In today's episode, Jill catches up with one of her old professors, Dr. Cassidy D'Aloia , who studies dispersal and how we can learn more about dispersal using genetics of different species! Cassidy and Jill discuss different topics and methods of dispersal, Cassidys journey as a water women, and how behind they are on the social media! 

Check out Cassidy on twitter: @c_Dloia

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Katie is a jack of all trades when it comes to the water, growing up on an island she knew she wanted to study the water from a young age! And in todays episode she and Jill talk about the different projects she's done and helped with, how she manages to dive even though she hated it at first and gets sea sick.... 

Katie also shares more of studies and sci com on her instagram @underwaterwithkatie

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Today we're talking Dirty, as in plastic pollution of course! PhD Student Imari Walker is here to explain to us just how insanely common it is to find plastic in everyday objects you probably didn't think of! She also helps us break down whats actually in these plastics, why each thing is an issue, and exactly how it's affecting us as humans! 

You can learn more about Imari on her YouTube channel: Imari Walker

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In this episode, Jill & Lauren talk about everything from trying to put cameras on squids to the roll that kelp Forests play on global climate change and how and why they’re monitoring them to help predict whats going to happen in our oceans in the Future!!

Lauren is a PHD student studying remotely in Alaska, her work including monitoring growth of seaweeds and looking at just how they are being impacted by climate change and how kelp forests at high altitude can almost tell us the future……

Follow along with Lauren @ lobell_ak

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Imani Black farms oysters... yes you read that right. She is an oyster farmer, and on todays episode she fills us in on all the behind the scenes of oyster farming to show you how those oysters end up on your table! Imani and Jill also dive into being a minority in aquaculture and in STEM fields in general, and how Imani is working to change the narrative behind that with her new group, minorities in aquaculture! 

Check out imani on instagram @imaniiiblackkk & @mia_npo

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Did you know that blue carbon was a thing? We didn't either until Lucy came to school us on what it is and HOW important it is!! Listen in as Lucy tells us all about how she is studying blue carbon in relation to salt marshes and how that relates back to us as people!! Lucy Loves education, and sharing her passion for the ocean and its well being, join her and Jill as they dive into everything they love about the ocean!

Learn more about blue carbon and Lucy on her instagram: @ocean_luce

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What started as three friends cleaning up the beaches when they went diving has since turned into a movement of ocean conservation! These three AMAZING ladies chat today about their love for the ocean, how they found each other, and how trashy girls began!! 

Learn via these infectious laughs and fun facts what the biggest threat to our oceans are and how you can help!! 

Catch up with the trashy girls on their social medias: @trashygirlcollective 

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Alisha is a Canadian scuba diver and underwater photographer, along with her husband she is also a co-owner of dive buddies for life! DB4L is a SCUBA based website that aims to educate, inspire, and foster ocean literacy in he diving world for people of all ages! 

In this episode, Jill & Alisha talk about some of the coolest projects dive buddies has going on, including a 13 part Canadian splash where Alisha and her husband dive in EVERY SINGLE Canadian province and territory and documenting it to share the beauty of Canadian diving! There also might be a colouring book involved........ 

Check more out from dive buddies on their site: https://divebuddies4life.com

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Jillian Morris-Brake was born and raised in Maine, so love for the ocean started at an early age and has continued to play a huge part role in her adult life. She is a co-founder of Sharks4kids, a shark education program for children (and people of all ages) that provides free online educational materials, person visits, full educational tours, snorkeling trips and shark tagging expeditions. Connecting with over 60,000 students in 44 countries and 48 US States through in person visits, Skype Lessons and Google Hangouts Sharks4kids has made a huge impact in introducing sharks to kids in a fun and safe way!. They are now partnering with research groups, conservation organizations and aquariums around the world to create new materials and provide even more opportunities for students!

Learning more about sharks4kids: https://www.sharks4kids.com/

Check out Jillian on instagram & Twitter: @biminisharkgirl & @sharks4kids 

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Dr. Vincent was the first person to study seahorses underwater, the first to document the extensive trade in these fishes and the first to initiate a seahorse conservation project.  Her team’s research and advocacy work for marine conservation have earned Dr. Vincent multiple awards! 

Jill and Amanda use this episode to learn more about seahorses, the threats they are facing, and what you can do to help!! 

Keep up with Amanda & Project seahorse on social media: @projectseahorse 

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