Join us with Dr. Kristin Aquilino, head of the White Abalone breeding program at UC Davis marine lab in northern California. Find out how a deep-water marine snail almost got pan-fried to extinction and what she and others are doing to reintroduce it into the ocean. After listening read David’s story on the scientist and the mollusk […]
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Rising Tide #30 – Getting down with Mehgan Heaney-Grier
Another Rising Tide, another amazing, salty woman. This time we’re talking with Mehgan Heaney-Grier, an early record-holding free diver who helped introduce the sport to the U.S. Her latest project is the web-series the ‘Imperfect Conservationist.’ In her long ocean career she’s also been a stunt diver for ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ and part of […]
Rising Tide #29 – Roz Savage’s Three Oceans
Join us in conversation with the amazing Roz Savage. Roz is the first (and so far only) woman to row solo across the world’s “Big Three” oceans: the Atlantic, the Pacific, and the Indian. A Guinness World Record holder, appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire by the Queen, she talks about […]
Rising Tide #28 – Writers for the Sea #2
If you missed our Writers for the Sea Authors Panel with Brian Skerry, Sylvia Earle, and Carl Safina, we’re offering the full panel discussion on this week’s podcast. Dive in with two famed scientist-authors and a renowned in-depth photographer talk about their latest books or those about to surface.
Rising Tide #27 Steve Palumbi’s Strange Blue Science
From using genetics to aid coral survival to processing whale DNA to track illegal slaughter, from toxic dolphins to the wonders of Monterey Bay, ocean scientist Dr. Steve Palumbi has been a leader in applying science to ocean solutions. Join us in conversation with this widely admired Stanford scientist and popular author. As a bonus […]