Ocean Science Radio

Better PR for Sharks - Jasmin Graham and the Rise of Minorities in Shark Sciences

In 2019, there was exactly one Black member of the American Elasmobranch Society — the leading U.S. society for shark and ray researchers — out of 500. Then a single twee

Ten Million Whales - Inside the Whale Necropolis

Nearly seven kilometers beneath the Indian Ocean, a team of scientists went looking for hydrothermal vents — and found something else entirely. What they mistook, at firs

Saving Ocean Sensors - The Fight Over the Ocean Observatories Initiative

Save Ocean Sensors: The Fight Over the Ocean Observatories Initiative A $386 million network of nearly 900 ocean sensors stretching across five sites from Oregon to Alask

One Team. One Chance. Diving for What Remains.

Featuring Alex Rose, Science Editor, Ocean Geographic Magazine & Co-Founder, Sea Americas Alex Rose has been part of the Ocean Science Radio family for nearly a decade —

Mining the Deep - Inside the Case for Seabed Extraction

Guest: Oliver Gunasekara, CEO & Co-Founder, Impossible Metals Website: impossiblemetals.com Eureka Collection System animation: https://impossiblemetals.com/blog/next-

Ocean Lovin - Free Baby-Making - Walking Sharks Break the Rules of Reproduction

Episode Description Making babies is expensive. For pretty much every species on the planet, reproduction is supposed to be the ultimate metabolic investment—a massive en

Tending the Tides - Oregon's Mariculture Revolution

90% of seafood consumed on the Oregon coast is imported, while most Oregon-caught seafood gets exported. This week, we explore how that's changing. We talk with Suzie O'

What We Don't Know About Deep-Sea Mining

What happens when an entire industry rushes forward before science can catch up? In this episode of Ocean Science Radio, we sit down with Dr. Andrew Thaler, deep-sea ecol

Protecting Half the Planet - The High Seas Treaty Comes Alive

After nearly two decades of negotiations, the world has finally agreed on a framework to protect the high seas - that vast expanse of ocean beyond any nation's control th

Art Meets Ocean - Inside Portland's Revolutionary Cartoon Aquarium

Episode DescriptionWhat happens when you combine marine biology expertise with immersive art? You get the world's only cartoon aquarium—and it's right here in Portland.

Waste(d) on Ocean Science Radio

What happens after you flush? Most of us don't think about it—but maybe we should. In this eye-opening episode, we dive into one of the ocean's biggest but least discusse

RHODY's Great Lakes Adventure - ROV Technology Meets Shipwreck Archaeology

Dive into the freshwater frontier of ocean exploration as we explore how a revolutionary compact ROV is transforming underwater archaeology in the Great Lakes. Join us fo

They Might Be Giants - The Ocean Viruses Bigger Than Bacteria

Forget everything you think you know about viruses. In the ocean, there are viral giants so large they were mistaken for bacteria for decades – and they're rewriting the

Bio-Dome or Bio-Doom? Trump's Ocean Policy Overhaul

Andrew Kornblatt sits down with deep-sea ecologist and science communicator Andrew Thaler and dedicated ocean advocate and Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progre

The Gift of Time - How Honu is Changing Ocean Exploration Forever

Join us as we explore the cutting-edge world of underwater technology with Liz Taylor, President of DOER Marine Operations. Discover how this innovative company has been

Ocean Lovin - Whale Sharks

It is February, so it is time for another OCEAN-LOVING episode. In this episode, we will discuss some of the coolest and weirdest reproduction strategies in the Ocean.

Fishtein with Dr. Kory Evans

In this episode, we are highlighting the work of one marine biologist in particular whose research gives us a better understanding of how fish evolved through their bone

The Generational Journey of the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary

For the last episode of 2024, we at Ocean Science Radio wanted to end things on a high note, something that could act as an inspiration for the going into the next year a

Saildrone and the work that will map study and secure the ocean

The team sits down with Brian Connon, VP of Ocean Mapping for the ocean science technology firm Saildrone to talk about what the company does, why their tech is so intere

The Election, Project 2025, and Its Terrifying Impact on the Ocean

Project 2025, otherwise known as the 2025 Presidential Transition Project. The Project aims to promote conservative and right-wing policies to reshape the United States f