Episodes
Nov. 12, 2021
SUFB 1234: Listener feedback on COP26 and Climate Action
I was pleasantly surprised when I heard the latest voicemail that came in was from my neighbour Brynn, who lives two doors down the street from me. She responded to my request for people to send a voicemail to discuss their thoughts on the COP26...
Nov. 10, 2021
SUFB 1233: COP26 - Canadian Pledges and Indigenous and Scientist Reactions
COP26 is all about the big announcements and Canada definitely made a big one. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Canada will cap emissions on the oil and gas industry, but the cap won't affect the production of oil and gas. Canadian...
Nov. 8, 2021
SUFB 1232: COP26 Major Announcements within the first week
Good ol' COP26, the Climate Change meeting, is happening again and there were some major announcements made at the meeting by countries such as the US, India, and Canada. I will cover the Canadian announcement in the next episode. The...
Nov. 5, 2021
SUFB 1231: Teamseas - Should Ocean Conservancy be on the same campaign as the Ocean Clean Up?
I received some great questions from some audience members about episode 1230 where I interviewed Dr. Virginia Schutte about the Teamseas campaign and why you might not want to support the campaign, but donate directly to an organization's programs...
Nov. 3, 2021
SUFB 1230: What you need to know about the #Teamseas fundraiser
There are many fundraisers that occur throughout the year for the oceans and they are run by various organizations. Most of them have good intentions to help protect the Oceans. Some raise a lot of money and some not so much; however, the...
Nov. 1, 2021
SUFB 1229: 300 Olive Ridley's Sea Turtles wash up dead along a Pacific Coastline
There was an unfortunate situation along the Pacific Coast when at least 300 Olive Ridley's Sea Turtles washed up dead on the shore. Experts say that cause of death was most likely drowning after getting caught in fishing gear; however, there...
Oct. 29, 2021
SUFB 1228: Are coral restoration organizations doing good for coral reefs?
I answer a listener voicemail on today's episode. Laura asked if an organization's work, named Coral Vita, is worth supporting. She wanted to know if the work they do is helpful to coral reefs. Coral Vita recently won the Earthshot Prize as they...
Oct. 27, 2021
SUFB 1227: How can science communicators better communicate climate change?
I answer a listener question from a voicemail I received about how people who communicate science can get their message across to their target audiences about Climate Change. There is a long history of messaging about climate change and how...
Oct. 25, 2021
SUFB 1226: Where do you begin to help protect the Ocean?
I received a question from Josie Greenston who asked me (I am paraphrasing): Where do I begin with helping with the Ocean? There are so many things that are harming the ocean (climate change, over-fishing, plastic pollution, etc.) that I don't know...
Oct. 22, 2021
SUFB 1225: Home Sweet Home with the Zero Waste Family
I see many people profess to go Zero Waste and I think it's great; however, I have trouble relating to them because they are oftentimes at different life stages than I am. They are single or a two-person household, which makes it easier to change...
Oct. 20, 2021
SUFB 1224: Measuring changes 5 Years after the Blob
The Blob, a massive heatwave in the Pacific Ocean raised the average sea surface temperature by 2-4C and changed the distribution of some species. The Blob raised the temperature in cooler waters as well as the direction of currents. These...
Oct. 18, 2021
SUFB 1223: What would I do if I had to start to Sci Comm today?
Last episode (Episode 1223), I spoke to Virginia Schutte and Bethann Merkel about their approach to Science Communication that they discuss on their new podcast called Meteor. During the interview, I talked about how I just launched Speak Up For...
Oct. 15, 2021
SUFB 1222: Meteor - the scicomm podcast that we didn't know we needed
I am a huge advocate for science communication (scicomm). It's important for audiences to understand what science is doing for our society and how we are affecting it. However, scicommers like myself do not have a formal community where I can exchange...
Oct. 13, 2021
SUFB 1221: Should biologists work for natural resource companies for scientific studies?
There was a great article on Mongabay News (link below) that asked the question as to whether marine biologists should work for natural resource companies that would like to mine the deep sea. It's a more complicated question than you might...
Oct. 8, 2021
SUFB 1220: Tracking Happy Humpback Whales
The one thing that I love about doing this podcast is the fact that I can talk to people who have done amazing things in Marine Conservation. Sometimes, people are supported by large organizations/companies that help them get on their way to launching...
Oct. 6, 2021
SUFB 1219: We need to talk about swim-with-dolphins in captivity programs
A listener named Sydney Stauffer asked me to create an episode on my thoughts on swim-with-dolphin programs that are held with dolphins in captivity. She heard the episode with Stephanie Stack (e1214) about swim-with-whales in the wild and wanted me...
Oct. 4, 2021
SUFB 1218: Can environmental documentaries be successful for marine conservation?
Did you hear the Brittany Spears may not be under conservatorship anymore and her father was removed as the head of said conservatorship? Wait...what? You are probably wondering what Brittany Spears has to do with marine conservation. You are right,...
Oct. 1, 2021
SUFB 1217: Tracking the critically endangered wedgefishes in Mozambique
A study is underway in Mozambique to study the distribution ranges of two species of wedgefishes family (bottlenose wedgefish and bowmouth guitarfish) to help better manage their population. The species are considered critically endangered due...
Sept. 29, 2021
SUFB 1216: 63 Endangered South African penguins are killed by bees
South African penguins are having a tough time with their population numbers. The IUCN lists them as endangered in the Red List due to lack of food from commercial fishing and the fact that their food source may have shifted to different locations due...
Sept. 27, 2021
SUFB 1215: Would you save a sea lion from Orcas?
A viral TikTok video has sparked a debate on the app and on Twitter as to whether a woman working on a small ocean vessel should have made a sea lion go back in the water as three orcas were circling her boat. The sea lion leaped out of the water onto...
Sept. 24, 2021
SUFB 1214: Do swim-with-whale tours impact humpback whale behavior in Hervey Bay, Australia with Stephanie Stack
Swim-with-whale tour operators are popping up in various places around the world. The idea of getting in the water and swimming with humpback whales nearby can be a dream come true for many people; however, the tour operators are running without any...
Sept. 22, 2021
SUFB 1213: Why similarities between this mass extinction and a previous one should motivate you to act on climate change
We are entering the 6th mass extinction. When I tell people about the mass extinction, people are not too worried. I don't think they realize that we are already starting to see the effects of the mass extinction and that the planet has gone through...
Sept. 20, 2021
SUFB 1212: Faroe Islands government to renew whale culling policies after 1400 white-sided dolphins killed
The Faroe Islands government has announced that they will review their regulations of the dolphin cull after some whalers and critics thought that the last cull of 1400 white-sided dolphins was too numerous to use all of the meat. The...
Sept. 17, 2021
SUFB 1211: Questions around the legality of killing 1400 white-sided dolphins in the Faroe Islands circulate
There was a cull of 1400 white-sided dolphins in the Faroe Islands recently has some people wanting to know if it was legal. Whaling of pilot whales and other small cetaceans is legal in the Faroe Islands as the local community relies on whale...