60 acast.com Oceanography | Marine Science and Ocean Stories https://shows.acast.com/oceanography en Clark Marchese ocean,science,environment,nature,climate change,oceanography,earth,scientific,marine biology,sustainaiblity,Environmental science,ocean ecosystem,ecosystem,Conservation,biodiversity Pine Forest Media | Environmental Science Podcasts The ocean is never separate from human life. Oceanography is a marine science podcast about what we know, how we know it, and what we choose to do with that knowledge.

Hosted by science communicator Clark Marchese, the show brings researchers, conservationists, policymakers, Indigenous knowledge holders, advocates, and storytellers into conversations that move from discovery to decision-making. We follow whale calls into the deep sea, trace pollution from land to water, visit research vessels and international summits, and ask how ocean science can inform policy that genuinely serves people and the planet.


Each episode makes complex research accessible without flattening it, connecting marine biology and ocean discovery with conservation, technology, justice, power, and global policy. Expect deep-dive interviews, narrative explainers, and field reporting grounded in curiosity, rigor, and the belief that understanding the ocean should help us care for it.


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]]> The ocean is never separate from human life. Oceanography is a marine science podcast about what we know, how we know it, and what we choose to do with that knowledge.

Hosted by science communicator Clark Marchese, the show brings researchers, conservationists, policymakers, Indigenous knowledge holders, advocates, and storytellers into conversations that move from discovery to decision-making. We follow whale calls into the deep sea, trace pollution from land to water, visit research vessels and international summits, and ask how ocean science can inform policy that genuinely serves people and the planet.


Each episode makes complex research accessible without flattening it, connecting marine biology and ocean discovery with conservation, technology, justice, power, and global policy. Expect deep-dive interviews, narrative explainers, and field reporting grounded in curiosity, rigor, and the belief that understanding the ocean should help us care for it.


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]]> false Clark Marchese info+67fd1ac310b3098e4a3b2e25@mg-eu.acast.com 67fd1ac310b3098e4a3b2e25 oceanography episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1744625747852-c365aef8-5258-47f2-ac41-9083681dc400.jpeg https://shows.acast.com/oceanography Oceanography | Marine Science and Ocean Stories Sky Truth: From Satellite Data to Ocean Action Sky Truth: From Satellite Data to Ocean Action Tue, 28 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT 42:51 6a674570cc8464e5cd831e1f false https://shows.acast.com/oceanography/episodes/sky-truth-from-satellite-data-to-ocean-action 6a674570cc8464e5cd831e1f 67fd1ac310b3098e4a3b2e25 sky-truth-from-satellite-data-to-ocean-action with John Amos full 38  Satellites can reveal what is happening at sea. SkyTruth founder John Amos explains how seeing previously hidden oil slicks from space changed the course of his career, and why he believes environmental data should be free and public. The conversation follows satellite imagery, AIS vessel tracking, and machine learning into tools such as Global Fishing Watch and Cerulean, which make fishing activity and ocean pollution easier to study and respond to. It also examines the limits of satellite ocean monitoring: observation does not automatically prove illegal fishing, coverage remains uneven, and much of the high seas still goes unseen. This is ocean conservation built to move from evidence to policy and action. 



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]]>  Satellites can reveal what is happening at sea. SkyTruth founder John Amos explains how seeing previously hidden oil slicks from space changed the course of his career, and why he believes environmental data should be free and public. The conversation follows satellite imagery, AIS vessel tracking, and machine learning into tools such as Global Fishing Watch and Cerulean, which make fishing activity and ocean pollution easier to study and respond to. It also examines the limits of satellite ocean monitoring: observation does not automatically prove illegal fishing, coverage remains uneven, and much of the high seas still goes unseen. This is ocean conservation built to move from evidence to policy and action. 



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]]> How Many Species Are There in the Sea? Marine Taxonomy Explained How Many Species Are There in the Sea? Marine Taxonomy Explained Tue, 26 May 2026 05:00:00 GMT 23:04 6a0b16690bb7fec0e36930cc false https://shows.acast.com/oceanography/episodes/how-many-species-are-there-in-the-sea 6a0b16690bb7fec0e36930cc 67fd1ac310b3098e4a3b2e25 how-many-species-are-there-in-the-sea with Dr. Manuel Callebar Guiterrez full 37 Naming ocean life is the first step toward protecting it. In a live conversation with his former professor, host Clark Marchese asks marine biologist Dr. Manuel Caballero Gutiérrez how many species live in the sea and why the answer remains uncertain. The episode follows marine taxonomy through deep-sea expeditions, DNA analysis, museum collections, and formal species descriptions, connecting species discovery with marine biodiversity, extinction risk, and conservation.


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]]> Naming ocean life is the first step toward protecting it. In a live conversation with his former professor, host Clark Marchese asks marine biologist Dr. Manuel Caballero Gutiérrez how many species live in the sea and why the answer remains uncertain. The episode follows marine taxonomy through deep-sea expeditions, DNA analysis, museum collections, and formal species descriptions, connecting species discovery with marine biodiversity, extinction risk, and conservation.


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]]> Hadal Zone Master Class with Professor Alan Hadal Zone Master Class with Professor Alan Tue, 19 May 2026 05:00:00 GMT 46:51 6a0b163cfd0523152a1132a8 false https://shows.acast.com/oceanography/episodes/hadal-zone-master-class-with-professor-alan-deep-sea-pod-fee 6a0b163cfd0523152a1132a8 67fd1ac310b3098e4a3b2e25 hadal-zone-master-class-with-professor-alan-deep-sea-pod-fee Deep Sea Pod Feed Drop full What happens at the deepest points of the ocean? This week on Oceanography, we’re sharing a special feed drop episode from Deep Sea Pod, hosted by Thomas Linley and Alan Jamieson — two scientists many of you may already recognize from previous Oceanography episodes like What Is the Deep Sea Even Like? and Ocean Trenches Explained.


In this episode, Professor Alan Jamieson takes listeners on a deep dive into the hadal zone: the deepest and most extreme region of the ocean, including the massive trenches that extend nearly 11 kilometers beneath the surface. The conversation explores how scientists study these remote environments, what kinds of organisms survive under immense pressure, the history of deep trench exploration, and why the hadal zone remains one of the last great frontiers in marine science.

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]]> What happens at the deepest points of the ocean? This week on Oceanography, we’re sharing a special feed drop episode from Deep Sea Pod, hosted by Thomas Linley and Alan Jamieson — two scientists many of you may already recognize from previous Oceanography episodes like What Is the Deep Sea Even Like? and Ocean Trenches Explained.


In this episode, Professor Alan Jamieson takes listeners on a deep dive into the hadal zone: the deepest and most extreme region of the ocean, including the massive trenches that extend nearly 11 kilometers beneath the surface. The conversation explores how scientists study these remote environments, what kinds of organisms survive under immense pressure, the history of deep trench exploration, and why the hadal zone remains one of the last great frontiers in marine science.

