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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- Artist: Andrew Lewin
- Copyright: Copyright 2016+
Podcasts:
Ret stopped by the podcast to tell us why he moved into podcasting and why he thought is was important to focus on fisheries in each episode. Ret's podcast is called Beyond Data.
In this edition of Ocean Update, I talk about the last ditch efforts to save the last 19 Vaquita porpoises left in the Sea of Cortez; my opinions on industry funded research using Dr. Ray Hilborn as an example; and, a new EU evaluation status for IUU Fisheries based on international football yellow and red cards.
Dr. Lyne Morissette joins us on Ocean Talk Friday to give her key takeaways from the 22nd Biennial Conference for the Society of Marine Mammalogy that took place in Halifax, Nova Scotia...on an ice rink...with hockey jerseys. We chat Vaquita update, Northwest Atlantic Right Whale update and collaborations!!! Enjoy the Episode!!!
Nick Wehner from OCTO (Open Communications for The Ocean), joins us on the podcast to introduce a solution called MarXiv, for sharing Marine Conservation literature freely so other scientists and conservationists can do their jobs better.
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 updated. Here are the stories for today: 1) Open Acces Week (3:34) 2) Salmon populations may be decreasing for many reasons (8:28) 3) Scientists travel too much by plane to go to conferences/meetings (23:00) 4) Master Chef technique used to safely transport Sea Turtle Eggs (30:40)
Nathan Johnson stops by to make a special announcement as well as chat about a few articles with me: 1) Countries pushing for another MPA in the Antarctic; 2) Nuie, island in the South Pacific, declares MPA protecting 40% of its ocean; and, 3) Engineers try to replicate the camouflage ability of the Octopus (pretty cool!). Enjoy the Podcast!
Paul Whitaker gives us the breakdown of how Satellites can help us identify oil spills on the water and identify ships that are fishing illegally with other tools such as AIMS that enhances management and enforcement to further protect the Ocean. Check out the podcast for more details.
Lobster fishers are turning to sea farming (aquaculture) to diversify their revenue stream as fisheries is a fickle career; Mexico declares largest Marine Reserve in North America; and, Marine Insurance companies combating over fishing by denying blacklisted fishers boat insurance.
I rant about how ill prepared we are as a world to withstand the damages by the increasing intense storms hitting our small island communities. Help me discuss solutions.
Fiona West, manager of the Broome Community Seagrass Project, stops by to passionately discuss the Citizen Science Program established 11 years ago to help monitor trends in Broome Bay, establish baseline data and better manage the seagrass in the bay with the help of the Seagrass Watch monitoring protocols.
I discuss this in our second story of this episode because advocates are personally attacking a researcher for their stance on the proposed bill to ban the sale of all fins in the US. Listen to the podcast and let me know how you feel this issue could have been solved in our Facebook Group. Also on the podcast: 1) Thousands of fish die in San Francisco Bay; and, 2) An alliance is formed to track the distribution line to eliminate illegal fishing in our global seafood market.
Today on Ocean Talk Friday, we discuss: 1) How social science is implemented in Marine Conservation projects by looking at a number of examples; 2) Why science is an important component of Ecosystem-Based Management (and what science is crucial); and, 3) We get an update on where Marine National Monuments stand in the Trump era.
I speak with Open Communications For The Ocean's (Octo) John Davis and Nick Wehner about the new partnership between Speak Up for Blue and Octo and what Octo is all about.
I announce a huge thing that begins today and what that means for you, the audience, and how it will help us protect and manage the ocean better now and in the future.
There is a proposed bill that is in Congress right now that is proposing the possession and sale of shark fins in the US. It seems as though its a good plan, right? Well, at least two shark scientists think its a bad idea. How could they you ask? Take a listen to the podcast to find out what they wrote in a peer reviewed journal article in Marine Policy. Also on the show, I talk about a cool adaptation of the electric eel and how it wards off hungry predators like crocodiles and cats.
