Long term, sustained ocean observations provide scientists with much needed insight into natural and human induced changes in the world ocean. Join NOAA’s Southwest Fisheries Science Center Director Francisco Werner as he provides a broad perspective on ocean observing and its scientific value and application, as well as a close up look at the important monitoring effort in our own coastal ocean, the California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations. Series: "Jeffrey B. Graham Perspectives on Ocean Science Lecture Series" [Science] [Show ID: 31443]

Scripps Oceanography welcomes America’s newest oceanographic research vessel: R/V Sally Ride. The ship features the most advanced oceanographic research tools available, and is named in honor of America’s first woman in space, science advocate, and UC San Diego Professor, Sally Ride. Gain an insider's look at what it takes to design, build, and run one of the most important tools modern day explorers will use to understand and protect the planet. Series: "Jeffrey B. Graham Perspectives on Ocean Science Lecture Series" [Science] [Show ID: 31442]

In the fourth installment of the Future Thought Leaders series, nationally prominent chefs, fishermen, academics, and activists call on consumers to choose local species of fish when possible to protect the long-term vitality of harvested seafood and the well-being of the oceans. This series was presented by the Berry Good Food Foundation. Series: "Climate Solutions " [Public Affairs] [Science] [Agriculture] [Show ID: 30713]

David Valentine highlights recent ocean exploration activities undertaken by UCSB faculty, staff and students. Many scientific discoveries are enabled through the combined use of manned submarines, remote controlled, and fully autonomous underwater vehicles. The discoveries themselves range from bizarre viruses to waste dump sites to geologic features and highlight the power of exploration for discovery. Series: "GRIT Talks" [Science] [Show ID: 31480]

Scripps Institution of Oceanography’s Jennifer Hofmeister gives a lively account of why and how she is working to understand the behavior of octopuses in order to save California’s endangered white abalone, which faces extinction when the last adult generations die out within the next decade. Series: "Jeffrey B. Graham Perspectives on Ocean Science Lecture Series" [Science] [Show ID: 31441]

Michelle Dougherty, co-director of Sonic Sea, discusses this film that traces the connections between increased man-made ocean noise and fatal stress on ocean life. Michael Hanrahan, an educator and filmmaker who teaches environmental media storytelling at the University of California, Santa Barbara, moderates. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Science] [Show ID: 31415]

Barbara Taylor expands on the gravity of the Vaquitas’ population dip. She discusses that the scientific data she and her team has received from tracking the density of Vaquita communication calls shows the situation is much more severe than they could have predicted. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Science] [Show ID: 31331]

Barbara Taylor compares the Vaquita to other species of similar dolphins all around the world and highlights why the near extinct Vaquitas’ story could also become the story for these others if our behavior doesn’t change. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Science] [Show ID: 31332]

The consumer has a large role in what contributes to the extinction of species, Barbara Taylor highlights. She explains what it means to be a conscious consumer and why we need to be careful of the food we eat, where it came from, and how it was caught. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Science] [Show ID: 31333]

Barbara Taylor debunks the idea that Vaquita could be dying naturally and for reasons out of human’s control. She states that the only real and true cause for their extremely rapid decline is overfishing in their habitat. Series: "UCTV Prime" [Science] [Show ID: 31326]