American Shoreline Podcast Network

On this episode, Peter and Tyler welcome back to the program David Abel, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist with the Boston Globe, Podcast host, and documentary filmmaker of Lobster Wars and more.  David discuss his latest reporting in the  Globe on the conflict between Maine's  lobstermen and federal regulators who are trying to save the North Atlantic right whale.  Listen in w...

On this episode of the Beach Shack (recorded on New Years Day), Tyler sits down with Lucy Bellwood at his favorite beach shack in Ventura, CA to discuss the power of cartoons in education, in particular in the areas of science and maritime culture. Lucy is a professional Adventure Cartoonist, author, and educator based in Portland, Oregon. Her work brings enthusiastic tales of exploration to thous...

Come along with Peter and Tyler as they celebrate some of the best moments from the past year on the America Shoreline Podcast.  Here is Part 2 of our Best of 2019: 1. Revolutionary Naval Historian Dr. Bill Fowler (0:1:10) 2. At What Point Managed Retreat with Radley Horton (0:9:15) 3. Dutch Solutions on the American Shoreline with Kiah Collier (0:17:14) 4. The Arithmetic of Coastal Retreat w...

Come along with Peter and Tyler as they celebrate some of the best moments from the past year on the America Shoreline Podcast.  We look back at some of our favorite guests: 1. Dr. Susan Hovorka, Senior Research Scientist at the Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas at Austin, a leading international researcher on secure geologic sequestration of carbon.  Is there a way to redu...

On this special show, we look back on some of the best moments captured on the Sea Change podcast.  1. Danni Washington is an American activist, artist and presenter who campaigns for cleaner, plastic-free oceans. She founded the Not-for-Profit Big Blue & You, and presents the STEM-themed TV show Xploration Nature Knows Best. (0:0:38) 2. Daniel Lanzilotta is a New York City based artist,...

On this special show, Derek looks back at some his favorite Capitol Beach interviews of 2019. Here are some of the best segments of the year! 1)  United States Senator Tom Carper 2) United States Representative Garret Graves 3)  Eric Bush & Joe Redican of the US Army Corps of Engineers Planning and Policy Division 4)  Renee Orr, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 5)  Mark Os...

On this episode, Jacques & Simone welcome back one of Delta Dispatches' favorite guests, Dr. Alisha Renfro! Alisha.  They dive into how a crevasse at Fort St. Phillip is one of the few areas of Louisiana that's growing new land. Alisha also talks about the important River Reintroduction into Maurepas Swamp project, which is up for public comment now. On the second half the show,  Mar...

2019:  What A Year!  Peter and Tyler close out 2019 with a wide-ranging retrospective on the year, including the biggest coastal trends, the best podcast guests of the year, our favorite shows on ASPN, and the highlights from the 219 podcasts released this year! ASPN and Coastal News Today grew beyond our dreams in 2019 and we hope we were able to capture the complexity of the coastal co...

On this special Friday HH, Tyler and Peter welcome Carmella Guiol to the show, host of the new ASPN show Enchanted Island, a profile of Puerto Rico. Carmella has Caribbean salt in her veins. She grew up in Miami, sailing throughout the Caribbean with her father, visiting the islands of the region and learning how the shorelines were transforming each day. Cheers to ASPN's newest show! And, cheers...

Simone and Jacques open the show talking to Clair Hebert Marceaux, Port Director for the Cameron Parish Port. Clair talks about her career and how she went from an English teacher to one of Louisiana’s coastal leaders. In the final segment of the show, they’re joined by Emma Reid, director of the new documentary, In the Blind, which follows the history of duck hunters’ role in coastal restoration...

Having returned from a recent trip, Peter shares with Tyler his take on the Yucatan Peninsula and the Riviera Maya, the most popular International tourist destination in Mexico.  Tourism on this 80 miles of shoreline from Cancun to Tulum is booming with big time beachfront development but, as on all shorelines, challenges are emerging.  Nearshore water quality is declining, som...

This week on the Next Gen Waterfronts Podcast, Dan Martin is joined by Paul Labovitz, Superintendent of Indiana Dunes National Park, the newest national park in America, created just this year.  Indiana Dunes is first national park in Indiana and was originally advanced by Stephen Mather, the first Administrator of the National Park Service appointed in 1917...

