American Shoreline Podcast Network

In this episode of Going Coastal, Amanda Tritinger, PhD and Laura Verderame, PhD join co-hosts Jon and Heather to discuss transitioning from the comforts of grad school life to the relative unknown of the real world.  Amanda, is a Research Hydraulic Engineer at US Army Corps of Engineers Engineering Research and Development Center and Laura is a Catastrophe Risk Research Analyst at Guy Carpen...

On this episode, Peter Ravella and Tyler Buckingham welcome Tamara Kahn to the show to announce ASPN's newest addition, Wave Makers, a show about the blue tech frontier. Before diving into promoting the incredible innovations of the ocean and water industry, Tamara spent a decade ocean bound for weeks at a time, working with state-of-the-art geophysical sensors in some of the most challenging envi...

This month, the "acronym-of-the-month" is back, and Taylor questions her hip-ness during this month's episode of The Ocean Decade Show. Sustainable Ocean Alliance (SOA)'s CEO and founder Daniela Fernandez and Taylor cover the role of entrepreneurs in the ocean space, the importance of youth voices and innovation in ocean policy conversations, how SOA adapted and thrived during the COVID 19 pandemi...

On this months episode, Howard and Dan will share the insider scoop on the Coastal Barrier Resources Act, and the reauthorization of expiring beach projects. In addition, they’ll break down what’s in store for the coast in Biden's latest Build Back Better proposal and talk Public Private Partnerships with the Corps now that a final agreement for the Fargo-Moorhead Diversion has been announced.

This week on Delta Dispatches, Jacques and Simone chat with friend of the show Helen Rose Patterson, senior outreach coordinator with the National Wildlife Federation (NWF). She’s here to talk about NOLA River Fest 2021, happening this week! Don’t miss the virtual panels covering a range of interesting topics concerning the Mississippi River: https://www.facebook.com/MississippiRiverDelta/events/...

On this show, hosts Peter Ravella and Tyler Buckingham talk to Dr. Joyeeta Bhattacharya about Paleoceanography, the study of the ancient oceans.  There is a new interest in Earth's ancient oceans, which underwent temperature and chemical changes similar to those now anticipated to occur as atmospheric CO2 increases. Dr. Bhattacharya currently studies marine sedimentary rocks to unravel past c...

Genevieve and Kyra are joined by their first guests this week. They discuss Local Ecological Knowledge and get an insight into North Carolina Fisheries research being conducted by their peers and colleagues Samantha Farquar and Andrew McMains, both working on their PhDs at East Carolina University. Samantha discusses working with local NC fishers to research concerns with environmental change, whi...

Join Rising Sea Voices’ host Felicia Olmeta-Schult and Dr. Delphine Lobelle, physical oceanographer and post-doctoral researcher at Utrecht University in The Netherlands, to talk microplastics! In this episode, Delphine explains what microplastics are and her work on computer simulations that estimate where microplastics will end up in the ocean. It happens that algal growth on microplastics has a...

On this jam-packed episode, hosts Peter Ravella and Tyler Buckingham begin by talking to Sally Bakko, a recently appointed (by Governor Abbott) board member of the Gulf Coast Protection District (GCPD) who also serves as the Director of Policy and Government Relations for the City of Galveston. Sally explains the purpose of the GCPD, which was  created by the Texas legislature to operate and lever...

On the fifth episode of North Coast Chronicles: Tales from the Great Lakes, entitled, "The Great Portage of 1829," historian Bel Bachmann and trade and compliance specialist with the Canadian St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation, Benoit Nolet, join host Helen Brohl to share the origins, construction, and operation of the Welland Canal. Providing portage around Niagara falls for ships no...

This month on The American Blue Economy Podcast, our host Admiral Tim Gallaudet  covers climate change - how climate change is impacting the American Blue Economy through warming oceans, ocean acidification, sea level rise, and other effects.  He will also discuss what can be done about it. Beginning with an introduction by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhod...

On today’s episode, Jacques talks with Steve Cochran, who has served as Campaign Director of the Restore the Mississippi River Delta (MRD) for the last six years, about some developments within the coalition. After successfully leading the MRD team, Steve is moving on to assume a new role leading state affairs within Environmental Defense Fund and none other than our very own Simone Maloz will ass...

On this episode of, Peter Ravella and Tyler Buckingham sit down with economist Dr. Ryan C. Lewis to talk about his research into the pricing effects of sea level rise on coastal communities. In an innovative approach, Dr. Lewis and his colleagues Dr. Bernstein and Dr. Gustafson, determined that homes exposed to sea level rise sell for approximately 7% less than equivalent unexposed properties. The...

