Ocean Matters Podcast

A Podcast dedicated to the love and preservation of the oceans. Past, Present & Future. Raising Awareness every step of the Way.

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Episodes

Pacific Indigenous leaders have a new plan to protect whales. Treat them as people

As authored by Jared Formanek

Jun 19, 2024•15 min

Drones reveal Antarctic whale 'acrobatics'

As authored by Victoria Gill.

Jun 19, 2024•8 min

Blue whales are closer to San Diego's shore than usual and scientists are taking advantage

As authored by Christina Bravo.

Jun 19, 2024•7 min

Marine Protected Areas don't line up with core habitats of rare migratory fish, finds new research

As found in Phys.org

Jun 06, 2024•8 min

Marine speed limits in B.C. aim to protect endangered orcas

As reported by the Canadian Press.

Jun 06, 2024•4 min

An ocean of noise pollution

As authored by Jimmy Thomson.

Jun 04, 2024•16 min

Blue Whales Returned To Seychelles: Scientists Recorded 23 Species During Their Surveys

As authored by Egle Tenikyte.

Jun 04, 2024•9 min

5 ways orcas are surprising scientists

As authored by Christine Dell'Amore.

Jun 04, 2024•10 min

I’m a blue whale, I’m here’: researchers listen with delight to songs that hint at Antarctic resurge

From an article authored by Luca Ittimani.

Jun 04, 2024•5 min

How humanity’s ear-splitting racket deafens whales and other marine animals

From an article by Hayley Smith.

Jun 04, 2024•13 min

Are we really about to talk to whales?

As per the article in phys.org

Jun 03, 2024•9 min

Magnificent achievement for conservation: humpback whales make a splash

As found in the sunshine Coast news.

Jun 03, 2024•5 min

Orcas’ One-Breath Mystery – Marine Biologists Confirm Longstanding Hypothesis

As found in scitech daily.

Jun 03, 2024•6 min

Medieval Icelanders Likely Hunted Blue Whales

As authored by Andrew Chapman.

May 31, 2024•21 min

What are sperm whales saying? Researchers find a complex 'alphabet'

Article authored by Lauren Sommer.

May 30, 2024•8 min

Whale songs have features of language, but whales may not be speaking

An article found in arsenal technica.

May 29, 2024•15 min

Orcas are still smashing up boats – and we've finally worked out why

As found in new atlas.

May 29, 2024•9 min

Mediterranean in better shape than in the 1980s, says...

... marine biologists. Authored by Henry Samuel.

May 28, 2024•6 min

Scientists say they’ve discovered a ‘phonetic alphabet’ in whale calls

As per the article of Mindy Weisberger.

May 17, 2024•10 min

Study: A New Force of Nature Is Reshaping the Planet

As found in scitechdaily

May 15, 2024•6 min

The ‘godfather of microplastics’ talks about the challenges of halting plastic pollution

As per the article from the conversation, also found on fastcompany.

May 14, 2024•13 min

5 Hydrothermal Vents Have Appeared in the Dark Heart of the Ocean

As authored by Tim Newcomb.

May 13, 2024•6 min

I discovered hydrothermal vents, but I’m only known for finding the Titanic

Authored by Mr Ballard himself.

May 13, 2024•10 min

Where Did Odysseus Really Travel to in Homer’s Odyssey?

As found in the Greek reporter.

May 11, 2024•12 min

The greatest Antarctic survival story (almost) never told.

As authored by Mark Stratton.

May 09, 2024•12 min

Is hake's remarkable recovery in the Atlantic a sign of hope for our oceans?

As per an article found in euronews.

May 02, 2024•10 min

Great White Sharks Band Together to Prey on Whales

As found in discover magazine.

Apr 27, 2024•6 min

We All Know We Should Save the Whales. What About the Sardines?

From an article in slate.com

Apr 26, 2024•36 min

Humpback whales move daytime singing offshore, research reveals

As found in phys.org

Apr 25, 2024•5 min

Whale song mystery solved by scientists

On the beautiful topic of the sounds produced by whales, and the latest studies of them.

Apr 24, 2024•10 min

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