American Shoreline Podcast Network

This week the multi-part RESCUE series continues with an examination of familiar products derived from the ocean that we use to support our ways of life, our well-being and our health: from vitamins and supplements to pain and cancer treatments. And we discuss the future of exploration and exploitation of resources as the bio-prospecting rush heats up. How are we regulating extraction from the oce...

Mining the deep: Join Shorewords host, Lesley Ewing, in conversation with Vince Beiser, author and journalist, is a conversation about his April 2023 Wired article – “The Mining Industry’s Next Frontier is Deep, Deep Under the Sea”.  As the automotive industry gears up for EVs, mining companies are searching for the metals needed for energy storage. Deep sea mining of polymetallic nodules is happe...

In this captivating episode of the American Blue Economy Podcast, join retired Admiral Tim Gallaudet as he engages in an enlightening discussion with esteemed guests Dr. Avery Paxton, a Research Marine Biologist at NOAA's National Ocean Service, Cady Breslin, a Marine Educator at the North Carolina Aquarium, and two talented students, Hailey Lewis and Iileyah Braxton, from NCSU. Together, they...

On The Capitol Beach, Derek Brockbank speaks with Nicole LeBouef, the assistant administrator for NOAA’s National Ocean Service, about NOAA’s recent announcement of  $562 million investment  from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to make coastal communities resilient to climate impacts. Funding 149 projects across 30 states and territories, this is the f...

This week the multi-part RESCUE series continues with an advancement of the sub-theme of technology. We're talking about the pitfalls of modern agriculture, examples of sustainable fisheries, and the innovative ways that we might farm the marine environment that positively impact human health and have a regenerative, sustainable response to our harvest and use. RESCUE as an acronym offers a pl...

This episode is a reunion of sorts. Jenna is joined by her old colleagues, Quinn Whitesall McHerro and Shane Godshall, from the American Littoral Society's restoration team. The three discuss several projects the restoration team is working on in the Mid-Atlantic region as well as the importance of maintaining healthy populations of a species that has been on Earth for at least 445 million yea...

In this episode of Going Coastal, Deb makes her debut as one of your co-hosts and joins Marissa in welcoming your SNP Vice President and Coastal Universities Guide Chair - Nick Brown and Leanne Hauptman! These two incredible leaders have big plans for the future of SNP, transforming how the Chapter supports and interacts with students and professionals. This year, SNP is playing matchmaker in thei...

In this episode of the American Shoreline Podcast, co-hosts Peter Ravella and Tyler Buckingham sit down with Gary Glick, the President of Friends of Rio Grande Valley Reef, to discuss how the RGV Reef was created. The discussion dives into the grassroots nature of Gary's organization, which is dedicated to building and restoring fish habitat, including nursery reefs, to put fish back in the Gu...

This week we continue the multi-part RESCUE series with the topic of seafood consumption. While more than 3 billion people worldwide rely on wild-caught and farmed seafood as a significant source of animal protein, unsustainable and illegally caught seafood harvest threatens a major health crisis if we do not confront the issue through regulation and enforcement of best practice, change in social...

We're sticking to our theme of featuring ocean expeditions on this month's episode of The Ocean Decade Show! Tune in as Taylor speaks to famous Arctic and Antarctic explorer Dr. Jean-Louis Etienne about his upcoming Ocean Decade-endorsed expedition Polar Pod, an unprecedented maritime exploration of the Southern Ocean, the main driver of the Earth's climate and a huge reserve of marine...

In the May edition of WaterLog podcast, Dan and Howard provide a brief overview of the proposed coastal earmarks in the FY24 appropriations bill, discuss the latest developments in Congress regarding offshore wind revenues, beach nourishment, and a disappointing jobs report in the offshore wind industry. Additionally, they discuss the concerning issue of FEMA and the NFIP running out of funds and...

In this special rebroadcast, Peter Ravella and Tyler Buckingham interview Dr. Nick Osbaldiston, a Professor of Sociology at James Cook University, about the significance of the coastline in human culture and its impact on our perception of danger. The episode explores why the decision to reopen beaches during the COVID-19 pandemic has become a hot topic and how our relationship with the shoreline...

