Welcome to Episode 22 of the Marine Enthusiasts Podcast! In today’s episode, we are extraordinarily pleased to sit down for an interview with Urchin Diver, Marine Biologist, & Sustainable Seafood Proprietor Stephanie Mutz. Stephanie Mutz is an extraordinary urchin diver, sustainable seafood proprietor, & marine researcher from California. She is well known for her sustainable seafood company, Sea Stephanie Fish, a clever play on words. She supplies premium, fresh urchin, black cod, snapper, scallops, California spiny lobster, mussels, & a variety of other Pacific seafood. In today’s interview, we sit down with Stephanie to discuss her work in sustainable seafood, her passion for marine life, her early career as a marine researcher, what drove her to enter sustainable fisheries, & her advice for young marine scientists, fishermen, & ocean professionals.

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https://www.seastephaniefish.com

Resource 1:

https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Strongylocentrotus_purpuratus/

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https://wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Marine/Invertebrates/Sea-Urchin

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Welcome to Episode 21 of the Marine Enthusiasts Podcast, our festive Christmas Special! Today’s episode is our long-waited Christmas Special, & the long-awaited reveal of this year’s Marine Christmas Tree! In today’s episode, we’re going to delve into the second iteration of the Marine Christmas Tree, what marine creatures adorn it, & how you can find a bit of the holiday spirit in the underwater realm! Our festive lineup includes:

* Dunkleosteus!

* Pteraspis!

* Pliosaurus!

* Diplomoceras!

* Hallucigenia!

* Opabinia!

* Trilobites!

* Anomlaocaris!

* Jaekelopterus!

* Crinoids!

* Protostega!

* & the extraordinary Megalodon!

For those who are unaware, the Marine Christmas Tree is a design concept created by hosts Gwenevere, & Skylar, as well as the other Marine Enthusiasts working behind the scenes, illustrated by artist & graphic designer @NauticalWaffle! Each year, we work with an artist to design & create a new Marine Christmas Tree design, created solely using underwater materials. The theme for this year’s Marine Christmas tree is Ancient Oceans.

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Welcome to Episode 20 of the Marine Enthusiasts Podcast! In today’s episode, hosts Gwenevere, & Skylar take you through the bewitching underwater formations known as Hydrothermal Vents! A hydrothermal vent is a geologic formation, located on the sea flood, at tectonic plate boundaries. These vents intake water, then pump it out at high temperatures of up to 752° Fahrenheit. They are fissures, meaning cracks in the Earth from which lava erupts without volcanic activity, where seawater is superheated by magma, then shot out, populating the surrounding water with important nutrients such as Phosphorus, Methane Clathrates, Hydrogen Sulfide, Carbon Dioxide, & Nitrogen. These vents support rich, diverse life, from tube worms, to chemosynthetic bacteria, to clams.

Sit back, relax, enjoy a refreshing mug of hot cocoa, & dive into the fascinating world of Hydrothermal Vents!

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Resource 1:

https://www.whoi.edu/ocean-learning-hub/ocean-topics/how-the-ocean-works/seafloor-below/hydrothermal-vents/

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https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/deep-sea-hydrothermal-vents/

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https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/vents.html

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Welcome to Episode 19 of the Marine Enthusiasts Podcast! In today’s episode, we have our spook-tacular Halloween special! In today’s episode, we guide you through some of the more peculiar, shocking, & revolting creatures of our oceans deep. Our spectral line-up for today includes:

​Barreleye Fish (Macropinna microstoma)!

​Ghost Sharks (Chimaeras)!

​Goblin Sharks (Mitsukurina owstoni)!

​Vampire Squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis)!

​Ghost Shrimp (Palaemon paludosus)!

​& finally, the Pacific Footballfish (Himantolophus sagimus)!

In today’s episode, hosts Gwenevere, & Skylar guide you through these creatures' bewitching appearances, intriguing behaviours, & various eccentricities.

Sit back, relax, enjoy a refreshing glass of Vampire Blood Punch, & dive into the spookiest episode of the Marine Enthusiasts Podcast this year!

