Ocean Matters Podcast

What if a fish swimming in Lake Geneva could tell us a story stretching back millions of years? In this episode of Ocean Matters, we explore the fascinating history of an ancient species, reminding us that even in familiar waters, there are extraordinary stories waiting to be discovered.

I recently came across the Velarde map, and it triggered all kinds of different thoughts.

A fish thought extinct for 65 million years, rediscovered in the Comoros—and what it teaches us about survival, deep time, and the ocean we still barely know.

From ancient volcanic caves to modern exploration, this is a story about curiosity, discovery, and why protecting what we don't fully understand matters.

The discovery of the Bom Jesus in a desert.

What we left on the seafloor

This was off an article on and by Graham Russell, Guardian Australia’s deputy international editor. A humbling story of love, recovery and growth.

Why is the ocean behaving differently from the pattern we have come to expect?

When the ocean changes... what happens to us?

What if we are looking at the ocean the wrong way?

We talk about rising seas, warming waters, plastic, pollution, changing currents and the many pressures facing the marine environment. But perhaps there is another way to look at it.

The ocean is responding to the world around it.

The question is: what are we doing?

In this episode of Ocean Matters, I reflect on the idea of looking into a mirror. Do we try to change the mirror, or do we recognise that the person standing in front of it is the one who needs to change?

The ocean is an extraordinarily complex system, and there is still so much we don't understand about it. But perhaps that is precisely why our energy should focus on what we can control.

Because the ocean may not be the problem.

Perhaps we are.

And perhaps understanding that changes where we should begin.

An unanswered question isn't necessarily a dead end. Sometimes it's the beginning of the next question.