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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 Ocean
SUFB 386: Open Access Marine Conservation Literature Database With Nick Wehner
Open Access to Science is crucial to sharing information across the world. If you think about it, the entire scientific process is all about one scientists…
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SUFB 385: Salmon Researchers Have First Nets Empty While Sampling
As always, there is quite a bit going on in Marine Science and Conservation field so it's a good thing that the Speak Up For Blue Podcast is here to keep you…
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SUFB 384: Antarctic MPAs; South Pacific MPA; and, Engineers Try To Recreate Octopus Camouflage
Nathan Johnson is back again for another Ocean Talk Friday episode. Nathan makes a special announcement about his career and how being a co-host of the Ocean…
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SUFB 383: Tracking Oil Spills and Illegal Fishing From The Sky With Paul Whitaker
Marine Conservation is great when we see things like water quality policies and Marine Protected Areas implemented into law by governments; however, enforcing…
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SUFB 382: Fishers Become Sea Farmers
The New York Times wrote a great article of fishers in Maine, USA who were diversifying their lone revenue stream of fishing lobsters by farming oysters and…
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SUFB 381: Ocean Talk Friday, A Little Rant
Climate Change has really been on my mind these days, specifically the people who have been affected by the Hurricanes in Small Island communities such as…
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SUFB 380: Broome Community Seagrass Project with Fiona West
Seagrass monitoring projects are crucial to the overall health of coastal systems as seagrass beds all around the world are habitats of great…
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SUFB 379: Protecting sharks and the People who study them
Shark advocates and scientists strive for the same cause: protect sharks from their rapid global decrease in population. However, advocates and scientists…
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SUFB 378: Ocean Talk Friday Octo Edition
We continue our introduction to the Octo (Open Communications for The Ocean) team this week as John Davis, Nick Wehner and introducing Sarah Carr join me for…
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SUFB 377: Open Communications For The Oceans
Open Communications For The Oceans (Octo) has become a partner of Speak Up For Blue and we will now work together as a team to further share Marine Science and…
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SUFB 376: My Big HUGE GIGANTIC Announcement!!!
It's not everyday where you realize your dreams, especially in the field of Marine Science and Conservation. However, it has happened to me today as this is…
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SUFB 375: Scientists Make A Case Not To Ban Sharks Fins In the US
Shark finning, the act of removing a shark's fin at sea and discarding their mangled body overboard for them to die, is a terrible act and the reason why many…
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SUFB 374: The Struggle To Find Tap Water In Public Is Real
I tell a story about my trip with some friends to the Buffalo Bills game last Sunday. It was crazy hot!!! The Bills stadium ran out of bottled water by half…
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SUFB 373: Should Graduate Students Have A Side Hustle?
Graduate student life is fun when you look back on it after 15 years. You realize that you had so many freedoms and you didn't have to worry about the "real…
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SUFB 372: Florida Evacuation Experience In The Face Of Hurricane Irma
We are featuring another episode of the Marine Conservation Happy Hour where Dr. Scarlett Smash recounts her and her husband's experience of evacuating the…
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SUFB 371: Tales From The Sea At IMCC
There are quite a few spectacular things that go on at the International Marine Conservation Congress every year; however, one of my favourites is the Tales…
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SUFB 370: Italians Adapt To Climate Change By Eating Jellyfish
Today's stories have a couple of things in common: 1) All stories are about invertebrates and, 2) You have to find out at the end of the episode. I thought I…
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SUFB 369: Marine Conservation Conferences on Ocean Talk Friday
Dr. Ed Hind-Ozan joins me on this episode of Ocean Talk Friday to discuss how conferences benefit people in the field of Marine Science and Conservation…
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SUFB 368: Canadian Government Gives 25% of Arctic Surf Quota to First Nations
The Canadian Government has a long relationship with the First Nations groups across Canada; however, the relationship sucks. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau…
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SUFB 367: Hurricane Irma Sucks Water Away From Coast And Why Fish Eat Plastic
Hurricane Irma made landfall in Florida over the weekend reeking havoc in different counties across the state as it did across many Caribbean Islands. As…
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SUFB 366: Ocean Talk Friday
Nathan Johnson joins us on Ocean Talk Friday after a busy summer. Today we talk about the following articles: 1) Canada designates it's largest conservation…
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SUFB 365: Social Marketing To Change Behaviours Around the Ocean with Brian Day
Raising Ocean Awareness through any means may not be enough to be successful at conserving and protecting the Ocean. I know! I was surprised to hear that as…
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SUFB: How To Find Out How Many Whale Sharks There Are And Where They Go
