SUFB 380: Broome Community Seagrass Project with Fiona West
Release Date: 10/11/2017
SUFB 1040: Waterfront Project In Indonesia Threatens Fishers' Livelihoods
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A Waterfront City project in a city in Indonesia is threatening the livelihoods of the local fishing community as the project may destroy important fish habitat and cause the coastal area to be more choppy that has damaged their boats already. Link To Article: Do you think the Indonesian Government will allow more protests by the local fishing community so they have their say? Share your thoughts/experience in the Speak Up For Blue Facebook Group: . Check out the Shows on the Speak Up For Blue Network: Marine Conservation Happy Hour Apple Podcasts: Spotify: Madame CuriosityApple...
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SUFB 1039: To Protect Coral Reefs In The Future You Must Know Your Past
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Coral Reefs have gone through some big changes over the past 50-60 years and Scientists are worried that today's generation of scientists will have a different perception of what a coral reef will looks like, which will be different from the past. A group of scientists decided to ask a number of coral reef scientists that work in and around the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary to see if Shifting Baseline Syndrome existed in the area. Link To Article: How do you think we can make sure Shifting Baseline Syndrome did not exist in Marine Conservation? Share your thoughts in the Speak...
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SUFB 1038: US Government Wants To Rollback Endangered Species Act Protections
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The Endangered Species Act is a successful act that protects a diverse array of plants and animals across the US; however, the US Government wants to roll back the protections by limiting the term habitat to make it difficult to protect species. Link To Article: How would you pitch to people to protect the Endangered Species Act? Share your thoughts in the Speak Up For Blue Facebook Group: . Check out the Shows on the Speak Up For Blue Network: Marine Conservation Happy Hour Apple Podcasts: Spotify: Madame CuriosityApple Podcasts: Spotify: ConCiencia Azul: Apple...
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SUFB 1037: International Fishing Vessel Fleet Ready To Poach Galapagos Fish
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There are 260 Fishing vessels lining up along the border of the Galapagos Marine Reserve ready to poach fish just like a similar incident in 2017 where 300 tonnes of fish were found on a Chinese fishing vessel (most of the fish species were sharks). This is not the first time illegal fishing has happened. I name some other incidents that have happened in other countries. Link To Article: Do you think the Ecuadorian Government is doing enough to protect the marine reserve? Share your thoughts in the Speak Up For Blue Facebook Group: . Check out the Shows on the Speak Up For Blue...
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SUFB 1036: Advice For High School Students Who Want To Be A Marine Biologist
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There is nothing like dreaming to become a Marine Biologist. I never stopped thinking about the types of careers I would have in Marine Biology when I was in High School (it was a bit of an obsession). However, if I were to do it all over again, would I change anything I did to get to where I am today? You betchya!!! This episode covers all the advice I would give to High School Students who want to become Marine Biologists. What advice would you give High School Students? Share your thoughts in the Speak Up For Blue Facebook Group: . Check out the Shows on the Speak Up For Blue...
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SUFB 1034: Factors You Need To Consider When Getting A Job In Conservation With Dr. Stephanie Schuttler
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Dr. Stephanie Schuttler joins me on the podcast to discuss the factors we need to consider when searching for a job in Conservation. Stephanie's Links: Website: YouTube Channel: Podcast: Instagram: What factors do you consider when searching for a job? Share your thoughts in the Speak Up For Blue Facebook Group: Check out the Shows on the Speak Up For Blue Network: Marine Conservation Happy Hour Apple Podcasts: Spotify: Madame CuriosityApple Podcasts: Spotify: ConCiencia Azul: Apple Podcasts: Spotify: Dugongs & Seadragons: Apple Podcasts: ...
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SUFB 1033: How Inupiat People Are Adapting To Climate Change In The Arctic
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I cover a great article that tells the story of how Inupiat communities are adapting to Climate Change in the Arctic by using various technologies that provide safer hunts and help build the proper infrastructure to the communities. Above all, the article shows how the Inupiat people want to be respected and treated like others when companies and governments use their land to extract resources such as oil. Link to Article: Do you like hearing stories about communities that are working to protect their land and ocean? Share your thoughts in the Speak Up For Blue Facebook Group: . Check...
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SUFB 1032: Science Communication Needs A Diversity Of Marine Conservation Voices
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As the past couple of episodes have dealt with the topics of colonialism in Marine Science and Conservation, they got me thinking about how we could begin to be more inclusive. Obviously, inclusion and equity cannot be solved overnight and I am constantly learning about how colonialism and social justice issues are affecting various communities on a daily basis. However, as a Science Communicator, I started to think about my podcasts and the other podcasts within the Speak Up For Blue Podcast Network and how we can become more inclusive and diverse in the voices that I heard. I also...
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SUFB 1031: The Guide To Mindful Conservation, The Podcast With Dr. Scarlett Smash
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Dr. Scarlett Smash joins me in the podcast today to discuss her new podcast called The Guide To Mindful Conservation: Dancing In Pink Hiking Boots. The podcast covers topics that involve becoming happy within the field of Conservation and being a better person. Smash talks about how her life led her to launch the podcast and the tough types of conversations she has on the podcast to better the conservation field and life, in general. Check out the podcast here: The Guide To Mindful Conservation: Dancing In Pink Hiking Boots:Apple Podcasts: Spotify: Do you currently listen to the...
info_outlineSeagrass monitoring projects are crucial to the overall health of coastal systems as seagrass beds all around the world are habitats of great biodiversity...and biodiversity make habitats more resistant to degradation. Unfortunately, monitoring projects are hard to start and maintain because it's difficult to find people to do the work on a consistent basis and it's difficult to find money to pay for the program. In comes community programs, or Ocean Citizen Science Projects.
Fiona West is the manager of the Broome Community Seagrass Program in the Kimberley Region of Northwest Australia. Her program has been in place for 11 years (that's a lot of data) that functions based on the work of citizen scientists (locals and tourists) who want to take care of the environment in this part of the world. The program is part of the Seagrass Watch program, an international program that provide citizen science programs with protocols and analysis support for their region.
Fiona describes how the program works and how the Aboriginal People and the Australian government have bee working together to establish a great program monitoring trends in this part of the world.
Listen as Fiona speaks passionately about Broome Bay and the people who protect it.
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