Season 1
June 17, 2016
SUFB 170: Ocean Talk Friday
Shell Gives Back To Canada Parks, 5 Ocean Heroes, Larvae Respond To Surroundings; and, A Sea Lab 10,000 Feet Under The Sea
June 10, 2016
SUFB 169: Ocean Talk Friday
Nathan Johnson and Andrew Lewin Discuss Oceans Conservation on World Oceans Day/Week/Year
June 8, 2016
SUFB 168: There is no Scientific Evidence to Support Shark Culling
Politicians use shark culling as a false sense of protection for beachgoers at the expense of Specie At Risk
June 6, 2016
SUFB 167: MPAs Are Just One Tool In The Ocean Conservation Tool Box
Marine Protected Areas are a tool in the tool belt for Ocean Conservation
June 1, 2016
SUFB 166: What We Learned From The Death Of Harambe
A Critically Endangered Gorilla is shot and killed after a 4 year old boy ends up in the Gorilla Pen
May 30, 2016
I'm Sorry Finding Dory Fans, I made a mistake!
I spread misrepresented science on last week's episode by accident without doing my research.
May 27, 2016
Ocean Talk Friday
Ocean Funds Going to the wrong Organizations; Cephalopods on the rise; Edible Six Pack Rings Save Sea Turtles; and, Smuggling Cocaine in Endangered Fish Bladders.
May 26, 2016
SUFB 163: Travelling With Ecophiles
Learn Eco-friendly travelling tips from this resourceful website
May 20, 2016
SUFB 161: Ocean Talk Friday
Alternative Fisheries; Greenpeace Attacks Professor; Shell Spills Oil; and, Palau Declares 80% No-Take MPA
May 18, 2016
SUFB 160: Shark Education with Jillian Morris
Changing the perspective on sharks for their protection.
May 16, 2016
SUFB 159: Save Mossel Bay From Long lining
Mossel Bay in South Africa is facing a surge of long lining. Last Thursday I was contacted by a representative from Keep Fins Alive who was concerned of an increase in fishing pressure from long lining vessels from Eastern C…
May 13, 2016
SUFB 158: Ocean Talk Friday
Did I ever tell you that this is my favourite day of the week? We have another episode of Ocean Talk Friday with myself, Andrew Lewin, and Nathan Johnson. We choose 4-5 articles that we feel made a big impact this past week …
May 11, 2016
SUFB 157: Climate Change's Silent Killer
I came across an article a few hours ago that talked about a research project that observed how 5 islands within the chain of Solomon Islands were swallowed up by the sea. Luckily, these small islands were not inhabited by h…
May 9, 2016
SUFB 156: The Coastal Environment of Cuba
My family and I went on an All-Inclusive Vacation to Cuba! Yes, I am Canadian and I can travel to Cuba! I have to admit, I am not a fan of going to an All-Inclusive because of all the bad stuff that is associated with big re…
May 6, 2016
SUFB 155: Can We Cut Emissions?
I recently heard about an initiative on the radio of the
Government of Ontario trying to cut emissions through a very
aggressive plan that was to be complete by 2050. they wanted to set
up a committee that would over see the…
May 4, 2016
SUFB 154: Getting To Know Nathan Johnson
I figured it was time that you got to know the co-host of Ocean
Talk Friday, Nathan Johnson. He is the guy who has written 99% of
the articles of Speak Up for Blue (SUFB) for the past 8 months and
has done a great job.
He w…
May 2, 2016
SUFB 153: The Future Of Speak Up For Blue
Today, I decided to pull the curtain back and let you in on the
future plans of this company I call Speak Up For Blue (SUFB). I
started SUFB without any real plans. In fact, I didn't even know
how long I would be spreading O…
April 29, 2016
SUFB 152: Ocean Talk Friday
Nathan and I get together once again to chat about the important
articles of the week. We discuss the following:
1) Glow in the dark shark species;
2) A new UN Ocean Treaty: Do we really need one (Spoiler alert:
YES!);
3) Zo…
April 27, 2016
SUFB 151: Climate Change and Over Fishing Killing Baby Sea Lions
It's the article you don't want to read. I came across this
article and saw three tiny baby Sea Lions in a cage travelling to
the Pacific Marine Mammal Centre to get the care they need after
being stranded due to malnutritio…
April 25, 2016
SUFB 150: Massive Coral Reef Discovered at the Mouth of the Amazon River
The discovery of a long 600 mile long coral reef at the mouth of the Amazon River has really changed the way I think about reefs. Coral reefs are normally found in tropical shallow oceans with a narrow range of habitat param…
April 22, 2016
SUFB 149: Ocean Talk Friday
This week's Ocean Talk Friday took place on Skype as our Blab site is having some buggy problems. Hopefully, Blab will be able to solve the problem and we will get last week's recording back.
In today's Ocean Talk Friday, Na…
April 20, 2016
SUFB 148: Can The Ocean Really Be Cleaned Up?
Are two projects going to save the Ocean from Our Wasteful Ways?
April 18, 2016
SUFB 147: SCUBA Diving To Ocean Conservation
How the SCUBA diving community can help with Ocean Conservation