This week we continue the multi-part RESCUE series with an outline of the four technological focus areas of the recently announced Ocean Climate Action Plan, the organizing connection of which is technology. Guiding the actions of the plan are a commitment to be responsible stewards of a healthy and sustainable ocean, to advance environmental justice and engage with all communities, and to coordin...

This month on North Coast Chronicles:Tales from the Great Lakes!  "Whatever Happened with the Great Lakes Circle Tour?"  A great idea from the 80's to encourage travelers through the beautiful byways of the Great Lakes hasn't gotten much attention lately. What gives? The Great Lakes Circle Tour is the brain child and copywrite of the Great Lakes Commission but has languished unde...

Rory and Kathryn hear from Dr. Brandon Southall, an expert in noise impacts on marine mammals. Brandon is President and Senior Scientist for Southall Environmental Associates (SEA, Inc.), a research and consulting firm to achieve sustainable development and effective environmental management. Brandon shares where his interest in bioacoustics began, how he founded his own environmental company, and...

Join Big Tourism host Arica Sears and her guest Anthony Everett, President and CEO of 4VI, as they talk about navigating change, uplifting the voices of residents in tourism strategies and adding climate strategies to tourism initiatives. This conversation draws on the progress of 4VI one year after becoming a social enterprise formed to ensure that travel is a force for good for Vancouver Island...

On this episode of the American Shoreline Podcast, co-hosts Peter Ravella and Tyler Buckingham are joined by Peter Neill, Director of the World Ocean Observatory, to celebrate the organization's 20th anniversary. They also discuss World Ocean Radio, a weekly podcast hosted by Neill that explores ocean science, advocacy, and education, now airing every Saturday on ASPN. Currently, World Ocean R...

This week we continue the multi-part RESCUE series with defined programs and relationships that apply technologies toward public good, such as a universal grid system, battery generation and storage, desalination, and better understanding of natural systems and our relationship to them. RESCUE as an acronym offers a plan for specific action and public participation: Renewal, Environment, Society,...

Join Lesley Ewing, host of Shorewords!, as she catches up with acclaimed author Vince Beiser at the Berkeley Book Festival to discuss his eye-opening book, The World in a Grain. Vince, a finalist for the prestigious PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award and a California Book Award recipient, delves into the surprising world of sand, revealing its vital role in shaping our environment, te...

What do you call a lawyer standing on a seawall? How about an ocean steward?! This month host  Tamara Kahn  speaks to  Anya Freeman  of  Kind Designs . Anya was working as a prosecutor in Miami and was well aware of the city’s constant flooding issues. Tune in to hear how she got her feet wet as a founder and set out to start a company that marries technology and nature to solve a critical coastal...

On this month's episode of the  American Blue Economy Podcast , our host  Rear Admiral, Tim Gallaudet, PhD, US Navy (ret)  conducts the 4th in a series on technology in the American Blue Economy. While his most recent shows looked at  Unmanned Systems ,   Biotechnology , and  Artificial Intelligence in the Blue Economy , this latest episode explores space – specifically satellite technology -...

In this episode of the American Shoreline Podcast, co-hosts Peter Ravella and Tyler Buckingham are joined by Dr. Lisa Levin , a distinguished professor at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The conversation revolves around Dr. Levin's recent paper, " Deep-sea impacts of climate interventions: Ocean manipulation to mitigate climate change may harm deep-sea ecosystems ". They dis...

This week we continue the multi-part RESCUE series with a discussion of alternative energy solutions, battery technology, geothermal energy production, and the adaptation of existing at-sea platforms and rigs to capture energy from the ocean as a less-polluting, renewed, refit utility, taking an old technology and transforming it into a new solution for our energy future. RESCUE as an acronym offe...

Tune in to this episode of the Sea Change Podcast to meet DaRon Shavers. DaRon is the Founder of Aniversenow Enterprises, which is a nature and animal health organization that has the mission of educating the world about nature, natural therapies, and ways to coexist with our environment. He is also a veterinary student at the University of Kentucky and a Reiki healer. During this episode, DaRon a...

In this episode of Going Coastal, Jon and Marissa welcome a new co-host to the show – Déborah Fernandes, a Switzerland and Portugal native and current PhD student at University of South Alabama! Join us as we get to know Deb and reminisce on the guests and show topics of our second season. If there’s a particular episode or guest from Seasons 1 or 2 that resonated with you, we’d love to hear about...