Episodes
Jan. 6, 2019
SUFB 673: Grim Predictions For Southern Resident Orca Population In 2019
Ken Balcomb is THE research expert on Southern Resident Orca Population in the Salish Sea area. . He says both individuals look skinny compared to recent years and J25 is exhibiting "peanut head", which is a sign of malnutrition as the head is smaller...
Jan. 5, 2019
SUFB 672: Plastic Pollution Projects In The News
There are projects that are happening all over the world with the purpose of trying to either clean up the Ocean of plastic pollution or prevent it from getting into the Ocean. The Ocean Clean Up Projects Hits Another Snag The 2000-foot Ocean Clean Up...
Jan. 4, 2019
SUFB 671: Plastic Pollution Toxins Inhibiting Ability For Animals To Hide From Predators
Dr. Edward Hind-Ozan joins me on this episode for his segment called "What's Happening In Marine Social Science This Week?" This week's topic looks at the intersection between Marine Biology and Marine Social Science. We discuss a study where...
Jan. 3, 2019
SUFB 670: Aquaman Review Ocean Conservation Message
Aquaman is a great movie to watch when you are a Marine Biologist. To be perfectly honest, as a marine biologist, I wish I had some of Aquaman's powers to I can swim through the Ocean without coming up for air, but I digress. I was happy to take...
Jan. 2, 2019
SUFB 669: Arctic Communities Suffer With Ocean Shipping
The opening of the Northwest Passage due to melting ice from climate change provides an opportunity to businesses to use the shipping lane as a way to ship products to the Arctic for various business needs. It could be a great way for the local...
Jan. 1, 2019
SUFB 668: Northern Right Whale Calf Spotted In US Waters
The Conservation community is feeling optimistic after a . This is great news as this is the first time a Northern Right Whale calf has been spotted in over a year. A Promising 2018 After A Tough 2017 There were 17 deaths in 2017 (12 in Canada...
Dec. 31, 2018
SUFB 667: My New Year's Resolutions To Live For A Better Ocean
As we get ready for 2019, I look back at my life in 2018 and reflect on how well I lived for a better Ocean. There were some things that I did that really helped me reduce my impact on the Ocean and there were other things that I realized that I was...
Dec. 30, 2018
SUFB 666: Government Shutdown and Job Tip By Using Technology
It's been 8 days since the US government shutdown due to immigration/funding for the border wall. This shutdown marks the 3rd instance in 2018 and closes off the year where civil servants are not working to help protect the Ocean. US Government...
Dec. 29, 2018
SUFB 665: Status Quo Bias With Brooke Tully
New Years is around the corner, which means that many of you are planning out their New Year's Resolutions for 2019. My question to you is: Do you stick with your New Year's Resolution? Our resolutions are about change. Change can be difficult. Why is...
Dec. 28, 2018
SUFB 664: Honduras Lobster Divers Experiencing The Bends
Honduras that are now found in deeper waters due to overfishing. Over 47% of fishers have been affected from the bends as ignore the rules of scuba diving to provide for their families. The fishers dive more than twice a day and ascend faster...
Dec. 27, 2018
SUFB 663: Japan Announce Exit From The IWC To Commence Commercial Whaling
Japan has a long history of commercial whaling that dates back before the World Wars, so it is not surprising that the country wants to continue to whale. The government have gone to great lakes to overturn the International Whaling Commission's (IWC)...
Dec. 22, 2018
SUFB 662: Baby Sharks Jump Uteri To Eat Their Siblings
Sharks are terrific predators, so much so, they have been found to eat their siblings while still in the womb. Researchers at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Motobu, Japan, used an underwater ultrasound to see nurse shark pups jumping in and out...
Dec. 21, 2018
SUFB 661: 8 Ocean Good News Stories of 2018 According To Oceana Canada
As we wind down 2018 and gear up for 2019, we look back at the Ocean stories that dominated headlines. Some of those stories were "doom and gloom" stories, while others were good news stories. In today's episode, I highlight the year's 8 Ocean...
Dec. 20, 2018
SUFB 660: NOAA Releases Whale Entanglement Report For 2016-2017
NOAA released a new report that stated the number of incidences of whale entanglement in US waters for 2016 and 2017. The results of the report show there was not an overall change in reported whale entanglements between the years; however, certain...
Dec. 19, 2018
SUFB 659: Conservation Marketing To Better Protect Nature
joins me on the podcast today for another edition of "What's Happening in Conservation Marketing This Week?" This time, Brooke describes her new online workshop that she created to help make conservation movements more effective using marketing...
Dec. 18, 2018
SUFB 658: An Update On The Ocean Clean Up Project
The Ocean Clean Up Project was deployed in September with much anticipation of the world. The goal: Clean up the Pacific Garbage Patch. A lofty goal surrounded with a lot of controversy from the science and conservation fields; however, many media...
Dec. 17, 2018
SUFB 657: Grove Announcement, Zinke Out and Orcas Swim With Woman
There are a few things I wanted to discuss today: Grove Announcement Last week I got an email from a listener, who loved the products she got from the Grove after hearing the link on my show; however, she was not happy about the packaging used. I...
Dec. 16, 2018
SUFB 656: Rejigging My Patreon And I Need Your Help
I've had my Patreon campaign active for a few years now to help support the show. So far, I've been able to raise enough money to help support the show through upgrading my podcast equipment (microphones, receivers, recorder, cables and computer)....
Dec. 15, 2018
SUFB 655: Avoiding Plastic Use Throughout The Holiday Season with John Davis
It's the holiday season and you are likely in the thick of things with everything that has to do with the holidays. There are celebrations, food, gifts and for some of you, Christmas Trees. It's a great time of year to spend with your family and...
Dec. 14, 2018
SUFB 654: The Mind Calming Effect Of The Ocean
Dr. Edd Hind-Ozan is back on the podcast today for his weekly segment called "What's Happening In Marine Social Science This Week?" On this week's segment, Edd discusses a story of a woman in Ireland who enjoys swimming in the cold-water coast off of...
Dec. 13, 2018
SUFB 653: Ocean Acidification Can Affect Seaweed And Humans
Ocean Acidification is usually discussed with the subjects of calcium based animals such as Corals, mussels and snails as they need Calcium to build their shells. Calcium will not be available as there is more CO2 in the Ocean. However, not all living...
Dec. 12, 2018
SUFB 652: Could Groups Foce Governments To Take Action Against Climate Change
Two groups of people have stood up at the Convention of Parties (COP24) to say they have had enough of government inaction and want change now. A young girl by the name of attended the conference to speak to the United Nations on her frustration with...
Dec. 11, 2018
SUFB 651: Eating Less Meat For Climate Change And My Job Update
I provide you with a job update, where I dive into my efforts for a side job (side hustle) and why I think it's important to have one. alos joins me on the podcast of one of her segments of "What's Happening In Conservation Marketing This Week?"...
Dec. 10, 2018
SUFB 650: Endangered Monk Seals With Eels Up Their Nose
This story is crazy!!! NOAA researchers are surprised that they have observed 4-5 Endangered Monk Seals with eels stuck up their noses. Why? They aren't sure yet as no one has ever seen this happen; however, they do have a hypothesis as to why. ...