Whale sharks are one of the most iconic species in the world. As the largest fish, people are so captivated by their sight that they will travel thousands of…
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SUFB 363: Ocean Talk Friday
Marine Conservation Careers seems to be on your mind as we covered it on a couple of episodes over the past week. Last Friday, we heard from 3 generations of…
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SUFB 362: Hurricane Harvey Made Worse By Climate Change
Hurricane Harvey, a category 4 storm, has left Houston and the surrounding areas and is now heading for Louisiana as a tropical storm; however, the imprint it…
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SUFB 361: Atlantic Salmon in Fish Farm Escape in Pacific and Politician Takes Aim at Great White Sharks in Cape Cod
Two crazy pieces of news to cover today. Last week was a big week in crazy news. A Fish Farm in Washington blames the eclipse on stronger tides and currents…
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SUFB 360: Marine Conservation Career Struggles: 4 Perspectives
Marine Conservation Careers is a dream that all of us have that work, or are trying to work, in this field. Two episodes ago, I discussed an article on the…
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SUFB 359: Starting Oceanswell with Blue Whale Research with Dr. Asha de Vos
Blue whales are the largest animals on the planet and Dr. Asha de Vos studies a unique population that occurs in the Northern Indian Ocean. She has pioneered…
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SUFB 358: Sea Otters Eat Octopus, But Is It Dangerous?
Sea otters can eat a variety of prey (up to 50) according to an article that photo-documented a sea otter eating a giant Pacific octopus off the coast near…
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SUFB 357: The Struggle To Building A Career In Marine Science And Conservation
I read a great article on the Mongabay website that inspired me to discuss it on today's installment of Ocean Talk Friday. The article was about how hard it is…
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SUFB 356: Drones for Marine Conservation with David Johnston
Drones in Marine Conservation is quite the hot topic these days. They provide Marine Scientists and Conservationists with so many advantages when studying the…
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SUFB 355: Protected River Sharks and Their Interaction with Recreational Anglers
There are two protected River Sharks in the Adalaide River in the Northern part of Australia, the Speartooth Shark (Critically Endangered) and the Northern…
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SUFB 354: Restoration vs Conservation and Why Conferences Matter (Ocean Talk Friday)
I am doing a solo Ocean Talk Friday as I wrap up a busy week. In this episode I cover a great article on Coral Reef Restoration from Mongabay News and a new…
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SUFB 353: The Search For Lost Sharks with Dr. Dave Ebert
Sharks are a diverse type of animal with over 400 species with more being found and identified every year. Dr. Dave Ebert is a shark scientist who has been…
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SUFB 353: The Search For Lost Sharks with Dr. Dave Ebert
Sharks are a diverse type of animal with over 530 species with more being found and identified every year. Dr. Dave Ebert is a shark scientist who has been…
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SUFB 352: Brexit Identifies A Disconnect Among The Fishing Industry
Brexit negotiations are underway for the break up of the UK from the European Union. Fisheries has come to the forefront of the media hype surrounding the…
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SUFB 351: Ocean Talk Friday
Nathan Johnson is back again to chat with me of all thing Ocean. We had some great topics today. Here they are: 1) 5 Ways Underwater Drones are Helping Protect…
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SUFB 350: Managing Water Quality in a Rapidly Growing Tourism Industry in Mexico with Dr. Ed Hind-Ozan and Marisol Flores
Tourism in tropical areas that are based on Ocean services such as beaches, swimming, diving, snorkelling, fishing, and more are very popular in many places…
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SUFB 349: Shark Dragging Abuser May Get Away With Deplorable Acts
A shark being dragged across the water while tied to a boat surfaced in an Instagram video about a week ago. The video quickly went viral to the point where…
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SUFB 348: How to Build the Public's Trust Through Marine Conservation Communication
Marine Science Communication has to be done properly to gain trust of your audience and inspire them to do more for the Ocean. I talk about an example where…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 347: Managing Salt Marshes With Dr Judith Weis
Dr. Judith Weis spent a good part of her career working on Salt Marshes as a Professor and Researcher at Rutgers University. She is here to talk about Salt…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 346: Phelps Loses To White Shark But Is It A Win For Conservation
Did the race of Phelps vs a Great White Shark do Marine Conservation some good? That is the question that many people asked before the premiere of Shark Week…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 345: Ocean Talk Friday
Nathan Johnson is back for Ocean Talk Friday to discuss nutrients in the Bay of Bengal past the tipping point, the United Nations International Treaty of the…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 344: Beach Clean Ups With Claire Hughes
Plastic Pollution in the Ocean inspired my guest, Claire Hughes, to clean up beaches on Grand Cayman Island and start a movement. Claire is a teacher and…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 343: Would You Do This To Reduce Climate Change?
