On this month’s episode of Wave Makers, host, Tamara Kahn, dips into the fun topic of toys! This one is a meaningful conversation with a down-to-earth change maker Malte Niebelschuetz. When Malte quit his corporate job in Germany and moved to San Diego, he was shocked to see how big an issue there is with plastic on the beaches. And yet, he noted, plenty of plastic continues to be used everywhere. Inspired by others working to reduce plastics in the ocean, Malte set out to repurpose this waste in a fun and educational way. Shore Buddies works “to bring Sustainability into Play, to keep Plastics out of the Oceans.” Listen to hear how Malte got started and how toys and education can help save marine life and support others with similar missions. You can help too, by supporting the Shore Buddies WeFunder campaign, or even by purchasing a stuffed animal! $1 from every product purchase helps save Marine Life. Websites hyperlinked above: https://wefunder.com/shorebuddies www.shore-buddies.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/malte-niebelschuetz/
In this month’s episode ofThe American Blue Economy Podcast, our hostRear Admiral Tim Gallaudet, PhD, US Navy (ret)introducesus to 3 women wavemakers in the American Blue Economy. Borrowing from the name of theWavemakerspodcastonCoastal News Today & American Shoreline Podcast Networkhosted byTamara Kahn, we learn howwomen are making many notable contributions in#bluetechand the#blueeconomy. Our guests includeMarine Slingue, Vice President for North America at the navigation technology companyiXblue,Kelly Peters, Senior Content Marketing Manager at the commercial space and weather companyTomorrow.io, andLaura Trilles, Senior Program Director at the environmental services companyLynker.Be sure to dive in and make some waves with us!
Today’s episode explores the other end of the Mighty Mississippi by welcoming Trevor Russell, Water Program Director with Friends of the Mississippi River. Based in Minnesota, Russell paints a picture of the upper river, discusses his organization’s work to enhance the health of the Mississippi River from the Twin Cities and beyond. In particular, he highlights the organization’s award-winning State of the River report, the Mississippi River Restoration & Resilience Initiative (MRRRI) Act they are advocating for along with the Mississippi River Network, and more!
On this episode, host's Peter Ravella and Tyler Buckingham welcome Dr. Brian McFall and Dr. Shelley Whitmeyer to the show to talk about SandSnap, a cool new citizen science tool that they developed to help advance the understanding of sand grain size along the American shoreline, and beyond. Geophysical coastal models rely on sand grain characteristics, which can vary significantly up and down the coast. By collecting images of beach sand (with a US coin for size reference), the SandSnap algorithm can provide nearly instantaneous grain size analysis. The image, its GPS location, and the corresponding grain size data are then saved in a publicly accessible database for modelers to use to better predict coastal processes. Brian and Shelley talk us through the creation of SandSnap (which began as an email authored by Shelley), how they are improving the accuracy of the system, and how broad public participation in SandSnap can help improve our scientific understanding of the Nation's c...
It’s summer and like thousands of New Englanders, we’re heading to Martha’s Vineyard. Join host Lesley Ewing in conversation with Professor David Foster, biologist, board member of the Edey Foundation and Trustees of Reservations on Martha’s Vineyard, and author of The Meeting of Land and Sea: Nature and the Future of Martha’s Vineyard. On this episode of Shorewords, we’ll look landward to explore the history of this iconic vacation spot, the changing land use practices that have underpinned this island community for centuries and how our understanding of landscape history and related science can be best used to conserve and prepare an area for the future.
Join hosts Arica Sears and Jane Connelly as they sit around the virtual table with one of New Zealand’s most recognized culinary tourism professionals Sarah Meikle. Sarah is the Festival Director of New Zealand's largest and tastiest culinary festival, Visa Wellington On a Plate and speaks to the power of culinary events. In addition to bringing more visitors in the off season, can events also be a place for innovative food launches? Can gathering around a culinary event also help communities develop their international identities?
In this episode of Going Coastal, Jon and Marissa speak with a recent graduate from Florida Atlantic University (FAU), Ms. Cristal Espinosa. A native Miami resident fluent in Spanish, Cristal has a passion for the ocean, environmental science, and field work. Tune in to learn about Cristal’s experience with sea turtle monitoring during the National Park Service’s Mosaics in Science Diversity internship program, and how removing trash from coastal mangroves can be fun!
Christopher Esposito, Ph.D., Research Scientist with The Water Institute of the Gulf, joins the podcast to discuss his journey from being an educator in a New Orleans math classroom to a leading scientist helping understand and inform coastal restoration efforts on Louisiana’s coast. Chris discusses the newly-launched Bay Denesse Living Lab Initiative, a physical site in Plaquemines Parish where scientific research is combined with active restoration, as well as other projects from coastal science to river management.
On this episode, hosts Peter Ravella and Tyler Buckingham welcome Carl A. Brasseaux and Donald W. Davis back to the show to talk about their newly released book, Asian-Cajun Fusion: Shrimp from the Bay to the Bayou.Carl and Don were last on the show in as part of our live coverage of the Social Coast Forum in February of 2020. At that time the book was still in development. Carl and Don worked throughout the pandemic to complete this beautiful book and it is available for purchase today from the University Press of Mississippi. Shrimp is easily America’s favorite seafood, but its very popularity is the wellspring of problems that threaten the shrimp industry’s existence. This book provides insightful analysis of this paradox and a detailed, thorough history of the industry in Louisiana. Dried shrimp technology was part of the cultural heritage Pearl River Chinese immigrants introduced into the Americas in the mid-nineteenth century. As early as 1870, Chinese natives built shrimp-d...
Human beings crave community and the feeling of belonging but we live in a world that can feel increasingly isolating, this can leave people feeling frustrated and powerless. During this episode of the Sea Change Podcast, Jenna and her guest Anna Ziai explore the power that community building and well-informed, just policy can have in empowering people and mitigating the impacts of climate change. Anna is a graduate of University of Chicago Law School and is an environmental lawyer at the Sierra Club, where she uses federal legislation to address the climate crisis and its effects on people, animals, and habitats.