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‘Save the whales’ worked for decades, but now gray whales are starving
Read more: ‘Save the whales’ worked for decades, but now gray whales are starvingOur director reflects on California’s gray whales as once-touted success story of marine protection — rescued from near-extinction through laws like the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the global whaling ban — now facing a new crisis. Scientists are observing large numbers of emaciated whales along the West Coast, linked to climate-driven changes in their…
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By land or sea, using the military for law enforcement raises red flags
Read more: By land or sea, using the military for law enforcement raises red flagsBackground on the StrikesThe article examines the Trump administration’s decision to carry out military strikes against boats off Venezuela’s coast, which it claimed were tied to narcotics trafficking. Officials justified the attacks by labeling the targets as “unlawful combatants” in a self-declared “non-international armed conflict” with drug cartels. Legal and Ethical ConcernsCritics argue that the…
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Will California’s marine mammal conservation success come undone?
Read more: Will California’s marine mammal conservation success come undone?Dramatic Comebacks & Current Scope of Biodiversity Thanks to landmark protections like the Marine Mammal Protection Act (1972) and the Endangered Species Act (1973), many of California’s marine mammals have staged impressive recoveries over the past 50 years. Species such as California sea lions, northern elephant seals, harbor seals, whales, dolphins, porpoises, and southern sea…
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Post-Blob, California’s kelp crisis isn’t going away
Read more: Post-Blob, California’s kelp crisis isn’t going awayThe Kelp Collapse Since 2013, Northern California’s kelp forests have been devastated by a combination of extreme marine heatwaves and the loss of sunflower sea stars to wasting disease. With their main predator gone, purple urchins exploded in number, stripping away kelp and leaving behind vast “urchin barrens.” Image by NOAA Sanctuaries Ripple Effects Kelp…
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It’s Time to Save the Whales Again
Read more: It’s Time to Save the Whales AgainDavid Helvarg recently wrote an article on the LA Times highlighting the recent attack on the Marine Mammal Protection Act by Rep. Nick Begich. The Golden Era of Environmental Protection David recalls the environmental awakening of the late 1960s and early 1970s, when disasters like the Santa Barbara oil spill and the Cuyahoga River fire…
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.
- KAKU – The Voice of Maui
- KQUA – Roseburg’s Community Radio Station
- KXCR – Community Radio Florence
- KEPW – Peaceworks Community Radio
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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!