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]]> Climate Change in 2026: Where Are We Now? Climate Change in 2026: Where Are We Now? Tue, 12 May 2026 05:00:00 GMT 31:25 69ef0ab01e1e812364a58ae1 false https://shows.acast.com/oceanography/episodes/a-new-earth-radio-show 69ef0ab01e1e812364a58ae1 67fd1ac310b3098e4a3b2e25 a-new-earth-radio-show Green Frequency Cross Over full 36 Where does climate change stand as 2026 unfolds? This Green Frequency crossover steps back from the ocean to assess the wider climate system. Climate scientist Dr. Claudio Piani and student activist Averie Gannon examine global emissions, the Paris Agreement, renewable energy progress, and why every fraction of a degree still matters. It is a grounded climate change 2026 briefing on what is improving, where the gaps remain, and why climate action is still consequential.


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Our World In Data - CO2 emissions, temperature, and per capita trends.

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]]> Where does climate change stand as 2026 unfolds? This Green Frequency crossover steps back from the ocean to assess the wider climate system. Climate scientist Dr. Claudio Piani and student activist Averie Gannon examine global emissions, the Paris Agreement, renewable energy progress, and why every fraction of a degree still matters. It is a grounded climate change 2026 briefing on what is improving, where the gaps remain, and why climate action is still consequential.


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]]> Elephant Seals Can Be Scientists Too Elephant Seals Can Be Scientists Too Tue, 05 May 2026 05:00:00 GMT 52:55 69ef0c6f289eeb2c7b1a4fee false https://shows.acast.com/oceanography/episodes/elephant-seals-can-be-scientists-too 69ef0c6f289eeb2c7b1a4fee 67fd1ac310b3098e4a3b2e25 elephant-seals-can-be-scientists-too with Dr. Clive McMahon full 35 Elephant seals collect data where ships rarely can. In this South Pole crossover, Dr. Clive McMahon explains how animal-borne sensors turn deep-diving southern elephant seals into partners in Southern Ocean monitoring. The tags collect temperature, salinity, depth, and ocean productivity data, especially during the Antarctic winter. The episode also explores seal behavior, population decline, Antarctic Bottom Water, climate monitoring, and how hard-to-reach observations improve oceanography and weather forecasting


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]]> Elephant seals collect data where ships rarely can. In this South Pole crossover, Dr. Clive McMahon explains how animal-borne sensors turn deep-diving southern elephant seals into partners in Southern Ocean monitoring. The tags collect temperature, salinity, depth, and ocean productivity data, especially during the Antarctic winter. The episode also explores seal behavior, population decline, Antarctic Bottom Water, climate monitoring, and how hard-to-reach observations improve oceanography and weather forecasting


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]]> Solar Geoengineering: Who Gets to Decide? Solar Geoengineering: Who Gets to Decide? Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:00:00 GMT 1:05:31 69ee6ecf738b0d0aa5676d6f false https://shows.acast.com/oceanography/episodes/solar-geoengineering 69ee6ecf738b0d0aa5676d6f 67fd1ac310b3098e4a3b2e25 solar-geoengineering with Hassaan Sipra full 34 Solar geoengineering is also a question of power. Hassaan Sipra of the Alliance for Just Deliberation on Solar Geoengineering explains the governance and climate justice issues surrounding solar radiation modification. The conversation centers Global South and climate-vulnerable communities, meaningful participation, consent, research transparency, and the absence of robust international rules. It also makes clear that climate intervention cannot replace emissions cuts, adaptation, finance, or loss and damage.


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]]> Solar geoengineering is also a question of power. Hassaan Sipra of the Alliance for Just Deliberation on Solar Geoengineering explains the governance and climate justice issues surrounding solar radiation modification. The conversation centers Global South and climate-vulnerable communities, meaningful participation, consent, research transparency, and the absence of robust international rules. It also makes clear that climate intervention cannot replace emissions cuts, adaptation, finance, or loss and damage.


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]]> A Natural Experiment in the Sky: Shipping, Clouds, and Climate A Natural Experiment in the Sky: Shipping, Clouds, and Climate Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:00:00 GMT 56:50 69e61e9423929c3a2a202eb8 false https://shows.acast.com/oceanography/episodes/a-natural-experiment-in-the-sky-shipping-clouds-and-climate 69e61e9423929c3a2a202eb8 67fd1ac310b3098e4a3b2e25 a-natural-experiment-in-the-sky-shipping-clouds-and-climate with Dr. Michael Diamond full 33 Cleaner ship fuel created a climate experiment. Meteorologist Dr. Michael Diamond explains how shipping emissions influence cloud formation above the ocean and how the IMO sulfur cap changed that signal. Combined with disruptions to major shipping routes, the policy gave researchers a rare natural experiment for studying aerosols, clouds, and climate. The results also inform current questions about marine cloud brightening without turning past pollution into an argument for deployment.


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]]> Cleaner ship fuel created a climate experiment. Meteorologist Dr. Michael Diamond explains how shipping emissions influence cloud formation above the ocean and how the IMO sulfur cap changed that signal. Combined with disruptions to major shipping routes, the policy gave researchers a rare natural experiment for studying aerosols, clouds, and climate. The results also inform current questions about marine cloud brightening without turning past pollution into an argument for deployment.


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]]> Stratospheric Aerosol Injection: Should We Reflect More Sunlight? Stratospheric Aerosol Injection: Should We Reflect More Sunlight? Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:00:00 GMT 1:11:34 69c94e0db99173277160fec9 false https://shows.acast.com/oceanography/episodes/sai-stratospheric-aerosol-injection 69c94e0db99173277160fec9 67fd1ac310b3098e4a3b2e25 sai-stratospheric-aerosol-injection with Dr. Kelsey Roberts full 32 Reflecting sunlight would also change the ocean. Dr. Kelsey Roberts explores stratospheric aerosol injection through ocean and marine ecosystem models. The conversation examines possible changes to sea surface temperature, ocean chemistry, net primary production, fisheries, and food webs under different scenarios. It also explains why modeling is useful at this early stage and why the uneven ecological, economic, and social trade-offs belong inside any discussion of solar radiation modification.


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]]> Reflecting sunlight would also change the ocean. Dr. Kelsey Roberts explores stratospheric aerosol injection through ocean and marine ecosystem models. The conversation examines possible changes to sea surface temperature, ocean chemistry, net primary production, fisheries, and food webs under different scenarios. It also explains why modeling is useful at this early stage and why the uneven ecological, economic, and social trade-offs belong inside any discussion of solar radiation modification.


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]]> Marine Cloud Brightening: Can Brighter Clouds Cool the Planet? Marine Cloud Brightening: Can Brighter Clouds Cool the Planet? Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:00:00 GMT 51:50 69c24effd832f1da9303c0e2 false https://shows.acast.com/oceanography/episodes/mcb-marine-cloud-brightening 69c24effd832f1da9303c0e2 67fd1ac310b3098e4a3b2e25 mcb-marine-cloud-brightening with Dr. Jessica Wan full 31 Brighter marine clouds could cool parts of the ocean. Climate scientist Dr. Jessica Wan explains marine cloud brightening, a proposed solar geoengineering method that would add sea-salt particles to low marine clouds. Learn how stratocumulus clouds reflect sunlight, what climate models suggest about regional cooling, and why scale, uncertainty, side effects, and governance matter. The episode treats marine cloud brightening as a research question, not a ready-made climate solution.


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]]> Brighter marine clouds could cool parts of the ocean. Climate scientist Dr. Jessica Wan explains marine cloud brightening, a proposed solar geoengineering method that would add sea-salt particles to low marine clouds. Learn how stratocumulus clouds reflect sunlight, what climate models suggest about regional cooling, and why scale, uncertainty, side effects, and governance matter. The episode treats marine cloud brightening as a research question, not a ready-made climate solution.


