Do you ever lay in bed at night wondering how cold water corals make reef mounds? Or how they were even discovered in the first place? Join me as I ask Dr. Murray Roberts questions like these as we dive into the history and biology of these weird marine animals.

It is time my friends! Join me and my new SCUBA friend Kenny Dyal of @sweetwater_scuba as we discuss the most common misconceptions surrounding SCUBA and how you can get started in the world’s best sport. Ever.Check out his podcast HERE

Welcome to Season 2! There is no better way to kick off this season than chatting with Jennifer Keck the Education and Resource Coordinator for the Roatan Institute for Marine Sciences (RIMS) about RIMS and the birth of the Roatan Marine Park! Check out the show notes for a video tour of the RIMS coral nursery! Nursery Dive and photos of the reef HERE Roatan Institute for Marine Sciences HERE Roatan Marine Park HERE The Ocean Agency HERE

Another Breve episode where I sit down and talk with artists who celebrate the beauty of our world through their art. Today I had the pleasure of chatting with Cory Janiak, owner and operator of Ebb and Flow Glass. Tune in for some tips on how to protect your artistic joy!

Join me as I interview Kendra Nelson and round out the Salmon Series with...... Orcas!

She gives a brief overview of the Southern Resident population, facts, and how you can help them!

A bounty of Kendra's resources!

Inbreeding in an Endangered Killer Whale Population*

, Tens of thousands of dead salmon in B.C.,

V4: a Universal Whale Call?,

recording of S10 / V4 orca call,

Fraser River sockeye salmon estimation fluctuation,

The Social Dynamics of Male Killer Whales, Orcinus Orca, in Johnstone Strait, British Columbia,

Behavioural Response of Wild Pacific Salmon and herring to boat noise,

Atlantic salmon farms are a likely source of Tenacibaculum maritium infection in migratory Fraser River sockeye salmon,

Confronting the high cost of Alaska's interception fisheries,

Court Recommends Halting Alaska’s Unsustainable Harvest to Protect Wild Chinook and Southern Resident Killer Whales,

Is It Too Late for the SRKW?

Books:

Endangered Orcas: The Story of the Southern Residents by Monika Shields

Not On My Watch by Alexandra Morton

Salmon Wars by Douglas Frantz and Catherine Collins

Stronghold by Tucker Malarkey

Spirits of the Coast: Orcas in Science, Art, and History (edited by Martha Black, Lorne Hammond,Gavin Hanke, Nikki Sanchez)

Or Orcas and Men by David Neiwert

Puget Sound Whales for Sale by Sandr Pollard (we didn't really touch on it, but captivity has a huge history with the SRKW)

*The inbreeding paper also has information about J1's genetic history.

Orca: Shared Waters, Shared Home by Lynda Mapes

The Salmon People by Hugh Mckervill

Being Salmon, Being Human by Martine Lee Mueller

Join me as I chat with Kendra Nelson about the ocean era of a salmon's lifecycle. We discuss ocean fishing, salmon farming, pollution, seal culls, and much more!

Episode Show notes

Salmon Navigation HERE

Unsustainable harvest article HERE

Watershed Watch HERE

Seal Cull information HERE and HERE

Join John Cassinelli and I as we talk about how Idaho manages salmon populations in the modern age of Dams, Climate Change, and Genetics.

You can find my article on the Eagle Hatchery HERE

Episode 2 show notes

Join me as I ask Mitch Cutter of the Idaho Conservation League about our Dam Problem. He’ll give you a brief rundown of the salmon you can find here in the PNW, their lifecycle, where the dams are and why they are detrimental to salmon, how expensive the dams are in relation to salmon recovery, risks of breaching the dams and so much more!

Map of the lower Snake River Dams HERE

Wild Chinook Return Map HERE

Idaho Conservation League HERE