Sadly due to a lack of funding we are closing down OCTOPOD. We are have greatly enjoyed being a podcast in your rotation and hope you all find new ways to keep abreast of ocean news and literature. We didn't want to leave you without some recen

Conference Conversations with the Northwest Straits Commission

Dec 10th, 2019 37m 1s

We had the awesome opportunity to record a podcast at the Northwest Straits Commission conference this year and we are so excited to share the talented and passionate people who help preserve and protect the Northwest Straits marine ecosystem.

He's PhDiving to learn more about coral reefs

Dec 3rd, 2019 22m 13s

In this interview episode Allie and Raye welcome Joshua Manning to the podcast. Josh is a doctorate student at Florida State University doing some interesting research on coral reefs and the organisms who live with them. This episode covers Jos

America says goodbye, Taiwan says hello (to seahorses)

Nov 29th, 2019 12m 29s

Raye and Allie get a little political (sorry) about President Trump's actions to leave the Paris Climate Accord, but then bring it back to happy news about social media helping confirm the adorable presence of pygmy seahorses in Taiwan. Raye al

Coming soon to a pole near you... open water

Nov 22nd, 2019 18m 59s

This episode is hosted by Allie and Nick (with a special guest appearance by Mike Hay who is OCTO's data scientist). Allie shares some new research on when we can expect the arctic ocean to be ice free for part of the year, hint hint it's soon.

What do viruses, New Zealand, and 3D printed corals have in common? This podcast!

Nov 15th, 2019 13m 48s

Raye and Nick are back talking some good and bad news. Raye discusses a recent article by National Geographic on climate change advancing arctic viruses and Nick brings some good news from New Zealand along with some very interesting works in t

Virtually bringing the ocean to you with Cyan Planet

Nov 5th, 2019 21m 26s

In this interview episode Allie and Raye speak with two member's of the Cyan Planet team, Julia Jung and Tom Sanborn. Cyan Planet is an immersive media (think virtual reality) organization that focuses on marine conservation and science communi

Happy Halloween from the deep sea

Nov 1st, 2019 10m 57s

In this episode (recorded on Halloween) we focus on the deep sea (spooooky). Allie shares some research on bioluminescent organisms in the benthic zone (the floor) of the deep sea and Nick plugs some great deep sea networks and news organizatio

Just be better!

Oct 25th, 2019 16m 23s

In this episode Nick is back from the dead to tell us that research works, even if it's only to tell bad news, and to inform us on the latest in publishing scandals with Science on a paper about Microplastics. Raye is also in to give you the lo

Make shrimp lobster again

Oct 18th, 2019 17m 17s

Allie shares some cool deep sea exploration finds and what's going on with sawfish, and Raye lays down what shrimp you should be eating and not eating.

There is a fire alarm going off in the ocean

Oct 11th, 2019 22m 27s

Allie and Raye interview their colleague Sarah Carr in this special interview episode. Sarah Carr is the editor of The Skimmer as well as the coordinator for the EBM Tools Network. Sarah shares how she got into marine science and what the lates

No touchy the sharky

Oct 4th, 2019 12m 57s

In this episode Allie and Raye discuss a recent photo shared by the Ocean Cleanup Project and why it's causing some well deserved Twitter outrage then tell you all to do the supposedly obvious and leave great white sharks alone.

Control your butts

Sep 27th, 2019 13m 1s

Allie shares some recent research about cigarette butt pollution. Raye continues the talk about trash and spills the tea about plastic in our tea and in our sea ice. She also shares an opportunity to volunteer in Antarctica studying microplasti

Too much carbon!

Sep 20th, 2019 11m 34s

Raye brings up America's first planned offshore aquaculture set-up and Nick discusses a recent article on the Lyme Bay MPA. The two also celebrate a huge accomplishment for MarXiv!

Give us the good news, Nick!

Sep 13th, 2019 14m 11s

Raye is back! In this episode Raye describes some freshwater news on plastics in the Great Lakes and the loss of large freshwater animals, while Nick gives you some happy news about California's MPA system!

It's snot all lost. With Iain Kerr

Sep 3rd, 2019 42m 17s

An interview with Iain Kerr of SnotBot and Ocean Alliance starts with Pharrell Williams, whale snot, and drones then dives into some of the sadder things happening to our oceans and how we can make a difference together.

Everyone is sailing except Allie

Aug 30th, 2019 9m 52s

In this episode we discuss a giant raft of pumice making it's way to Australia, manta ray friendships, a traditional whale hunt possibly starting again, an almost official new Marine Protected Area, and 16-year-old climate change activist Greta

It's a plastic eat plastic world

Aug 23rd, 2019 13m 58s

In this episode we talk a lot about plastic. Nick shares that recycling is kind of a sham and Allie shares some news about microplastics being found in snow in remote areas and a new report by the World Health Organization that basically says w

Raye raves about Rowan

Aug 16th, 2019 16m 26s

In this episode Allie discusses recent research (now available free on MarXiv) about sediment effects on critters and Raye tells you about a wonderfully written article about a plastics summit, some good news for coral reefs, and a recent inter

Boats, boats, boats and Monsanto

Aug 9th, 2019 17m 2s

In this episode Allie shares some feel-good news followed by some new research about sharks and fishing vessels. Nick moves a bit away from ocean news to share some news about a recycling plant shuttering, faculty making some threats for a good

But what fish should I eat? With Tim Fitzgerald

Aug 6th, 2019 31m 4s

Raye and Allie interview Timothy Fitzgerald who works in the Oceans Program of the Environmental Defense Fund and focuses largely on sustainable fisheries. He also did some cool stuff with sharks in the past!

A teenager is smarter than us

Aug 2nd, 2019 11m 6s

In this episode we share that a new country now tops the charts for the most deaths of environment defenders, corals might like sea level rise over the short term, a teenager won a bunch of money for a new process that could help clear our wate

The future is in a data depot

Jul 26th, 2019 17m 17s

In this somewhat upbeat episode, Nick and Raye update you on the ridiculousness of big publishing companies and share some fun news.

Do not pick up giant clams

Jul 19th, 2019 21m 11s

In this episode, Raye and Allie discuss a new literature item about the perceived impacts of SCUBA diving and share some news and information about a "ghost fleet" in Maryland and about a gaping hole in the Green New Deal. Hint it's blue.

Mice are the chicken nuggets of the world

Jul 12th, 2019 10m 32s

Nick and Allie host this episode and they share how pride month isn't actually over in the ocean since now we know how some fish change sex, the orcas came back finally, and the government is no longer going to drop tons of poison on an island.