In the episode of Shorewords! Host Lesley Ewing talks with Her Deepness, Dr. Sylvia Earle and Subsea Concierge, Liz Taylor, about their years of ocean exploration and documenting the conditions of our oceans. The discussion ranges from Sea Change: A Message of the Oceans, to Blue Hope: Exploring and Caring for Earth’s Magnificent Ocean, to the upcoming Ocean: A Global Odyssey to their hopes and co...

In this episode of Going Coastal, Mr. Hank Hodde joins co-hosts Heather and Marissa to discuss the Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship and his road to a career in coastal policy and planning. Hank Hodde is a Sustainability and Resiliency Coordinator for Pinellas County in Florida and a former Knauss Fellow. The 2023 Knauss Fellowship application window is now open and closes in February 2022. Learn about...

As impacts from Hurricane Ida continue to be assessed, Pontchartrain Conservancy's Water Quality Program Director Brady Skaggs discusses how the storm affected water quality across the region and what actions you can take to improve water quality in nearby waterways. Skaggs also highlights the newly-launched Lake and Coast App that puts water quality data at your fingertips. As a reminder, you can...

On this episode, Peter Ravella and Tyler Buckingham talk to Dr. Karen Martin about the response and potential impacts of the Huntington Oil Spill that occurred off the coast of Southern California on October 1, 2021. So far, it seems that a  a 17.7-mile oil pipeline connecting offshore oil Platform Elly with the shore had been possibly dragged by a ship's anchor resulting in an estimated 3,10...

NOAA recently announced that summer 2021 was the hottest on record. During this episode, Jenna is joined by Taylour Chang and Nā‘ālehu Anthony to explore the visually dynamic and spiritually arresting,  Artists of Hawai‘i Now  exhibition at the Honolulu Museum of Art, featuring  bold, boundary-pushing works from 18 artists. This exhibition couldn't be timelier. I...

This week on Coastal Conundrum, we’re excited to welcome back Nicole LeBoeuf, the Assistant Administrator for NOAA's National Ocean Service , to talk about what the Nation’s premiere coastal and ocean agency has been up to since 2020. The show focuses on new themes, initiatives, and changes across the ocean service related to enhancing  coastal resilience in the face of climate change impacts...

On the October Episode of the WaterLog Podcast, Howard and Dan kick off the beginning of the Federal Fiscal year with a breakdown of the chaos in Washington. Disaster funding for Ida, Flood Insurance, Debt Limit and Infrastructure are all fair game. Plus, the Corps is still proposing massive flood gates and other measures in Florida, Texas, New jersey and New York.

This week on Delta Dispatches, we’re excited to welcome Kate Orff, Founding Principal of SCAPE. Jacques and Simone talk with her about the role nature can play in adapting to climate change, how she is reimagining landscape architecture through her studio, as well as on-the-ground restoration opportunities from Louisiana to New York. SCAPE’s recent work includes OurFutureCoast.org ( https://www.ou...

On this special episode recorded at the 2021 ASBPA National Conference in New Orleans , Peter Ravella and Tyler Buckingham celebrate ASPN being awarded the Gooderham Media Award before welcoming Dr. Stephen Romaniello to the show to talk about how Project Vesta is developing a new enhanced weathering technique that has the potential to make beach renourishment projects carbon negative at little to...

In this month's episode, we discuss ocean mapping, exploration, and characterization. We were perfectly prepared for this topic 2 weeks ago when we were thrilled to host none other than Dr. Robert Ballard, world famous ocean explorer and discoverer of the RMS Titanic.  We had an engaging discussion about his recent book Into the Deep, A Memoir by the Man who found Titanic. Today, we will expl...

The fourth episode in the North Coast Chronicles: Tales from the Great Lakes series by host, Helen Brohl, investigates "Climate Change and the Lake They Call Gitche Gumee."  The Chippewa referred to Lake Superior as Gitche Gumee (or gichi-gami in modern Ojibwa language) which means "big sea" or "huge water."  The largest of the Great Lakes, Lake Superior is the largest lake in the world...

In this episode of Rising Sea Voices, your host Felicia Olmeta-Schult shares her personal and professional story. The road has been full of unexpected opportunities, self-search and doubts, and good and not so good surprises. You will discover how a Mediterranean island child ended up in the Pacific Northwest and started as a natural scientist but found her calling as a social scientist and liaiso...