Ocean Matters Podcast

Dereliction: And the Ocean Too Weeps. 19.11.2022 5:09 ↓

A poem by Salim Bhimji who was recently shortlisted for the prestigious Montreal International Poetry Prize.

Israel's economy is setting sail into the deep blue tech sea. 10.11.2022 10:57 ↓

An article talking about the Israeli commitment to bluetech, authored by Yermi Brenner, originally published in the Timesofisrael.com

Fishing Gear became the Deadliest Marine Plastic. 07.11.2022 10:50 ↓

Based on the article authored by Emma Bryce, published in the Guardian.

Sylvia Earle, 'Queen of the Deep', eternally rediscovering the ocean! 04.11.2022 10:25 ↓

An article called 'every time I go into the water, I see things I've never seen before!' is keeping Sylvia Earle leading the topic of ocean conservation, talking about Hope Spots and the work carried out by Mission Blue!

This Scientist uses drones and algorithms to save whales... 31.10.2022 18:46 ↓

A fabulous article authored by Tatiana Schlossberg, on the use of data, drones and science to save the oceans.

Using the ocean to fight climate change raises serious questions 27.10.2022 11:10 ↓

A great article in the Conversation addresses several issues with carbon removal methods using the ocean.

Shackleton's Endurance, to raise it from the depths or not. 24.10.2022 10:04 ↓

Less than a year after finding the Endurance, decisions need to be made as what to do next with it.

Fishing nets 2022, new study on the scale of lost fishing gear adrift. 17.10.2022 10:39 ↓

Ghost nets, then and now, and today's scale of things.

The Mediterranean, stumbles and progress. 07.10.2022 23:13 ↓

A few articles reminding us of the new situations in the Med due to climate as well as some results from having non trawls and mpa's implemented.

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch & 'One more thing' about plastics! 06.10.2022 25:05 ↓

Plastic waste in the ocean is back in the news. Articles are from BBC and Mongabay.

Arctic Ocean acidifying up to four times as fast as other oceans 04.10.2022 5:34 ↓

A read of the recent article authored by Karen McVeigh, published in the Guardian.

Shifting Ocean currents are pushing more and more heat into the Southern Hemisphere's cooler waters. 03.10.2022 10:25 ↓

An illustrative article published in the conversation.com.

Post Summer, heatwave still going and more momentum for the Ocean 24.09.2022 17:20 ↓

Summer is over, heatwave is still affecting our planet. More momentum and brand names stepping up, there is finally a Mediterranean pavilion at COP27.

Yvon Chouinard, Patagonia, turns their profits to the planet. 16.09.2022 8:25 ↓

Mr Chouinard gives the profits of his company to the planet.

Heatwaves on the Med, droughts all over Europe... It had been announced for decades. 16.08.2022 45:07 ↓

The topic of climate change is traced to over 110 years and I have shared both articles here. It is not doom and gloom but a reminder that it is an emergency.

Malta - Marine heatwave is 'longest in history' 11.08.2022 4:17 ↓

An article on the Mediterranean authored by Claire Farrugia, published originally in the Times of Malta.

Current heatwave may be disastrous for life in the Mediterranean Say 04.08.2022 3:37 ↓

A short article published initially on Reuters.

The Mediterranean as we know it is vanishing 03.08.2022 9:16 ↓

An article on the Mediterranean authored by Christina Lu and Anusha Rathi. 'Many people say that if we can solve the Mediterranean, we can solve the world.'

The Mediterranean ecosystem suffering 'marine wildfire' as temperatures peak 01.08.2022 5:36 ↓

A recent article found in the Guardian authored by Joe Henley.

Climate Change in the Mediterranean region 26.07.2022 10:28 ↓

Following the viewing of the topic on the Greenletter club, I thought I would share a few words on the topic of how the Med is currently a hotspot for climate change. Go to the Greenletter club for other great interviews.

Climate Crisis: what lessons can we learn from the last great cooling-off period? 06.07.2022 16:42 ↓

From the article in the Guardian, authored by Michael Marshall.

UN Ocean Conference, Lisbon 2022 04.07.2022 4:28 ↓

A quick note on the event. In short it was great, most notably as it brought forward the ocean tech, innovation and new NGOs. The culture as improved as a whole and the experience brought a breath of fresh air in the race to 2030.

World Oceans Day 2022 08.06.2022 4:40 ↓

Happy Oceans Day. A celebration of our life, one of our lungs of the planet.

The Surfer and the Sage, authored by Shaun Tomson and Noah Ben Shea 02.06.2022 2:56 ↓

A few words on how I stumbled into learning that this new book was published! Thanks Shaun!

Shaun Tomson, Surfer and also Poet 30.05.2022 3:33 ↓

I recently stumbled on a poem authored by Shaun Tomson. I thought I would take the liberty of sharing it here.