Episodes
May 6, 2019
SUFB 777: UN Global Environmental Health Report Demands Serious Changes In The WAy We Do Business
Imagine a life where all businesses go about their business with minimal impact on the Ocean and the Planet as a whole. It sounds like a great dream, doesn't it?! According to a recent UN Global Environmental Health Report, we will need to make...
May 6, 2019
SUFB 776: Dr. Jane Lubchenko Calls Out New NOAA Nominee
Dr. Jane Lubchenko, the NOAA Administrator from 2009-2013 while President Obama was in power, called out the Trump Administrations new Nominee for the same position in an . Her reasons? 1) He has no scientific background; and, 2) He has a...
May 5, 2019
SUFB 775: More Basking Sharks Seen Off The Coast Of Southern California
Large Basking Sharks have been spotted off the coast of Southern California. It's important to note that this has not happened in decades, according to . There has actually been an increase in sightings of Basking Sharks, which could mean two things:...
May 3, 2019
SUFB 774: What Does A Climate Change Emergency Really Mean?
The Buzz Phrase on the month has been "Climate Change Emergency." Federal Governments, States/Provincial Governments, and Municipal Governments have declared Climate Change Emergencies all over the world. However, some governments may just be using it...
May 2, 2019
SUFB 773: Grey Whales Washing Up On Beach Dead
. Necropsies were conducted on 20 individuals and the bodies were found to be emaciated, which means the whales have not been eating properly. This is a concerning situation because Grey Whales feed by scooping up the sediment and eating the...
May 1, 2019
SUFB 772: Keep Your Resume Updated
You never know what is going to happen when you are working in the Marine Conservation Field. It doesn't matter if you are a scientist, a communicator or a marketer because your job could be gone at any moment. I'm not trying to scare you. I am...
April 30, 2019
SUFB 771: Indonesia Is Training Citizens For Marine Mammal Stranding Network
Indonesia is home to the largest coastline in Asia and one of the most biodiverse areas in the Ocean, including the number of marine mammal species that occupy the coastline and deeper sea either for food, call it home or use the island as a migration...
April 29, 2019
SUFB 770: Canadian Marine Protected Areas Now Have Better Standards
It FINALLY HAPPENED!!! The to exclude some extractive industries from MPA boundaries. Take a listen to the episode to find out more details. Share your thoughts on this monumental decision for Canada and the Ocean in our Speak Up For Blue...
April 28, 2019
SUFB 769: Marine Animals Are More Affected By Climate Change Than Land Animals
A new study from researchers at Rutgers University-New Brunswick is out concluding that climate change impacts marine species has twice the impact than on land species. Take a listen to the episode to find out why. What do you do to reduce your...
April 27, 2019
SUFB 768: 3,000 Dead Dolphins Wash Up Along Coastal Peru
Imagine walking up and down the beach on a peaceful morning enjoying the sunrise with your significant other, or may even your family. You enjoy the calmness that is brought by the gentle waves hitting the sandy shore. As the sun lightens the sky, you...
April 26, 2019
SUFB 767: Sustainable Asia With Marcy Trent Long
Have you ever wondered what marine conservation looks like in Asia, specifically China? I sat down with Marcy Trent Long, who is the host of the podcast Sustainable Asia, to find out what is happening in the environment in China. Take a listen...
April 25, 2019
SUFB 766: Global Coral Reef Map for Conservation
The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation and the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science have created a . The dataset was collected over a 10-year period as researchers traveled to over 1,000 coral...
April 24, 2019
SUFB 765: Ocean Conservancy's Trash Free Seas Program With Janis Searle Jones
I had the wonderful pleasure of sitting down with Janis Searle Jones, the CEO of the Ocean Conservancy, to discuss how the Ocean Conservancy started working to prevent trash (debris and plastics) from entering the Oceans. Their work started with the...
April 23, 2019
SUFB 764: Do All Seals Need Rescuing?
There is a great article in Normally, we think of seal rescues as helping a sea rehabilitate from an injury from fishing gear or being shot by humans; however, in the Netherlands, people are rescuing seal pups when the pups are alone on the beach;...
April 22, 2019
SUFB 763: #30EarthMonthHeroes
Happy Earth Day!!! I am joined by Angelo Villagomez. He is the man who started the #30EarthMonthHeroes to get people to highlight the people who they admire in the fight to conserve our planet, on land and in the sea. Angelo and I discuss why he...
April 22, 2019
SUFB 762: Why Did The Notre Dame Cathedral Get So Much Money To Rebuild
Last week the world witnessed a fire that destroyed most of the historic Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France. Two days after the fire was put out, there were $700 million Euros donated by billionaires and governments to restore the cathedral. The...
April 20, 2019
SUFB 761: Great White Sharks Are Afraid Of This Animal
The Great White Shark is a predator there is no doubt about that; however, is it THE apex predator? In other words, is there something else that hunts down the Great White Shark? There is and this animal is the Apex predator of the Ocean. This...
April 20, 2019
SUFB 760: We Need To Protect Horsehoe Crabs And Here Is Why
Horseshoe crabs are amazing to see along the beaches from Maine to Florida. We often see them in the touch tanks at public aquariums. They are cool looking with their armored shell and prehistoric look. In fact, they are prehistoric. They have been...
April 18, 2019
SUFB 759: Do Cuttlefish Dream?
Teresa Iglesias, a biologist at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, recently . Teresa and her team observed Rapid Eye Movement (REM) in cuttlefish during an experiment that also occurs in mammals and other vertebrates. REM in humans...
April 17, 2019
SUFB 758: Right Whale Calves Spotted In Cape Cod Bay
The Endangered Right Whale population has been through a lot of survival problems since its population started to decline in 2010. There are now an estimated 411 individual whales left and less than 100 breeding females. It's not a good sign. ...
April 16, 2019
SUFB 757: Research Key To Large Marine Protected Areas With PEWs Dr. Stacy Baez
I am joined by Dr. Stacy Baez, who works with the PEW Charitable Trust on their Bertarelli Ocean Legacy Program. Stacy and I discuss the work that PEW does all around the world to support the discussion, strategies, and implementation of Marine...
April 15, 2019
SUFB 756: Leatherback Sea Turtles Nesting Season In Nicaragua Results In Zero Turtles
in the Rio Escalente Chacocente Wildlife Reserve this past season. A result that has the scientists at FFI worried about the future of Leatherback Sea Turtles in the Eastern Pacific that once had 30-40 female individuals nest on the same beaches in...
April 14, 2019
SUFB 755: Designating MPAs For Quality Over Quantity
We see Marine Protected Areas being designated left, right, and centre. We always hear about the percentage of the area of the Oceans that are being designated. There is a reason for that. It's because of the Convention Of Biological Diversity at the...
April 13, 2019
SUFB 754: Don't Build Your Homes On Flood Plains
We have witnessed many floods around the world lately. It's Spring, so the snow melts in the temperate parts of the world, which causes more water to run. When you add Spring rainfall into the mix, then you get even more water running...