Season 1
Nov. 24, 2015
SUFB 057: Sea Lion Pups Washing Up On California Beaches Underweight and Weak
The Marine Mammal Centre is currently home to a record number 85 seal lion pups who washed up on northern California beaches this year, underweight and weak. Today on the podcast I hypothesize why and discuss what you can d…
Nov. 23, 2015
SUFB 056: Warming Oceans Can Cause Dead Zones
Researchers have found that warming oceans after the last glacial period caused massive dead zones in the Pacific Ocean. The Warming Oceans were similar to the temperatures currently in the North Pacific caused by a warming …
Nov. 20, 2015
SUFB 055: Ocean Talk Friday Marine Protected Areas and GMO Salmon
On today's Ocean Talk Friday, we are talking about Marine Protected Areas and the need for different science (social and economic science), the need for more fishing exclusion protected areas, and the FDA approval for Geneti…
Nov. 19, 2015
SUFB 054: The Need for Marine Planning
Marine Planning allows us to plan all the activities that occur in the ocean. Marine planning is absent in many jurisdictions around the world, which is crazy to think when most counties/municipalities, states/provinces and …
Nov. 18, 2015
SUFB 053: Sea World vs Scientists
Sea World has been backed into a corner by animal activists and a little documentary called Blackfish; however, the basis of evidence that orcas in captivity have degraded health (physical and mental) is all about science. S…
Nov. 17, 2015
SUFB 052: Toxic Algae Ravaging The Pacific Ocean
Warming oceans are bring more frequent toxic algae blooms to the Pacific delaying the Dungeness crab fishery indefinitely. I talk about other events that were related to toxic algae during the podcast.
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Nov. 16, 2015
SUFB 051: Driftnets Killing Marine Wildlife Along California Coasts
Driftnets are killing 83% bycatch in a fishery targeting 2 species, according to Todd Steiner in a guest commentary in the Monterey Herald. The state government allows the use of driftnets because the pressure from the comme…
Nov. 13, 2015
SUFB 050: Ocean Talk Friday: Social Enterprises using Plastic Pollution, Habitat Health Index, Super Corals and Pirate Fishing!
Ocean Talk Friday is back again where my guest Nathan Johnson and I talk about Countries trying to stop Pirate Fishing; Businesses using ocean plastic pollution in their products; A new way for researchers to assess habitat …
Nov. 12, 2015
SUFB 049: Massive Wind Farm Proposed 15 Miles of California Coast
Renewable Energy is the focus of California for the next 20 years as they want to power the state with 50% renewable energies. A massive floating wind farm is now proposed to be constructed 15 miles off the coast of Californ…
Sept. 23, 2015
Marine Biologist Missing At Sea off the Coast of Peru
Marine Biologist, Keith Davis (41) was reported lost at sea while working as a fisheries observer in Peru. I wanted to talk about this tragedy to remind people that marine scientists and conservationists often put themselves…
Sept. 2, 2015
SUFB 012: The Science Behind Blackfish and Captive Orcas
Our guest today is Dr. Naomi Rose, who is an expert in orcas for the past 20+ years. Naomi and I discuss the impact of the movie Blackfish and particularly the events that unfolded after the death of Dawn Brancheau, lead tra…