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]]> mCDR: Can the Ocean Store Our Carbon for Centuries? mCDR: Can the Ocean Store Our Carbon for Centuries? Tue, 31 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT 57:11 69c24c7b62f6c66afef60825 false https://shows.acast.com/oceanography/episodes/mcdr-can-the-ocean-store-carbon 69c24c7b62f6c66afef60825 67fd1ac310b3098e4a3b2e25 mcdr-can-the-ocean-store-carbon with Dr. Morgan Raven full 30 Can the ocean keep carbon out of the atmosphere? Oceanographer Dr. Morgan Raven explains marine carbon dioxide removal and the search for environments that can store organic carbon for long periods. The conversation moves through mangroves, fjords, oxygen-poor waters, and deep-sea brines to examine ocean carbon sequestration. It also makes the uncertainties clear, including measurement, ecological risk, coastal differences, and what must be proven before any method can scale.


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]]> Can the ocean keep carbon out of the atmosphere? Oceanographer Dr. Morgan Raven explains marine carbon dioxide removal and the search for environments that can store organic carbon for long periods. The conversation moves through mangroves, fjords, oxygen-poor waters, and deep-sea brines to examine ocean carbon sequestration. It also makes the uncertainties clear, including measurement, ecological risk, coastal differences, and what must be proven before any method can scale.


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]]> Biocultural Coastal Conservation | Ancestral Tides Biocultural Coastal Conservation | Ancestral Tides Tue, 24 Mar 2026 06:00:00 GMT 45:47 699f8376fa55957722645924 false https://shows.acast.com/oceanography/episodes/biocultural-coastal-conservation 699f8376fa55957722645924 67fd1ac310b3098e4a3b2e25 biocultural-coastal-conservation with Juan Carlos Cruz full 29 Ocean conservation can begin with ancestral relationships. Conservation scientist Juan Carlos Cruz explains how the Ancestral Tides initiative supports biocultural conservation with Indigenous and local coastal communities across Latin America. The work brings Indigenous knowledge and marine science together around sea turtle conservation, mangroves, coral reefs, and nesting beaches. The episode centers community leadership, cultural continuity, and long-term coastal conservation rather than presenting one knowledge system as a substitute for another.


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]]> Ocean conservation can begin with ancestral relationships. Conservation scientist Juan Carlos Cruz explains how the Ancestral Tides initiative supports biocultural conservation with Indigenous and local coastal communities across Latin America. The work brings Indigenous knowledge and marine science together around sea turtle conservation, mangroves, coral reefs, and nesting beaches. The episode centers community leadership, cultural continuity, and long-term coastal conservation rather than presenting one knowledge system as a substitute for another.


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]]> Ocean Trenches Explained Ocean Trenches Explained Tue, 17 Mar 2026 06:00:00 GMT 44:26 699f83fffa55957722647e94 false https://shows.acast.com/oceanography/episodes/ocean-trenches-explained 699f83fffa55957722647e94 67fd1ac310b3098e4a3b2e25 ocean-trenches-explained with Prof. Alan Jamieson full 28 Every ocean trench is a world shaped by geology. Professor Alan Jamieson guides a journey into the hadal zone, beginning around 6,000 meters below the surface. Learn how tectonic plates create ocean trenches, why pressure and isolation produce distinct habitats, how life survives at full ocean depth, and what decades of deep ocean exploration have corrected about the popular image of a single empty abyss.


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]]> Every ocean trench is a world shaped by geology. Professor Alan Jamieson guides a journey into the hadal zone, beginning around 6,000 meters below the surface. Learn how tectonic plates create ocean trenches, why pressure and isolation produce distinct habitats, how life survives at full ocean depth, and what decades of deep ocean exploration have corrected about the popular image of a single empty abyss.


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]]> What is the Deep Sea Even Like? What is the Deep Sea Even Like? Tue, 10 Mar 2026 06:00:00 GMT 56:22 699f86e07156d508743711a0 false https://shows.acast.com/oceanography/episodes/what-is-the-deep-sea 699f86e07156d508743711a0 67fd1ac310b3098e4a3b2e25 what-is-the-deep-sea with Dr. Thomas Linley full 27 The deep sea is not one dark, featureless place. Deep-sea researcher Dr. Thom Linley maps the ocean below sunlight as a connected world of depth zones with changing pressure, temperature, food, and life. From the bathyal and abyssal zones to hadal trenches, the episode explains how animals adapt, why scientific boundaries are useful but imperfect, and what technology is required for deep ocean exploration.


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]]> The deep sea is not one dark, featureless place. Deep-sea researcher Dr. Thom Linley maps the ocean below sunlight as a connected world of depth zones with changing pressure, temperature, food, and life. From the bathyal and abyssal zones to hadal trenches, the episode explains how animals adapt, why scientific boundaries are useful but imperfect, and what technology is required for deep ocean exploration.


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]]> What is Ocean Deoxygenation? What is Ocean Deoxygenation? Tue, 03 Mar 2026 06:00:00 GMT 38:23 699dcc27a4a9e6b7fd6151d4 false https://shows.acast.com/oceanography/episodes/what-is-ocean-deoxygenation 699dcc27a4a9e6b7fd6151d4 67fd1ac310b3098e4a3b2e25 what-is-ocean-deoxygenation with Dr. Sven Pallacks full 26 The ocean is losing oxygen, with effects across food webs. Dr. Sven Pallacks explains ocean deoxygenation, how oxygen enters and moves through seawater, and why oxygen minimum zones develop. The episode connects warming, circulation, dead zones, and marine life, then uses fish ear stones called otoliths to examine past declines in mesopelagic fish. A clear introduction to an invisible change reshaping ocean ecosystems..


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]]> The ocean is losing oxygen, with effects across food webs. Dr. Sven Pallacks explains ocean deoxygenation, how oxygen enters and moves through seawater, and why oxygen minimum zones develop. The episode connects warming, circulation, dead zones, and marine life, then uses fish ear stones called otoliths to examine past declines in mesopelagic fish. A clear introduction to an invisible change reshaping ocean ecosystems..


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]]> Ocean Story Hour: Making Marine Biodiversity Visible Ocean Story Hour: Making Marine Biodiversity Visible Tue, 24 Feb 2026 06:00:00 GMT 38:55 699511ed3ba25772fef7dd5b false https://shows.acast.com/oceanography/episodes/ocean-story-hour 699511ed3ba25772fef7dd5b 67fd1ac310b3098e4a3b2e25 ocean-story-hour with Anabelle Chaumun full 25 Ocean science only matters if people can connect with it. Science communicator Anabelle Chaumun explains why marine biodiversity is difficult to make visible, why misinformation can outpace evidence, and how ocean storytelling can stay accurate while still feeling human. The episode also introduces EMBRC's network of European marine stations and explores documentary photography, ethics, representation, and science communication as ways to connect research with public life.


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Episode Guests: Anabelle Chaumun

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Communications: for science and society, Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Espace by Anabelle Chaumun

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]]> Ocean science only matters if people can connect with it. Science communicator Anabelle Chaumun explains why marine biodiversity is difficult to make visible, why misinformation can outpace evidence, and how ocean storytelling can stay accurate while still feeling human. The episode also introduces EMBRC's network of European marine stations and explores documentary photography, ethics, representation, and science communication as ways to connect research with public life.


