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Oceanography | Marine Science and Ocean Stories

Pine Forest Media | Environmental Science Podcasts

The ocean is never separate from human life. Oceanography is a marine science podcast about what we know, how we know it, and what we choose to do with that knowledge.Hosted by science communicator Clark Marchese, the show brings researchers, conservationists, policymakers, Indigenous knowledge holders, advocates, and storytellers into conversations that move from discovery to decision-making. We follow whale calls into the deep sea, trace pollution from land to water, visit research vessels and

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37:19

A Plankton Ambassador: How Plankton Shaped Life on Earth

Oceanography | Marine Science and Ocean Stories ·

2026/09/22

Plankton made life on Earth possible. So why do we know so little about them? In this episode of Oceanography, Clark speaks with Vincent Doumeizel, Senior Adviser on the Oceans to the United Nations Global Compact and author of The Power of Plankton. Together, they dive into the extraordinary world of organisms drifting through our oceans, from their role in producing oxygen and shaping evolution to their influence on the carbon cycle, marine food webs, and ocean health.They also explore how new

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27:18

What Do We Need From Ocean Technology?

Oceanography | Marine Science and Ocean Stories ·

2026/09/15

How do we measure the ocean? Nicolas Pade, executive director of the European Marine Biological Resource Centre, joins Oceanography to explore the technologies making ocean observation possible, from satellites and autonomous floats to biological sensors, imaging and AI. We examine what scientists can already measure, why marine biodiversity remains so difficult to observe, and how individual data points become baselines, models and predictions. Grounded in Blue Tech Europe 2026, the conversation

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1:12:48

Queer Voices in Oceanography

Oceanography | Marine Science and Ocean Stories ·

2026/09/08

What does it mean to be queer in oceanography? In this special episode, nine LGBTQ+ scientists and ocean professionals share, in their own words, what it has meant to build lives and careers around the sea. Their work stretches from phytoplankton, deep-sea food webs, marine bioacoustics, and microbial ecology to ocean acidification, coastal pollution, fisheries, and marine protected areas. Across very different lives and disciplines, certain experiences begin to echo.They remember the first queer

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34:27

How Ocean Science Sails the Seven Seas

Oceanography | Marine Science and Ocean Stories ·

2026/08/25

Not every ocean story gets heard. Ocean science and conservation work happens around the world, but research does not automatically reach the public, policymakers, or even other parts of the ocean community. So what determines which stories break through, and who helps important information travel further?Giacomo Abrusci, founder of Seven Seas Media, joins Oceanography for a conversation about ocean communication, science media, and the people working to connect research with wider audiences. Seven

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33:52

From Collapse to Comeback: How Sustainable Fisheries...

Oceanography | Marine Science and Ocean Stories ·

2026/08/11

Not long ago, the race to catch fish was pushing some U.S. fisheries toward collapse. Fishing seasons became shorter, boats went out in dangerous conditions, and fishermen, scientists, regulators, and conservationists often saw one another as enemies. So how did they begin working together?Amanda Leland, executive director of Environmental Defense Fund and co-author of Sea Change, tells the story of the unlikely coalition that helped transform American fisheries management. Using Gulf red snapper as

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42:51

Sky Truth: From Satellite Data to Ocean Action

Oceanography | Marine Science and Ocean Stories ·

2026/07/28

Satellites can reveal what is happening at sea. SkyTruth founder John Amos explains how seeing previously hidden oil slicks from space changed the course of his career, and why he believes environmental data should be free and public. The conversation follows satellite imagery, AIS vessel tracking, and machine learning into tools such as Global Fishing Watch and Cerulean, which make fishing activity and ocean pollution easier to study and respond to. It also examines the limits of satellite ocean

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23:04

How many species are there in the sea? with Dr....

Oceanography | Marine Science and Ocean Stories ·

2026/05/26

How many species are there in the ocean? Marine biologist and taxonomist Manuel Caballero Gutierrez joins Oceanography to explore one of the biggest unanswered questions in marine science: how much life have we actually discovered? From deep-sea expeditions and biodiversity surveys to DNA analysis and museum collections, this episode unpacks how scientists identify, classify, and name new marine species, and why humanity may still know only a fraction of the organisms living on Earth. The

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46:51

Hadal Zone Master Class with Professor Alan | Deep...

Oceanography | Marine Science and Ocean Stories ·

2026/05/19

What happens at the deepest points of the ocean? This week on Oceanography, we’re sharing a special feed drop episode from Deep Sea Pod, hosted by Thomas Linley and Alan Jamieson — two scientists many of you may already recognize from previous Oceanography episodes like What Is the Deep Sea Even Like? and Ocean Trenches Explained.In this episode, Professor Alan Jamieson takes listeners on a deep dive into the hadal zone: the deepest and most extreme region of the ocean, including the massive

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31:25

A New Earth Radio Show

Oceanography | Marine Science and Ocean Stories ·

2026/05/12

Where does climate change stand in 2026? This week on Oceanography, we’re bringing you a special crossover from Green Frequency: a new Earth Radio show from Pine Forest Media exploring environmental science, policy, and the systems shaping our planet. In this episode, climate scientist Dr. Claudio Piani joins a conversation on where we actually stand today: global emissions trends, the future of the Paris Agreement, and why every fraction of a degree of warming still matters. Alongside student

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52:55

Elephant Seals Can Be Scientists Too

Oceanography | Marine Science and Ocean Stories ·

2026/05/05

Elephant seals are helping map the Southern Ocean. This week on Oceanography, we’re sharing a special crossover episode from South Pole, another Pine Forest Media series focused on Antarctic science and research. In this episode, Dr. Clive McMahon explains how southern elephant seals are being equipped with ocean sensors to collect real-time data in one of the most remote and extreme environments on Earth. These deep-diving animals gather information on temperature, salinity, depth, and ocean

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1:05:31

Solar Geoengineering: Who Gets to Decide? with...

