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The Grind Is Not the Exception
Read more: The Grind Is Not the ExceptionThe Faroese pilot whale hunt is difficult to watch. But perhaps what makes it exceptional is not the killing itself: It is that the killing remains visible. When pilot whales approach the Faroe Islands, boats surround the group and drive the animals towards the coast. Their escape route is blocked until they become stranded or…
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Snow Beneath the Waves : A Night of Coral Spawning
Read more: Snow Beneath the Waves : A Night of Coral SpawningAfter several cooler months, the water begins to warm again. This gradual rise in temperature -so long as it remains within a normal range- doesn’t always lead to bleaching. Instead, combined with the lengthening days, it acts as a natural cue and triggering gametogenesis in coral. In response, coral colonies begin to prepare for reproduction…
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Mangroves: Connection at the Edge of Land and Sea
Read more: Mangroves: Connection at the Edge of Land and SeaMangroves grow at the edge of sea and land, their form shaped by the pull of both. Vibrant green foliage rises above a tangled lattice of partially submerged roots that seem less anchored than poised – planted, but not entirely still, as if they might unspool themselves and walk away at any moment. At high…
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The Journey of the Green Sea Turtle
Read more: The Journey of the Green Sea TurtleSwimming off the coast of Maui, I noticed a small head break the surface of the water. At first, I wasn’t sure what I was looking at until it surfaced again. A green sea turtle. I kept my distance — approaching would have been both illegal and unethical — but for nearly half an hour,…
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Filmmaking for the Ocean
Read more: Filmmaking for the OceanThis episode’s guest is environmental documentary filmmaker Luisa Thiel. She discovered her passion for ocean conservation through surfing. Spending countless hours in the water inspired her to volunteer with an environmental NGO, where she helped communicate stories about the ocean before deciding to tell one of her own. That journey led her to create her…
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Sampling the Shore: How Scientists Study Coastal Ecosystems
Read more: Sampling the Shore: How Scientists Study Coastal EcosystemsWhen we talk about the unexplored ocean, we often look far away. We imagine the deep sea, darkness, strange animals, and places almost impossible to reach. But for Anna-Lena Wallner, one of the most surprising discoveries of her first scientific project was that the unknown can begin much closer: right at the shore. In the…
