Marine Conservation Happy Hour

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic discuss a sticky subject - whale earwax. In this episode teh MCHH team discuss the nature of whale ears and how scientists are using whale earwax to make many discoveries about the lives of whales and the threats that they face. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content,  $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation   Con...

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic discuss the science and the conservation message in the recent movie Avatar 2: The Way of Water. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content,  $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation   Contact  info@absolutelysmashingllc.com  for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or having advertisments on the show Music...

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic discuss "cetacean ops" - whale and dolphin crew members on Star Trek spaceships!  If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content,  $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation   Contact  info@absolutelysmashingllc.com  for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or having advertisments on the show Music credits By Joll...

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic discuss the various species of porpoises . What's the difference between a dolphin and a porpoise? How many species of porpoise are there? the MCHH crew talk about the unique ecology and biology of these facinating, and threatened, cetacean species. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content,  $1 helps : www.patreon.com/mar...

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic discuss the various types of river dolphins. They talk abut the unique ecology and biology of these fascinating, and threatened, cetacean species. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content,  $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation   Contact  info@absolutelysmashingllc.com  for more information about sponsoring MCHH e...

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic discuss the difference between baleen (or filter feeding) whales and toothed whales. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content,  $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation   Contact  info@absolutelysmashingllc.com  for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or having advertisments on the show Music credits By J...

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic discuss whale evolution. T he MCHH crew will be talking about aspects of whale and dolphin biology, ecology and conservation. In today's episode they talk about the archeocetes - the earliest whales and dolphins. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content,  $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation   Contact  info@absol...

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk about aspects of whale and dolphin biology, ecology and conservation. In today's episode they talk about taxonomy of cetaceans - classifying the different types of whales and dolphins. What are whales nearest living land relatives? Find out on this episode. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content,  $1 helps : www.pa...

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk about Hvaldimir, the friendly beluga whale. What is Hvaldimir's story - was he a spy? What's the current issue with this James Bond of Belugas? If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content,  $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation   Contact  info@absolutelysmashingllc.com  for more information about sponsoring MCHH...

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk about how boat-attacking orcas have been called "Gladis" and how they got this name. On this episode we go from marine mammal science to ancient history to Russel Crowe... If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content,  $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation   Contact  info@absolutelysmashingllc.com  for more infor...

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk about how climate change impacted the viking colony on Greenland. There are many parallels to what happened to this sucessful and wealthy colony ... that  disappeared - and what is happening to many coastal communities today. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content,  $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation   C...

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk about how orcas (killer whales) are attacking and sinking boats off the coast of Spain. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content,  $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation   Contact  info@absolutelysmashingllc.com  for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or having advertisments on the show Music cred...

Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken are joined by author James Michael Dorsey who shares his latest book: The Lagoon: Encounters with the Whales of San Ignacio "Once a killing ground for whalers hunting a leviathan they called the "devilfish," the San Ignacio Lagoon in Baja, Mexico is now an environmental and spiritual sanctuary―the only place in the world where animals in their natural aquatic enviro...

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat with Michael Jasny (from the Natural Resources Defense Council) about the most endangered whale in the world: Rice's whale If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content,  $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation   Contact  info@absolutelysmashingllc.com  for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or having a...

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat with their guest Michael Jasny (from the Natural Resources Defense Council) about a new law that could cause massive harm to whales, dolphins and other marine species in the Gulf of Mexico, from the oil and gas industry! If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content,  $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation   Contac...

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat with their guest Michael Jasny from the Natural Resources Defense Council, about the threat that underwater noise poses to whales and dolphins. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content,  $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation   Contact  info@absolutelysmashingllc.com  for more information about sponsoring MCHH...

Dr Scarlett Smash quizes Dr Craken MacCraic about penguins - how many of the amazing facts does he know about these sea birds?  If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content,  $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation   Contact  info@absolutelysmashingllc.com  for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or having advertisments on the show Music credits...

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk about fin whales and share some amazing facts about this sizeable mammal. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content,  $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation   Contact  info@absolutelysmashingllc.com  for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or having advertisments on the show Music credits By Jolly S...

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat about the recent IWC (International Whaling Commission) Scientific Committee meeting in Slovenia. Craken chats about the cutting edge whale science that gets discussed at this meeting and some of the projects that he helped present. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content,  $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservat...

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk to Karly McMullen from the University of British Columbia what it is like to live in a community in the mangroves in Ecuador. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content,  $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation   Contact  info@absolutelysmashingllc.com  for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or havin...

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk to Karly McMullen from the University of British Columbia about her research on the impacts of plastic on Galapagos penguins. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content,  $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation   Contact  info@absolutelysmashingllc.com  for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or havin...

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk about the pirate queen "The Lioness of Brittany". A story of love, revenge and piracy. Hear about her legendary Black Fleet and a story that rivals Game of Thrones - except it actually happened! Also raise a glass as to celebrate MCHH's 500th episode ! If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content,  $1 helps : www.patreon...

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk about saw sharks. They share some fascinating facts about this little-known group of sharks, and talk about the conservation of saw sharks. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content,  $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation   Contact  info@absolutelysmashingllc.com  for more information about sponsoring MCHH epi...

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic discuss the differences between saw fish and saw sharks and some fascinating facts about their biology. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content,  $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation   Contact  info@absolutelysmashingllc.com  for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or having advertisments on the show...

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic continue talking to Heather Barrett from Sea Otter Savvy about sea otter conservation and the threats these keystone species face. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content,  $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation   Contact  info@absolutelysmashingllc.com  for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or havin...