We speak with Fabien Cousteau, third generation ocean explorer and documentary producer. Along with talking about his life and adventures – including in a one-man sub disguised as a white shark – we learn about his newest project. Having lived 31 days underwater doing science and education in an aging habitat off Key Largo, he’s […]
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Warmer Oceans Threaten Another California Forest, This One Underwater
New York Times By David HelvargApril 30, 2022 The bull kelp forests off Northern California are sometimes spoken of as the redwoods of the sea. And like the redwoods, these forests are in danger. In less than a decade, these otherworldly undersea landscapes, lush with life, have all but disappeared along 200 miles of coast north […]
Rising Tide #56 – A “Kelp Princess” dives into its recovery
In this episode we speak with Francesca Koe, Board Member of the Greater Farallones Association of California. She’ll talk about how she became a dive instructor and free diver and her love of the kelp forest that got her nicknamed ‘Kelp princess.’ Unfortunately kelp is the new coral in terms of being endangered. With 95 […]
Rising Tide #55 – Hilton Kelley’s Mission for Gulf Justice
We hear from activist Hilton Kelley. Raised in the segregated west side African-American community of Port Arthur Texas, the most polluted coastal town in America, he went on to join the Navy and become a successful actor. But at 39 he returned to help restore his community and fight pollution becoming a leading environmental warrior, […]
Writers for the Sea Book Club: Rockaway
Blue Frontier’s Writers for the Sea Book Club for ‘Rockaway: Surfing Headlong Into a New Life’ by Diane Cardwell. The inspirational story of one woman learning to surf and creating a new life in gritty, eccentric Rockaway Beach, NY. Natasha Benjamin and Diane Cardwell discuss our relationship to the ocean, learning to surf, and the […]