Did you know there is such thing as underwater archeologists? Today, Jessica Irwins explains all about what underwater archeology is and why its so important to understand our past! 

Jessicas instagram: @archaeomama 

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There's more to ocean science than biology? On todays Jill learns from her friend Kelsey all about paleoceanography, what it is and how Kelsey uses sediment samples to learn how the climate has changed in the past to better predict how it will change in the future! Kelsey explains how she discovered this, and share some cool stories of her time on the water! 

Follow along with Kelsey's academic journey on her twitter: @Koernerkelsey or instagram: @Kelseykoerner 

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Today, one of Jill's favourite professors sits down to tell Jill all about what exactly an oceanographer does, how she got into it and why its important! 

You can follow along with Kim on her twitter: @kim_davies12

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Talking about all things Sharks and Crocs, and Latina representation is Melissa Marquez, who has found herself traveling globally to research Chondrichthyes! Melissa has spoken publicly not only about the research she does, but why she feels its important to have representation in STEM of diverse women, a subject she and Jill dive deeper into on todays podcast! 

Check Melissa out 

Instagram: @melissachristinamarquez Twitter: @mcmsharksxx Website: https://melissacristinamarquez.weebly.com

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Nan Hauser has been Jill's whale biologist inspiration and long time hero, and here she is on the Podcast! Nan and Jill talk today about all things whale, including how Nan turned nursing into whale biology, raising her kids on the ocean, the research done at the Centre for Cetaceans Research and Conservation that Nan founded, and most importantly, Nan's insane dive with a Humpback whale who rescued her from a Tiger Shark!! 

You can learn more about Nan on her website: http://whaleresearch.org 

or

instagram/Twitter/Facebook: @nanhauser 

Check out the video of her being saved here: https://www.thedodo.com/in-the-wild/whale-protects-diver-from-tiger-shark

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Holly Richmond, a marine biologist and ocean lover, chats with Jill about how her passion for the sea helped to develop a documentary that brings the dark side of shark nets to light. Listen to Holly and Jill discuss the wonders of the ocean, as well as the threat to the animals that lies just off the shore...

Watch the documentary here: https://vimeo.com/354361839

Instagram: @thesharknetfilm // @hollyrichmond_

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Today Jill gets to chat with one of her Best Friends - Kaitlin Casey. After meeting at UNB Saint John, and sharing their passion for marine biology, these two young ocean lovers were friends for life. In this podcast, Kaitlin talks about her recently started masters, and the girls discuss what is like being a young female science student, where to find support, and also the best scuba diving in Newfoundland! 

Kaitlins Instagram: @ktlnkc 

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Lauren Rowsey, a Ph.D student at UNB - Saint John, chats with Jill about what she does for her schooling, and how she got to be a Water Woman - including camps, diving, sailing, surfing, and turning a masters into a Ph.D!  

Laurens Twitter: @Rowdyscience

Lauren Website: https://www.laurenrowsey.com

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Chatting with Jill today is Liv Williamson, a PhD student from the University of Miami who specialises in Corals, Coral Reefs. Liv shares why she's passionate about these corals, how she got into it, and why you should care too!! Liv also shares some of her favourite moments in the water, which may or may not include sperm and eggs snowing at night? 

You can find Liv on her website: https://www.livwilliamson.com

Instagram: @liv_in_the_moment  and  twitter @livwilliamson

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Today Jill chats with her boss and friend Nicole Leavitt Kennedy about what it's like growing up near the water, and how that contributed her growing up to fall into ocean sciences what she does now while working for her family owned business of Island Quest Marine whale watch and St. Andrews Sport-fishing and most importantly her shark tagging research! 

You can find the Island Quest and St Andrews Sport Fishing on social media here: 

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=62722301431&ref=br_rs

and 

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=210081739034619&ref=br_rs

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