Ocean Science Radio

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Ocean Science Radio episodes

February 23, 2023 Ocean Lovin - We got (snow) crabs
It is February and it is time once again for our annual special on reproduction called Ocean Lovin. In this episode we talk about Snow Crab reproduction. You may have seen Snow Crabs popping up in the news recently.This is because back in October, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game cancelled the snow crab season because the population, which normally numbered in the billions, fell by an estimated 90%.The first time the fishery was shut down in recorded history.
We speak with Chris Long, fisheries scientist at NOAA's Alaska Fisheries Science Center's Kodiak Laboratory about this species, why it is in decline, and how they get it on.
32 min
January 31, 2023 WildAid's Mission to Create Locally Driven and Directed Enforced MPAs Around the World
Marine Protected Areas are areas of the ocean where a government has placed limits on human activity. These areas range from no-take, no-impact, no-access, and multiple use - basically determining how much human impact is supposed to take place in these areas.
On today’s episode, we speak with representatives of the NGO WildAid and some of the partners they are working with to make sure that ocean parks are enforceable, realistic, and work for the local population.
The team interviews:
- Meaghan Brosnan - Marine Program Director for Wildaid
-Juma Mohamed - Head of Program for Mwambao Coastal Community Network in Tanzania
-Joyce Beouch - Acting Director of the Bureau of Environment Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and the Environment (MAFE)
58 min
December 29, 2022 Polar Fever and the Effort to Capture the Wonder and Importance of the Poles
In this episode, we speak with science writer Shannon Stirone and Berkeley writing professor Ryan Sloan about their experiences being sent to the poles to try and capture the wonder of these locations to share with others.
39 min
November 29, 2022 FathomNet - AI helping us analyze and understand the ocean
With better and more affordable remote-operated vehicle and video technology, more data and footage is being collected every day. But that leads to another problem, how do you analyze petabytes worth of data?
Join us on this episode of Ocean Science Radio, where we meet one of the minds behind FathomNet, and some of the teams that are using this fantastic big data tool for the ocean.
We speak with:
Dr. Kakani Katija - FathomNet co-founder and lead of the Bioinspiration Lab for MBARI
Megan Cromwell - Research Program Manager for NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
Corinne Bassin - Data Solutions Architect with Schmidt Ocean Institute
37 min
October 27, 2022 Ocean Pollination and the Incredible Red Algae Munching Isopod
The team speaks with Dr. Valero and Emma Lavaut, a graduate student at Sorbonne, who conducted an experiment to try and figure out the relationship between Gracilaria gracilis and the tiny crustaceans who feed on them. Come learn how isopods and red algae relate in this episode on ocean animal mediated fertilization.
21 min
September 29, 2022 The California Current Marine Ecosystem and our changing world
Throughout the ocean, there are currents that act like giant, underwater highways. These currents transport nutrients, heat, carbon, and even animals and plankton across vast ocean spans. On this episode, we speak to a triumvirate of experts from McGill University, Princeton University, and the University of Washington in Seattle about the California Current Marine Ecosystem, or CCME and what effect humans are having on the species that rely on it to survive.
Guests include:
-Dr. Jennifer Sunday, Assistant Professor at McGill University
-Dr. Evan Howard, Associate Research Scholar at Princeton University
-Dr. Terrie Klinger, Professor and Co-Director of the Washington Ocean Acidification Center, University of Washington
26 min
August 30, 2022 Cephalopunch - The Case of the Interspecies Hunting Party Smack
The crew speaks with Octopus researcher Dr. Eduardo Sampaio. Eduardo got his PhD studying octopus behavior, cognition, and social contexts and is a Nat Geo Explorer. Eduardo and his team studied octopuses in interspecies hunting parties that included eels and fish. The party is hunting when all of the sudden, one of the fishes gets smacked by the octopus. Eduardo walks us through what we currently think about the Cephalopunch.
You can follow Eduardo on Twitter at OctoEduardo
28 min
July 28, 2022 Ocean Aero and the Autonomous Underwater and Surface Vehicle Triton
In this episode the team is covering the latest exciting development out of the AUV/ROV market, Ocean Aero’s Triton. We interview Kevin Decker, the CEO of Ocean Aero and Andy Ziegwied, the Vice President of ocean data for Ocean Aero.
30 min
June 30, 2022 Salesforce's Ocean Sustainability Initiative
The month of June is National Ocean month in the United States and June 8th was World Oceans Day. Organizations across the globe use World Oceans Day and the month of June to make announcements on initiatives and commitments that relate to our oceans. This includes governments, nonprofits, and even large for-profit ventures.
We spoke with the director of Ocean Sustainability at Salesforce, Dr. Whitney Johnston to learn more about their endeavors with Ocean Sustainability

23 min
May 26, 2022 The Squidmobile, going viral, and the free labor problem in science communication
The team speaks with Dr Sarah McAnulty, a squid biologist, and the executive director of Skype a Scientist about going viral, cephalopods, and how our world seems to expect free labor from the science communication community.
30 min