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  The Blue Beat

  Saved by the Sea on Utne

  July 15, 2015

  Journalist, diver and conservation activist David Helvarg reflects on a lifelong appreciation of all things oceanic. July 15th 2015 Every person has their own reasons for becoming involved in the causes they hold dear. For David Helvarg, the sea—whether the Long Island Sound of his youth, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, or the icy waters around…

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  Saved by the Sea

  July 7, 2015

  “Our bodies, like the planet, are 71 percent salt water, our blood exactly as salty as the sea.” Every person has their own reasons for becoming involved in the causes they hold dear. For David Helvarg, the sea—whether the Long Island Sound of his youth, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, or the icy waters around Antarctica—makes…

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  The Blue Beat

  Can We Save Ocean Fish?

  July 1, 2015

  I respect my friend Sylvia Earle’s refusal to eat seafood, as well as the famed ocean scientist’s argument that no market hunting has ever been sustainable. Still, there’s nothing as delicious to me as a wild salmon I’ve caught myself, or raw oysters from cold waters with their fresh briny sea flavor, or fried calamari with…

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  Why A New Writers Group Wants to Save the Seas

  June 26, 2015

  Writers for the Sea is a new organization that was formed on June 8—World Oceans Day—and is going to make a splash, if not set off a new wave, in literature. What prompted the creation of Writers for the Sea? “Who hears the fishes when they cry?” asked Henry David Thoreau in 1839. The following…

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  Our Ocean Crisis — Solutions Are the Easy Part

  June 3, 2015

  Over the last 64 years, the geologic nanosecond in which I’ve lived my life, 90 percent of the largest pelagic (open ocean) fish — including hammerhead sharks, bluefin tuna and black marlin — have been wiped out, along with close to half the world’s tropical reefs. Our global ocean faces a cascading disaster from industrial…

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How To Listen

You can listen to our podcast on a variety of platforms including Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, Android, Pandora, iHeartRadio, Blubrry, Podchaser, Gaana, the Podcast Index, and Deezer.

Additionally, our podcast is broadcast on several radio stations:

• KGUA Radio – Public Media for the Mendonoma Coast
• KWMR – Point Reyes West Marin Community Radio
• KGNU & KGNU-FM – Denver & Boulder Community Radio Stations
• KKRN – Round Mountain California Listener Supported Radio
• G-TOWN RADIO – Germantown Community Radio, Philadelphia.

Check out our Substack for podcast transcripts and more!

Each episode navigates insightful discussions on marine life, and the critical issues affecting our seas. Informative, educational and humorous, it’s a valuable resource for anyone passionate about understanding and preserving our ocean world!