How to Set an Ocean Agenda: The UN Ocean Decade Explained
The UN Ocean Decade gives ocean science a roadmap. Alison Clausen, Deputy Global Coordinator of the UN Ocean Decade, explains how the 2021 to 2030 initiative connects ocean research with sustainable d...
2 Sep 202543min
Sea Turtles and Plastic Straws: Ten Years Later
One sea turtle video changed the plastics debate. A decade after the viral footage of a plastic straw being removed from a turtle's nose, marine biologist Dr. Christine Figgener reflects on what that ...
26 Aug 202536min
The Secret Life of Deep Sea Symbiosis
Deep-sea animals survive through microbial partnerships. Dr. Shana Goffredi explores microbial symbiosis at methane seeps and hydrothermal systems, where chemosynthetic bacteria turn chemical energy i...
18 Aug 202542min
Contaminated Coasts: Submarine Groundwater Discharge
Pollution can reach the sea from underground. Marine geochemist Dr. Tristan McKenzie explains how submarine groundwater discharge carries nutrients, heavy metals, and pharmaceuticals into coastal wate...
12 Aug 202530min
What does the ocean sound like? Marine Bioacoustics Explained
The ocean is loud, and every sound carries clues. Marine biologist Dr. Jesús Alcázar-Treviño explains how toothed whales use echolocation to hunt and coordinate in darkness, how eruptions in the Canar...
5 Aug 202542min
How to save the whales (like, actually)
Can fishing gear protect whales and livelihoods? NOAA fisheries biologist Megan Amico explains how on-demand, or ropeless, lobster gear can reduce the vertical lines that entangle endangered North Atl...
29 Juli 202527min
Oceanography Trailer
Oceanography is a marine science podcast about the research happening beneath the surface—literally. It’s where your favorite science 101 class meets environmental journalism, with weekly conversation...
14 Juli 20251min