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Episode Guests: Anabelle Chaumun

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Communications: for science and society, Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Espace by Anabelle Chaumun

Artists residencies as part of the TREC expedition

EMBRC's latest annual report 2024

EMBRC's website

A few examples of applications of EMBRC research:

Portugal: Preventing a deadly dinner: How EMBRC Portugal’s marine research is keeping dinners safe

Greece: Innovative disease control strategies in marine aquaculture

EMBRC Political Recommendations



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]]> Science Toward Solutions: 20 Years of Ocean Microplastics Science Toward Solutions: 20 Years of Ocean Microplastics Tue, 17 Feb 2026 07:00:00 GMT 47:35 69930b9bb1ca974bbcb372e6 false https://shows.acast.com/oceanography/episodes/science-toward-solutions-ocean-microplastic-research 69930b9bb1ca974bbcb372e6 67fd1ac310b3098e4a3b2e25 science-toward-solutions-ocean-microplastic-research with Dr. Winnie-Courtene Jones full 24 Microplastics research has reshaped the questions. Dr. Winnie Courtene-Jones reviews what ocean microplastics science now shows about sources, movement, accumulation, and effects on marine food webs. The conversation also maps the major unknowns, including nanoplastics, fragmentation rates, and thousands of chemicals associated with plastics. It closes by connecting marine pollution research with policy and negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty.


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Episode Guests: Dr. Winnie Courtene-Jones

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]]> Microplastics research has reshaped the questions. Dr. Winnie Courtene-Jones reviews what ocean microplastics science now shows about sources, movement, accumulation, and effects on marine food webs. The conversation also maps the major unknowns, including nanoplastics, fragmentation rates, and thousands of chemicals associated with plastics. It closes by connecting marine pollution research with policy and negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty.


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]]> Marine Heat Waves and Japanese Meteorology Marine Heat Waves and Japanese Meteorology Tue, 10 Feb 2026 08:00:00 GMT 38:30 698a494bd2345f67c3173ab9 false https://shows.acast.com/oceanography/episodes/marine-heat-waves-and-japanese-meteorology-with-mr-hirotaka 698a494bd2345f67c3173ab9 67fd1ac310b3098e4a3b2e25 marine-heat-waves-and-japanese-meteorology-with-mr-hirotaka with Mr. Hirotaka Sato full 23 A marine heat wave can make the land even hotter. Japan Meteorological Agency scientist Hirotaka Sato explains how the 2023 marine heat wave near northern Japan amplified record-breaking summer temperatures onshore. The episode traces ocean-atmosphere heat transfer, cloud and humidity feedbacks, and weakened sea-breeze cooling to show how unusually warm water can intensify extreme heat and complicate climate forecasting and coastal adaptation.


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Episode Guests: Mr. Hirotaka Sato

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JMA Annual Report on Extreme Cliamte Events

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]]> A marine heat wave can make the land even hotter. Japan Meteorological Agency scientist Hirotaka Sato explains how the 2023 marine heat wave near northern Japan amplified record-breaking summer temperatures onshore. The episode traces ocean-atmosphere heat transfer, cloud and humidity feedbacks, and weakened sea-breeze cooling to show how unusually warm water can intensify extreme heat and complicate climate forecasting and coastal adaptation.


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Episode Guests: Mr. Hirotaka Sato

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]]> Before the Oil Spill: Baseline Ocean Data and Marine Microbes Before the Oil Spill: Baseline Ocean Data and Marine Microbes Tue, 03 Feb 2026 06:00:00 GMT 35:51 697fdaff99b92e31b17dc810 false https://shows.acast.com/oceanography/episodes/oil-spills-and-ocean-health 697fdaff99b92e31b17dc810 67fd1ac310b3098e4a3b2e25 oil-spills-and-ocean-health with Dr. Alice Ortmann full 22 Oil-spill science starts long before a disaster. Marine microbial oceanographer Dr. Alice Ortmann explains why baseline ocean data are essential for detecting change around offshore oil and gas activity near Newfoundland. Learn what counts as an oil spill, how oil and methane move through the water, and how marine microbes help researchers assess deep sea ecosystem health, pollution risk, and environmental response before and after an incident.


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Episode Guests: Dr. Alice Ortmann

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]]> Oil-spill science starts long before a disaster. Marine microbial oceanographer Dr. Alice Ortmann explains why baseline ocean data are essential for detecting change around offshore oil and gas activity near Newfoundland. Learn what counts as an oil spill, how oil and methane move through the water, and how marine microbes help researchers assess deep sea ecosystem health, pollution risk, and environmental response before and after an incident.


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]]> 50 Years of Ocean Science: The R/V Endeavor Retires 50 Years of Ocean Science: The R/V Endeavor Retires Tue, 27 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT 34:32 6977744f35a98abf7c0405c4 false https://shows.acast.com/oceanography/episodes/rv-endeavor-50-years-of-ocean-science-at-sea 6977744f35a98abf7c0405c4 67fd1ac310b3098e4a3b2e25 rv-endeavor-50-years-of-ocean-science-at-sea with Brendan Thornton and Chris Arminetti full 21 For 50 years, one ship carried ocean science to sea. As the R/V Endeavor retires, operations manager Brendan Thornton and veteran captain Chris Arminetti look back on the people, expeditions, and practical work that kept a floating laboratory running. The conversation follows the research vessel's final voyage, its role in training generations of oceanographers, and what its legacy means for the next generation of ocean research infrastructure.


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]]> For 50 years, one ship carried ocean science to sea. As the R/V Endeavor retires, operations manager Brendan Thornton and veteran captain Chris Arminetti look back on the people, expeditions, and practical work that kept a floating laboratory running. The conversation follows the research vessel's final voyage, its role in training generations of oceanographers, and what its legacy means for the next generation of ocean research infrastructure.


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Episode Guests: Brendan Thorton and Chris Armanetti

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Meet the next chapter: the Narragansett Dawn

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]]> COP30: Green Power COP30: Green Power Tue, 13 Jan 2026 08:00:00 GMT 57:23 6965c0a9be0ffc81fb1adcf3 false https://shows.acast.com/oceanography/episodes/cop30-green-power-with-carola-mejia 6965c0a9be0ffc81fb1adcf3 67fd1ac310b3098e4a3b2e25 cop30-green-power-with-carola-mejia with Carola Mejía full 20 COP30 exposed the distance between promises and power. Clark Marchese closes the Belém reporting arc with a broader analysis of climate policy, scientific reports, carbon markets, emissions, China's energy transition, the United States' absence, and the meaning of a just transition. With Carola Mejía of Latindadd, the episode examines the Tropical Forest Forever Facility and the tensions among climate finance, Indigenous stewardship, international power, and forest protection.


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10 New Insights in Climate Science

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TFFF: A False Solution

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]]> COP30 exposed the distance between promises and power. Clark Marchese closes the Belém reporting arc with a broader analysis of climate policy, scientific reports, carbon markets, emissions, China's energy transition, the United States' absence, and the meaning of a just transition. With Carola Mejía of Latindadd, the episode examines the Tropical Forest Forever Facility and the tensions among climate finance, Indigenous stewardship, international power, and forest protection.


