting marine plastic pollution is shifting from a non-profit model to a…
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SUFB 721: Law Enforcement Disrupting Trade That Is Killing The Vaquita
We all know that the Vaquita, a small porpoise endemic to the Sea of Cortez, is nearly extinct; however, there are many organizations that are still fighting…
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SUFB 720: How To Shop For Used Clothing With Jackie Lang
A number of episodes ago, I discussed an article that showed an increase in sales at thrift stores in the UK. I admitted to you that I had never bought 2nd…
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SUFB 719: Waste Shark Will Eat Plastic along The Coast
Plastic pollution is a big problem in all parts of the world, especially in harbors and coastal areas where rivers empty into the ocean. There are teams of…
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SUFB 718: The Great White Shark Genome Decoded And Health Secrets Unlocked
The Great White Shark is a mysterious animal. Feared by many and respected by all for their status as an apex predator. The shark has been around for hundreds…
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SUFB 717: Parents, Teach Your Kids To Leave Stingrays Alone!!!
There are a couple of videos that I came across on the internet today that really got me on a rant that I recorded for today's podcast. The first video is of a…
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SUFB 716: Squid Teeth Could Replace Microplastics
Imagine a world where your products are not made of microplastics, but some alternative compound derived from squid teeth. Crazy, right? Well, the idea may not…
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SUFB 715: Ways To Raise Money To Work In Marine Conservation
A few episodes ago I spoke about how some Non-profit organizations were taking advantage of early career scientists/conservationists by asking them to work for…
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SUFB 714: Sea Urchin Hunting Underwater Robots
Marauder Robotics is currently developing (and about to test) an underwater robot that will hunt for sea urchins in hopes to curtail their predation and…
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SUFB 713: Chowder Chowdown For OceanWise
I had the pleasure of attending OceanWise's Chowder Chowdown event in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in the Distillery District last night. It was a fantastic time…
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SUFB 712: Capelin Stocks Declining In Eastern Canada Causing Worry For Fishing Community
The Capelin Fishing community in Newfoundland and Labrador is concerned that the stock has declined to a point where their livelihoods are in trouble. The…
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SUFB 711: Organizations Need To Stop Doing This!
I happened to be tagged in a post in the Marine Biology Network and Job Postings Facebook Group last night that became riddled with comments from a variety of…
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SUFB 710: Why Are Hundreds Of Dolphins Washing Up Dead On The Beach In France
We all know fisheries can have a negative effect on other animals as the gear tends to trap the animals, which can lead to injuries and even death. Researchers…
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SUFB 709: The Complex Fight Against Illegal Fishing - A Story of the Andrey Dolgov
Illegal fisheries is a huge problem and the story that you are about to listen to will highlight why it is so difficult to stop. This episode has the…
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SUFB 708: Participatory Science Within Indigenous Communities With Dr. Edward Hind-Ozan
Dr. Edward Hind-Ozan is back again for his segment "What's Going On In Marine Social Science This Week." Today, Edd and I discuss a participatory study of…
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SUFB 707: Business Tactics To Get A Career In Marine Conservation
There are many people out there that are posting about how they can't find a job in Marine Conservation. Finding a job in this field is probably the toughest…
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SUFB 706: Painting The Antarctic Ocean With Danielle Eubank
Danielle Eubank is an artist that is preparing to go to the Antarctic to paint the Ocean as part of her almost 2-decade long project called 1 Artist 5 Oceans…
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SUFB 705: Second hand Clothing For The Ocean
There is an increase in the number of people who are buying and/or exchanging 2nd hand clothing. A recent article in the Guardian highlighted a few women who…
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SUFB 704: Why Do Dolphins Swim With Orcas
Pacific White-Sided Dolphins have been observed swimming with Orcas during monitoring studies using drones. It's an interesting observation that has resulted…
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SUFB 703: Orcas Explore Hudson Bay And Get Trapped By Sea Ice
Approximately 17 Orcas have died in Hudson's Bay over the past few years because they got stuck in the bay by the ice. The marine mammals went into the bay…
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SUFB 702: Western Australian State Government Take Over Percentage of Local Fishery
Imagine you are a local rock lobster fisher that relies on the sale of your catches to support your family. There are only 2000 fishers within the community…
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SUFB 701: Great White Sharks Disappear From False Bay, But Another Apex Predator Has Moved In
A long term great white shark survey conducted in False Bay, South Africa . has found that there has been a sharp decrease in Great White Sharks in 2017 and…
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SUFB 700: Sustainable Clothing Round + Square with Danni Washington
I have the pleasure of having a great discussion with Danni Washington about sustainable clothing and for the need for people to rethink the way they look at…
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SUFB 699: Florida To Implement Better Shark Protections In Angling
Florida loves to fish! They love to fish for sharks from the beach. It's quite popular to fish for sharks from the beach in many parts of Florida. The fishing…
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SUFB 698: Field Work In Antarctica With Dr. Andrew Wright
Dr. Andrew Wright joins us on a special episode today as we recorded this interview about his field work in Antarctica while he was still in ANTARCTICA!!!!…
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SUFB 697: Conservation Messaging Needs To Be Different For Various Groups With Dr. Edward Hind-Ozan
I am pleased to have Dr. Edward Hind-Ozan back on the podcast to do discuss "What Is Happening In Marine Social Science This Week?" It's a weekly segment where…
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SUFB 696: 4 Dolphins Dead In 2 Years At Arizona Dolphinarium
Dolphinariums in North America are thriving. I just came back from a trip the Caribbean where I saw advertisements for "swimming with dolphin" experiences…
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SUFB 695: Are Sunscreens Really That Bad For Corals?
