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Filmmaking for Environmental Change
Read more: Filmmaking for Environmental ChangeIn this episode, I’m joined by Natasha Benjamin, Associate Director at Blue Frontier, a marine scientist, filmmaker, and ocean advocate working at the intersection of storytelling and ocean policy. Based in Northern California, Natasha has spent over two decades in ocean conservation and communications. With a B.S. in Marine Biology from Boston University and an…
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The Secret Society of Eels- with marine scientist Molly Fowkes
Read more: The Secret Society of Eels- with marine scientist Molly FowkesIn this episode, I’m joined by Molly Fowkes, a PhD researcher at the Lancaster Environment Centre, whose work dives into the hidden social lives of one of the UK’s most endangered and enigmatic species — the European eel. Molly studies a unique eel population living inside a reservoir: a human-made freshwater system where eels are…
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Polar Marine Research
Read more: Polar Marine ResearchIn this episode, I’m joined by Mara Rosmann, a marine scientist and PhD researcher at the Alfred Wegener Institute in Bremerhaven. Mara’s journey into ocean science began with biology studies in Austria, led her through biological oceanography in Germany, and eventually took her to some of the coldest and most remote places on Earth—the polar…
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Marine Megafauna Conservation
Read more: Marine Megafauna ConservationIn this episode, we hear from Janis Argeswara, a marine megafauna conservation scientist who has dedicated her life to understanding and protecting these fascinating creatures. Janis works for the Marine Megafauna Foundation, where she leads research projects on manta rays, sea turtles, and microplastic pollution in some of Indonesia’s most renowned marine protected areas. Her…
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Underwater Noise Pollution
Read more: Underwater Noise PollutionIn this episode host, Sabine M. Probst Saavedra, ocean conservation storyteller and organisation director, speaks with Dr. Nicole Todd, a postdoctoral researcher dedicated to understanding how harbor porpoises live, move, and communicate in Ireland’s coastal waters. Through her research on acoustic monitoring, Nicole studied how underwater noise, one of the ocean’s most pervasive pollutants, affects…
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Sea Otter Foraging Behavior & Prey Preferences
Read more: Sea Otter Foraging Behavior & Prey PreferencesIn this episode, I am joined by Samantha Hamilton, a marine biologist whose work dives deep into this remarkable recovery. Samantha is a PhD researcher studying sea otter foraging behavior, prey preferences, and ecological impact at Cape Kiritappu, one of the few places in Japan where sea otters have reestablished a permanent population. Her research…