Researchers have reviewed several hundred studies to find the best way people can reduce their Climate Change Footprint. There is one way that had the biggest…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 342: Ocean Talk Friday
Dr. Lyne Morissette is back on OTF to talk about what she's been up to and where she's been (hint: she's been to some amazing places). During the podcast, we…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 341: Continuing The Cod Conversation With Josh Laughren
Josh Laughren, Executive Director of Ocean Canada, joins me on the podcast to discuss why there shouldn't be a fishery for cod opened just yet. In 1992, a…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 340: Sea Wolves, Bonnet Sharks Eating Seagrass And Candid Plea from a Coral Reef Scientist
Imagine a terrestrial animal changes its diet in order to survive along the rugged coast of British Columbia. Scientists have discovered have genetically…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 339: Ocean Talk Friday
Ed Hind-Ozan joins us on the show to talk plastic pollution, ocean oaths, climate change maps our future and can we fish cod again. It's always great to have…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 338: How Will Climate Change Shape The Future
Climate Change adaptation can be a complex beast to understand, once you get past whether there is a debate that it is caused by humans. There are two major…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 337: Oil Exploration In An MPA And Ocean Gummy Bears Clogging Fishing Gear On West Coast
Does it make sense to allow Oil and Gas Exploration within the boundaries of a Marine Protected Area and still call it protected? Trudeau's government thinks…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 336: Ocean Talk Friday
We have a special guest named Kyle Massie joining us on Ocean Talk Friday as part of our Patreon Campaign Contributor rewards. Kyle and I are going to go…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 335: Shark Science Communication with Melissa Marquez
Melissa Marquez joins us on the podcast today to really ignite the show. We talk about shark conservation, women in science, science communication and…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 334: Celebs As Advocates, Rick Perry Skeptic of Climate Change and Feeding Sea Lions Is Bad
Do you think Celebrities should be Advocates for the Ocean? The question came up off of a story I wrote about involving a woman celebrity being objectified…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 333: Ocean Talk Friday
Nathan and I chat about growing mangroves to protect coast, problems with MPA process in Canada, Zombie Worms and Mussels and Sponges break down oil Enjoy the…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 332: Antartica Melting Some More, Orcas Stalking Fisherman and Heat Relief For Corals Globally
Climate Change is rearing its ugly head as one of its consequences is the rapid heating of the Antarctic Ice Sheets turning them to slush. El Nino changed the…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 331: Shark Week Schedule Review; Butt Out; Tourism Affecting Antarctica
The Shark Week Schedule for 2017 has been announced and there are some shows to which I am looking forward and others that perpetuate sharks as serial killers…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 330: Ocean Talk Friday
This is a special Ocean Talk Friday Episode where I have two colleagues and friends that would like to introduce you to a new podcast we've been working on…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 329: Fisheries Policy After BREXIT With Griffin Carpenter
Griffin Carpenter joins me on the podcast to talk about fisheries policy pre and post BREXIT. Yup! I said it! We are going to talk about BREXIT and how it will…
How To Protect The OceanSUFB 328: Defending Science Methods and Highlighting Success in Regulations
Taking a conversation from the Facebook group to here in the podcast, I talk about why shark researchers catch sharks through a hook and a line. It's a…