Latest Mi'kma'ki Podcast Episodes
Day in the life of a lobster fisherman
Clocean Podcast - Wta'n: Our living ocean - February 01, 2024 10:00 - 28 minutesJoin us as we chat with L'nu Fisheries Tony Clements, who fishes lobster with the Native Council of Prince Edward Island, as we chat about the day to day of being a lobster fisherman. For those that have followed along for the last few years, I want to express my sincere gratitude for being wit...
Biodiversity: a pillar of conservation
Clocean Podcast - Wta'n: Our living ocean - May 24, 2023 09:00 - 40 minutesJoin us as I chat with MUN's Dr. Paul Snelgrove about Biodiversity: what it is, why it is important, and what we are doing to protect it.
A noisy ocean
Clocean Podcast - Wta'n: Our living ocean - April 20, 2023 09:00 - 1 hourJoin us as I chat with Lindy Weilgart about the effects of noise and sound pollution in our ocean as well as some novel ways to mitigate them.
An ocean of pollutants
Clocean Podcast - Wta'n: Our living ocean - March 22, 2023 03:00 - 54 minutesJoin us on this World Water Day as I discuss various pollutants and contaminants with Dr. Peter Wells. Because of the sheer number of pollutants entering our ocean, we skim over a dozen or so categories with plans to dive deeper on a few notables in the near future.
Sea Level Rise - an assault on our coastlines
Clocean Podcast - Wta'n: Our living ocean - February 22, 2023 04:00 - 1 hourJoin us as I discuss sea level rise with Dr. Patricia Manuel from Dalhousie University. We discuss how our coastlines are under assault from the rising seas and how they may just be able to protect themselves if we would simply let them.
Climate Change - the big unknown
Clocean Podcast - Wta'n: Our living ocean - January 25, 2023 08:00 - 58 minutesJoin us as we chat with Dr. Derick Tittensor about how climate change is affecting the ocean around Mi'kma'ki, from habitats to MPAs to individuals organisms.
Loss of the Mother Tree (Hurricane Fiona)
Clocean Podcast - Wta'n: Our living ocean - January 03, 2023 12:00 - 28 minutesJoin us with our season opener as we have an impromptu conversation with Elder Georgina Knockwood-Crane surrounding the impacts of Hurricane Fiona on the Island of Epekwitk. Although much of this conversation centers around land and trees, it is directly applicable and introduces our upcoming e...
Seabirds - an intricate part of our ocean
Clocean Podcast - Wta'n: Our living ocean - June 29, 2022 08:00 - 44 minutesJoin us as Dr. Karel Allard discusses marine birds as part of our last episode of the season. We discuss everything from nutrient cycling to seafarers and how seabirds play an intricate role in our ocean. We hope to be back in the fall with more great ocean episodes.
The Oceans Act and Fisheries Act
Clocean Podcast - Wta'n: Our living ocean - June 22, 2022 08:00 - 1 hourJoin us as we explore the two Canadian Acts that have a huge influence on how we view our global ocean. We had the opportunity to chat with former Assistant Deputy Minister Dr. Wendy Watson-Wright and Scientist Emeritus Jake Rice.
Cold Water Corals - an ecosystem of the deep
Clocean Podcast - Wta'n: Our living ocean - June 08, 2022 08:00 - 45 minutesHappy World Ocean Day! Join us as we talk about creatures of the deep living just off our coasts. Dr. Anna Metaxas tells us how amazing (and large) corals can be and why we so desperately need to protect them.
Sharks - a misunderstood fish
Clocean Podcast - Wta'n: Our living ocean - June 01, 2022 08:00 - 47 minutesJoin us as we explore the world of sharks in Atlantic Canada with the research lead at the Canadian Atlantic Shark Research Laboratory's Dr. Heather Bowlby.
Recreational Boating Safety with Transport Canada
Clocean Podcast - Wta'n: Our living ocean - May 25, 2022 17:00 - 42 minutesToday's episode is a bit different than our typical episodes but nevertheless incredibly important. Join us as we discuss pleasure craft safety with Steve Turgeon and John Nelson from Transport Canada's Office of Boating Safety. In the episode we refer to Transport Canada Safe Boating guide, wh...
