Episodes

SUFB 632: Sharing My Strategy To Find A New Job
Nov. 21, 2018

SUFB 632: Sharing My Strategy To Find A New Job

I'm about to embark on a journey to find a job in Marine and/or Freshwater Conservation in Canada and I want to share this journey with you.  I've covered finding a job before as I shelled out my advice to over a hundred people in my lifetime;...
SUFB 631: Consumer Environmental Trends And Protecting The Ilse Of Man
Nov. 20, 2018

SUFB 631: Consumer Environmental Trends And Protecting The Ilse Of Man

I have on the podcast today for her segment "What's Happening In Conservation Marketing This Week." On this segment Brooke and I discussed how conservation organizations should change their messaging to match changing consumer trends.  I also...
SUFB 630: Why Isn't Anyone Talking About The Massive Oil Spill In Newfoundland and Labrador
Nov. 19, 2018

SUFB 630: Why Isn't Anyone Talking About The Massive Oil Spill In Newfoundland and Labrador

There was an that no one seems to be discussing. It is estimated that 250,000 Litres of oil was spilled it was is still from an unknown cause.  The spill has not yet been contained because the weather is so severe from the "most intense storm"...
SUFB 629: What Do You Love Most About The Ocean?
Nov. 18, 2018

SUFB 629: What Do You Love Most About The Ocean?

We discuss many of the Issues facing the Ocean on this podcast; however, we rarely discuss what we love most about the Ocean itself. We protect the Ocean because we love it, so we should talk more about what we love about the Ocean. In this episode, I...
SUFB 628: Calculating My Carbon Footprint
Nov. 17, 2018

SUFB 628: Calculating My Carbon Footprint

The Canadian Government, led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, is rolling out the Carbon Tax for Canadians and Businesses. I thought I would take the time to for the past year. I was amazed at how much Carbon I produced for my trips via airplane and...
SUFB 627: Industry-Government-Science Partnership For Whale Monitoring and The Carbon Tax Explained
Nov. 16, 2018

SUFB 627: Industry-Government-Science Partnership For Whale Monitoring and The Carbon Tax Explained

We start today's episode with the Marine Social Science Segment with Dr. Edd Hind-Ozan discussing a news article demonstrating a great Industrial-Government-Science Partnership to monitor whales to prevent entanglement. The Dungeness Crab Industry has...
SUFB 626: China Won't Accept Plastic, What Now with John Davis
Nov. 15, 2018

SUFB 626: China Won't Accept Plastic, What Now with John Davis

For years China has been accepting plastic from many parts of the world include the US; however, the superpower stopped accepting plastic in "dirty" form last January (2018). The questions now is what does the US do with all of its plastic...
SUFB 625: Nautilus and Conch Shells Part of Huge Illegal Trade
Nov. 14, 2018

SUFB 625: Nautilus and Conch Shells Part of Huge Illegal Trade

Elephant tusks and rhino horns dominate the headlines when it comes to illegal products being sold on the black market. I understand why this happens as they are iconic species; however, there are many other illegal animals being sold where...
SUFB 624: How To Better Presentations At Conferences And A Conversation About Climate Change
Nov. 13, 2018

SUFB 624: How To Better Presentations At Conferences And A Conversation About Climate Change

I am happy to announce the beginning of the Conservation Marketing Segments with Brooke Tully. She will be on the program once a week discussing various topics surrounding Conservation Marketing.  Brooke's first segment involves tips on how we...
SUFB 623: Public Perception Of Dolphinariums with Sophia Wasserman
Nov. 12, 2018

SUFB 623: Public Perception Of Dolphinariums with Sophia Wasserman

I am delighted to have Sophia Wasserman on the podcast today to discuss a new published study (Open Access) on the public's perception of Dolphinariums (Swim with Dolphins experience) in the Turks and Caicos Islands.  I was surprised to see the...
SUFB 622: Managing Big Fisheries Data For Better Shark Management With Madeline Cashion
Nov. 11, 2018

SUFB 622: Managing Big Fisheries Data For Better Shark Management With Madeline Cashion

I had the pleasure of interviewing for this episode, where we discussed managing big data for fisheries management with a focus on Sharks.  Madeline completed her Masters with this project. She studied 65 years worth of fisheries data in the...
SUFB 621: Plastic Bits In Water Bottles and Orca Whale Watching Banned In Washington
Nov. 9, 2018

SUFB 621: Plastic Bits In Water Bottles and Orca Whale Watching Banned In Washington

We continue with the Marine Social Science Segments with Dr. Edd Hind-Ozan. Today we discuss why there are plastic bits in plastic water bottles. Just another reason why we shouldn't be using plastic water bottles. I also discuss the new Orca Whale...
SUFB 620: Can Authors Share Their Published Work? Interview With Nick Wehner
Nov. 8, 2018