Oceanography | Marine Science and Ocean Stories ·

2026/04/28

Solar geoengineering is a justice question. As sunlight reflection methods move from theory toward real-world research, who gets to decide what happens next? This episode explores the justice and governance questions surrounding solar geoengineering, also called solar radiation modification or SRM. Hassaan Sipra of the Alliance for Just Deliberation on Solar Geoengineering explains why the risks of climate intervention cannot be separated from existing inequalities in climate change, especially for

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56:50

A Natural Experiment in the Sky: Shipping, Clouds,...

Oceanography | Marine Science and Ocean Stories ·

2026/04/21

Shipping pollution changed clouds. What can scientists learn? What happens when cleaner shipping fuel suddenly changes the atmosphere above the ocean? In this episode of Oceanography, meteorologist Dr. Michael Diamond explains how shipping pollution, cloud formation, and climate are connected, and how a major fuel regulation and disrupted global shipping routes created a rare natural experiment for scientists. The conversation explores aerosols, sulfur pollution, cloud brightening, and what these

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1:11:34

SAI: Should We Reflect More Sunlight to Cool the...

Oceanography | Marine Science and Ocean Stories ·

2026/04/14

Could reflecting sunlight help cool the Earth? Stratospheric aerosol injection, or SAI, is a proposed climate intervention that aims to reduce global temperatures by reflecting a small portion of incoming sunlight. Inspired by volcanic eruptions, this approach is being studied through climate and ecosystem models to better understand its potential effects. This episode explores how SAI could influence sea surface temperature, net primary production, ocean chemistry, and marine food webs. It also

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51:50

MCB: Can Brighter Clouds Cool the Planet? with Dr....

Oceanography | Marine Science and Ocean Stories ·

2026/04/07

Can brighter clouds cool Earth? Marine cloud brightening (MCB) is a proposed solar radiation modification strategy that could reflect sunlight, cool ocean regions, and potentially reduce dangerous heat. But can it actually work at scale, and what risks might come with it? In this episode, climate scientist Dr. Jessica Wan explains how MCB works, why researchers are studying sea salt aerosols and marine stratocumulus clouds, and what climate models reveal about unintended effects on weather,

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57:11

mCDR: Can the Ocean Store Our Carbon for Centuries?...

Oceanography | Marine Science and Ocean Stories ·

2026/03/31

We may need to remove carbon from the atmosphere—can the ocean help? Biomass-based marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) explores whether natural ocean processes can help store carbon for the long term. Oceanographer and biogeochemist Dr. Morgan Raven explains how organic carbon moves through marine systems, why low-oxygen environments like deep-sea brines and fjords may enable long-term carbon sequestration, and what scientists still need to understand before these approaches can scale. This episode

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45:47

Biocultural Coastal Conservation | Ancestral Tides...

Oceanography | Marine Science and Ocean Stories ·

2026/03/24

What is biocultural coastal conservation — and why does it matter for the future of our oceans? In this episode, conservation scientist Juan Carlos Cruz of the Amazon Conservation Team explains how Indigenous knowledge and Western marine science are being woven together through the Ancestral Tides initiative.Across Costa Rica, Panama, Mexico, Colombia, and Suriname, coastal Indigenous and local communities are protecting sea turtles, coral reefs, mangroves, and critical nesting beaches using

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44:26

Ocean Trenches Explained with Prof. Alan Jamieson

Oceanography | Marine Science and Ocean Stories ·

2026/03/17

Ocean trenches are Earth’s deepest habitats—and they’re full of life. This episode is a guided dive into the hadal zone (6,000–11,000 meters), where tectonic plates create steep trenches that plunge toward the mantle. Learn what trenches are geologically, what conditions are like at full ocean depth (cold, pressure, darkness), and why the deep sea isn’t a single ecosystem—each trench is its own world. You’ll also get myth-busting on how “the abyss” shows up in pop culture, plus an inside look at the

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56:22

What is the Deep Sea Even Like? with Dr. Thomas Linley

Oceanography | Marine Science and Ocean Stories ·

2026/03/10

What is the deep sea — really? Deep-sea researcher Dr. Thom Linley (Curator of Fishes at Te Papa Tongarewa, National Museum of New Zealand) breaks down the deep ocean as a connected world with distinct zones, ecosystems, and rules — not one mysterious “blob.” From the bathyal and abyssal to the hadal trenches, this conversation maps what’s down there, how life survives crushing pressure and perpetual darkness, and why the deep sea functions as the engine under the hood of the entire planet.This

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38:23

What is Ocean Deoxygenation? with Dr. Sven Pallacks

Oceanography | Marine Science and Ocean Stories ·

2026/03/03

Ocean oxygen shapes marine life in ways most of us never think about. This episode explores how oxygen enters the ocean (air–sea exchange and photosynthesis), how it circulates through surface waters and the deep sea, and why scientists track changes in oxygen over time. Learn what oxygen minimum zones are, how they form, and what they can mean for midwater ecosystems in the mesopelagic (“twilight”) zone.Featuring research that uses fossil fish ear bones (otoliths) preserved in seafloor sediment,

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38:55

Ocean Story Hour with Anabelle Chaumun

Oceanography | Marine Science and Ocean Stories ·

2026/02/24

Making marine biodiversity visible for everyone Marine biodiversity is vast, complex—and mostly out of sight. In this “ocean story hour” episode, a Paris-based science communicator, Anabelle Chaumun, shares how to translate marine research into stories people can actually feel and remember. We explore why misinformation spreads faster than evidence, why ocean issues can feel distant, and how storytelling (and images) can make the invisible ocean world tangible. Anabelle also introduces EMBRC (the

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