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How To Protect The Ocean
The ocean's problems are big. You're allowed to start small. How to Protect the Ocean is the podcast for anyone who cares about the ocean and wants to do something about it. Each episode, marine biologist and science communicator Andrew Lewin breaks down the latest ocean science and conservation news, shares stories of people and communities making real change, and gives you one simple action you can take. Climate change, plastic pollution, overfishing, coastal development: the news can feel…
Episodes
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 207: News Updates Orca Ban And Atlantic National Marine Monument Declared By Obama
Marine Conservation saw a couple of great government moves at the end of last week. Orca Captive Breeding and Shows Banned in California The state of…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 206: Ocean Talk Friday.
Nathan and I are back again this week with a FULL episode of Ocean Talk Friday. Last week we only got to cover 2 stories due to a bad Skype connection…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 205: Marine Conservation Event Planning With Travis Nielsen
Travis Nielsen is our guest today on Interview Wednesday. He is a marine scientist and the person who was responsible for managing the logistics at the…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 204: Leading By Example For Marine Conservation
Marine Conservation is a very rewarding career and you will recall that I've said this before; however, this is not an easy field in which we work. You will…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 203: Ocean Talk Friday
Nathan Johnson and I got together again to discuss (while fighting a bad Skype connection) some Ocean articles that we read over the past week. We were able to…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 202: IMCC Planning And Fishing Research With Dr Brett Favaro
Dr. Brett Favaro is not only a researcher at the Marine Institute at Memorial University, but he was the co-chair of the International Marine Conservation…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 201: Ocean Talk Friday
I am pleased to announce that Ocean Talk Friday is back after a 3 week hiatus. Nathan and I got back together to discuss the latest and important topics…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 200: Studying Blue Whales with Ocean Optimism with Asha DeVos
Interview Wednesday's continues with the International Marine Conservation Congress Series where I had the chance to interview a number of people who are…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 199: Seeking a Meaningful Career In Marine Science and Conservation
Over the past few months, I have had the opportunity to chat with a number of people inquiring over switching their career to one in Marine Science and…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 198: Marine Education of Kids With Nikita Shiel-Rolle
Marine Education is a way of building resilient Oceans for the future. You would think that anyone living along an Ocean's coast would know more about the…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 197: Crowd Source Funding The new Ocean Conservation Model?
The current model for marine conservation funding is flawed because scientists and conservationists cannot fund for their infrastructure anymore. They can only…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 196 Greenland Shark is as Old as Dirt and US is Still Divisive On Climate Change
In the absence of an Ocean Talk Friday, I picked 2 stories that cover some of our favorite topics (Climate Change and Sharks) to discuss. The first story is…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 195: Surfing To Conservation And Social Change With Dr. Easkey Britton
I had the chance to sit down with Dr. Easkey Britton during the International Marine Conservation Congress at the beginning of August for a 1 one 1 interview…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 194: 7 Ways You Can Conserve The Ocean
The Marine Conservation community is large and represented from all parts of the Earth. More and more people are entering this wonderful community every day…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 193: 4 Inspirational People In Marine Conservation
Marine conservation is a wide ranging field in which people all over the world, from various cultural, professional and religious backgrounds take part. Why?…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 192: Trash Free Seas With Nick Mallos
Plastic pollution in the Ocean is a worldwide epidemic affecting water quality and the health of Ocean species more than we already know. Over 100,000 marine…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 191: Jairo Mora Award To Support Conservation
The Jairo Mora award was announced at the International Marine Conservation Congress in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada last week to increase the support to…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 190: Whale Sea Side Santuaries With Dr. Naomi Rose
Whale captivity has been a debated issue since the first orca was captured off the coast of Washington State; however, efforts to free wild caught and…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 189: International Marine Conservation Congress 4 Day 1
Nathan and I are finally here at the International Marine Conservation Congress where we will be networking with old and new colleagues, talking science, and…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 188: Ocean Talk Friday
Nathan and I are prepping for the International Marine Conservation Congress being held in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. We are super excited for this…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 187: Sea Turtles Taking on Hitchhikers With Nathan Robinson
Sea Turtles migrate great distances in every Ocean to complete their life cycle. They stop in different places to feed (forage) to refuel for the next leg of…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 186: Preparing For Marine Conservation Conferences
Marine Conservation Conferences are a huge part of working in the field of Marine Science and Conservation. Sure, there are was to connect with people online…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 185: Ocean Talk Friday
Nathan Johnson and I are back with another Ocean Talk Friday. Here are the stories that we are talking about today: 1) Dory has been captive bred!; 2) First…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 184: Sea Pens For Marine Mammals
Blackfish has caused a change in tide for the plight of captive marine mammals as the public is demanding for the release of Orcas and other marine mammals…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 183: Drones For Marine Conservation
Drones are normally known for being used robots for destruction by the military as well as spying on other people. For the most part, people still think of…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 182: Ocean Talk Friday
Ocean Talk Friday is BACK! I am happy to say that Nathan and I were finally able to free up some of busy time to reunite for another wonderful episode! Today…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 181: Exploring The Arctic Ocean With Susan R Eaton
Arctic Ocean animals such as the Polar Bear, Beluga whale, Narwhal whale and the Bowhead whale are some of the iconic species that are at high risk of being…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 180: Arbonne For The Ocean
I wanted to take this opportunity to tell you something about why I started and continue to pursue Speak Up For Blue. In 2010, the BP oil spill had devastated…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 179: Fish Eye Project with Mike Irvine
When I was a kid, I always dreamed of going on an adventure as an explorer/marine biologist under water via SCUBA diving to discover new species and habitats…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 178: Toxic Algae Bloom In Florida Waters
We all know the Government of Florida is the not most eco-friendly. Governor Rick Scott has mandated his staff to not say the terms "climate change" and…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 177: Shark Week 2016 Air Jaws Episode Review
I've been watching Shark Week 2016 all week and reviewing an episode per day. Tonight, I will be reviewing the episode called "Air Jaws" because it's Great…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 176: Shark Week 2016 - Monster Mako Review
Shark Week 2016 Marine Biologists Greg Stuntz, Matt Ajemain and professional Shark Tagger Keith Poe try to catch and tag a large Mako Shark called a Grander to…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 175: Shark Week 2016 Shallow Water Invasion Review
Shark Week: Day 2 follows 2 story lines of shark predators and their feeding behaviour that was believed to take place predominantly in the deep ocean…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 174: Shark Week 2016 Tiger Beach Review
Shark Week 2016 has begun and discovery Channel is kicking it off with a great episode from University of Miami's Shark Researcher, Dr. Neil Hammershlag, who…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 173: Ocean Talk Friday
Nathan and I are back for another wonderful Ocean Talk Friday on the Speak Up For Blue Podcast! It's an exciting episode because we are on the cusp of…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 172: Should We Find Dory?
