Episodes
Jan. 27, 2016
SUFB 099: Whale Hunting Today Explained By Dr. Chris Parsons
We see news articles about specific countries hunting whales around the world and there doesn't seem to be a good reason for it. We also see the IWC not really doing much about it, so we ask the question: Why?
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Jan. 26, 2016
SUFB 098: Tuna Species Profile
Tuna species are one of the most sought after seafood meals on the planet. Tuna is also becoming one of the most overfished species on the planet. I take the time to introduce you to the species and let you know about some of the seafood precautions...
Jan. 25, 2016
SUFB 097: 23 Marine Conservation Areas Declared in the UK
The UK has declared 23 Marine Conservation Areas around its borders in an effort to protect its environment and better manage its Oceans. This is a HUGE win for the Island nation to protect its Ocean biodiversity!
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Jan. 22, 2016
SUFB 096: Ocean Talk Friday
Nathan Johnson joins me via phone (internet problems!) to discuss this week's important Ocean Conservation topics, including: Fisheries declining faster than we thought; SCUBA diving is great for Africa's Oceans; Celebration of 15 years of Marine...
Jan. 21, 2016
SUFB 095: Manta ray Migration Patterns and Their Implications For Management in Indonesia
Manta Rays are the subject of this week's Research Thursday. I discuss a paper that wanted to figure out where Manta Rays go when they are not in 3 different protected areas. The authors used citizen science (Manta Matcher) to identify individuals and...
Jan. 20, 2016
SUFB 094: Spending A Life Protecting the Ocean with Dr. Carl Safina
Dr. Carl Safina is not just a Marine Scientist, or ornathologist, or ocean plicy maker, or science communicator...He's all of those wrapped into one. I had the pleasure of interviewing Carl and asked him how he has been so effective in protecting...
Jan. 19, 2016
SUFB 093: Manta Ray Profiled
Manta Rays are one of the most majestic species in the Ocean; however, it's also the most mysterious. Researchers do not know much about the species, but are finding out new things every year. Listen to this episode so I can introduce you to this...
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 fishing altogether) to allow for...
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 to a great network of...
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 in the paper I talk about...
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, lowered a specialized camera...
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 much about an animal, which...
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 could take care of a Great...
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 SouthernFriedScience.com and...
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 place where alternative energy...
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 world. Find out their effects...
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 out of the nose of 2 Olive...
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 different ways you can commit to...
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 episode in 2015?
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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 show that coral cover has...
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 intelligent species and is...
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 government of California is turning...