Episodes
May 14, 2021
SUFB 1158: Ocean Talk Friday - Taking Pictures With A Tiger Shark Is Illegal And Is 30 x 30 Realistic
Clay Groves, the host of the Fish Nerds Podcast, joins me in the podcast today for Ocean Talk Friday. If you are new to Ocean Talk Friday, it's where Clay and I each chose an Ocean article to discuss on the episode without telling the other person...
May 12, 2021
SUFB 1157: How Salmon Sitka Shares Changed The Way We Eat Seafood Sustainability
How can seafood consumers truly buy sustainable seafood? The first step is to decrease the number of middle people in the supply chain so that most of the money spent can support the smaller-scale fishers who do most of the work and follow the...
May 10, 2021
SUFB 1156: The Australian Sea Lion Population Is Declining And Scientists Are Worried
The Australian Sea Lion population has been declining for the past few decades. So much so that a Scientific Committee recommended the sea lions be upgraded to Endangered from their Threatened status. The upgrade in status will afford more...
May 7, 2021
SUFB 1155: Protecting Blue Carbon Habitats
The past two episodes have focused on Blue Carbon Habitats such as mangroves, seagrass meadows, salt marshes, and kelp forests and their importance for sequestering carbon and reducing Climate Change. In this episode, I discuss why we don't...
May 5, 2021
SUFB 1154: Blue Carbon: WILDCOAST's Mangrove And Coastal Habitat Initiative
Blue Carbon habitats can sequester more carbon than the Amazon Forests. Mangroves, Seagrass Meadows, Salt Marshes, and Kelp Forests are all considered Blue Carbon habitats and play a large role in reducing the effects of Climate Change. ...
May 3, 2021
SUFB 1153: Blue Carbon - Seagrass Restoration Project To Add 4 Hectares Of Seagrass Seedlings
The common practice when discussing the reduction of Climate Change is to mention trees that sequester carbon through photosynthesis. There are additional ways to sequester carbon that often get ignored, which is to look under the ocean's...
April 30, 2021
SUFB 1152: Human Ointment Helps Heal Stony Coral Species In Miami
A recent study found that using Amoxycillin can help with curing lesions on stony corals; however, it does not yet cure the coral from getting lesions again. More research on the dosage will need to be done to find the right application. Link to...
April 28, 2021
SUFB 1151: Using NFTs to Fundraise For Non-Profits with Dr. Austin Gallagher
Cryptocurrencies are making a real splash across the world as artists are making millions of dollars to sell digital art and experiences that millionaires and even billionaires are buying like there is no tomorrow. The question is: Is there a place...
April 26, 2021
SUFB 1150: How SciCommers Should React To Controversial Conservation Docs
Seasipracy got me thinking of the effects of past conservation documentaries on the conservation of iconic species such as sharks, dolphins, orcas, and sea turtles with respect to their issues of finning, captivity, and plastic pollution,...
April 23, 2021
SUFB 1149: Ocean Talk Friday - How To Bury Someone At Sea & The Maldives Think About Lifting Ban On Shark Fishing
Clay Groves, host of the Fish Nerds podcast, joins me for another Ocean Talk Friday to discuss a couple of stories: 1) How To Give A Proper Burial At Sea: 2) Why The Maldives' Government Wanted Considered To Lift The Ban On Shark Fishing. Link to...
April 21, 2021
SUFB 1148: Blue Nature Alliance To Help Protect 5% of Global Oceans with Laure Katz
A major partnership launched today has a goal of protecting 18 million square kilometers around the world. The partnership is called the Blue Nature Alliance and its goal is to team up with communities in Fiji, Antarctica's Southern Ocean, and Tristan...
April 19, 2021
SUFB 1147: Climate Change Shifting Biodiversity And Affects Fisheries
Climate Change is a tough topic to cover not just on this podcast, but in any article or documentary. The number of Ocean aspects that are impacted by Climate Change is impossible to cover in one podcast. However, each aspect of Climate Change needs...
April 16, 2021
SUFB 1146: Seaspiracy Petition Starting Something That Was Already Started
I wanted to update you on a few new developments regarding Seaspiracy. The filmmaker doubled down on the wrong fact that sustainable fishing doesn't exist. He also started a petition for the UK to protect 30% of their ocean by 2030, something is...
April 14, 2021
SUFB 1145: How A Wasterwater Spill In Florida Could Affect Marine Life
A phosphate mine leaked and released an estimated 237 million gallons of wastewater with exceeded levels of phosphorus, nitrate, and ammonia. These levels in addition to the amount of wastewater released could have massive negative effects on marine...
April 12, 2021
SUFB 1144: 5 Themes Seaspiracy Tried To Cover But Needed More Detail
Seaspiracy tried to tackle an enormous and complex problem and apply a simple solution that would not work on any realistic time scales or take into account cultural motives for eating seafood. However, the movie did highlight some major problems that...
April 9, 2021
SUFB 1143: Ocean Talk Friday - Artisanal Fishermen vs Climate Change and Fairy Wrasse Diversity
We are bringing back Ocean Talk Friday! Clay Groves, Chief Executive Fish Nerd of the Fish Nerd Podcast, joins me to discuss a couple of articles on Marine Science and Conservation. The first story we discuss is on a video where artisanal...
April 7, 2021
SUFB 1142: The Attack On Fiscal Sponsors Like Earth Island Institute By Seaspiracy Is Hurting Marine Conservation
I wanted to take this episode to inform you as to how some organizations such as the Earth Island Institute, which acts as a fiscal sponsor, are critical to conservation projects that are creating successes in conservation. In this episode, I...
April 5, 2021
SUFB 1141: The Progress Of Dolphin-Safe Tuna Mentioned During Seaspiracy
Seaspiracy completely dismissed dolphin-safe labels on tuna as corrupt and a failure; however, they did not look at the differences between the labels and the regulations in various countries. The US has regulations for companies that say their...
April 2, 2021
SUFB 1140: Seaspiracy - Where Do We Go From Here
Seaspiracy has generated discussions on every social media platform, which can be considered a good thing if you want more people to discuss reducing/eliminating overfishing in the Ocean. However, the types of conversations that I have seen and in...
March 31, 2021
SUFB 1139: 3 Things Seaspiracy Should Have Discussed About Fisheries
There is no doubt in my mind that Seaspiracy got many facts wrong and misinformed the viewers on many aspects of the fishing industry. They entangled some facts with misinformation or misrepresentation that will cause people to look for the wrong...
March 29, 2021
SUFB 1138: Seaspiracy - Trying To Solve A Complex Issue With A Simple Question
Seaspiracy was released on Netflix last week and it was disappointing at best. It tried to "enlighten" viewers about overfishing with a simple question: "Can Fishing Ever Be Sustainable?" and it got the answer wrong because fishing is a complex issue...
March 26, 2021
SUFB 1137: Sea Turtle Issues And Their Conservation
I wanted to put together an episode of one of my favourite species in the Ocean, the Sea Turtle. There are 7 Sea Turtle Species and they are all on the Endangered Species List for many countries. They face many dangers around the world and at...
March 24, 2021
SUFB 1136: How To Start Going Zero Waste
In order to manage the Ocean we must manage the People. We, the people, need to change the way we buy things to better protect the Ocean. One way is to move toward a Zero Waste lifestyle, but how do we do that. What do we need to do to move to a Zero...
March 22, 2021
SUFB 1135: How Marine Animals Really Move Through The Ocean
Over 20 years ago, a global project called the Census of Marine Life observed a number of marine species migrating long distances across Oceans. It was new data that technology allowed us to see through satellite tags, a new tool at the time. ...