Wavelengths Ocean Podcast

Wavelengths visits Malapascua island in the Philippines where tourists come from all over the world to experience the thrill of diving with Thresher Sharks.

*This is a new version of
"How Sharks Helped an Island Recover from a Devastating Typhoon"with corrected audio levels.*

As the Philippines recovers from another devastating typhoon - Wavelengths Ocean Podcast looks back at 2013 when Typhoon Yolanda struck the central Philippines. We hear from a resident of a tiny island who credits Thresher Sharks for helping his community recover from the storm.

Wavelengths is produced and hosted by Betsy Brown. Theme music is by Sean Kisch.
Audio of typhoon Yolanda from top of the episode is from youtube user Christopher Earl Zuniga Nael.

Wavelengths returns with a two-part special from the Philippines October 9th.

If I told you a translucent blob with long flowing ribbon-like tentacles could kill you would you believe me? A sting from a Chironex Fleckeri Box Jellyfish can stop your heart in just five minutes but it looks harmless. That species of jellyfish isn't in Hawaii, but it's cousin the Alatina Box Jellyfish is. University of Hawaii Manoa Researcher Angel Yanagihara has been studying Box Jellyfish for two decades.  She became interested in the jellyfish after falling victim to its sting. She shares her story Wavelengths.

Pictured: Angel collects a box jellyfish at Kaimana Beach, Waikiki

A preview to the next episode of Wavelengths. Coming 9 days after the last full moon. (Feb. 9)

On a tiny piece of land in the middle of Kaneohe Bay in Hawaii a group of scientists is working hard to save coral reefs. It's a multi-layered project using several approaches to train and modify coral so it can survive heat stress. The project is led by Dr. Ruth Gates and gained momentum after Hawaii's coral bleaching events in 2014 and 2015.

A huge Mahalo to the team at the Gates Coral Lab for taking the time to share your work with Wavelengths Ocean Podcast. You can learn more about their work at wavelengthsoceanpodcast.com

Learn how scientists are using social to monitor endangered monk seals and the people who see them in the wild.

This is a Wavelengths "Surface Interval" - or programming break between regular episodes.
Watch for the next regular length episode January 16.

To report a monk seal sighting To report monk seal sightings, call your island's Marine Mammal Response Coordinator:
Island of Hawaii: (808) 987-0765
Kauai: (808) 651-7668
Maui/Lanai: (808) 292-2372
Molokai: (808) 553-5555
Oahu: (808) 220-7802

Something happened to one of my favorite places. This week on Wavelengths I take you to the island of Guam where coral bleaching has impacted reefs four times in the last five years. We'll explore what bleaching does to coral and what it means for the future of the reef.

This episode's guests are NOAA Coral Researcher Dr. Dione Swanson and SCUBA Instructor Jennetta Adams.

Visit Wavelengths online at wavelengthsoceanpodcast.com.

The music used in the introduction is by Flynn Cranston (available on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/610GnMfLDaUECmVoMddDry?si=Ctvr850W) Wavelengths Theme Music is by Sean Kish. Wavelengths logo photography by Robert Stoner. Episode photography from Corri Gobin.

When you imagine a remote beach what do you picture? This week on Wavelengths we take you to Pearl and Hermes Atoll, one of the most isolated islands in the world. We hear about the beauty of this place and how trash from thousands of miles away is destroying it.

We also meet a group of high school students who are determined to keep litter off their beaches.

For pictures of NOAA's 2017 cleanup at Papahanaumokuakea, the Wipe Out Crew, and the International Coastal Cleanup visit wavelengthsoceanpodcast.com

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A preview for the first Episode of Wavelengths: Plastics in Paradise. We take you to Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument where we learn how litter is harming wildlife in the largest protected area of Ocean in the United States.