SUFB 620: Can Authors Share Their Published Work? Interview With Nick Wehner

Nick Wehner and I continue our series on clearing up the tangled subject of paywalled journal articles and open access.  I've heard the grumblings of many people on the restrictions of peer reviewed journal articles that sit behind a paywall. The...
SUFB 619: Will The Election Results Change How Marine Policy Under The Trump Administration
Nov. 7, 2018

SUFB 619: Will The Election Results Change How Marine Policy Under The Trump Administration

Will the approach to Marine Policy be different now that the House is controlled by the Democrats? I explore this questions with the help of the listeners in the Facebook Group and in my Facebook contacts.  I asked people this morning whether...
SUFB 618: Vote For The Ocean, Vote BLUE!!!
Nov. 6, 2018

SUFB 618: Vote For The Ocean, Vote BLUE!!!

This episode is for the US listeners in the audience. It's a message to remind you to go out and vote. It's a reminder that you can make a difference.  I go over a few of the Environmental policies that the Trump Administration has changed over...
SUFB 617: How To Find A University/College With A Marine Conservation Career In Mind
Nov. 5, 2018

SUFB 617: How To Find A University/College With A Marine Conservation Career In Mind

Nicole Matthesen, a member of the Speak Up For Blue Facebook Group, asked a question in the group regarding how to choose a school for marine science. I didn't respond by text, but I did dedicate this podcast episode to answering the question. During...
SUFB 615: Why Conservation Marketing Is So Important In Marine Conservation WIth Brooke Tully Part 1
Nov. 3, 2018

SUFB 615: Why Conservation Marketing Is So Important In Marine Conservation WIth Brooke Tully Part 1

Brooke Tully joins me on the podcast to discuss why Conservation Marketing is so important for Marine Conservation to be successful. I was originally joined by Brooke on the podcast to discuss Conservation Marketing in general; however, this time we...
SUFB 616: Crafting Conservation Messages For Different Audiences With Brooke Tully - Part 2
Nov. 2, 2018

SUFB 616: Crafting Conservation Messages For Different Audiences With Brooke Tully - Part 2

This episode is the second part of my interview with Brooke Tully. We discuss her latest workshop she facilitated at the Conservation Marketing (#ConsMark2018) Conference last week.  In the episode, Brooke discusses the structure of the workshop...
SUFB 614: Are We Really Surprised About a 60% Decrease In Global Species Populations?
Nov. 2, 2018

SUFB 614: Are We Really Surprised About a 60% Decrease In Global Species Populations?

The latest report from says that in the past 40 years humans have been responsible for the loss of 60% of animals around the world. I will be honest, this can't be a surprise to you, right?  Media companies have been plastering articles on all...
SUFB 613: Largest Oil Spill In US HIstory Is A Slow Leak and New Marine Social Science Segment
Nov. 1, 2018

SUFB 613: Largest Oil Spill In US HIstory Is A Slow Leak and New Marine Social Science Segment

Dr. Edd Hind-Ozan joins me on the program today to kick off a new segment called "What's New In Marine Social Science." We discuss a great article in Popular Science that identifies the top Environmental Priority in every state going into the...
SUFB 612: Learning About The Salish Sea From The Salish She Podcast
Oct. 31, 2018

SUFB 612: Learning About The Salish Sea From The Salish She Podcast

I have the pleasure of interviewing Beth Pike and Raye Evrard from the Salish Shes Podcast on today's episode. I say it's a pleasure because 1) They are great communicators; and, 2) They are podcastors!  We discuss their podcast the Salish Shes...
SUFB 611: 5 Reasons Why More ENGOs Should Podcast
Oct. 30, 2018

SUFB 611: 5 Reasons Why More ENGOs Should Podcast

Environmental Non-Governmental Organizations (ENGOs) have hard tasks ahead of them at all times. The organizations balance: scientific and conservation projects with getting the results to their audience. they compete with other organizations with...
SUFB 610: Marine Mammals In Captivity Ban Passes In Canadian Senate
Oct. 29, 2018

SUFB 610: Marine Mammals In Captivity Ban Passes In Canadian Senate

No more new Marine Mammal Captivity in Canada according to . The Ban will including captivity and breeding programs in any facility in Canada.  Marine Mammal Captivity has been very controversial for decades, but the Blackfish documentary...
SUFB 609: My Thoughts After The Conservation Marketing Conference
Oct. 28, 2018

SUFB 609: My Thoughts After The Conservation Marketing Conference

#ConsMark2018 is over and the planning for the next Conference in 2020 will begin soon enough. However, before the planning begins I must discuss the conference that just happened.  There were many highlights for this conference from learning how...