Episodes
Aug. 15, 2018
SUFB 536: How The Decline Of Chinook Salmon Is Effecting The Southern Resident Orca Population
The Southern Resident Orca Population are considered a Schedule 1 Endangered Species by the Canadian Species At Risk Act. The main reason for the decline of the Orca population which only has 75 individuals left is because of the lack of Chinook...
Aug. 14, 2018
SUFB 535: How Marine Advocacy Works Using Orcas As An Example With Dr. Naomi Rose
We have our most popular guest on the podcast today, Dr. Naomi Rose. She is a Marine Conservation Advocate who works for the Animal Welfare Institute where she specializes in Whales in Captivity. Naomi came on the podcast to discuss the plight...
Aug. 13, 2018
SUFB 534: Does The Future Of Our Oceans Come Down To One International Meeting?
There is a big United Nations meeting that is going to happen in New York City soon that some researchers say will dictate the long term survival of the Ocean. The meeting has been in the works for years with countries expected to sign on to a pact...
Aug. 12, 2018
SUFB 533: Porbeagle Sharks Protected In One Country But Killed In Another
Marine Conservation can be a tricky business at times. This episode covers one of those tricky times and it has to do with the porbeagle shark. The porbeagle shark is a "mini-great white" that only feeds on fish. It's population on the east...
Aug. 11, 2018
SUFB 532: Canadian Mall Food Court Proves That We Can Do Better With Trash
There is a report that was released by the Ocean Conservancy that states over 80% of the marine debris that enters the Ocean comes from 20% of the countries, primarily in the Asian Region of the world. Most of it could be attributed to lack of a waste...
Aug. 10, 2018
SUFB 531: Smooth Ray Feeding Behaviour with Joni Pini-Fitzsimmons
I had the pleasure of interviewing Joni Pini-Fitzsimmons, who is also known as @MotherOfRays - a fantastic Twitter handle!!! We discussed a recent paper that she published on the feeding behaviour of smooth rays around a recreational fishing cleaning...
Aug. 9, 2018
SUFB 530: Are SeaWorld Rebounding From Blackfish Fallout?
SeaWorld is rebounding with higher attendance in the first 2 quarters fo this year pleasing investors and making them think that the fallout from the Blackfish documentary that showed the entertainment park was ignoring scientific evidence that the...
Aug. 8, 2018
SUFB 529: Plastics In Ocean Emit Greenhouse Gases When Exposed To Sunlight
As if plastic pollution in the ocean wasn't bad enough, now researchers have revealed that as plastics degrade in the light (photo-degradation), they emit greenhouse gases. Researchers at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa published an article...
Aug. 7, 2018
SUFB 528: Florida Red Tide And Algae outbreak Getting Worse
A couple of weeks ago, I published an episode on a number of Sea Turtles floated ashore dead from a red time bloom off of Southwest Florida. The long term prognosis did not look good as the red tides usually happen in the winter, where cool water from...
Aug. 6, 2018
SUFB 527: Ocean Acidification Can Affect Smell Of Fish
Researchers at the University of Exeter have discovered that European sea bass lose some of their sense of smell when pH dips in tiny amounts, which means that Ocean Acidification with cause this fish to become vulnerable. The study showed the bass...
Aug. 5, 2018
SUFB 526: Australian Billionaire Gives 100 Million To Marine Conservation
Andrew Forrest's Minderoo Foundation decided to give $100 million dollars towards marine conservation in Australia as he criticizes the Australian government for their lack of protection for proposed roll backs on Marine Protected Areas within the...
Aug. 4, 2018
SUFB 525: 90 Percent Of The King Penguins Mysteriously Disappeared
There is a population on the Ile aux Cochons that is located between South Africa and Antarctica that holds a significant portion of the populations of King Penguins. Unfortunately, the population of those penguins has decreased by 90% over the past...
Aug. 3, 2018
SUFB 524: Global Warming Accelerated By Slowing Of Ocean Conveyor Belt
I learned about the Ocean Conveyor Belt that influenced the climate for the Northwestern Atlantic and Northeastern Atlantic regions when I was in school quite some time ago. It fascinated me that the ocean can have such a prolific role in regulating...
Aug. 2, 2018
SUFB 523: Major UK Tour Operator Stops Selling Seaworld Tickets Due To Animal Welfare Concerns
Thomas Cook, a major UK tour operator, has officially stopped selling Seaworld tickets due to the captive mammal facility not abiding bu ABTA guidelines on animal welfare. The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Organization has been working with...
Aug. 1, 2018
SUFB 522: New Dolphin Hybrid Species Discovered Off The Coast Of Hawai'i
In cool ocean news, Scientists at Cascadia Research Collective have discovered a new dolphin hybrid species off the coast of the Kauai, Hawai'i. The hybrid was the product of a melon-headed-dolphin and a rough-toothed dolphin, where the former is rare...
July 31, 2018
SUFB 521: FINALLY!!! Mainstream Media Is Showing The Criticism Of The Ocean Clean Up Project
I talked about how the Marine Conservation Community views Boyan Slant's Ocean Clean Up project before and I even touched on my frustrations as to how mainstream media outlets haven't shown the criticisms to their audience. FINALLY, a mainstream media...
July 30, 2018
SUFB 520: The Benefit Of The Jairo Mora Sandoval Award
Patima Tungpuchayalkul was this year's awardee for the Jairo Mora Sandoval Award at the International Marine Conservation Congress (IMCC5). Patima was given the award for the work she has done freeing fisheries slaves in Southeast Asia. The events...
July 29, 2018
SUFB 519: Mass Sea Turtle Mortality In Southwest Florida Due To Red Tide
Sea Turtle populations are endangered for all 7 species and there are groups working very hard to ensure their survival; however, a summer red tide event in Southwest Florida is causing high mortality on Sea Turtles that are way above the normal...
July 28, 2018
SUFB 518: Nassau Grouper Population On The Rise In Cayman Islands and This Is Why
Nassau Grouper populations have been dwindling since the 1950s and the fisheries collapsed in 1990. Since then, marine scientists and conservationists have been working tirelessly to try and revive the fishery. Island nations throughout the...
July 27, 2018
SUFB 517: NACCB Highlights
The North American Congress for Conservation Biology happened in Toronto, Ontario, Canada this past week and I had the honour of attending. The conference was mostly focused on terrestrial research and conservation; however, there were some great...
July 26, 2018
SUFB 516: California Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions to Pre-1990 Levels
If California can reduce its Greenhouse Gas emissions to pre-1990 levels, then why can't other states/provinces and countries do it as well. We are in a time where we need to make changes to our energy uses and California has worked hard to make those...
July 25, 2018
SUFB 515: NO! Banning Plastic Straws Will Not Save The Ocean
There is a huge movement to ban plastic straws in cities across North America and other places in the world; however, some people have been pointing out that it will not save the Ocean. An article was recently published in the National Post (a...
July 24, 2018
SUFB 514: Why Are There So Many Great Whites In Northern California with Dr. Dave Ebert
Great White Sharks are the species that EVERYONE wants to know about. We know Shark Week loves their Great White Sharks, but I find they always cover the same kind of thing. So I thought that I would ask my buddy Dr. Dave Ebert whether he would be...
July 23, 2018
SUFB 513: Finding New Sharks In Sri Lanka with Dr. Dave Ebert
As Shark Week is on it's way, I thought it would be great to get our friend of the podcast, Dr. Dave Ebert (aka @lostsharkguy) on the podcast to discuss his journey to the wonderful island of Sri Lanka to discover more sharks. If you are not familiar...