Episodes
March 18, 2022
My journey to buying an electric vehicle (EV) to reduce my carbon footprint
Climate change is rearing its ugly head in many forms, including wildfires, mass coral bleaching, major glaciers and ice sheets melting, and an increase in major storms. the damage of climate change consequences are costing governments billions upon...
March 16, 2022
What Indigenous-led conservation means
Indigenous conservation success may not be the same for Western scientists and conservationists, yet we often approach conservation in Indigenous communities with our own preconceived notions of conservation success. Angelo Villagomez joins me...
March 14, 2022
Studying the animals that hitch rides on the back of sea turtles
Dr. Nathan Robinson was part of a sea turtle research team when the team discovered that one of the sea turtles had a straw stuck up its nose. The entire ordeal was recorded and the video went viral on YouTube and contributed to the global ban the...
March 11, 2022
Words matter in Science Communication
Science communication is an important part of marine conservation. I dedicated my career to SciComm because I feel that telling the public of what is happening to the Ocean is crucial to changing behaviours to live for a better ocean. However,...
March 9, 2022
How to interpret marine science studies
Marine science papers can be hard to interpret if you are not a scientist so I decided to take you through how to interpret them and where there could be some room for error. You may or may not have read a marine science journal article in the past,...
March 7, 2022
An example of fisheries collaboration between Indigenous fishers, academia, and commercial fishers
The relationship between Indigenous people and the government of Canada is terrible. the relationship with Indigenous people and commercial fishers is also terrible, especially over the past couple of years when the Mi'kmaq nation started up fishing...
March 1, 2022
A one week break
I know you were expecting an episode on Marine Science and Conservation today; however, I am quite distracted by the news of the invasion of Ukraine this past week. I don't feel very inspired to podcast after watching the videos online of the...
Feb. 25, 2022
Why we need gender equality in the seafood industry
Julie Kuchepatov is seeking to fight gender inequality within the seafood industry. She launched the Conch podcast where she interviews women at various levels of the seafood supply chain to tell their stories and show how women can be successful in...
Feb. 23, 2022
How to choose a citizen science program
In the last episode, I talked about a citizen science project in the Southern Atlantic Ocean targeted at recreational fishers. I'm sure some of you wanted to join that program because let's face it, it was a fun program that saved sharks. There...
Feb. 21, 2022
Argentina sport fishers help protect sharks through citizen science
Sharks in the southern Atlantic ocean are being protected through a citizen science program with sport fishers who regularly target sharks. Why is this a big deal you ask? Previous to this program, sport fishers were killing the sharks that they...
Feb. 18, 2022
Help stop a cruise line pier in Cozumel, Mexico
A megaproject is proposed to move forward to build an 800 metre long pier for the island of Cozumel to accommodate four more cruise lines per day (in addition to the current 3 cruise lines per day). The pier will also be designated as a home port...
Feb. 16, 2022
Did the Ocean Clean Up Project publish a staged video of it cleaning up plastic from the ocean?
The Ocean Clean Up Project recently released a video showing a trawl net releasing plastic pollution that it supposedly hauled from the ocean and released on the deck of a shipping vessel. However, there seemed to be some things that did not add up in...
Feb. 15, 2022
How do YOU balance the progressive versus the excessive lifestyle
I saw a video today about how the generation known as Generation Z is battling two different lifestyles. There is the progressive lifestyle that is led by the likes of people like Greta Thunberg and there is the excessive lifestyle that is led by the...
Feb. 11, 2022
Aquaculture in 2022 - What you need to know
Are you wondering whether you should eat aquacultured seafood products? People seem to be down on aquaculture stating that there are many environmental issues. They aren't wrong as issues such as feed for the animals, risk of invasive introductions on...
Feb. 9, 2022
SUFB 1268: Do you consider sustainability as part of success in life?
How do you define success? People often consider success as making a certain amount of money, having a family, and/or accomplishing specific goals in life. However, have you ever considered your sustainability as a measurement of success in your...
Feb. 7, 2022
SUFB 1267: 100,000 dead fish at sea by second largest trawler
Last week, we saw what really happens at sea with industrialized fishing. 100,000 dead fish were discarded from a net and floating on the ocean taking up 3,000 square meters (32,300 square feet) in size. The fish were discarded from the 2nd...
Feb. 4, 2022
SUFB 1266: Fighting to reduce Plastic Oceans in Canada with Natasha Tucker
I found out about an organization in Canada that works with students, teachers, and volunteers to clean up plastics along beaches and wetlands and help reduce the amount of single-use plastics in Canada. You just know I had to get the Executive...
Feb. 2, 2022
1265: Orcas helped whalers to hunt blue whales
In the last episode, I talked about the strategies, that were observed by marine mammal researchers, of orcas demonstrated to hunt blue whales in NSW, Australia. After publishing the episode, an audience member reached out to me on Instagram and...
Jan. 31, 2022
SUFB 1264: Orcas killing blue whales
Scientists recently observed three separate hunting events of orcas against blue whales. Two hunting events were in 2019 (16 days apart) and the last event was in 2021. The first event was on a healthy individual. The scientists observed the...
Jan. 28, 2022
SUFB 1263: Blue carbon through ocean art
Blue carbon could possibly be a term that is the least known in conservation by the public. It's an important term that has many positive outcomes for the ocean and our planet. Rosie Sherwood is an artist who would like more people to understand...
Jan. 26, 2022
SUFB 1262: Bleached reefs can still support nutritious fish
A study based in Seychelles found that there some fish species will remain on a reef after the corals have bleached, which could help maintain fisheries and some form of nutrition for humans. Coral reefs are at risk from or are bleaching in many...
Jan. 24, 2022
SUFB 1261: A new Gentoo penguin colony discovered by Greenpeace with help from climate change
A Greenpeace research vessel discovered a new colony of Gentoo penguins in Antarctica. It is the only colony that has been detected this far south on the icy continent. It's an important discovery because Gentoo penguins prefer low-lying, rocky areas...
Jan. 21, 2022
SUFB 1260: Can media headlines affect motivation on climate change?
There was a headline on Rollingstone magazine (link below) that mentioned the Doomsday Glacier was on the verge of melting. The headline didn't make me feel good about where we were at on reducing climate change, but it also didn't motivate me to do...
Jan. 19, 2022
SUFB 1259: How Pharmaceuticals are affecting water quality
Did you ever wonder what happens to your pee and poo after you flush the toilet? I bet you never thought you would read those words on this podcast, but the fact of the matter is our water quality is dependent on how well our sewage treatment plants...