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The Hidden Costs of Seafood: Who Really Pays for “Sustainable” Tuna?
How To Protect The Ocean
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Feb. 23, 2026
Atlantic Fish Stocks at Risk? Politics Pushes Industrial Fishing Expansion
Atlantic fish stocks sit at the center of a new political push to expand commercial fishing in federal waters. A recent U.S. executive action signals increased access for industrial fleets, raising critical questions about ho...
Feb. 20, 2026
Are All Plastics Toxic? What the Science Actually Says About Microplastics and Human Health
Microplastics are now found in the deepest ocean trenches, Arctic ice, seafood, drinking water, and even human blood. Headlines often claim that all plastics are toxic, but what does the science actually say? Recent research ...
Feb. 19, 2026
Are Marine Protected Areas Just Paper Parks? The Shark Protection Problem
Marine Protected Areas are expanding faster than ever, but new research raises an uncomfortable question: are they actually protecting top predators? Satellite tracking of silky sharks shows that even inside designated protec...
Feb. 18, 2026
Paper Parks? Why Marine Protected Areas Are Failing Sharks
Marine Protected Areas are expanding worldwide, but new research shows that protection on paper does not always translate to protection in reality. Satellite tracking of silky sharks reveals that highly mobile predators regul...
Feb. 17, 2026
Coral Reefs Are Recovering Faster Than Scientists Expected
Coral Reef Recovery is happening faster than many scientists once believed possible, but only under the right conditions. Long-term monitoring from the Caribbean and Indo Pacific shows that reefs can regain coral cover and re...
Feb. 16, 2026
Coral Reefs Can Look Alive and Still Be Functionally Dead
Coral reefs can still show living coral cover and yet be ecologically collapsing beneath the surface. In this episode, we break down new coast-to-coast reef assessments from Thailand that reveal a critical warning sign: reefs...
Feb. 11, 2026
Ocean-Human Health Connection: Why This Disappearing Habitat Matters to You
Ocean-Human Health Connection is not just a theory, it is a reality unfolding beneath the surface of our coastal waters, and most people have no idea their wellbeing depends on a disappearing underwater meadow. In this episod...
Feb. 8, 2026
What is ethical seafood, and why the way fish are treated could change how you eat forever
What is ethical seafood, and why does it matter if fish can suffer in the systems designed to feed the world? As seafood consumption rises globally, most people never see what happens on fish farms or how ethical decisions ar...
Feb. 5, 2026
Right whale baby boom: The fragile hope that could decide the future of a species
Right whale baby boom is giving scientists and conservationists a rare moment of hope, but it comes with a hard question: is this surge in newborn calves enough to save one of the most endangered whales on Earth? With only ar...
Feb. 3, 2026
Scientific Discoveries That Changed How We See the Ocean
Scientific Discoveries are transforming our understanding of the ocean in ways that were once unimaginable. In this episode of Surfacing Secrets: Explore the Ocean. Know the Planet , Richard Dewey, Kohen Bauer, and Gwen Klass...
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