Will Finding Dory cause more people to want a "Dory", the Royal Blue Tang, in their aquariums? That is what Ret Talbot is going to help us answer today on this…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 171: Marine Conservation, Lets Talk!
I was very busy this past week, which is why I was only able to post all 3 episodes. I was able to post Ocean Talk Friday with Nathan, so we were still able to…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 170: Ocean Talk Friday
Welcome back to Ocean Talk Friday. I apologize that this episode is the only one for this week. I was at a Conference that I will be speaking about in one of…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 169: Ocean Talk Friday
On this episode of Ocean Talk Friday, Nathan Johnson and I talk about World Oceans Day and how the Ocean affects us all. Every other breath you take is thanks…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 168: There is no Scientific Evidence to Support Shark Culling
The Australian Government once again overreacted to a shark bite incident last week after a surfer was bitten by a Great White Shark and later died from his…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 167: MPAs Are Just One Tool In The Ocean Conservation Tool Box
A colleague of mine and the Facebook Group Manager of the Citizen Scientist for the Oceans group posted a couple of articles about Marine Conservation and…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 166: What We Learned From The Death Of Harambe
It's unfair that Harambe got shot because a 4 year old boy ended up in the Gorilla Pen and Harambe got a hold of him. Was he protecting the boy? Was he scared…
How To Protect The OceanI'm Sorry Finding Dory Fans, I made a mistake!
Last week, I recorded and posted a podcast episode (http://www.seapkupforblue.com/session162) about the upcoming move Finding Dori. In that episode, I quoted…
How To Protect The OceanOcean Talk Friday
Welcome back to another Ocean Talk Friday with myself, Andrew Lewin, and Nathan Johnson. There were some great, powerful stories out this week that we just had…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 163: Travelling With Ecophiles
Travelling is always difficult. You have to find a place to stay that is worth the money you pay, you want good food, you want a nice beach, you want great…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 162: Don't Find Dory
I can't wait for the Sequel to Find Nemo entitled "Finding Dori." It's a great set of movies that are entertaining and full of marine conservation messages…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 161: Ocean Talk Friday
There were a number of articles that we could talk about this week, but Nathan and I narrowed it down to 4 important topics for Ocean Talk Friday: Alternative…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 160: Shark Education with Jillian Morris
I am so happy to be bale to provide this interview for you with Jillian Morris. She is a great biologist, videographer, educator and conservationist. Jillian…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 159: Save Mossel Bay From Long lining
Mossel Bay in South Africa is facing a surge of long lining. Last Thursday I was contacted by a representative from Keep Fins Alive who was concerned of an…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 158: Ocean Talk Friday
Did I ever tell you that this is my favourite day of the week? We have another episode of Ocean Talk Friday with myself, Andrew Lewin, and Nathan Johnson. We…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 157: Climate Change's Silent Killer
I came across an article a few hours ago that talked about a research project that observed how 5 islands within the chain of Solomon Islands were swallowed up…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 156: The Coastal Environment of Cuba
My family and I went on an All-Inclusive Vacation to Cuba! Yes, I am Canadian and I can travel to Cuba! I have to admit, I am not a fan of going to an…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 155: Can We Cut Emissions?
I recently heard about an initiative on the radio of the Government of Ontario trying to cut emissions through a very aggressive plan that was to be complete…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 154: Getting To Know Nathan Johnson
I figured it was time that you got to know the co-host of Ocean Talk Friday, Nathan Johnson. He is the guy who has written 99% of the articles of Speak Up for…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 153: The Future Of Speak Up For Blue
Today, I decided to pull the curtain back and let you in on the future plans of this company I call Speak Up For Blue (SUFB). I started SUFB without any real…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 152: Ocean Talk Friday
Nathan and I get together once again to chat about the important articles of the week. We discuss the following: 1) Glow in the dark shark species; 2) A new UN…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 151: Climate Change and Over Fishing Killing Baby Sea Lions
It's the article you don't want to read. I came across this article and saw three tiny baby Sea Lions in a cage travelling to the Pacific Marine Mammal Centre…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 150: Massive Coral Reef Discovered at the Mouth of the Amazon River
The discovery of a long 600 mile long coral reef at the mouth of the Amazon River has really changed the way I think about reefs. Coral reefs are normally…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 149: Ocean Talk Friday
This week's Ocean Talk Friday took place on Skype as our Blab site is having some buggy problems. Hopefully, Blab will be able to solve the problem and we will…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 148: Can The Ocean Really Be Cleaned Up?
There are two projects out there that the mainstream media is riding the wave right now and it's claiming that their projects are going to save us form our own…