The short answer is, yes, they are. The long answer is that it depends on other factors, which I will get to soon. A recent article authored by Terry Hughes, a…
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SUFB 694: Whale Seaside Sanctuary Could Be Located In Nova Scotia, Canada
The time of marine mammals in captivity is slowly dwindling. We are seeing people speak volumes with their wallets and actions as they deliberately leave out…
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SUFB 693: Elephant Seals Take Over Beach During US Government Shutdown
Elephant Seals at Point Reyes National Park decided to take over a beach during the US Government Shutdown when the staff was a third of its regular size. Now…
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SUFB 692: New Zealand Grocery Stores Going Plastic Free
Ban Straws. Ban Plastic Straws. The movement to ban single-use plastics is growing. There are still many issues; however, the movement is starting to tackle…
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SUFB 691: Using Fish Markets For Fisheries Studies With Dr. David Ebert
Dr. David Ebert (@lostsharkguy) joins me on the podcast today to discuss why scientists go to fish markets. He has been going to fish markets all over the…
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SUFB 690: The Influx of Zero Waste Stores
Zero waste stores are slowly popping up in places such as New York City, USA, Vancouver, Canada and now Devon, UK. These Mom & Pop stores are serving customers…
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SUFB 689: Grad Work Should Help You In Your Career
A listener requested that I discuss Marine Career topics so I decided to look at some Facebook Groups for some insight on what advice new graduates and early…
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SUFB 688: The Shutdown Blues With Dr. Edd Hind-Ozan
Dr. Edd Hind-Ozan joins me today to discuss the US Shutdown on his weekly segment called "This Week In Marine Social Science." The shutdown is happening in the…
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SUFB 687: Sharing Papers Via Open Access And Citation Hoarding
Nick Wehner joins me on the podcast to discuss Open Access papers and the challenge of getting more authors to upload their papers to Open Access databases…
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SUFB 686: Florida Governor Turning The Tide On Environment
Florida Governor, Ron Desantis (Republican), took over the office at the beginning of 2019. Many Floridians and onlookers were afraid of the governor's…
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SUFB 685: People Don't Change Because Why Should They With Brooke Tully
Brooke Tully joins the podcast for her segment of "What's Happening In Conservation Marketing This Week?" On today's episode, Brooke and I explore the notion…
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SUFB 684: Ocean Ramsay's Followers Argue The Value Of Science
As I consumed myself with the issue I discussed on the previous episode regarding Ocean Ramsay Swimming with Sharks and the controversy that it caused…
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SUFB 683: Why Touching A Great White Shark Is Bad
Ocean Ramsay is an Advocate known for free diving with iconic Ocean Animals such as sharks. Her uniqueness is that she touches the sharks in her pictures and…
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SUFB 682: The Critics Have Spoken About The Ocean Clean Up Project With John Davis
The Ocean Cleanup Project has gone through some growing pains over the past couple of weeks including having to tow the device into port because it broke apart…
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SUFB 681: Why People Don't Do Things - Hassle Factors With Brooke Tully
Have you ever tried to change, but little things got in the way. For example, one of my New Year's Resolutions for 2019 was to eat less meat (only 3 times per…
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BC First Nation Sues Federal Government Over Fish Farms
The Dzawada'enuxw First Nation has filed suits against the Provincial Government (2 suits) and the Federal Government for allowing 10 aquaculture farms in…
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SUFB 679: New Orca Calf Spotted With Endangered Pod Near Juan de Fuca
Ken Balcomb, founding Director of the Centre For Whale Research, and his team have spotted a new Orca Calf on the Eastern end of the Juan de Fuca. This is the…
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SUFB 678: Fatberg Hits Coastal UK Town
Have you ever heard of a fatberg? It could be one of the most disgusting things that I have ever seen. A Fatberg is what you get when you combine frozen oil…
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SUFB 677: Indonesia Fights Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) Fishing
Indonesia has been aggressively fighting illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing domestically since 2014. It has gone as far as sinking foreign…
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SUFB 676: Jellyfish Armada Sting Over 20K People In Australia
Over 5000 people were treated for stings from an armada of bluebottle jellyfish last weekend along the Gold and Sunshine Coasts in Queensland, Australia. This…
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SUFB 675: People Don't Do Things Because They Can't With Brooke Tully
Brooke Tully is back again with a great segment of "What's Happening in Conservation Marketing." We continue to discuss why people don't do things. We focused…
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SUFB 674: 10 Ways To Reduce Plastic In 2019
As we start the New Year, it's always good to go over how we can make better choices for the Ocean. The Guardian put out an article on 10 Ways You Can Reduce…
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SUFB 673: Grim Predictions For Southern Resident Orca Population In 2019
Ken Balcomb is THE research expert on Southern Resident Orca Population in the Salish Sea area. Ken has predicted two deaths by summer 2019 based on the state…
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SUFB 672: Plastic Pollution Projects In The News
There are projects that are happening all over the world with the purpose of trying to either clean up the Ocean of plastic pollution or prevent it from…
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SUFB 671: Plastic Pollution Toxins Inhibiting Ability For Animals To Hide From Predators
Dr. Edward Hind-Ozan joins me on this episode for his segment called "What's Happening In Marine Social Science This Week?" This week's topic looks at the…