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]]> COP30: Oceans on the Rise? COP30: Oceans on the Rise? Tue, 23 Dec 2025 08:00:00 GMT 35:24 6949eada07910b1244b98402 false https://shows.acast.com/oceanography/episodes/cop30-oceans-rise 6949eada07910b1244b98402 67fd1ac310b3098e4a3b2e25 cop30-oceans-rise full 19 The ocean took center stage at COP30. This episode of Oceanography explores how ocean science, policy, and lived experience shaped the climate conversations at COP30 in Belém, Brazil. From marine carbon dioxide removal and blue carbon ecosystem restoration to funding gaps and governance challenges, the episode traces how the ocean is increasingly framed as both a climate solution and a site of urgent risk. It also examines what COP30 delivered for the ocean, where progress was made, where ambition fell short, and why adaptation, ocean climate finance, and follow-through remain unresolved. Grounded in reporting from the Ocean Pavilion and informed by broader analysis, this episode reflects on what it really means for oceans to rise on the global climate agenda.


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]]> The ocean took center stage at COP30. This episode of Oceanography explores how ocean science, policy, and lived experience shaped the climate conversations at COP30 in Belém, Brazil. From marine carbon dioxide removal and blue carbon ecosystem restoration to funding gaps and governance challenges, the episode traces how the ocean is increasingly framed as both a climate solution and a site of urgent risk. It also examines what COP30 delivered for the ocean, where progress was made, where ambition fell short, and why adaptation, ocean climate finance, and follow-through remain unresolved. Grounded in reporting from the Ocean Pavilion and informed by broader analysis, this episode reflects on what it really means for oceans to rise on the global climate agenda.


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]]> COP30: Belém Amazônia COP30: Belém Amazônia Tue, 16 Dec 2025 03:00:00 GMT 1:06:57 694019d2cc3f4b4c7334b25f false https://shows.acast.com/oceanography/episodes/cop30-belem-amazonia 694019d2cc3f4b4c7334b25f 67fd1ac310b3098e4a3b2e25 cop30-belem-amazonia with Catarina Nefertari and Danilo Pontes full 18 Voices from Belém COP30 brought global climate negotiations to Belém, a city where the Amazon meets the sea. This episode offers a grounded introduction to the conference by centering the people who live there. Activist Catarina Nefertari and artist and event producer Danilo Pontes share what the event meant for their communities, the environmental challenges facing Pará, and how local experiences shape the wider climate conversation.Their perspectives connect Amazon conservation, coastal communities, culture, inequality, and environmental policy, grounding COP30 in the city and region hosting it rather than in conference language alone. This is the first part of a three-episode COP30 series, providing essential context on the host city before turning to ocean science and international negotiation dynamics in the episodes ahead.


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]]> Voices from Belém COP30 brought global climate negotiations to Belém, a city where the Amazon meets the sea. This episode offers a grounded introduction to the conference by centering the people who live there. Activist Catarina Nefertari and artist and event producer Danilo Pontes share what the event meant for their communities, the environmental challenges facing Pará, and how local experiences shape the wider climate conversation.Their perspectives connect Amazon conservation, coastal communities, culture, inequality, and environmental policy, grounding COP30 in the city and region hosting it rather than in conference language alone. This is the first part of a three-episode COP30 series, providing essential context on the host city before turning to ocean science and international negotiation dynamics in the episodes ahead.


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]]> Underwater Rainforests: Kelp Forests and Seaforestation Underwater Rainforests: Kelp Forests and Seaforestation Thu, 13 Nov 2025 12:00:00 GMT 40:16 690a703e317c91fd9a3bc7e1 false https://shows.acast.com/oceanography/episodes/underwater-rainforests-seaforestation 690a703e317c91fd9a3bc7e1 67fd1ac310b3098e4a3b2e25 underwater-rainforests-seaforestation with Scott Bohachyk and James LaFlamme full 17 Kelp forests support wildlife, coastlines, and culture. Scott Bohachyk of Ocean Wise and James LaFlamme of the Tseshaht First Nation discuss kelp forest restoration on Vancouver Island. Learn how seaforestation supports biodiversity, buffers shorelines, and participates in carbon cycling, as well as why Indigenous stewardship shapes where and how restoration happens. The episode treats kelp as an ecosystem and a relationship, not a simple climate technology.


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The cause of wasting disease, discovered by the Hakai Research Institue

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]]> Kelp forests support wildlife, coastlines, and culture. Scott Bohachyk of Ocean Wise and James LaFlamme of the Tseshaht First Nation discuss kelp forest restoration on Vancouver Island. Learn how seaforestation supports biodiversity, buffers shorelines, and participates in carbon cycling, as well as why Indigenous stewardship shapes where and how restoration happens. The episode treats kelp as an ecosystem and a relationship, not a simple climate technology.


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]]> <![CDATA[From Movie to Movement: The Trees & Seas Film Festival]]> Tue, 11 Nov 2025 13:15:49 GMT 32:32 690a6d4568055f905c12d6ff false https://shows.acast.com/oceanography/episodes/from-move-to-movement-the-trees-seas-film-festival 690a6d4568055f905c12d6ff 67fd1ac310b3098e4a3b2e25 from-move-to-movement-the-trees-seas-film-festival with Julie Anderson full 16 A film festival can turn a screening into action. Julie Anderson of Plastic Oceans International explains how the Trees & Seas Film Festival links environmental storytelling with community participation. Through participatory film activism and the Blue Communities model, screenings become starting points for local dialogue, education, cleanups, and longer-term conservation work. The episode asks how science communication can move audiences from awareness to involvement..


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]]> A film festival can turn a screening into action. Julie Anderson of Plastic Oceans International explains how the Trees & Seas Film Festival links environmental storytelling with community participation. Through participatory film activism and the Blue Communities model, screenings become starting points for local dialogue, education, cleanups, and longer-term conservation work. The episode asks how science communication can move audiences from awareness to involvement..


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]]> OceanOmics: eDNA to Guide Marine Protection OceanOmics: eDNA to Guide Marine Protection Tue, 28 Oct 2025 03:00:00 GMT 50:10 68f81cd59b4b4738debafefe false https://shows.acast.com/oceanography/episodes/oceanomics-edna-to-guide-marine-protection 68f81cd59b4b4738debafefe 67fd1ac310b3098e4a3b2e25 oceanomics-edna-to-guide-marine-protection with Dr. Michael Bunce full 15 A bottle of seawater can reveal an entire ecosystem. Dr. Michael Bunce, director of OceanOmics, explains how environmental DNA and genomics detect organisms from microbes to megafauna. Follow an eDNA sample from deck to laboratory to digital dashboards, where AI tools can help interpret complex data for fisheries and marine protected areas. The episode also explores DNA barcoding, species identification, and citizen science in marine monitoring.


Episode Guest. Dr. Michael Bunce

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]]> A bottle of seawater can reveal an entire ecosystem. Dr. Michael Bunce, director of OceanOmics, explains how environmental DNA and genomics detect organisms from microbes to megafauna. Follow an eDNA sample from deck to laboratory to digital dashboards, where AI tools can help interpret complex data for fisheries and marine protected areas. The episode also explores DNA barcoding, species identification, and citizen science in marine monitoring.


