2010 Radioshow Podcast Archives



October 4, 2010
photo of krill Ocean Conditions, Spring/Summer, 2010 and Sharktober Fest and Marin Surfrider Foundation Events
Guests: Dr. Jaime Jahnke-PRBO Conservation Science, David McGuire-Sea Stewards, Scott Tye-Marin Chapter of Surfrider

Hear about the ocean conditions observed during the 2010 sampling season during the Applied California Current Ecosystem Studies (ACCESS) program in 2010, what events are happening to highlight the importance of sharks during SharkTober Fest, and what Marin Surfrider is up to in October.

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July 5, 2010
photo of coral Climate Change Impacts-what can we expect
Guests: Dr. John Largier, UC Davis, Bodega Marine Lab, Dr. Bill Sydeman, The Farallon Institute

Hear about the expected climate change impacts that our coastal and ocean ecosystem in the Bay Area may expect.

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June 7, 2010
photo of a shark White Sharks off the Marin Coast
Guest: Scot Anderson, Shark researcher

Scot has been actively participating in white shark research at the Farallon islands and off the coast of Point Reyes. Hear about how a once feared animal, is now a species of concern.

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May 3, 2010
photo of a watershed Watershed Education at West Marin School
Guest: West Marin School stuents and BWET leaders Leslie

Adler Ivanbrook and Madalienne Hopel Meet the leaders and students of a BWET program happening amongst the wilds of West Marin. Hear students talk about their experiences out and about learning about the coastal ecosystem.

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April 5, 2010
photo of ocean waves hitting a rock Wave Energy in California
Guest: Laura Engeman, California Ocean Protection Council

Can the ocean generate a sustainable source of energy for us? Learn about the local wave energy project on the Sonoma Coast and other projects that are being planned for in CA. Hear about the types of technology and what environmental impacts could exist.

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March 1, 2010
photo of a man next to an oil spill
Post Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
Guest: Riki Ott, Marine Biologist, Author/Activist

In 1989 the landscape and coastal communities of Alaska/Prince William Sound and beyond changed forever following the Exxon Valdex Oil Spill. What happened? How did this affect the communities along the coast? Why did the litigation process take 20 years and the compensation only pay 10 cents on the dollar for the losses?

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February 1, 2010
west coast field guide cover
West Coast Ecosystem Based Management and San Francisco Ocean Film Festival 2010
Guests: Bill Douros, West Coast Regional Director for NOAA's National Marine Sanctuaries and Nancy Iverson, filmmaker

West Coast Regional Director for the National Marine Sanctuary Program Bill Douros shares insight into how resource managers plan for multiple uses in a productive ecosystem like we have here on the west coast, a concept known as marine spatial planning, while keeping in mind the connections between land and sea and broad ecosystem connectivity. Nancy Iverson, filmmaker/pediatrician talks about her film "From the Badlands to Alactraz" that will be shown at the upcoming San Francisco Ocean Film Festival. 

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January 4, 2010
photo of green anemone
What's happening on the Marin coast?
Guests: Rebecca Johnson, Paula Boule

Tune in to learn about the rocky intertidal docent program being led by the California Academy of Sciences and the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary and hear how Coho salmon returns are on Lagunitas Creek, Marin County, CA. 

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