December 18, 2006 - Humboldt Squid in the CA Current

Guests: Dr. William Gilly from Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford, CA and Ken Baltz from NOAA Fisheries talk about the recent movement of Humboldt squid up the coast of California, into Oregon, Washington, and even Alaska.

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November 20, 2006 - Management Plan Review for Cordell Bank, Gulf of the Farallones, and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuaries

Guests: Dan Howard and Maria Brown, Sanctuary Superintendents from Cordell Bank and Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuaries in California, discuss the draft Joint Management Plan while its open for public comment in 2006.

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August 28, 2006 - Plastics Are Forever

Guest: Charles Moore of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation talked about the alarming rate of plastics in the ocean. Plastic in the ocean may be one of the most alarming of today's environmental stories. Plastic, like diamonds, are forever! Because plastics do NOT biodegrade, no naturally occurring organisms can break these polymers down.

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July 31, 2006 - the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument

Aloha! Guest Andy Collins from the newly designated Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument talks about some of the healthiest and most extensive coral reef habitats in the world, and the small atolls and islets that they surround. Claire Johnson from NOAA's National Marine Sanctuary program also called in to highlight the recent research cruise she returned from.

NOTE, First 2 minutes of show were not recorded, show starts shortly after introduction.

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July 3, 2006 - Minke Whales

Guest: John Stern, co-founder of the Northeast Pacific Minke Whale Project, talked about Minke whales in the Pacific. He discusses Minke whale research, and the recent International Whaling Commission's annual meeting outcomes.

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June 12, 2006 - Tracking Pelagics

Guest: Dr. David Hyrenbach, with Duke University, visiting scholar at University of Washington, Parrish Lab, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences talks about how to research far ranging predators such as seabirds and current tagging technologies. How do we learn about animals we can't see every day?

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