Aloha! Guest Andy Collins from the newly designated Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument talks about some of the healthiest and most extensive coral reef habitats in the world, and the small atolls and islets that they surround. Claire Johnson from NOAA’s National Marine Sanctuary program also called in to highlight the recent research cruise she returned from. NOTE: First two minutes of show were not recorded, show starts shortly after introduction.

Sanctuary researchers discuss invertebrate population genetics and what their latest research is showing in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

Researchers capture video of green sea turtle hatchlings digging out of a nest during an expedition in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument.

Guest John Stern, co-founder of the Northeast Pacific Minke Whale Project, talks about Minke whales in the Pacific. He discusses Minke whale research, and the recent International Whaling Commission's annual meeting outcomes.

Welcome to the first Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary Ocean Currents podcast. In this episode, host Jennifer Stock talks with Oceanographer David Hyre about ocean habitats and marine life.