American Shoreline Podcast Network

On the June episode of the WaterLog Podcast, Howard and Dan review the newly released Corps FY22 Work Plan which includes more coastal project funding than any year on record - several new beach nourishment projects, the Great Lakes Coastal Resiliency Study, the New Jersey Back Bays study, and much more.

With summer fast approaching, Jacques and Simone (united once again!) sit down with Kristi Trail, Executive Director of Pontchartrain Conservancy (PC). Kristi is excited to be in person with events again and PC has plenty of ways to get involved! They’ve got ongoing volunteer opportunities, the Lighthouse Museum is open again for tours, and this weekend they’re hosting their annual Storm Sweep, wh...

Happy Memorial Day! On this special episode recorded the morning of Memorial Day, hosts Peter Ravella and Tyler Buckingham chat the importance and meaning of the Memorial Day holiday on the American Shoreline before turning their attention to the ocean and coastal communication landscape. It is increasingly recognized that there exists a weak link in how we educate and communicate with the public....

Join Big Tourism’s Host Arica Sears as she catches up with award-winning author Elizabeth Becker at the 2022 Impact Sustainability Conference in Victoria, B.C. Becker began her career as a war correspondent for the Washington Post in Cambodia, became the Senior Foreign Editor of National Public Radio and later a New York Times correspondent covering national security, foreign policy, agriculture a...

On this episode of Shorewords!, we meet Charlotte (Char) Rygh, author of the children's travel adventure book series Shrimp n' Lobster . Shrimp and Lobster tour coastal cities to inspire kids to get out there and learn more about the world around them. So far, this dynamic crustacean duo has visited San Francisco, New York, and New England. These travel books are written for reader ages 7 to 10, a...

In this month's episode of the  American Blue Economy Podcast , our host Rear Admiral (ret) Tim Gallaudet introduces us to Force Blue , a high-impact non-profit supporting veterans mental health through ocean conservation. He'll discuss the organization's origins with CEO Jim Ritterhoff , as well as its coral restoration accomplishments with Dive Operations Director Angelo Fior...

On this episode, hosts Peter Ravella and Tyler Buckingham talk to Rear Adm. (Ret.) Shepard Smith about his retirement after 28 years at NOAA, and his new position as chief technology officer (CTO) at XOCEAN. At NOAA, Smith rose to the rank of Rear Admiral and was closely involved in advancing state-of-the-art hydrography and nautical cartography. His ten years of working at sea included tours in A...

In this episode, Kara speaks with Elise Mason about her work in diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice in the ocean and coastal sector and her work in community engagement. For the reading resources mentioned in the podcast, you can find more about the book Undrowned  here , read the article by Berhe et al.  here , and find Elise’s blog post about her experience working with The Coast...

If it's true that over 50% of the plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is actually tangled fishing nets, then what about the rest of the ocean? How many lost, discarded and wasted nets are out there!? How do we get them out? Better question, how can we stop the problem from getting worse?! On this episode of Wave Makers, Tamara chats with Sara Aubery of Net Your Problem . Founded by Nicole B...

Rising Sea Voices is one year old! For Episode 12, host Felicia Olmeta Schult and her guest Dr. Steven Mana’oakamai Johnson have a very insightful discussion on the value of cultural and indigenous knowledge for marine resource management and climate change resilience. Steven, born and raised in Saipan, shares with us his career path: from working as a marine biologist, studying the human dimensio...

On this episode, hosts Peter Ravella and Tyler Buckingham talk with Jim Blackburn, founder and leader of the Texas Coastal Exchange (TCX) and BCarbon, two organizations to protect coastal wetlands and other natural areas to generate and certify carbon offset credits.  In April, TCX announced a plan to construct 1,000-miles of living shoreline projects on the Texas coast funded ultimately thro...

Take a moment to explore what comes up for you when you think about national parks. Are you seeing imagery of a specific place that you’ve been to or want to visit? Are memories scrolling across the screen in your mind of family vacations? Trips with friends? Solo adventures? Recalling the sights, smells, and experiences we’ve had exploring these incredible places can truly be a visceral experienc...

Join hosts Jane Connelly and Arica Sears as they meet with Cristina Melo , Founder of The Local Food Culture , who gives us a crash course on everything Azorean. Starting with a brief history of this unique Portuguese archipelago, we quickly dive into how its history, heritage, and landscape have shaped its food culture and influenced its modern society. The question we ask is, “Can leveraging an...

