Latest Cetacean Podcast Episodes
Arctic Ecology
Marine Mammal Science - January 20, 2024 05:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsDr Scarlett Smash celebrates the final episode of the MMS podcast with Dr. Chris Parsons. They chat about Arctic life and ecology. If you would like to keep in touch with Dr Scarlett Smash (LinkedIn) and would like to keep hearing about marine science research tune into the Marine Conservation...
Antarctic ecology
Marine Mammal Science - January 13, 2024 05:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsDr Scarlett Smash celebrates the last two episodes of the MMS podcast with Dr. Chris Parsons. They talk about Antarctic life and ecology. If you would like to keep in touch with Dr Scarlett Smash (LinkedIn), tune into the Marine Conservation Happy Hour podcast https://marineconservationhappyho...
Alejandro Fernandez Ajó
Marine Mammal Science - January 06, 2024 05:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsOn this episode Dr Scarlett Smash has chats with Dr. Alejandro Fernandez Ajó about his work on hormone analysis of gray whale feces to assess correlations and response to a variety of internal and external stressors.
Phthalate Exposure
Marine Mammal Science - December 30, 2023 05:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsOn this week's episode, Dr Scarlett Smash chat with Dr. Leslie Hart about her work investigating potential health impacts from exposure chemicals like phthalate and looking at plastic pollution/plastic-contaminated prey as a potential source of exposure. H.O.P.E. Research lab (Hypothesizin...
PCFG - Feed behavior
Marine Mammal Science - December 23, 2023 05:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsOn this episode Dr Scarlett Smash talks to Clara Bird, a phd candidate about her research on the Pacific coast feeding group (PCFG) gray whales' feeding behaviors.
Pacific Coast Feeding Group History
Marine Mammal Science - December 16, 2023 05:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsDr Scarlett Smash continues to talk to Dr KC Bierlich, a postdoctoral scholar about his drone research on the Pacific coast feeding group (PCFG) gray whales. Dr Bierlich shares the history of the PCFG and what it is like conducting drone research.
Pacific coast feeding group's morphology and Climate Change
Marine Mammal Science - December 09, 2023 05:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsOn this episode Dr Scarlett Smash talks to Dr KC Bierlich, a postdoctoral scholar about his research on the Pacific coast feeding group (PCFG) gray whales. Dr Bierlich is investigating the health of whales in a changing climate, with drones.
Zoop to Poop: Pacific Coast Feeding Group
Marine Mammal Science - December 02, 2023 05:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsOn this episode Dr Scarlett Smash has chats with Lisa Hildebrand, a PhD student at Oregon State University's Marine Mammal Institute, about her work analyzing the “summer resident” gray whale sub-species' prey species from their scat. The results were a big surprise!
"Summer resident” gray whales
Marine Mammal Science - November 25, 2023 05:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsOn this episode Dr Scarlett Smash has chats with Dr. Leigh Torres, head of the GEMM Lab, about the health and habitat of the “summer resident” gray whale sub-species.
Wind Turbines and noise underwater
Marine Mammal Science - November 18, 2023 05:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsOn this episode Dr Scarlett Smash has a conversation with Dr. Jim Miller about offshore wind turbines and cetaceans.
Working in conjunction with fishing communities in India
Marine Mammal Science - November 11, 2023 05:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsOn this episode Dr Scarlett Smash chats with Dr. Dipani Sutaria about engaging fishing communities to mitigate cetacean bycatch in the west coast of India.
Solitary sociable dolphins
Marine Mammal Science - November 04, 2023 04:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsOn this episode Dr Chris Parsons chats with Liz Sandeman from Marine Connection about the phenomenon of solitary, sociable dolphins - when single wild dolphins interact with humans. Sadly these situations often come to an unfortunate end for the dolphins. They talk about what to do if one of the...
Fisheries interactions and Indian Ocean Humpback Dolphins, pt 2
Marine Mammal Science - October 28, 2023 04:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsThis week's host Dr Scarlett Smash chats Ketki Jog, PhD candidate, about her research on the impact of fisheries interactions on the foraging behaviour of Indian Ocean humpback dolphins along the Sindhudurg coast of Maharashtra, India. The Marine Mammal Science Podcast is supported by the Soci...
Fisheries interactions and Indian Ocean Humpback Dolphins, pt 1
Marine Mammal Science - October 21, 2023 04:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsThis week's host Dr Scarlett Smash chats Ketki Jog, PhD candidate, about her research on the impact of fisheries interactions on the foraging behaviour of Indian Ocean humpback dolphins along the Sindhudurg coast of Maharashtra, India. The Marine Mammal Science Podcast is supported by the Soci...
