Science Toward Solutions: 20 Years of Ocean Microplastics
Microplastics research has reshaped the questions. Dr. Winnie Courtene-Jones reviews what ocean microplastics science now shows about sources, movement, accumulation, and effects on marine food webs. ...
17 Feb 47min
Marine Heat Waves and Japanese Meteorology
A marine heat wave can make the land even hotter. Japan Meteorological Agency scientist Hirotaka Sato explains how the 2023 marine heat wave near northern Japan amplified record-breaking summer temper...
10 Feb 38min
Before the Oil Spill: Baseline Ocean Data and Marine Microbes
Oil-spill science starts long before a disaster. Marine microbial oceanographer Dr. Alice Ortmann explains why baseline ocean data are essential for detecting change around offshore oil and gas activi...
3 Feb 35min
50 Years of Ocean Science: The R/V Endeavor Retires
For 50 years, one ship carried ocean science to sea. As the R/V Endeavor retires, operations manager Brendan Thornton and veteran captain Chris Arminetti look back on the people, expeditions, and prac...
27 Jan 34min
COP30: Green Power
COP30 exposed the distance between promises and power. Clark Marchese closes the Belém reporting arc with a broader analysis of climate policy, scientific reports, carbon markets, emissions, China's e...
13 Jan 57min
COP30: Oceans on the Rise?
The ocean took center stage at COP30. This episode of Oceanography explores how ocean science, policy, and lived experience shaped the climate conversations at COP30 in Belém, Brazil. From marine carb...
23 Dec 202535min
COP30: Belém Amazônia
Voices from Belém COP30 brought global climate negotiations to Belém, a city where the Amazon meets the sea. This episode offers a grounded introduction to the conference by centering the people who l...
16 Dec 20251h 6min
Underwater Rainforests: Kelp Forests and Seaforestation
Kelp forests support wildlife, coastlines, and culture. Scott Bohachyk of Ocean Wise and James LaFlamme of the Tseshaht First Nation discuss kelp forest restoration on Vancouver Island. Learn how seaf...
13 Nov 202540min