Episode Guest. Dr. Michael Bunce

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]]> Blue Carbon in Antarctica: Life Beneath the Sea Ice Blue Carbon in Antarctica: Life Beneath the Sea Ice Tue, 21 Oct 2025 08:00:00 GMT 24:27 68f6a68f80f2667740912f3f false https://shows.acast.com/oceanography/episodes/blue-carbon-in-antarctica-with-dr-narissa-bax 68f6a68f80f2667740912f3f 67fd1ac310b3098e4a3b2e25 blue-carbon-in-antarctica-with-dr-narissa-bax with Dr. Narissa Bax full 14 Antarctica stores carbon far below the sea ice. Marine ecologist Dr. Nerissa Bax explains Antarctic blue carbon and the role that seafloor communities, including sponge fields and coral gardens, play in carbon uptake and storage. The conversation explores how ice retreat can alter these systems, what researchers still need to measure, and why Southern Ocean conservation and governance matter for protecting a major but under-recognized carbon cycle.


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]]> Antarctica stores carbon far below the sea ice. Marine ecologist Dr. Nerissa Bax explains Antarctic blue carbon and the role that seafloor communities, including sponge fields and coral gardens, play in carbon uptake and storage. The conversation explores how ice retreat can alter these systems, what researchers still need to measure, and why Southern Ocean conservation and governance matter for protecting a major but under-recognized carbon cycle.


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]]> Ocean x New York Climate Week Ocean x New York Climate Week Tue, 14 Oct 2025 08:00:00 GMT 29:31 68edd91b51a2f4613401b007 false https://shows.acast.com/oceanography/episodes/ocean-x-new-york-climate-week 68edd91b51a2f4613401b007 67fd1ac310b3098e4a3b2e25 ocean-x-new-york-climate-week full 13 Climate Week put the ocean inside the climate debate. Reporting from New York Climate Week, host Clark Marchese follows the ocean issues shaping a much larger global gathering. The episode connects Indigenous leadership, the changing role of NOAA, coral restoration, conservation finance, and emerging ocean technologies. It is an on-the-ground account of how marine science, policy, and storytelling compete for attention within the climate conversation.


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]]> Climate Week put the ocean inside the climate debate. Reporting from New York Climate Week, host Clark Marchese follows the ocean issues shaping a much larger global gathering. The episode connects Indigenous leadership, the changing role of NOAA, coral restoration, conservation finance, and emerging ocean technologies. It is an on-the-ground account of how marine science, policy, and storytelling compete for attention within the climate conversation.


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]]> What is the Ocean Twilight Zone (and How to Protect It) What is the Ocean Twilight Zone (and How to Protect It) Thu, 09 Oct 2025 08:00:00 GMT 46:47 68e70f81f513ad2b81577c59 false https://shows.acast.com/oceanography/episodes/what-is-the-ocean-twilight-zone-and-how-to-protect-it-with-c 68e70f81f513ad2b81577c59 67fd1ac310b3098e4a3b2e25 what-is-the-ocean-twilight-zone-and-how-to-protect-it-with-c with Chris Dorsett full 12 The ocean twilight zone is vast, active, and at risk. Ocean Conservancy's Chris Dorsett guides us through the mesopelagic zone, roughly 200 to 1,000 meters below the surface. The episode explores daily vertical migration, biodiversity, the biological carbon pump, and growing interest in industrial fishing and other uses of this little-known ecosystem. It also examines Motion 035 and the case for science-based protection before exploitation expands.


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]]> The ocean twilight zone is vast, active, and at risk. Ocean Conservancy's Chris Dorsett guides us through the mesopelagic zone, roughly 200 to 1,000 meters below the surface. The episode explores daily vertical migration, biodiversity, the biological carbon pump, and growing interest in industrial fishing and other uses of this little-known ecosystem. It also examines Motion 035 and the case for science-based protection before exploitation expands.


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]]> Toothfish, Climate Genomics, and the Southern Ocean Toothfish, Climate Genomics, and the Southern Ocean Tue, 07 Oct 2025 10:30:00 GMT 42:35 6841770489562ed599fe6738 false https://shows.acast.com/oceanography/episodes/toothfish-climate-genomics-and-the-southern-ocean 6841770489562ed599fe6738 67fd1ac310b3098e4a3b2e25 toothfish-climate-genomics-and-the-southern-ocean with Dr. Jilda Caccavo full 11 Antarctic fish evolved for an ocean near freezing. Marine biologist Dr. Jilda Alicia Caccavo explores pelagic notothenioids, including commercially fished toothfish and the icefish known for colorless blood. Learn how antifreeze proteins and genomic traits support life in the Southern Ocean, how climate genomics reveals population vulnerability, and why changing ocean conditions should inform Antarctic fisheries management.


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]]> Antarctic fish evolved for an ocean near freezing. Marine biologist Dr. Jilda Alicia Caccavo explores pelagic notothenioids, including commercially fished toothfish and the icefish known for colorless blood. Learn how antifreeze proteins and genomic traits support life in the Southern Ocean, how climate genomics reveals population vulnerability, and why changing ocean conditions should inform Antarctic fisheries management.


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]]> Spotting Pseudoscience - All Around Science Drop Spotting Pseudoscience - All Around Science Drop Thu, 02 Oct 2025 11:00:00 GMT 1:20:10 68cc5657f3dd257283fb3dcc false https://shows.acast.com/oceanography/episodes/spotting-pseudoscience-all-around-science-drop 68cc5657f3dd257283fb3dcc 67fd1ac310b3098e4a3b2e25 spotting-pseudoscience-all-around-science-drop bonus How do you tell the difference between sound science and pseudoscience? In this special feed drop from All Around Science, we explore the red flags that signal when claims aren’t backed by real evidence — and how to think critically about the information we encounter every day.

At Pine Forest Media, our mission is to make science more accessible, reliable, and engaging. That doesn’t just mean sharing discoveries from the ocean or Antarctica — it also means equipping listeners with the tools to recognize when science is being misrepresented. This episode is a valuable resource for anyone who cares about scientific literacy, public trust, and separating fact from fiction.


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]]> How do you tell the difference between sound science and pseudoscience? In this special feed drop from All Around Science, we explore the red flags that signal when claims aren’t backed by real evidence — and how to think critically about the information we encounter every day.

At Pine Forest Media, our mission is to make science more accessible, reliable, and engaging. That doesn’t just mean sharing discoveries from the ocean or Antarctica — it also means equipping listeners with the tools to recognize when science is being misrepresented. This episode is a valuable resource for anyone who cares about scientific literacy, public trust, and separating fact from fiction.


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]]> Coral Reefstoration Ghana: A New Dive Lab Coral Reefstoration Ghana: A New Dive Lab Tue, 30 Sep 2025 11:00:00 GMT 27:21 68cdd4db146cfd1a65530865 false https://shows.acast.com/oceanography/episodes/coral-reefstoration-ghana-a-new-dive-lab-with-george-amadou 68cdd4db146cfd1a65530865 67fd1ac310b3098e4a3b2e25 coral-reefstoration-ghana-a-new-dive-lab-with-george-amadou with George Amadou and David S. Kuwornu full 10 Ghana's first Dive Lab brings ocean science underwater. George Amadou and filmmaker David Selasi Kuwornu explain how Coral Reef Restoration Ghana trains marine biology students in scuba diving and underwater cinematography. The six-day program addresses barriers to ocean access while building local skills in reef monitoring and science communication. The episode also examines coral reef threats, destructive fishing, and locally led marine conservation in West Africa.