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Resource 1:

https://factanimal.com/barreleye-fish/

Resource 2:

https://animals.howstuffworks.com/fish/ghost-shark.htm#google_vignette

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https://www.thepersaudcatalog.org/post/the-goblin-shark-of-tokyo-bay-japan-mitsukurina-owstoni

Resource 4:

https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/animals-a-to-z/vampire-squid

Resource 5:

https://www.aquariumsource.com/ghost-shrimp/

Resource 6:

https://animalia.bio/pacific-footballfish#google_vignette

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Welcome to Episode 18 of the Marine Enthusiasts Podcast! In today’s episode, we are extraordinarily fortunate to be able to sit down with Professor, Scientific Diver, Marine Spatial Ecologist, Invasive Species Researcher, & Diversity Advocate Dr. Alexandra Davis! Dr. Alexandra Davis is a marine ecologist, a researcher, a diver, a cat enthusiast, & a marine conservationist from New Mexico who has graciously donated her time to join us for an Episode of the Marine Enthusiasts. In this episode, we discuss her research, her passion, her emphasis on student-led research, her commitment to diversity, her advice for young marine scientists, & her amazing nonprofit work with organizations such as BWEEMS.

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Resource 1:

https://www.marinebio.org/conservation/marine-ecology/

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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14390485

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https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explainers/mapping/

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Welcome to Episode 17 of the Marine Enthusiasts Podcast! In today’s episode, hosts Gwenevere, & Skylar, delve into the captivating world of Crustaceans! In today’s episode, we delve into their biology, ecology, distribution, reproduction, contributions to human culture, & economic value! This episode is perfect for any adorer of the sea, lover of Maine Lobster Rolls, or enjoyer of shrimp!

Sit back, crack open a refreshing carton of coconut water, & dive into the lives of Crustaceans with the Marine Enthusiasts!

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Resource 1:

https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Crustacea/

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https://australian.museum/learn/animals/crustaceans/

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https://www.crustaceancompassion.org/what-are-crustaceans

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Welcome to Episode 16 of the Marine Enthusiasts Podcast! In today’s episode, hosts Gwenevere, & Skylar, delve into the entrancing world of Octopuses, a kind of mollusc known for their intelligence, 8 arms, bulbous mantle, & cunning wit. In today’s episode, we delve into their biology, ecology, distribution, reproduction, & contributions to human culture! This episode is perfect for any friend of the sea, especially those who adore cephalopods.

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Additionally, Skylar created 2 videos on his SharkedSkooler Channel (Go Support Him!) on the subject of Argonauts, & Deep Sea Octopuses! We have included them in the description, & highly recommend all cephalopod enthusiasts watch his short videos.

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https://youtube.com/shorts/MOuTaZJhcTQ?si=cFjGteq7c4-IFADT

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https://youtu.be/Urv3FhJUwbc

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Welcome to Episode 15 of the Marine Enthusiasts Podcast! In today’s episode, we are highly fortunate to be able to sit down with Founder of Dolphin Defenders, & Aspiring Marine Biologist Sabine Castro! Dolphin Defenders is a new organization founded in January of 2025, dedicated to involving young people in ocean conservation & giving them a voice for the ocean. In today’s episode we will delve into Sabine’s lovely organization, ideas for & efforts in ocean conservation, & advice for young people who are looking to make a change.

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https://www.dolphindefenders.org

Resource 1:

https://saveourseas.com/worldofsharks/manta-rays

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https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/facts/manta-ray

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https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/giant-manta-ray

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Welcome to Episode 14 of the Marine Enthusiasts Podcast! In today’s bonus episode, we are extraordinarily lucky to be interviewing jellyfish aquarist & water quality specialist, Jeffery Dotzler the III! Jeffery Dotzler the III is a Jellyfish Aquarist with the Cabrillo High School Aquarium who has joined us today to discuss everything about taking cate of jellies! In this short bonus episode, we delve into the beauty of jellyfish, advice for those looking to learn more about jellies, & advice for those passionate about aquarium sciences.

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Resource 1:

https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/animals-a-to-z/jellies

Resource 2:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/gelatinous-zooplankton-jelly-evolution-deep-ocean

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https://www.mcsuk.org/news/fascinating-facts-about-jellyfish/

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Welcome to Episode 13 of the Marine Enthusiasts Podcast! In today’s episode, we are extremely fortunate to sit down with Head Student Curator of the Cabrillo High School Aquarium Monique DeLeon! Monique DeLeon is the head student curator at the Cabrillo High School Aquarium, an aquarium staffed entirely by 200 high school student volunteers. She manages the gift shop of the aquarium, & she manages all of the accompanying social media accounts, as well as managing the aquarium! In today’s episode, we discuss the Cabrillo High School Aquarium, the work required to keep up with an aquarium full of creatures, the new tropical fish gallery for the aquarium, passion for science, & the urge to share that passion with the world. We thank Monique DeLeon for doing this interview with us!

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