Marine Conservation Happy Hour

Dr Craken chats to Dr Julien Claes about his ground breaking research on sharks that glow in the dark!

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Dr Smash and Dr Craken chat to academic mentor and marine mammal biologist Dr Carol Scarpaci about conservation and marine biology careers in the 21st century and how the job market has dramatically changed in recent years. If you are looking for an ocean job - this is an episode to listen to!

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Dr Smash and Dr Craken chat to Professor Jon Copley (University of Southhampton) about teh latest news on deep sea mining , the debate about it's impacts, and how to manage the activity.

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Although it is often labeled as "ecotourism", many whalewatching companies can actually have a detrimental impact on the animals they watch. Dr Smash and Dr Craken char to whalewatching researcher and academic mentor Carol Scarpaci about how to make whalewatching sustainable.

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Dr Smash and Dr Craken chat to deep sea scientist Professor Jon Copley (http://www.joncopley.com/) about the Oceangate Titan submersible disaster. What happened? How safe are deep sea subersibles? Find out in this episode.

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Dr Smash and Dr Craken chat to Professor Jon Copley from Southhampton University (http://www.joncopley.com/). In addition to having gone to school with Dr Craken, Jon was the deepest diving Brit - travelling in a submersible to 3 km under the ocean, to study hydrothermal vents. Jon tells us his story from the obvious highlight of meeting Dr Craken to becoming a world expert on deep sea ecosystems.

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Dr Smash and Dr Craken chat to Jordan Flagel Vice President & Lead Environmental Scientist of the IMARCS Foundation (https://www.imarcs.org https://IMARCS.org/press). In this episode they talk about the the importance of magrove restoration as a way to capture carbon and help combat climate change.

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Dr Smash and Dr Craken chat to marine environmental consultant Sarah Brown about the Brian Black Memorial Award for ocean storytelling and journalism. The award was set up in honour of her environmentalist parents Brian and Lesley Black (https://www.ulsterwildlife.org/blog/joe-furphy/remembering-brian-black). Sarah talks about her parent's stories and the history of, and inspiration for the award. If you have an ocean story you would like to tell, send in an entry! The award is open to anyone (not just journalists) and there is also an adults and children's photography section.

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Enter your Article and photo should tell the tale of a marine, wildlife or environment encounter. Enter application here : https://www.yachtingmonthly.com/news/3000-prizes-for-stories-and-photos-of-inspiring-encounters-at-sea-104632

Submission deadline is 30 August 2026.

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Dr Smash and Dr Craken chat to Jordan Flagel Vice President & Lead Environmental Scientist of the IMARCS Foundation (https://www.imarcs.org https://IMARCS.org/press). In this episode they talk about the biological and environmental importance of giant clams.

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Dr Smash and Dr Craken chat to Dr Daniel Moore (https://danielmmoore.com/), lecturer in marine biology at Exeter University, about deep sea "cat sharks" and a new citizen science project to find out more about sharks in the deepedt parts of the ocean.

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