December 1st, 2008 - Roz Savage Rows the Pacific
Guest: Roz Savage, Ocean Rower

Back in the studio post row, Roz Savage has completed the first part of her 3 phase mission.... to cross the Pacific Ocean in her rowboat. In September, 2008, Roz made it to Hawaii all the way from San Francisco. Tune in to hear about Roz's journey, the message she is trying to generate through her expedition, and where she's headed next.
Download the entire show 48 min (15.5 MB) here

November 3rd, 2008 - Ocean Literacy
Guests: Rita Bell, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Meghan Marrero, US Satellite Lab

If over 70% of our planet is covered in ocean, why is it barely covered in the K-12 curriculum in the US? An ocean literate person is defined as one who clearly understands the influence the ocean has on themselves, and their influence on the ocean. Find out what these leading educators have to say about this important ocean conservation topic.
Download the entire show 52 min (15.9 MB) here

August 4th, 2008 - Ed Ueber
Ed Ueber, former superintendent of
Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuaries

Ed has recently retired from a formidable career with the sea and will share his perspectives and stories from his hard working career. What do some of his colleagues have to say? Tune in to hear from them as well.
Download the entire show 52 min (16.7 MB) here

July 7th, 2008 - Hugo Selbie
Historical Ecology: Looking at the past to learn about the future

Guests are Hugo Selbie, CA Sea Grant Fellow, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Catherine Marzin, Historical Ecology Program Manager, National Marine Sanctuary Program. How do we learn about our historic ecosystem health before we started collecting data?
Learn how historical ecologists are probing into historic documents to learn about behavior modifications, shifting baselines, shifts in oceanographic productivity and more.
Download the entire show 56 min (16 MB) here

June 2nd, 2008 - Randall Arauz
Programa Restauracion de Tortugas Marinas (PRETOMA)

Randall Arauz is a Costa Rican biologist with Programa Restauracion de Tortugas Marinas (PRETOMA), a Costa Rican non-profit which is a marine conservation and research organization working to protect ocean resources and promote sustainable fisheries policies in Costa Rica and Central America. Randall works in partnership with the Sea Turtle Restoration Network based out of Forest Knolls, Marin, CA.
Download the entire show 47 min (15.7 MB) here

May 5th, 2008 - Dave Mattila - Humpbacks in the North Pacific

Dave Mattila is the science and rescue coordinator for the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary where endangered humpback whales come every winter to breed, calve, and nurse in the shallow warm waters around the islands. Dave is a specialist in whale disentanglement from marine debris and conducts research on Humpback whales with a collaborative of scientists in the Pacific ocean. The study titled SPLASH, (Structure of Populations, Levels of Abundance, and Status of Humpbacks) is an international effort to understand the population structure of humpback whales across the Pacific.
Download the entire show 54 min (22.5 MB) here

April 7th, 2008

Milton Love is the author of Probably More Than you Want to Know About the Fishes of the Pacific Coast, and co-author of The Rockfishes of the Northeast Pacific. Dr. Love conducts research around oil platforms to see how the platforms provide habitat for rockfish compared to natural habitats. From fish parasites, to fish diversity around oil platforms, this is sure to be a lively conversation you don't want to miss.
Download the entire show 50 min (18.3 MB) here

March 10th, 2008

Seafood Watch: When you buy seafood, do you know where or how it's been caught? How can you make responsible seafood purchases that support sustainable fisheries. Hear from Sheila Bowman, Outreach Manager for the Seafood Watch program run out of the Monterey Bay Aquarium about find out how consumers have a role in being advocates for environmentally friendly seafood.
Download the entire show 44 min (15.6 MB) here

February 11th, 2008

Peter White, author of The Farallon Islands: Sentinels of the Golden Gate, talks about the vibrant history of the Farallons 26 miles west of the Golden Gate bridge. Hear about Spanish galleons, the egging days of the Gold Rush, shipwrecks, lighthouse keepers. What lessons can the past pave for the future?
Download the entire show 59 min (25.9 MB) here or
Download part one here and Part two here

January 14, 2008 California Marine Life Protection Act Update

Hear from Melissa Miller-Henson, Program Manager of the MLPA, Stakeholder Group representatives, Irina Kogan, Resource Protection Specialist with Gulf of the Farallones NMS, Fred Smith with the Environmental Action Committee of West Marin, and Tom Baty, local subsistence fisherman. Learn about how the CA Marine Life Protection Act came to be, how its being carried out, how the stakeholder group has been working with other groups to create draft proposals, and how you can learn more about the process.
Note: this show is in two parts.

Part 1: To download this mp3 file right-click (PC) or option-click (MAC) here. (8.8 MB MP3)

Part 2: To download this mp3 file right-click (PC) or option-click (MAC) here. (7.8 MB MP3)