Eelgrass – A highly undervalued marine plant
Clocean Podcast - Wta'n: Our living ocean - May 18, 2022 09:00 - 43 minutesJoin us as we discuss the amazing habitat surrounding eelgrass, Zostera marina, with Dalhousie University’s Dr. Kristina Boerder and find out my favorite thing to do with it.
Cetaceans - Imperiled Giants (and not so giants)
Clocean Podcast - Wta'n: Our living ocean - May 04, 2022 09:00 - 59 minutesJoin us as we discuss whales, dolphins, and porpoises from Atlantic Canada with the Marine Animal Response Society's Tonya Wimmer. Two of the open access documents we mention include: Ramp et al, 2021. Up in the Air: drone images reveal underestimation of entanglement rates in large rorqual wh...
Ocean Literacy - more than just science
Clocean Podcast - Wta'n: Our living ocean - April 22, 2022 13:00 - 47 minutesJoin us as we begin our second season of the show on Earth Day! What better way to celebrate our earth than to talk about our ocean - something that composes 71% of the surface our planet. In this episode we we discuss ocean literacy and what it means to be ocean literate with Dr. Diz Glithero, ...
Feeding the world through aquaculture?
Clocean Podcast - Wta'n: Our living ocean - December 17, 2021 11:00 - 59 minutesIn this weeks episode we discuss two less familiar types of aquaculture that are slowly gaining momentum in Atlantic Canada, recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) with David Roberts from Nova Scotia's Sustainable Blue as well as exploring Integrated Multi Trophic Aquaculture with UNB-SJ's Dr. ...
Marine Protected Areas - Bulging at the seams?
Clocean Podcast - Wta'n: Our living ocean - December 01, 2021 10:00 - 1 hourJoin us as we discuss Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) with Dr. Bruce Hatcher. We look at the good, the bad, and the ugly of this much needed protection in our marine environment.
Marine Spatial Planning - A plan for the future
Clocean Podcast - Wta'n: Our living ocean - November 24, 2021 11:00 - 41 minutesJoin us we interview DFO's Maxine Westhead and Jason Naug as we discuss Canada's future in Marine Spatial Planning, what it is, and why we desperately need it.
Marine Spatial Planning - A plan for the future
Clocean Podcast - Wta'n: Our living ocean - November 24, 2021 11:00 - 41 minutesJoin us we interview DFO's Maxine Westhead and Jason Naug as we discuss Canada's future in Marine Spatial Planning, what it is, and why we desperately need it.
Fishing and lessons from the past
Clocean Podcast - Wta'n: Our living ocean - November 17, 2021 16:00 - 48 minutesJoin us as we discuss the history of fishing over the last 400 years in coastal Mi'kma'ki with Dr. Jeffrey Hutchings and the impacts that it has had on our ocean.
L'nu - our kind (Post-glacial archeology)
Clocean Podcast - Wta'n: Our living ocean - November 10, 2021 10:00 - 36 minutesJoin us as we explore the post glacial archeology of Mi'kma'ki with retired archeologist Dr. David Keenlyside, specifically as it relates to the ocean.
Geological history and the ocean - As I know it to be
Clocean Podcast - Wta'n: Our living ocean - November 03, 2021 10:00 - 37 minutesJoin us as we explore a brief geological history of Mi'kma'ki and how it aligns with certain traditional 'legends', from formation of the ocean, glaciation, and the Great Beaver. In this episode we interview Dr. Sandra Barr, Dr. Ian Spooner, and knowledge holder Gerald Gloade.
Introduction - The who and the why
Clocean Podcast - Wta'n: Our living ocean - October 27, 2021 12:00 - 8 minutesJoin us on this trip down the coast as we introduce this new series about ocean health right here in Mi'kma'ki, the Maritime Provinces of Canada. Today we briefly introduce who we are and why we put this podcast together.
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