Sea Otters and Surfboards
Marine Mammal Science - October 14, 2023 04:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsThis week's host Dr Chris Parsons chats to Dr Naomi Rose (Senior Scientist, Animal Welfare Institute) as spate of recent attacks on surfboards by a sea otter. They also talk about issues and problems with the public trying to interact with wild marine mammals. The Marine Mammal Science Podcast...
How bottlenose dolphin mothers communicate with their calves
Marine Mammal Science - October 07, 2023 04:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsOn this episode Dr Scarlett Smash chats with Dr Laela Sayigh about her work with bottlenose dolphin signature whistles and the similarities of motherhood in nonhuman mammals.
Advocacy and Iberian orcas
Marine Mammal Science - September 30, 2023 04:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsOn this episode Dr Naomi Rose about how scientists have come together to try to correct the misinformation about the orca population interacting with boats off of Spain and Gibraltar. They also talk about how letter writing to policy makers can be an important tactic for advocating for science.
Toxoplasma gondii
Marine Mammal Science - September 23, 2023 04:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsOn this week's episode Dr Scarlett Smash chats with Dr Sophie Zhu about the detection and genetic characterization of Toxoplasma gondii in feces from feral cats in central coastal California, that can be harmful to marine species.
Rhythm under the sea, pt 2
Marine Mammal Science - September 16, 2023 04:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsOn this week's episode Dr Scarlett Smash chats with Dr Taylor Hersh about her exciting work on Sperm whale clanes and identity codas.
Rhythm under the sea, pt 1
Marine Mammal Science - September 09, 2023 04:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsOn this week's episode Dr Scarlett Smash chats with Dr Taylor Hersh about her exciting work on ceatacean's vocalization and communication.
Extinction Alert: Vaquita!
Marine Mammal Science - September 02, 2023 04:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsIn this episode guest Mark Simmonds tells us about the plight of the vaquita and the recent “Extinction Alert” issued by the International Whaling Commission – a plea to galvanize urgent international Governmental action to try to save the most critically endangered marine mammal in the world.
By-catch mitigation in small-scale fisheries preliminary analysis, pt 2
Marine Mammal Science - August 26, 2023 04:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsOn this week's episode Dr Scarlett Smash chats with Shanta Shamsunnaha, a PhD student at Oregon State University's Marine Mammal Institute, who shares her perspective and experience starting her Phd research on transdisciplinary approaches for by-catch mitigation in small-scale fisheries.
By-catch mitigation in small-scale fisheries preliminary analysis, pt 1
Marine Mammal Science - August 19, 2023 04:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsOn this week's episode Dr Scarlett Smash chats with Shanta Shamsunnaha, a PhD student at Oregon State University's Marine Mammal Institute, who shares her perspective and experience starting her Phd research on transdisciplinary approaches for by-catch mitigation in small-scale fisheries.
The Vaquita, pt 2
Marine Mammal Science - August 12, 2023 11:42 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsDr. Lorenzo Rojas-Bracho updates host Dr. Chris Parsons with the latest news of the world’s most critically endangered cetacean, the Vaquita or Gulf of California harbor porpoise.
The Vaquita, pt 1
Marine Mammal Science - August 05, 2023 04:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsDr. Lorenzo Rojas-Bracho updates host Dr. Chris Parsons with the latest news of the world’s most critically endangered cetacean, the Vaquita or Gulf of California harbor porpoise.
How to conserve Franciscana dolphins
Marine Mammal Science - July 29, 2023 04:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsDr Alex Zerbini, Chair of the International Whaling Commission's Scientific Committee, chats about the threatened franciscana dolphin and current efforts to conserve this vulnerable marine mammal.
Hector's and Maui's dolphins
Marine Mammal Science - July 22, 2023 04:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsIn this episode Dr Liz Slooten of Otago University, New Zealand, talks about the plight of the threatened Hector's and Maui's dolphins.
Underwater noise and seismic surveys
Marine Mammal Science - July 15, 2023 04:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsIn this episode guest Michael Jasny, the Director of the Natural Resources Defense Council's marine mammal program chats about underwater noise, the threat posed by oil and gas exploration and a new US bill that could have devastating impacts on marine mammals
Cetaceans in Lakshadweep, India, pt 2
Marine Mammal Science - July 08, 2023 04:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsOn this week's episode Dr Ashley Scarlett (Dr Scarlett Smash) has an exciting chat with Dr. Divya Panicker about her work on cetacean diversity and distribution in the Lakshadweep islands in India.
Cetaceans in Lakshadweep, India, pt 1
Marine Mammal Science - July 01, 2023 04:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 45 ratingsOn this week's episode Dr Ashley Scarlett (Dr Scarlett Smash) has an exciting chat with Dr. Divya Panicker about her work on cetacean diversity and distribution in the Lakshadweep islands in India.