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Episode Guest: George Amadou and David Selasi Kuwornu

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]]> Ghana's first Dive Lab brings ocean science underwater. George Amadou and filmmaker David Selasi Kuwornu explain how Coral Reef Restoration Ghana trains marine biology students in scuba diving and underwater cinematography. The six-day program addresses barriers to ocean access while building local skills in reef monitoring and science communication. The episode also examines coral reef threats, destructive fishing, and locally led marine conservation in West Africa.


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Episode Guest: George Amadou and David Selasi Kuwornu

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]]> <![CDATA[The Ocean's Safety Nets: Marine Protected Areas ]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2025 11:00:00 GMT 43:53 68bb8acc1af371182af5cf73 false https://shows.acast.com/oceanography/episodes/marine-protected-areas 68bb8acc1af371182af5cf73 67fd1ac310b3098e4a3b2e25 marine-protected-areas with Jamie Blatter full 9 Marine protected areas need more than a boundary. Jamie Blatter of the California Marine Protected Area Collaborative Network explains how MPAs are designed, monitored, and maintained. The conversation explores community partnerships, Tribal participation, climate readiness, and the evidence used to assess whether protection is working. A practical look at how marine protected areas turn ocean research into long-term conservation policy.


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]]> Marine protected areas need more than a boundary. Jamie Blatter of the California Marine Protected Area Collaborative Network explains how MPAs are designed, monitored, and maintained. The conversation explores community partnerships, Tribal participation, climate readiness, and the evidence used to assess whether protection is working. A practical look at how marine protected areas turn ocean research into long-term conservation policy.


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]]> Our Green Sea: Plankton, CO2, and NASA EXPORTS Our Green Sea: Plankton, CO2, and NASA EXPORTS Tue, 16 Sep 2025 10:00:00 GMT 41:33 68b8907c7450e0cb416d0692 false https://shows.acast.com/oceanography/episodes/our-green-sea-plankton-co2-and-nasa-exports 68b8907c7450e0cb416d0692 67fd1ac310b3098e4a3b2e25 our-green-sea-plankton-co2-and-nasa-exports with Erin Jones full 8 Plankton help move carbon into the deep ocean. PhD candidate Erin Jones explains how microzooplankton shape the biological carbon pump, a system that transfers carbon through marine food webs and into deeper waters. Learn why plankton diversity matters, what scientists still do not understand about carbon export, and how NASA EXPORTS connects field measurements with satellite observations to study this climate-regulating process at ocean scale.


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]]> Plankton help move carbon into the deep ocean. PhD candidate Erin Jones explains how microzooplankton shape the biological carbon pump, a system that transfers carbon through marine food webs and into deeper waters. Learn why plankton diversity matters, what scientists still do not understand about carbon export, and how NASA EXPORTS connects field measurements with satellite observations to study this climate-regulating process at ocean scale.


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]]> Glow in the Dark: the Magic of Ocean Bioluminescence Glow in the Dark: the Magic of Ocean Bioluminescence Tue, 09 Sep 2025 11:00:00 GMT 38:32 6851167b60f03047131f4ea3 false https://shows.acast.com/oceanography/episodes/glow-in-the-dark-the-magic-of-ocean-bioluminescence-with-dr 6851167b60f03047131f4ea3 67fd1ac310b3098e4a3b2e25 glow-in-the-dark-the-magic-of-ocean-bioluminescence-with-dr with Dr. Laurent DuChatelet full 7 Ocean bioluminescence is more than a blue glow. Marine ecophysiologist Dr. Laurent Duchatelet explains how living light works and why sharks, fish, and plankton use it for hunting, camouflage, defense, and communication. The episode explores luciferin and luciferase chemistry, rare red light in the deep sea, bioluminescent sharks, and how studying marine light can support new biomedical research.


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Episode Guest: Dr. Laurent DuChatelet

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Blue Glowing Beaches Around the World 


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]]> Ocean bioluminescence is more than a blue glow. Marine ecophysiologist Dr. Laurent Duchatelet explains how living light works and why sharks, fish, and plankton use it for hunting, camouflage, defense, and communication. The episode explores luciferin and luciferase chemistry, rare red light in the deep sea, bioluminescent sharks, and how studying marine light can support new biomedical research.


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Episode Guest: Dr. Laurent DuChatelet

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Blue Glowing Beaches Around the World 


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]]> How to Set an Ocean Agenda: The UN Ocean Decade Explained How to Set an Ocean Agenda: The UN Ocean Decade Explained Tue, 02 Sep 2025 10:40:00 GMT 43:38 68adb902ef1a5f8b36b31ed7 false https://shows.acast.com/oceanography/episodes/the-un-ocean-decade-explained 68adb902ef1a5f8b36b31ed7 67fd1ac310b3098e4a3b2e25 the-un-ocean-decade-explained with Alison Clausen full 6 The UN Ocean Decade gives ocean science a roadmap. Alison Clausen, Deputy Global Coordinator of the UN Ocean Decade, explains how the 2021 to 2030 initiative connects ocean research with sustainable development, policy, and public participation. The conversation covers the science-policy-society interface, the role of Indigenous and local knowledge, how projects are endorsed, and what meaningful progress should look like by 2030.


Episode Guest: Alison Clausen

Ocean Decade Website Here

10 Ocean Decade Challenges

Ocean Decade Actions

GenOcean to get involved in the Ocean Decade

Nice Ocean Conference Outcome Document here

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]]> The UN Ocean Decade gives ocean science a roadmap. Alison Clausen, Deputy Global Coordinator of the UN Ocean Decade, explains how the 2021 to 2030 initiative connects ocean research with sustainable development, policy, and public participation. The conversation covers the science-policy-society interface, the role of Indigenous and local knowledge, how projects are endorsed, and what meaningful progress should look like by 2030.


Episode Guest: Alison Clausen

Ocean Decade Website Here

10 Ocean Decade Challenges

Ocean Decade Actions

GenOcean to get involved in the Ocean Decade

Nice Ocean Conference Outcome Document here

Follow the UN Ocean Decade on Instagram @unoceandecade and LinkedIn here


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]]> Sea Turtles and Plastic Straws: Ten Years Later Sea Turtles and Plastic Straws: Ten Years Later Tue, 26 Aug 2025 11:00:00 GMT 36:12 683f189fc966cde736299de8 false https://shows.acast.com/oceanography/episodes/turtles-and-straws-10-years-later-plastic-podcast-cross-over 683f189fc966cde736299de8 67fd1ac310b3098e4a3b2e25 turtles-and-straws-10-years-later-plastic-podcast-cross-over with Dr. Christine Figgener full 5 One sea turtle video changed the plastics debate. A decade after the viral footage of a plastic straw being removed from a turtle's nose, marine biologist Dr. Christine Figgener reflects on what that moment changed and what it could not. This Plastic Podcast crossover connects sea turtle research, migration, feeding biology, plastic pollution, science communication, and the complicated path from public attention to lasting marine conservation.


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Episode Guest: Dr. Christine Figgener

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]]> One sea turtle video changed the plastics debate. A decade after the viral footage of a plastic straw being removed from a turtle's nose, marine biologist Dr. Christine Figgener reflects on what that moment changed and what it could not. This Plastic Podcast crossover connects sea turtle research, migration, feeding biology, plastic pollution, science communication, and the complicated path from public attention to lasting marine conservation.


