Sargassum Podcast

The Sargassum Podcast

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Since 2011, vast masses of the free-floating algae Sargassum have been washing ashore on Caribbean beaches – some leaving coastlines three feet deep in seaweed. When it isn't rotting on beaches, Sargassum has incredible properties and could fuel an entire new blue economy. The Sargassum Podcast aims to cure marine science blindness by providing listeners with an in-depth look into how sargassum impacts local communities, coastal biomes, and the world at large – and how we can harvest it to build a diversified blue economy.

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Ep.7: Impacts des sargasses sur la santé avec le docteur Thierry Lebrun 17.02.2021 45:11

Pour cet épisode, nous discutons avec le docteur Thierry Lebrun, médecin anesthésiste-réanimateur et référent Anesthésiste, au Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire de la Martinique (CHUM) Pierre Zobda Quitman, depuis sa fondation en 2018. Il habite en Martinique depuis plus de 40 ans et est engagé en tant que médecin et en tant que citoyen contre les dangers que peuvent représenter pour les riverains et...

Ep.6: Connecting people working with Sargassum with Prof. Ligia Collado-Vides 06.02.2021 31:20

In this episode we talk to Dr. Ligia Collado-Vides. She is a professor at Florida International University and has been studying the ecology of marine macroalgae in the Caribbean and south Florida for the last 20 years. Sargassum is to her a large group of brown algae with more 350 species. Listen to the episode to hear about: - Information we are still missing about the life cycle of Sargassum na...

Ep.5: Turning Sargassum into fuel? With Dr. John Milledge 30.01.2021 46:57

In this episode we talk to Dr. John Milledge, a member of Algal Biotechnology Research Group at the University of  Greenwich. He is currently researching the potential exploitation of  Genus Sargassum for biofuel and other products. Sargassum is to him a vibrant offshore ecosystem that causes economic challenges when it beaches. He is researching whether we can turn this golden tide into...

Ep.4: Turning Ocean deserts into vibrant algae farms with Victor Smetacek 24.01.2021 43:06

In this episode we talk to Emeritus Prof. Victor Smetacek, a biological oceanographer by training. Before retiring a few years ago he was leading the Pelagic Biology Section at the Alfred Wegener Institute in Bremerhaven. Victor once picked up a Sargassum fish while swimming in India thinking he was picking up Sargassum. For him Sargassum is an incredible algae that could be farmed in gyres to seq...

Ep.3: Salgax- Cómo convertir sargazo en una oportunidad comercial con Dayre Catzim. 17.01.2021 43:26

En este episodio hablamos con la emprendedora mexicana Dayre Catzim que fundó junto a su marido la empresa Salgax para producir fertilizante, papel y otros productos a partir del sargazo recogido en las playas. Para Dayre sargazo es su forma de vida y una forma de generar trabajo y empleos. Para su pueblo, los mayas, es un recurso nuevo y parte de su trabajo ha sido enseñarle a la cultura maya la...

Ep.2: Homo Sargassum – how Sargassum inspired an art project with Vanessa Selk 17.01.2021 39:23

In this episode we talk to Vanessa Selk, the executive and artists director of Tout-Monde Art Foundation and former French diplomat. For Vanessa, Sargassum are living creatures that are having a dialog with us humans on an economic, ecological, historic and creative level. Listen to the episode to hear about: - The Caribbean folkloric story of the Soucouyant as portait in a painting by  Edoua...

Ep.1: Citizens help scientists with the Sargassum Watch App with Lowell Iporac 05.01.2021 38:17

In this episode we talk to Lowell Iporac, a PhD student at Florida International University. He is the communications manager of the International Sargassum Network (SargNet) listserv and primary manager of the citizen science project “Sargassum Watch”. Sargassum is a “hell of an accident” to Lowell. His PhD was focused on invertebrates in seagrass beds until Sargassum came along and now it is tak...