In this episode of Going Coastal, your co-hosts Jon and Marissa will introduce you to the newly elected president and vice president of the SNP Chapter: Taylor Zimmerman and Wendy Laurent! These two dynamic leaders have big plans for the future of SNP, transforming how the Chapter supports and interacts with students and professionals. Together with all the Chapter leaders, SNP is on a mission to...

This week Simone is joined by James Karst, Communication Director for the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana (CRCL) to talk about all their exciting work in 2022 including next week's Coastal Stewardship Awards , which honors individuals and organizations demonstrating extraordinary commitment to our coast. Later in the episode, Simone is joined by three of this year's winners (Raegan Creppell...

2/2. On this special episode recorded live in Door County, Wisconsin, co-host Tyler Buckingham and guest co-host Arica Sears ( from ASPN's Big Tourism ) speak with Dennis Hickey and Todd Stuth of the Baileys Harbor Fish Company . Early in the morning that this show was recorded, Tyler and Arica went fishing for Whitefish aboard the Lars, one of the fishing vessels that the Fish Company operates. T...

Part 1/2. On this special episode recorded live in Door County, Wisconsin, co-host Tyler Buckingham and guest co-host Arica Sears ( from ASPN's Big Tourism ) speak with Jon Jarosh , the Chief Communications Officer of Destination Door County . Door County is on a peninsula between Green Bay and Lake Michigan, in the state of Wisconsin. It has a rich maritime tradition dating back to the 1800s, and...

As one of the first major pots of prize money associated with the Ocean Decade, Taylor couldn't help but feature on this episode the three amazing and innovative companies who won the Ocean Innovation Prize, a $1 Million prize presented by the Blue Climate Initiative in collaboration with the Sustainable Ocean Alliance. The prize supports innovations that mitigate climate change through ocean rela...

On the May episode of the WaterLog Podcast, Howard Marlowe and Dan Ginolfi take an exclusive look at the Senate’s recently unveiled version of the Water Resources Development Act of 2022, and talk about the big picture of coastal resilience, including large-scale projects like the Ike Dike, the New Jersey back bays study, and other enormous coastal infrastructure projects in America.

5/5. As we look back on 50 years of the Coastal Zone Management Act, we can’t help but note the challenges facing our coastlines today seem more dire than they’ve ever been. Does the CZMA have the foresight and flexibility to guide coastal managers for the next 50 years? Or will fundamental changes be needed? Keelin Kuipers, the Deputy Director of NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management and Rachel Ke...

On this episode, hosts Peter Ravella and Tyler Buckingham talk to Nicholas P. Sullivan about his new book, The Blue Revolution: Hunting, Harvesting, and Farming Seafood in the Information Age . Nick the story of the recent transformation of commercial fishing, a change from maximizing volume through unrestrained wild hunting to maximizing value through controlled harvesting and farming. Entreprene...

In the Iroquoian language, the "Lake of Shining Waters" is Lake Ontario. As you would expect, the First Nations were the first to live in the watershed!.  In fact, People have lived in the Ontario region for more than 12,000 years. Before the arrival of the European settlers, Algonquian- and Iroquoian-speaking native communities had settled on the land. Lake Ontario is one of the five Great L...

What is the impact of our passion and what do we leave behind? This episode is centered around the life, work, and legacy of our friend, classmate, and fisheries researcher Anja Sjostrom who passed away in an accident in early January. This episode is meant to serve as an introduction to her work and what drove her to study her passion: the ocean, all the things that live inside it, and the people...

In today’s episode, Felicia talks with Hannah-Marie, an Alaska Sea Grant Fellow working for the Northern Latitudes Partnerships. Hannah-Marie describes her love for the natural environment, her academic path, and experiences working with local and indigenous communities in the Caribbean, the mid-Atlantic region, and Alaska. She explains how trust is foundational to the development of long-term wor...

4/5. In addition to establishing the framework for coastal management in the US, the Coastal Zone Management Act authorized the National Estuarine Research Reserve System. Erica Seiden with NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management and Rebecca Roth with the National Estuarine Research Reserve Association (NERRA) join The Capitol Beach to share the origins of the “NERRS” and explain how the partnership...