Episodes
Jan. 18, 2016
SUFB 092: Peru and 12 Other Countries Protect Manta Rays
Peru and 12 other countries are looking to protect Manta Rays from accidental catches (bycatch) and being fished to extinction through various protection methods including a highly regulated fishery (maybe even banning fishi…
Jan. 15, 2016
SUFB 091: Ocean Talk Friday
Nathan and I discuss 3 different topics today: 1) Seaweed farming as an alternative to fishing and a way to absorb more CO2; 2) Over 600 sea turtles were rescued after they were stranded from cold ocean temepratures thanks t…
Jan. 14, 2016
SUFB 090: Great White Shark Abundance and Seasonal Trends in the North West Atlantic Ocean
Continuing with our week about the Great White shark, I thought I would talk about a paper that described the North West Atlantic population in terms of its Abundance Trends during Summer and Winter Seasons. The information …
Jan. 13, 2016
SUFB 089: Sharks Found in Underwater Volcano
Sharks were found by a team of scientists in an underwater volcano that is active. It wasn't erupting, but the water was too hot and acidic for any diver to go in the water. The scientists, on a National Geographic trip, low…
Jan. 12, 2016
SUFB 088: Great White Shark Profile
Great White Sharks were vilified in the popular set of movies of "Jaws" in the 70s and they are consistently vilified in the media being described as "monsters" and "man-eaters." This tends to happen when we don't know too m…
Jan. 11, 2016
SUFB 087: Great White Shark Dies in Japan Aquarium After 3 Days
A Japan Aquarium in Okinawa tranferred a Great White Shark that was accidentally caught of the coast of Japan into its Dangerous Predators Exhibit on January 5, 2016. 3 Days later it died. Why did the aquarium feel that it c…
Jan. 8, 2016
SUFB 086: Ocean Talk Friday
The first Ocean Talk Friday of 2016 has really got me psyched! Nathan Johnson and I talk about Marine Protected Areas, Marine Protected Areas and more Marine Protected Areas. Oh and we also talk about our friends over at Sou…
Jan. 7, 2016
SUFB 085: Sea Turtle Abundance and Density in and out of the Florida Current
Research Thursday is back for 2016 and it's becoming one of my favourite segments of this podcast. Today, I talk about how researchers wanted to set a baseline of Sea Turtle abundance in and out of the Florida Current, a pla…
Jan. 6, 2016
SUFB 084: Microbeads banned in the US
A huge win occurred recently where the US federal government banned Microbeads from all products by July 2017. This is a huge victory for the Ocean as Microbeads has some harmful effects on waterways and oceans around the wo…
Jan. 5, 2016
SUFB 083: Olive Ridley Sea Turtle
Today I profile the Olive Ridley Sea Turtle because the species came up in a couple of conversations I had with Dr. Nathan Robinson. Unfortunately, those conversations were not positive as Nathan had to take to plastic items…
Jan. 4, 2016
SUFB 082: Ocean New Year's Resolution
Many of you have been making new year's resolutions over the past week to create a better life. I thought I would introduce another resolution that will help the you live for a better Ocean. Take a listen to hear the differe…
Dec. 30, 2015
SUFB 081: Top 5 Most Important Ocean Conservation Stories of 2015
I list off the most important stories in Ocean Science and Conservation that occurred in 2015. There were a number of stories that could compete with the ones I chose, but this is my show, so I get to choose :-)!
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Dec. 29, 2015
SUFB 080: Top 5 Most Downloaded SUFB Episodes
Since there are only 3 more days left in 2015, I thought I would dedicate this episode to list the episodes you liked most in 2015. I list the top 5 episodes and I hope there are more in 2016. What was your favourite SUFB ep…
Dec. 28, 2015
SUFB 079: Stop Feeding the Animals
I go on a bit of a rant about constantly seeing videos of people feeding animals in the wild. There are 3 things wrong with feeding wild animals that I describe in this episode.
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Dec. 23, 2015
SUFB 078: Indo-Pacific Coral Decline Over Time, Extent, and Region
There is a bit of a controversy surrounding the amount of coral decline in the Indo-Pacific, which holds 75% of the coral species in the world. A research paper by John Bruno and Elizabeth Selig used quantitative methods to …
Dec. 22, 2015
SUFB 077: Species Tuesday Profiling The California Sea Lion
The California Sea Lion is an iconic species with a population that stretches from South Alaska to Central Mexico. There are 5 genetically different populations stocks within this range. The California Sea Lion is a highly i…
Dec. 21, 2015
SUFB 076: California Looks To The Ocean To Solve Drought Problem
California has been in a severe drought for the past 4 years and they had to conserve water in the meantime. However, a growing population and increasing climate change impacts makes things more challenging. So the governmen…
Dec. 18, 2015
SUFB 075: Ocean Talk Friday
Dr. Nathan Robinson joins us on the program this week where we talk about a plastic fork that he pulled out of a sea turtle's nose; methane gas leaking into the air increasing our climate change emissions; and, the rise of c…
Dec. 16, 2015
SUFB 074: Assessing Marine Biodiversity for South America
Research Thursday: This week's study compares marine biodiversity among 5 regions within South America. The authors noticed some marked differences among the regions including capacity to survey, funding, scientific expertis…
Dec. 16, 2015
SUFB 073: Marine Debris Analysis and Clean Up with Heidi Taylor
I am joined by the Co-Founder of the Tangaroa Blue Foundation, Heidi Taylor, who grew an loosely organized beach clean up crew into a tight knit, lean, mean Marine Debris Clean Up and Analysis team. Heidi talks about all of …
Dec. 15, 2015
SUFB 072: Species Tuesday, the Hector's Dolphin
Hector's dolphin is the smallest cetacean but has a very big battle ahed of it. They are considered endangered with population is less than 100. Endemic to New Zealand, the Hector's dolphin is protected in a number of Marine…
Dec. 14, 2015
SUFB 071: 195 Countries Come To An Agreement on Climate Change Reductions
It almost seemed impossible to believe, but 195 countries got together to discuss how to reduce climate change impacts through reduction of carbon emissions. In today's episode, I go over the major points of the agreement. S…
Dec. 11, 2015
SUFB 070: Ocean Talk Friday
Nathan and I talk about some more popular news this week. The topics discussed on this episode: Oceans Parks catching up to National Parks; Reduce meat consumption to reduce climate change impacts; Japan joins security counc…
Dec. 10, 2015
SUFB 069: How To Manage Tuna Stocks
Welcome to the new "Research Thursdays", where I discuss a specific research study published in a journal. This week's study looks at a study looking for insights of the Yellowfin Tuna in the Western and Central Pacific Ocea…