Episodes

July 17, 2018

SUFB 507: Columbian Army Dispatched To Protect Black Land Crab In Providencia

The Columbian government have dispatches the army to protect migrating Black Land Crabs who travel to the coast from the dry, dense forests on the Island of Providencia to lay eggs and where the larvae develop in the Ocean f…
July 16, 2018

SUFB 506: Illegal Fishing Detected In Mediterranean MPAs

Oceana has written a report blasting countries such as Italy, France, Malta and Greece for not enforcing fisheries regulations. The report called out Italy, specifically because they allowed over 10,000 hours of trawling in …
July 15, 2018

SUFB 505: Working Toward Decolonizing Marine Conservation

Basten Gokkon wrote a great article on Mongabay News that was an interview with one of the plenary speakers at the International Marine Conservation Congress (IMCC5) in Kuching, Malaysia. the presenter is named John Aini, wh…
July 14, 2018

SUFB 504: Nurse Sharks and Common Sense 101

Nurse sharks have been in the news lately, but not for good reasons. There have been two incidents in the recent weeks that have been published where two people have been bitten by nurse sharks.  The first person was feeding…
July 13, 2018

SUFB 503: Whale Watchers Criticize Canadian Government On Orca Viewing Distance of 200m

The Canadian Government recently implemented a 200 m minimum distance for any ship in the area of Orcas. They also chopped the Chinook Salmon quota by 35%. The government is doing this because the Southern Resident Orca popu…
July 12, 2018

SUFB 502: Scott Pruitt Out As EPA Chief Administrator

We all dreamed about this day, but now that Scott Pruitt has resigned as the head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is it really what we want? As Scott Pruitt leaves office, Andrew Wheeler replaces him. Unfortunat…
July 11, 2018

SUFB 501: 10 Years of SciComm with Dr. Andrew Thaler Part 2

The Second Part of my conversation with Andrew Thaler on the last 10 years of Marine Science and Conservation Communication.  If you are someone who has been doing SciComm in the same field, how have you noticed the field ha…
July 10, 2018

SUFB 500: 500th Episode and 10 Years Of SciComm with Dr. Andrew Thaler

500 EPISODES!!! I can't believe the time has finally come where the Speak Up For Blue Podcast has reached 500 episodes!!! What do I do to celebrate? I announce that I will be posting from 3 times a week to 7 times a week. Mo…
July 9, 2018

SUFB 499: Global Whale Shark Study Reveals Preferred Habitat

A global whale shark study that used bathymetry (depth profiles), as a way to identify potential favourite habitats, along with whale shark sightings revealed a preferred habitat for the largest fish in the sea.  Whale shark…
July 8, 2018

SUFB 498: Government Of Canada Prioritizing Right Whale Protection Over Fishing Community?

Last year, the North Atlantic Right Whale population lost 19 individuals in the US and Canada due to ship strikes and/or fish gear entanglement. It was a surprise in Canada as Right Whales sightings were rare in the Gulf of …
July 7, 2018

SUFB 497 Season 2 Episode 12: Reflections On IMCC5

After 2 years of preparing, making travel arrangements, preparing presentations, renting podcasting equipment, getting vaccinations and finally, attending the conference...IMCC5 is officially over.  Before I spend my time lo…
July 6, 2018

SUFB 496 Season 2 Episode 11: Helping To Manage The Lionfish Invasion Through Jewelry with Phil Karp

Lionfish have invaded most, if not all, of the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and parts of the Southeast Atlantic Ocean. They have become a huge problem for fishing communities and tourist industries.  There are many peop…
July 5, 2018

SUFB 495 Season 2 Episode 10: Plastic Pollution Change with Dr. Judith Weis

Dr. Judith Weis and I got to sit down face to face at IMCC5 to discuss an ongoing conversation we have had for about a month online. The conversation centred around plastic pollution and the way we are trying to deal with th…
July 4, 2018

SUFB 494 Season 2 Episode 9: Part 2 COMPASS The Art Of Story Telling

This is Part 2 of the COMPASS "The Art Of Story Telling" Workshop at IMCC5, where 9 people attended a pre-conference workshop on how to communicate their own science and conservation to the public.  I talk to more of the wor…
July 1, 2018

SUFB 493 Season 2 Episode 8: Part 1 COMPASS The Art Of Story Telling

COMPASS is a communication organization that helps scientists tell the public their research through engaging ways. They held a 2-day pre-conference workshop at IMCC5 with 9 delegates. I had a chance to sit down with some of…
June 30, 2018

SUFB 492 Season 2 Episode 7: Make For The Planet With Alex Dehgan

Alex Deghan, Founding Director of , joins me on the podcast at IMCC5 in Kuching, Malaysia. Alex uses Conservation X Labs to create competitions in different parts of the world to put ideas into practice that solve conservati…
June 29, 2018

SUFB 491 Season 2 Episode 6: Part 2 - MPA Standards with Nina Bohla and Lance Morgan

As I continue to post from IMCC5, I had the chance to sit down with Nina Bohla (UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre) and Lance Morgan (Marine Conservation Institute) to discuss the IUCN Marine Protected Area (MPA) Stan…
June 28, 2018

SUFB 490 Season 2 Episode 5: IUCN MPA Standards With Angelo Villagomez

The IUCN has launched a new document about Marine Protected Area (MPA) Standards to help redefine what an MPA is. Why is this important? It's because the world needs to protect 10% of biodiversity by the year 2020 according …
June 27, 2018

SUFB 489 Season 2 Episode 4: Project Seagrass Team Getting Seagrass Part of the Conservation Conversation

Today's episode of the Speak Up For Blue Podcast has me talking to 3/4 of the Project Seagrass Team. We discuss all things seagrass and how the team is trying to get Seagrass part of the Conservation Conversation. Seagrass a…
June 26, 2018

SUFB 488 Season 2 Episode 3: IMCC5 Conference Exhibitors From Malaysia, Bangladesh and the UK

The International Marine Conservation Congress is known for having great exhibitors that have booths in the main hall of the conference. It gives a chance for each organization to discuss the great things that they are doing…
June 24, 2018

SUFB 487 Season 2 Episode 2: The International Marine Kids Conference With Patrick Goff

I welcome back Patrick Goff to the podcast to discuss why and how the International Marine Kids Conference is happening. We talk about what the kids will do during this week and how they will be integrating with scientists t…
June 23, 2018

SUFB 486 Season 2 Episode 1: Kuching Cat Museum, Goals For IMCC5 With Speak Up For Blue Podcast Network Hosts

I am very pleased to present the first episode for the International Marine Conservation Congress in Kuching, Malaysia.  Everyday until June 29th, I will be publishing a podcast summarizing the highlights of the day as well …
June 22, 2018

SUFB 485: How To Prepare For Marine Conservation Conferences

As you are listening to this episode, I am just arriving to Kuching, Malaysia for the International Marine Conservation Congress (5). I have to admit that I am getting pretty excited for the trip and to see great friends and…
June 20, 2018

SUFB 484: Squid And Bacteria With Sarah McAnulty

Sarah McAnulty joins me on the podcast to continue with Cephalopod Week and discuss her research interest of Squid and Bacteria. Sarah is not only interested in the marine science and conservation of squid and the rest of Ce…