On this episode of the Sea Change Podcast, Jenna Valente is joined by the brilliant Kate Fritz, Executive Director of the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, to give some well-deserved attention to American Estuaries. Tune in to this episode to join Jenna and Kate's inside look into their conservation careers and management of the largest estuary in the United States, the Chesapeake Bay.

Peter and Tyler welcome Rob Morris to the show to learn about ropeless fishing technologies that are currently in production and can greatly reduce the risks to Northern Atlantic Right Whales associated with fishing gear entanglements. His firm, Edgetech, offers the Ropeless Fishing System, which enables fishermen to transmit a sonic signature from their boat to a submerged trap trap. The signal r...

On this special Back Friday edition of Friday Happy Hour, Tyler is joined by Jenna Valente and Brian Yurasits for drinks and reflection on the things we're feeling thankful for over the Holiday weekend. 

On this episode of the WaterLog Podcast, hosts Howard Marlowe and Dan Ginolfi being us the latest from DC, including the impeachment proceedings, an update on Federal funding, how Congress is eyeing coastal resilience, a new bill in Congress that could slash State's input on the Clean Water Act, discussion on the National Food Insurance Program, and much more! 

Peter and Tyler wrap up ASPN's coverage of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association's 20th Annual Meeting in Savannah, Georgia by recapping the meeting with Paul Barger (the outgoing Board Chair), David Kennedy (the incoming Board Chair), and Brad Pickel (AIWA's Executive Director). We discuss this year's meeting, our take-aways, and how the organization is continuing to evolve to best advoc...

Our coverage of the AIWA 20th Annual Meeting continues as Peter sits down with three team members from the Seven Mile Island Living Laboratory, a collaboration between the Wetland Institute, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District, and local and New Jersey state partners. This innovative project is endeavoring to develop better methods for beneficial use of dredge material, a common...

Coverage of the AIWA 20th Annual Meeting continues from Savannah with Peter and Tyler speaking to Dennis Barbour, a coastal and marine legend in North Carolina. Dennis is a board member of AIWA and so much more.  Over his 50 plus years on the Carolina coast, Dennis has served as the Mayor of Carolina Beach, Chairman of the Hanover County Port, Waterway, and Beach Commission, and is currently...

Meet Captain William Van Puffelen, CEO, and his wife Lindsay Van Puffelen, COO, owners and operators of a Biblia, Inc., a family-owned marine towing and transportation company headquartered here in Savannah, Georgia. The company has been in the Van Puffelen family for generations and operates extensively on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway and from Maine to Mexico.  We learn how a fami...

Peter is joined by Melissa Danko (Executive Director of the Marine Trades Association of New Jersey), David Dickerson (Vice President and State Government Relations Director at the National Marine Manufactures Association), and David Kennedy (Director of Government Affairs for the Boat Owners Association of the United States). They discuss the importance of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway for r...

Peter and Tyler are live from the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association Annual Meeting, which is taking place in the beautiful city of Savannah, Georgia. Over the next two days we will bring the insights and conversations from this meeting (the 20th annual) to you. The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway is one of the oldest transportation features on the American Shoreline, and plays a major role...

Clayton Harris III is the Executive Director for the Illinois International Port District at the Port of Chicago. In this role, Clayton and the Illinois International Port District are committed to developing and maintaining a world-class port that operates as a modern, strategically driven facility and is focused on generating and expanding economic activity and employment for the benefit of the...

Today hosts Jacques Hebert and Simone Maloz are joined by frequent guests Dr. John Lopez of the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation and Dr. Alisha Renfro of the National Wildlife Federation. In this episode, we talk about the science of coastal restoration including 2019's high river, the impacts of the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO), the upcoming State of the Coast conference, and volunteer...

On this episode of the American Shoreline Podcast, Peter and Tyler speak with Dr. Shimrit Perkol-Finkel, an Israeli marine biologist and CEO at ECOncrete Tech LTD, who created a new environmentally-friendly concrete to protect and rejuvenate coastlines and foster growth of marine life. The low-carbon, bio-enhanced concrete is custom-made for urban waterfronts, port redevelopment projects, and offs...