Episodes
Oct. 6, 2017
SUFB 378: Ocean Talk Friday Octo Edition
We continue our introduction to the Octo (Open Communications for The Ocean) team this week as John Davis, Nick Wehner and introducing Sarah Carr join me for Ocean Talk Friday to discuss the articles that were published in the latest Marine...
Oct. 4, 2017
SUFB 377: Open Communications For The Oceans
Open Communications For The Oceans (Octo) has become a partner of Speak Up For Blue and we will now work together as a team to further share Marine Science and Conservation to help live for a better Ocean. As you know, Speak Up For Blue is designed to...
Oct. 2, 2017
SUFB 376: My Big HUGE GIGANTIC Announcement!!!
It's not everyday where you realize your dreams, especially in the field of Marine Science and Conservation. However, it has happened to me today as this is the first day that I am working full time on Speak Up For Blue and getting paid for it. That's...
Oct. 1, 2017
SUFB 375: Scientists Make A Case Not To Ban Sharks Fins In the US
Shark finning, the act of removing a shark's fin at sea and discarding their mangled body overboard for them to die, is a terrible act and the reason why many marine conservation organizations are trying to ban finning and fins in many countries...
Sept. 27, 2017
SUFB 374: The Struggle To Find Tap Water In Public Is Real
I tell a story about my trip with some friends to the Buffalo Bills game last Sunday. It was crazy hot!!! The Bills stadium ran out of bottled water by half time and wouldn't give us regular tap water. It sucked because it was crazy hot!!! So hot!!!...
Sept. 25, 2017
SUFB 373: Should Graduate Students Have A Side Hustle?
Graduate student life is fun when you look back on it after 15 years. You realize that you had so many freedoms and you didn't have to worry about the "real world" yet; however, the real world hits you as a graduate student because you have to pay...
Sept. 22, 2017
SUFB 372: Florida Evacuation Experience In The Face Of Hurricane Irma
We are featuring another episode of the Marine Conservation Happy Hour where Dr. Scarlett Smash recounts her and her husband's experience of evacuating the state of Florida along with millions of other people. Let's just say water and gas were in...
Sept. 20, 2017
SUFB 371: Tales From The Sea At IMCC
There are quite a few spectacular things that go on at the International Marine Conservation Congress every year; however, one of my favourites is the Tales From The Sea. It's an event that goes on in a theatre where Marine Scientists and...
Sept. 18, 2017
SUFB 370: Italians Adapt To Climate Change By Eating Jellyfish
Today's stories have a couple of things in common: 1) All stories are about invertebrates and, 2) You have to find out at the end of the episode. I thought I would pick these stories to discuss because I wanted to cover something a little...
Sept. 14, 2017
SUFB 369: Marine Conservation Conferences on Ocean Talk Friday
Dr. Ed Hind-Ozan joins me on this episode of Ocean Talk Friday to discuss how conferences benefit people in the field of Marine Science and Conservation. Conferences are great for networking, collaborating on future projects and sharing information...
Sept. 13, 2017
SUFB 368: Canadian Government Gives 25% of Arctic Surf Quota to First Nations
The Canadian Government has a long relationship with the First Nations groups across Canada; however, the relationship sucks. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a campaign promise to reconcile Canada's relationship with First Nations groups in Canada....
Sept. 11, 2017
SUFB 367: Hurricane Irma Sucks Water Away From Coast And Why Fish Eat Plastic
Hurricane Irma made landfall in Florida over the weekend reeking havoc in different counties across the state as it did across many Caribbean Islands. As people in the path of Irma checked in as safe on social media and shared pictures and videos of...
Sept. 8, 2017
SUFB 366: Ocean Talk Friday
Nathan Johnson joins us on Ocean Talk Friday after a busy summer. Today we talk about the following articles: 1) Canada designates it's largest conservation area (not an MPA, but similar); 2) Hawaiian National Monument gets an award for doing great...
Sept. 6, 2017
SUFB 365: Social Marketing To Change Behaviours Around the Ocean with Brian Day
Raising Ocean Awareness through any means may not be enough to be successful at conserving and protecting the Ocean. I know! I was surprised to hear that as well. We often watch documentaries or participate in campaigns that try to raise awareness of...
Sept. 4, 2017
SUFB: How To Find Out How Many Whale Sharks There Are And Where They Go
Whale sharks are one of the most iconic species in the world. As the largest fish, people are so captivated by their sight that they will travel thousands of miles just to get a glimpse of them in the wild. However, these sharks are also Endangered...
Sept. 1, 2017
SUFB 363: Ocean Talk Friday
Marine Conservation Careers seems to be on your mind as we covered it on a couple of episodes over the past week. Last Friday, we heard from 3 generations of Marine Conservationists on the challenges we faced in our career. It wasn't meant to scare...
Aug. 30, 2017
SUFB 362: Hurricane Harvey Made Worse By Climate Change
Hurricane Harvey, a category 4 storm, has left Houston and the surrounding areas and is now heading for Louisiana as a tropical storm; however, the imprint it left on Houston was devastating. A Politico article said Harvey was the 3rd 500-year storm...
Aug. 28, 2017
SUFB 361: Atlantic Salmon in Fish Farm Escape in Pacific and Politician Takes Aim at Great White Sharks in Cape Cod
Two crazy pieces of news to cover today. Last week was a big week in crazy news. A Fish Farm in Washington blames the eclipse on stronger tides and currents and breaking nets, releasing Atlantic Salmon into the Pacific Coast. Our Second piece of crazy...
Aug. 25, 2017
SUFB 360: Marine Conservation Career Struggles: 4 Perspectives
Marine Conservation Careers is a dream that all of us have that work, or are trying to work, in this field. Two episodes ago, I discussed an article on the struggles people were having trying to get a job. Many of the problems that arose were unpaid...
Aug. 23, 2017
SUFB 359: Starting Oceanswell with Blue Whale Research with Dr. Asha de Vos
Blue whales are the largest animals on the planet and Dr. Asha de Vos studies a unique population that occurs in the Northern Indian Ocean. She has pioneered marine mammal research and conservation in her home country of Sri Lanka and is inspiring the...
Aug. 21, 2017
SUFB 358: Sea Otters Eat Octopus, But Is It Dangerous?
Sea otters can eat a variety of prey (up to 50) according to an article that photo-documented a sea otter eating a giant Pacific octopus off the coast near Juneau, Alaska. The sea otter had some pups with her, which begs the question as to why sea...
Aug. 18, 2017
SUFB 357: The Struggle To Building A Career In Marine Science And Conservation
I read a great article on the that inspired me to discuss it on today's installment of Ocean Talk Friday. The article was about how hard it is for young people to build a career in Conservation. It dives into many of the issues that I see everyday...
Aug. 16, 2017
SUFB 356: Drones for Marine Conservation with David Johnston
Drones in Marine Conservation is quite the hot topic these days. They provide Marine Scientists and Conservationists with so many advantages when studying the marine environment at a much lesser cost than the traditional means of monitoring trends in...
Aug. 14, 2017
SUFB 355: Protected River Sharks and Their Interaction with Recreational Anglers
There are two protected River Sharks in the Adalaide River in the Northern part of Australia, the Speartooth Shark (Critically Endangered) and the Northern River Shark (Endangered). A new study has revealed a potential conservation issue in the river...