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Jan. 20, 2026

Why Cook Inlet Communities Oppose Offshore Oil Drilling in Alaska

Why Cook Inlet Communities Oppose Offshore Oil Drilling in Alaska

Cook Inlet offshore oil drilling is being pushed forward through new federal lease plans, but the people who live closest to these waters are asking a hard question, who really benefits, and who takes the risk. In this episode, we unpack why Cook Inlet matters so deeply for salmon, beluga…

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Jan. 16, 2026

Distant water fishing fleets are stripping the ocean bare and this treaty may be our last chance

Distant water fishing fleets are stripping the ocean bare and this treaty may be our last chance

Distant water fishing fleets are operating just beyond national borders, pulling massive amounts of squid from the ocean with almost no rules, and this episode asks a simple but urgent question: can the new high seas treaty stop ecological collapse before it is too late? Off the coast of Argentina,…

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Jan. 15, 2026

Seaweed plays a role in blue carbon, but it is often ignored in climate solutions.

Seaweed plays a role in blue carbon, but it is often ignored in climate solutions.
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Jan. 15, 2026

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Jan. 15, 2026

Kelp forests help the climate and ocean life, yet they’re rarely protected or talked about.

Kelp forests help the climate and ocean life, yet they’re rarely protected or talked about.
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Jan. 15, 2026

Seaweed captures carbon, but it moves, and that’s why it’s ignored in climate policy.

Seaweed captures carbon, but it moves, and that’s why it’s ignored in climate policy.
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Jan. 15, 2026

Seaweed may be one of the ocean’s biggest carbon solutions, yet almost no one counts it.

Seaweed may be one of the ocean’s biggest carbon solutions, yet almost no one counts it.
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Jan. 14, 2026

Hidden costs of seafood: Why “Sustainable” Tuna Is Being Paid for by Taxpayers

Hidden costs of seafood: Why “Sustainable” Tuna Is Being Paid for by Taxpayers

Hidden costs of seafood are shaping the global tuna industry in ways most people never see, and this episode asks why it matters for the ocean, workers, and anyone who buys seafood. Hidden costs of seafood raise a simple but uncomfortable question: if an industry cannot survive without public money,…

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Jan. 12, 2026

This ocean place will help protect the planet, but we need to do something to help it

This ocean place will help protect the planet, but we need to do something to help it

This ocean place will help protect the planet but it is disappearing faster than scientists can track it, and that puts climate goals, food security, and coastal protection at risk. In this episode, we explore why seagrass meadows are one of the most powerful and overlooked ecosystems on Earth, and…

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Jan. 8, 2026

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Jan. 7, 2026

Ocean carbon sequestration: The climate solution hiding in seaweed forests

Ocean carbon sequestration: The climate solution hiding in seaweed forests

Ocean carbon sequestration is failing because we are ignoring one of the ocean’s most powerful climate allies: seaweed forests. This blind spot could cost us precious time in the fight against climate change. This episode asks a simple but urgent question: how can one of the fastest-growing, most productive ecosystems…

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Jan. 6, 2026

Ocean monitoring is getting faster and cheaper thanks to DNA in seawater.

Ocean monitoring is getting faster and cheaper thanks to DNA in seawater.
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Jan. 6, 2026

The ocean leaves DNA clues. Scientists are finally learning how to read them.

The ocean leaves DNA clues. Scientists are finally learning how to read them.
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Jan. 5, 2026

Fish leave DNA in seawater. Scientists are finally learning how to read it.

Fish leave DNA in seawater. Scientists are finally learning how to read it.
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Jan. 5, 2026

Scientists can find ocean life from seawater alone. Here’s why that matters.

Scientists can find ocean life from seawater alone. Here’s why that matters.
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Jan. 5, 2026

How Scientists Detect Ocean Life From a Single Bottle of Seawater and Why It Could Protect the Ocean

How Scientists Detect Ocean Life From a Single Bottle of Seawater and Why It Could Protect the Ocean

How Scientists Detect Ocean Life is one of the biggest challenges in ocean conservation, because we cannot protect what we cannot see, measure, or even prove exists. How Scientists Detect Ocean Life using environmental DNA asks a powerful question: what if a simple bottle of seawater could reveal more species…

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Jan. 2, 2026

Human Relationship with the Ocean: Why Losing This Connection Could Cost Us Everything

Human Relationship with the Ocean: Why Losing This Connection Could Cost Us Everything

Human Relationship with the Ocean begins with a simple but uncomfortable question: how did humanity become so disconnected from the very system that makes life on Earth possible, and why does that disconnection matter right now? This episode explores how the ocean is treated as a distant resource rather than…

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Dec. 31, 2025

Ocean Mining Impacts: The Hidden Cost That Could Permanently Damage the Deep Ocean

Ocean Mining Impacts: The Hidden Cost That Could Permanently Damage the Deep Ocean

Ocean Mining Impacts are no longer a future concern, they are becoming a present-day decision that could reshape the ocean before we fully understand what lives there. This episode asks a critical question: should humanity extract minerals from the deepest parts of the ocean when the risks are still largely…

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Dec. 30, 2025

Gulf Coast communities and oil drilling: Who really pays the price for new offshore leases?

Gulf Coast communities and oil drilling: Who really pays the price for new offshore leases?

Gulf Coast communities and oil drilling are once again at the center of a national decision, and the stakes could not be higher. A new US offshore oil drilling plan proposes expanded lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico, including areas close to Florida that many thought were protected. This…

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Dec. 30, 2025

The US is moving toward deep-sea mining before global rules are ready.

The US is moving toward deep-sea mining before global rules are ready.
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Dec. 30, 2025

The deep sea has no voice. We have to speak up.

The deep sea has no voice. We have to speak up.
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Dec. 29, 2025

Mining could destroy hydrothermal vents forever.

Mining could destroy hydrothermal vents forever.
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Dec. 29, 2025

We are about to mine the deep sea before we understand it.

We are about to mine the deep sea before we understand it.
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Dec. 28, 2025

Should We Be Mining the Ocean Floor, The Hidden Costs No One Is Talking About

Should We Be Mining the Ocean Floor, The Hidden Costs No One Is Talking About

Should We Be Mining the Ocean Floor is a question that sounds futuristic, but the decisions are being made right now, quietly, and with consequences that could last for centuries. Governments and corporations are moving closer to extracting minerals from the deepest parts of the ocean, even though we barely…

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