Speak Up For The Ocean Blue show

Speak Up For The Ocean Blue

Summary: Speak Up For The Ocean Blue raises awareness of the variety of ocean science and conservation projects conducted all around the world. It educates you, the listener, on the different Ocean Conservation Projects that are happening around the world. By listening to our guests, I hope to inspire you to live an ocean-friendly life through their stories and the information I provide to guide you towards a living a life that will be healthy for the Ocean. On the podcast episodes, I discuss, sharks, marine mammals (whales, dolphins, manatees, sea lions, seals), seabirds, fish (tuna, salmon, mackerel, cod, etc) as well as ocean issues like climate change/global warming (ocean acidification, increased sea temperatures, sea level rise, arctic melting, changing weather patterns), water pollution, plastic pollution (single-use plastic), coastal development, overfishing, whale hunting, fish poaching and more.

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Podcasts:

 SUFB 574: Open Access vs Paywall Journals with Nick Wehner | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 34:40

The paywall journal industry is making a ton of money off of the research of marine science and conservation, but the ocean cannot benefit off of the papers because decision makers cannot use the information to protect the ocean.

 SUFB 573: Is The Canadian Government Doing Enough To Protect Orcas? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 12:54

Can the organizations force the Canadian Government to act to better protect the At Risk Southern Resident Orca population?

 SUFB 572: How Much Of The Ocean Are We Really Fishing? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 23:07

What were the differences? It had to do with resolution of the data...the same, publicly available data.

 SUFB 571: Juvenile Tiger Shark Found In Canada | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 16:40

Likely not...at least not yet. However, there are two possible explanations as why a juvenile tiger shark was found in Canada recently.

 SUFB 570: Student Killed After Shark Bite Off Cape Cod | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 15:09

Why do media outlets always say sharks attack humans. Is it to vilify the predators ?

 SUFB 569: Hurricane Florence Damage and Coastal Management Talk | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 17:37

The damage was extensive and it exposed the management that is needed in the future.

 SUFB 568: 10 Tips For Oceanpreneurs - Part 2 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 39:15

Austin Gallagher and I continue our discussion about Oceanpreneurship to share with you our experiences.

 SUFB 567: 10 Tips For Oceanpreneurs Part 1 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 47:48

Dr. Austin Gallagher and I share some tips based on our experience of being an Oceanpreneur.

 SUFB 566: Symbiotic Algae Could Help Corals Adapt To Climate Change | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 11:40

Researchers believe that certain species of symbiotic algae with a higher tolerance of temperature changes could help corals survive a hotter world.

 SUFB 565: California Signs Bill To Stop Expansion of Oil and Gas Drilling | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 10:59

California takes an environmental stand against the Trump Administration by singing a bill to prevent oil and gas drilling in state waters.

 SUFB 564: Googly Eyed Seafood In Kuwait Fish Market | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 07:05

Would you believe me if I told you that a Kuwait fish market was shutdown because they pasted googly eyes on their fish...I am not kidding!!!

 SUFB 563: Sharkwater Extinction - Review of the World Premiere | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 24:08

I had the opportunity to attend the Sharkwater Extinction World Premiere with a good friend of mine. I wanted to share my thoughts on the film with you.

 SUFB 562: Shark Cage Diving Banned In New Zealand | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 13:21

Shark Cage Diving Tour Operators will be affected by this ban. Why did they lose the right to dive in a cage with a shark? Take a listen for the answer.

 SUFB 561: Chief Scientist Of Great Barrier Reef Foundation Ensures $443.3 M Is In Good Hands | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 18:03

I discuss the article Dr. Mumby wrote and let you know how my feelings on the projects have changed...sort of.

 SUFB 560: Robot Built To Hunt Invasive Lionfish | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 10:57

How do you get rid of an invasive species (lionfish) that has reeked havoc on coral reefs along the east coast of the US and in the Caribbean? You build a killer robot of course!!! 

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