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 gener…
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 stru…
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 plaste…
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 st…
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 pod…
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 o…
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 Blackfi…
#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 confer…
I have Cheryl Munday on the podcast to discuss the importance of the Northern Right Whale Festival that will happen on November 3rd in Jacksonville Florida. Check out the reason why the festival is happening, why it's in Ja…
The () is on this weekend and I wanted to share with you how I was preparing for the conference. Conferences are one of my favourite things about the Marine Science and Conservation field. I get to reunite with friends and…
This episode is Part 2 of the Interview with where we discuss the beaching and deaths of over . In this episode, we discuss navy sonar and how it affects marine mammals. Chris dives into why beaked whales are so susceptibl…
A dedicated listener, Alyssa Stoller, sent me . Alyssa wanted to make sure that the story would get spread across the Speak Up For Blue airwaves as it was an important story and it needed to be discussed. I gladly obliged. I…
has partnered up with Dell and other corporations for a program called , where corporations use ocean-bound plastics located in strategic areas to incorporate in their supply chain. This program answers the question: "What a…
Do you ever feel like you are worried about damaging the places you visit? This past week we discussed a popular Thai beach being closed down to tourists because of the damage and pollution that caused during their visits. I…
The Barndoor skate is a huge skate species living off the coast of the Northeastern where fisheries scientists were worried that the species were going extinct. the population had been overfished for years. In 2000, the lar…
In September, . There are only 74 left and the population has not had a new birth for the past 3 years. One of the recent deaths of an Orca named J50 was presumed to be the cause of starvation. The population only eats Chino…
We continue our series on how pay-walled journal publishers are inhibiting marine conservation practices as they limit access to science articles. Nick Wehner (from OCTO) joins me on the podcast to discuss a new article he w…
Searching for Jobs in Marine Conservation can be daunting, frustrating and depressing. We get up in the morning, find a job, then apply to it thinking that we will get an interview...but nothing. This process is repeated dai…
Have you ever wanted to visit a place so badly that you dream of it every night and look at beautiful pictures? How did you feel when you showed up to that place after years of dreaming about it and finding out that it has b…
The popular organization led a in search to find a mating sight hypothesized to be in the area. Two of the their tagged sharks, Lydia and Hilton, were tracked in the Canadian waters. Researchers wondered why the sharks mi…
There are 100s of people that try to get in the Marine Science and Conservation field every year. It's difficult to find a job let alone build a career in Marine Conservation. However, there are certain things you can do to …
The International Shoreline Cleanup occurs in September every year. It's a way to get people to understand how much plastic and debris washes up on beaches. Greenpeace Canada has released a report identifying the common pie…
What do you do when your government doesn't follow up on its pledge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions? You take them to court. That is what a group of organizations did to the Dutch Government. An appeals court ruled that t…
Local communities can be great examples of showing great conservation examples as they conserve their community in order for them to survive for generations. A recent example was brought to the forefront by . The example was…