Podcast
Wavelengths Ocean Podcast
Hosted by Betsy Brown · EN
Wavelengths explores the environmental, social, and economic issues affecting the oceans. Episodes are presented in a storytelling form.
Follow host Betsy Brown as she learns what’s happening to the seas around her and what people are doing about it.
Follow host Betsy Brown as she learns what’s happening to the seas around her and what people are doing about it.
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Episodes
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Impacts of Tourism: Philippines Special Part II
Oct 16, 201800:12:00Tap to summarizeWavelengths visits Malapascua island in the Philippines where tourists come from all over the world to experience the thrill of diving with Thresher Sharks.
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Sharks and Typhoon Yolanda: Philippines Special Part I
Oct 15, 201800:08:00Tap to summarize*This is a new version of"How Sharks Helped an Island Recover from a Devastating Typhoon"with corrected audio levels.*As the Philippines recovers from another devastating typhoon - Wavelengths Ocean Podcast looks back at 2013 when Typhoon Yolanda struck the central Philippines. We hear from a resident of a tiny island who credits Thresher Sharks for helping his community recover from the storm.Wavelengths is produced and hosted by Betsy Brown. Theme music is by Sean Kisch.Audio of typhoon Yolanda from top of the episode is from youtube user Christopher Earl Zuniga Nael.
Transcribe →Teaser: How a tiny island recovered from a devastating typhoon
Oct 3, 201800:00:47Tap to summarizeWavelengths returns with a two-part special from the Philippines October 9th.
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Hawaii's Dangerous Sea Creature
Feb 9, 201800:10:31Tap to summarizeIf I told you a translucent blob with long flowing ribbon-like tentacles could kill you would you believe me? A sting from a Chironex Fleckeri Box Jellyfish can stop your heart in just five minutes but it looks harmless. That species of jellyfish isn't in Hawaii, but it's cousin the Alatina Box Jellyfish is. University of Hawaii Manoa Researcher Angel Yanagihara has been studying Box Jellyfish for two decades. She became interested in the jellyfish after falling victim to its sting. She shares her story Wavelengths.Pictured: Angel collects a box jellyfish at Kaimana Beach, Waikiki
Transcribe →Danger in the Ocean (tease)
Feb 8, 201800:01:31Tap to summarizeA preview to the next episode of Wavelengths. Coming 9 days after the last full moon. (Feb. 9)
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Super Coral: Getting Ahead of Climate Change
Jan 16, 201800:12:13Tap to summarizeOn a tiny piece of land in the middle of Kaneohe Bay in Hawaii a group of scientists is working hard to save coral reefs. It's a multi-layered project using several approaches to train and modify coral so it can survive heat stress. The project is led by Dr. Ruth Gates and gained momentum after Hawaii's coral bleaching events in 2014 and 2015.A huge Mahalo to the team at the Gates Coral Lab for taking the time to share your work with Wavelengths Ocean Podcast. You can learn more about their work at wavelengthsoceanpodcast.com
Transcribe →Social Media and Monk Seal Monitoring
Jan 2, 201800:04:25Tap to summarizeLearn how scientists are using social to monitor endangered monk seals and the people who see them in the wild.This is a Wavelengths "Surface Interval" - or programming break between regular episodes.Watch for the next regular length episode January 16.To report a monk seal sighting To report monk seal sightings, call your island's Marine Mammal Response Coordinator:Island of Hawaii: (808) 987-0765Kauai: (808) 651-7668Maui/Lanai: (808) 292-2372Molokai: (808) 553-5555Oahu: (808) 220-7802
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White as Snow: Coral Bleaching in the Pacific
Dec 19, 201700:12:31Tap to summarizeSomething happened to one of my favorite places. This week on Wavelengths I take you to the island of Guam where coral bleaching has impacted reefs four times in the last five years. We'll explore what bleaching does to coral and what it means for the future of the reef.This episode's guests are NOAA Coral Researcher Dr. Dione Swanson and SCUBA Instructor Jennetta Adams. Visit Wavelengths online at wavelengthsoceanpodcast.com. The music used in the introduction is by Flynn Cranston (available on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/610GnMfLDaUECmVoMddDry?si=Ctvr850W) Wavelengths Theme Music is by Sean Kish. Wavelengths logo photography by Robert Stoner. Episode photography from Corri Gobin.
Transcribe →Plastics in Paradise: Marine Debris in the Hawaiian Islands
Dec 5, 201700:12:28Tap to summarizeWhen you imagine a remote beach what do you picture? This week on Wavelengths we take you to Pearl and Hermes Atoll, one of the most isolated islands in the world. We hear about the beauty of this place and how trash from thousands of miles away is destroying it.We also meet a group of high school students who are determined to keep litter off their beaches.For pictures of NOAA's 2017 cleanup at Papahanaumokuakea, the Wipe Out Crew, and the International Coastal Cleanup visit wavelengthsoceanpodcast.comPlease rate the show on iTunes to help others find the podcast.
Transcribe →Episode 1 Trailer: Plastics in Paradise
Nov 22, 201700:01:30Tap to summarizeA preview for the first Episode of Wavelengths: Plastics in Paradise. We take you to Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument where we learn how litter is harming wildlife in the largest protected area of Ocean in the United States.
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