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  Podcast

  Behind the Glass – Kim McIntyre and the Aquarium Conservation Partnership

  June 2, 2025

  In the latest episode of Rising Tide, the Ocean Podcast David Helvarg and Natasha Benjamin talk with Kim McIntyre, the Executive Director of the Aquarium Conservation Partnership, a coalition of 35 aquariums working together to increase their collective impact. Along with helping revive the Peter Benchley Ocean Awards that took place at the National Aquarium…

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  Articles

  Biden Tried to Protect the Vulnerable Bering Sea; Will It Work?

  January 23, 2025

  Biden’s Offshore Drilling Ban and Its Implications for the Bering Sea In early January 2025, President Joe Biden enacted a permanent ban on offshore oil and gas drilling across more than 625 million acres of U.S. coastal waters, including the entire East and West Coasts, the eastern Gulf of Mexico, and Alaska’s Northern Bering Sea.…

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  Podcast

  Richard Charter on Biden’s Historic Offshore Drilling Ban

  January 12, 2025

  Protecting Our Shores: Richard Charter on the Historic Fight Against Offshore Drilling and Biden’s Legacy of Ocean Conservation In this episode of Rising Tide the Ocean Podcast David Helvarg & Vicki N. Goldstein talk with longtime anti-offshore drilling activist Richard Charter about one of President Biden’s last acts in office, his January 6th ban on…

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  Blue Notes

  Blue Notes #170

  November 13, 2018

  Was this election good for the fish? Mostly the answer is yes, also for democracy and government checks and balances.  Still, it’s hard to argue that the ocean and climate played a significant role in most campaigns, even if these are issues of survival impacting our food security, jobs, health, where we live and the…

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  Blue Notes

  Blue Notes #163

  January 16, 2018

  In this month’s issue, David Helvarg provides an ocean policy update and talks about BFC’s projects including the March for the Ocean (M4O). Dive in.

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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.

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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!