Clocean Podcast - Wta'n: Our living ocean-logo

Clocean Podcast - Wta'n: Our living ocean

Science

An educational series about emerging ocean topics in Mi'kma'ki (Atlantic Canada) and beyond.

Location:

United States

Description:

An educational series about emerging ocean topics in Mi'kma'ki (Atlantic Canada) and beyond.

Language:

English


Episodes
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Day in the life of a lobster fisherman

2/1/2024
Join us as we chat with L'nu Fisheries Tony Clements, who fishes lobster with the Native Council of Prince Edward Island, as we chat about the day to day of being a lobster fisherman. For those that have followed along for the last few years, I want to express my sincere gratitude for being with us on this journey. It saddens me to write that this will be my last episode with the Clocean Podcast. I have truly enjoyed bringing these interviews to your ears. Wela'lioq.

Duration:00:28:49

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Biodiversity: a pillar of conservation

5/24/2023
Join us as I chat with MUN's Dr. Paul Snelgrove about Biodiversity: what it is, why it is important, and what we are doing to protect it.

Duration:00:40:36

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A noisy ocean

4/20/2023
Join us as I chat with Lindy Weilgart about the effects of noise and sound pollution in our ocean as well as some novel ways to mitigate them.

Duration:01:08:29

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An ocean of pollutants

3/21/2023
Join us on this World Water Day as I discuss various pollutants and contaminants with Dr. Peter Wells. Because of the sheer number of pollutants entering our ocean, we skim over a dozen or so categories with plans to dive deeper on a few notables in the near future.

Duration:00:54:49

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Sea Level Rise - an assault on our coastlines

2/21/2023
Join us as I discuss sea level rise with Dr. Patricia Manuel from Dalhousie University. We discuss how our coastlines are under assault from the rising seas and how they may just be able to protect themselves if we would simply let them.

Duration:01:03:44

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Climate Change - the big unknown

1/25/2023
Join us as we chat with Dr. Derick Tittensor about how climate change is affecting the ocean around Mi'kma'ki, from habitats to MPAs to individuals organisms.

Duration:00:58:40

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Loss of the Mother Tree (Hurricane Fiona)

1/3/2023
Join us with our season opener as we have an impromptu conversation with Elder Georgina Knockwood-Crane surrounding the impacts of Hurricane Fiona on the Island of Epekwitk. Although much of this conversation centers around land and trees, it is directly applicable and introduces our upcoming episode on Climate Change and its effect on the ocean.

Duration:00:28:20

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Seabirds - an intricate part of our ocean

6/29/2022
Join us as Dr. Karel Allard discusses marine birds as part of our last episode of the season. We discuss everything from nutrient cycling to seafarers and how seabirds play an intricate role in our ocean. We hope to be back in the fall with more great ocean episodes.

Duration:00:44:31

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The Oceans Act and Fisheries Act

6/22/2022
Join us as we explore the two Canadian Acts that have a huge influence on how we view our global ocean. We had the opportunity to chat with former Assistant Deputy Minister Dr. Wendy Watson-Wright and Scientist Emeritus Jake Rice.

Duration:01:11:33

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Cold Water Corals - an ecosystem of the deep

6/8/2022
Happy World Ocean Day! Join us as we talk about creatures of the deep living just off our coasts. Dr. Anna Metaxas tells us how amazing (and large) corals can be and why we so desperately need to protect them.

Duration:00:45:38

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Sharks - a misunderstood fish

6/1/2022
Join us as we explore the world of sharks in Atlantic Canada with the research lead at the Canadian Atlantic Shark Research Laboratory's Dr. Heather Bowlby.

Duration:00:47:38

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Recreational Boating Safety with Transport Canada

5/25/2022
Today's episode is a bit different than our typical episodes but nevertheless incredibly important. Join us as we discuss pleasure craft safety with Steve Turgeon and John Nelson from Transport Canada's Office of Boating Safety. In the episode we refer to Transport Canada Safe Boating guide, which can be found here: https://tc.canada.ca/sites/default/files/migrated/tp_511e.pdf or through the office of boating safety: www.tc.gc.ca/boatingsafety

Duration:00:42:54

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Eelgrass – A highly undervalued marine plant

5/18/2022
Join us as we discuss the amazing habitat surrounding eelgrass, Zostera marina, with Dalhousie University’s Dr. Kristina Boerder and find out my favorite thing to do with it.

Duration:00:43:09

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Cetaceans - Imperiled Giants (and not so giants)

5/4/2022
Join us as we discuss whales, dolphins, and porpoises from Atlantic Canada with the Marine Animal Response Society's Tonya Wimmer. Two of the open access documents we mention include: Ramp et al, 2021. Up in the Air: drone images reveal underestimation of entanglement rates in large rorqual whales. Endangered Species Research. Vol 44: 33-44. Wimmer, T., and C. Maclean, 2021. Beyond the numbers: A 15 year retrospective of cetacean incidents in Atlantic Canada. Produced by the Marine Animal Response Society. 69pp.

Duration:00:59:19

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Ocean Literacy - more than just science

4/22/2022
Join us as we begin our second season of the show on Earth Day! What better way to celebrate our earth than to talk about our ocean - something that composes 71% of the surface our planet. In this episode we we discuss ocean literacy and what it means to be ocean literate with Dr. Diz Glithero, from the Canadian Ocean Literacy Coalition, as well as a with Knowledge holder Gerald Gloade.

Duration:00:47:18

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Feeding the world through aquaculture?

12/17/2021
In this weeks episode we discuss two less familiar types of aquaculture that are slowly gaining momentum in Atlantic Canada, recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) with David Roberts from Nova Scotia's Sustainable Blue as well as exploring Integrated Multi Trophic Aquaculture with UNB-SJ's Dr. Thierry Chopin. We will explore the pros and cons and discuss how some of these methods may actually be helping the ocean.

Duration:00:59:07

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Marine Protected Areas - Bulging at the seams?

12/1/2021
Join us as we discuss Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) with Dr. Bruce Hatcher. We look at the good, the bad, and the ugly of this much needed protection in our marine environment.

Duration:01:10:40

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Marine Spatial Planning - A plan for the future

11/24/2021
Join us we interview DFO's Maxine Westhead and Jason Naug as we discuss Canada's future in Marine Spatial Planning, what it is, and why we desperately need it.

Duration:00:41:03

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Fishing and lessons from the past

11/17/2021
Join us as we discuss the history of fishing over the last 400 years in coastal Mi'kma'ki with Dr. Jeffrey Hutchings and the impacts that it has had on our ocean.

Duration:00:48:47

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L'nu - our kind (Post-glacial archeology)

11/10/2021
Join us as we explore the post glacial archeology of Mi'kma'ki with retired archeologist Dr. David Keenlyside, specifically as it relates to the ocean.

Duration:00:36:46