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Episode Guest: Dr. Christine Figgener

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]]> The Secret Life of Deep Sea Symbiosis The Secret Life of Deep Sea Symbiosis Mon, 18 Aug 2025 22:00:00 GMT 42:00 68405be05de209b54b1d39fe false https://shows.acast.com/oceanography/episodes/the-secret-life-of-deep-sea-symbiosis 68405be05de209b54b1d39fe 67fd1ac310b3098e4a3b2e25 the-secret-life-of-deep-sea-symbiosis with Dr. Shana Goffredi full 4 Deep-sea animals survive through microbial partnerships. Dr. Shana Goffredi explores microbial symbiosis at methane seeps and hydrothermal systems, where chemosynthetic bacteria turn chemical energy into food. Meet worms, clams, snails, and other animals whose bacterial partners help them thrive in darkness, sometimes without a mouth or conventional digestive system. It is a fresh look at deep sea ecosystems, marine microbes, and cooperation as a survival strategy.


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Episode Guest: Dr. Shana Goffredi

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Read the discussed article on Feather Dusters

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]]> Deep-sea animals survive through microbial partnerships. Dr. Shana Goffredi explores microbial symbiosis at methane seeps and hydrothermal systems, where chemosynthetic bacteria turn chemical energy into food. Meet worms, clams, snails, and other animals whose bacterial partners help them thrive in darkness, sometimes without a mouth or conventional digestive system. It is a fresh look at deep sea ecosystems, marine microbes, and cooperation as a survival strategy.


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Read the discussed article on Feather Dusters

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Here’s a third on ‘Marine Vampires

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]]> Contaminated Coasts: Submarine Groundwater Discharge Contaminated Coasts: Submarine Groundwater Discharge Tue, 12 Aug 2025 06:00:00 GMT 30:47 683daf9a2780b226c7961b8f false https://shows.acast.com/oceanography/episodes/submarine-groundwater-and-contaminated-coasts 683daf9a2780b226c7961b8f 67fd1ac310b3098e4a3b2e25 submarine-groundwater-and-contaminated-coasts with Dr. Tristan McKenzie full 3 Pollution can reach the sea from underground. Marine geochemist Dr. Tristan McKenzie explains how submarine groundwater discharge carries nutrients, heavy metals, and pharmaceuticals into coastal waters. Drawing on research in Hawaii and Sweden, the episode explores geochemical tracers, groundwater pollution, and the hidden pathways connecting activity on land with ocean contamination and coastal ecosystem health.


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How Gutting the EPA's Research Team Could Impact Clean Air and Water Rules by the Scientific American

EPA likely to move to further limit federal protections for wetlands by AP News

Fish off the coast of Florida test positive for pharmaceutical drugs, says study by CNN


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]]> Pollution can reach the sea from underground. Marine geochemist Dr. Tristan McKenzie explains how submarine groundwater discharge carries nutrients, heavy metals, and pharmaceuticals into coastal waters. Drawing on research in Hawaii and Sweden, the episode explores geochemical tracers, groundwater pollution, and the hidden pathways connecting activity on land with ocean contamination and coastal ecosystem health.


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How Gutting the EPA's Research Team Could Impact Clean Air and Water Rules by the Scientific American

EPA likely to move to further limit federal protections for wetlands by AP News

Fish off the coast of Florida test positive for pharmaceutical drugs, says study by CNN


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]]> What does the ocean sound like? Marine Bioacoustics Explained What does the ocean sound like? Marine Bioacoustics Explained Tue, 05 Aug 2025 06:00:00 GMT 42:24 683842759bd0275f2c9b6a0b false https://shows.acast.com/oceanography/episodes/what-does-the-ocean-sound-like-with-dr-jesus-alcazar-trevio 683842759bd0275f2c9b6a0b 67fd1ac310b3098e4a3b2e25 what-does-the-ocean-sound-like-with-dr-jesus-alcazar-trevio with Dr. Jesús Alcázar-Treviño full 2 The ocean is loud, and every sound carries clues. Marine biologist Dr. Jesús Alcázar-Treviño explains how toothed whales use echolocation to hunt and coordinate in darkness, how eruptions in the Canary Islands reshape ocean soundscapes, and how human noise pollution disrupts marine communication. An accessible introduction to marine bioacoustics and the many biological, geological, and human sounds moving through the sea.


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Episode Guest: Dr. Jesús Alcázar Treviño

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]]> The ocean is loud, and every sound carries clues. Marine biologist Dr. Jesús Alcázar-Treviño explains how toothed whales use echolocation to hunt and coordinate in darkness, how eruptions in the Canary Islands reshape ocean soundscapes, and how human noise pollution disrupts marine communication. An accessible introduction to marine bioacoustics and the many biological, geological, and human sounds moving through the sea.


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Episode Guest: Dr. Jesús Alcázar Treviño

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]]> How to save the whales (like, actually) How to save the whales (like, actually) Tue, 29 Jul 2025 05:00:00 GMT 27:24 67fd4055629a2f3636b9fbcd false https://shows.acast.com/oceanography/episodes/how-to-save-the-whales-like-actually-with-megan-amico 67fd4055629a2f3636b9fbcd 67fd1ac310b3098e4a3b2e25 how-to-save-the-whales-like-actually-with-megan-amico with Megan Amico full 1 Can fishing gear protect whales and livelihoods? NOAA fisheries biologist Megan Amico explains how on-demand, or ropeless, lobster gear can reduce the vertical lines that entangle endangered North Atlantic right whales. The conversation follows gear testing with fishermen, seasonal closures, coastal economies, and the difficult work of designing marine conservation policy that protects both whales and fishing communities.


Episode Guest: Megan Amico

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]]> Can fishing gear protect whales and livelihoods? NOAA fisheries biologist Megan Amico explains how on-demand, or ropeless, lobster gear can reduce the vertical lines that entangle endangered North Atlantic right whales. The conversation follows gear testing with fishermen, seasonal closures, coastal economies, and the difficult work of designing marine conservation policy that protects both whales and fishing communities.


Episode Guest: Megan Amico

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]]> Oceanography Trailer Oceanography Trailer Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:33:46 GMT 1:33 67ff760d5d1edf45d2ddccf4 false https://shows.acast.com/oceanography/episodes/oceanography-trailer 67ff760d5d1edf45d2ddccf4 67fd1ac310b3098e4a3b2e25 oceanography-trailer trailer

Oceanography is a marine science podcast about the research happening beneath the surface—literally. It’s where your favorite science 101 class meets environmental journalism, with weekly conversations featuring marine biologists, oceanographers, and climate scientists from around the world. One week we might explore whale communication or how sound travels underwater; the next, we’re looking at fishing gear designed to protect endangered species. You'll also hear about ocean conservation, deep sea ecosystems, microplastic pollution, and the surprising ways marine life is connected to life on land. If you're curious about the ocean and want to hear from the people uncovering its secrets, you’re in the right place.

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Oceanography is a marine science podcast about the research happening beneath the surface—literally. It’s where your favorite science 101 class meets environmental journalism, with weekly conversations featuring marine biologists, oceanographers, and climate scientists from around the world. One week we might explore whale communication or how sound travels underwater; the next, we’re looking at fishing gear designed to protect endangered species. You'll also hear about ocean conservation, deep sea ecosystems, microplastic pollution, and the surprising ways marine life is connected to life on land. If you're curious about the ocean and want to hear from the people uncovering its secrets, you’re in the right place.

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