Blue Earth – Details, episodes & analysis

Today Dan Distel comes on to discuss the Underwater Cypress Forest, an impressive new discovery that could lead to new medicines and scientific  discoveries. Distel is a researcher and scientist that works with Shipworms, another topic we discuss heavily. Listen in to see what Dan has to say!

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You can find Dan's current project, the Ocean Genome Legacy, at https://www.northeastern.edu/ogl. 

This week we interview Jolyon Collier, an artist and co-founder of Counting Coral, a non-profit that works hard in an attempt to preserve and spread awareness about Coral Bleaching and the destruction of an important aquatic resource. His team creates beautiful sculptures that act as artificial reefs and can be used to boost the environment, economy, and welfare of these areas. 

To learn more or donate visit https://www.countingcoral.com.

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Jonathan Waters and his daughter, Emilie Waters Harris are renowned Oyster Farmers from the Thimble Islands in Connecticut.  Hear the story of how they both moved away for a period of time, but were both drawn back to the beauty of the Sound.

Peter Neill is an author and an editor on environmental and ocean issues, and the founding Director of the World Ocean Observatory, a web-based place for education and information exchange on the health of the ocean. Hear Peter’s commitment to building an expansive global community of Citizens of the Ocean to promote and conserve marine resources for the future of all mankind.

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What does it take for individuals, communities and systems to adapt to change? Hear Dr. Matthias Kokorsch’s community resilience framework that lays out six key parameters for community and social resilience.

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Hannah Bacon is walking over 2,000 miles from California to Virginia Beach because she was terrified after reading, The Uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace-Wells.  After evaluating her own carbon footprint, Hannah is on a mission to raise awareness about climate change and to support the Sunrise Movement for immediate climate action.

Brendan De Grim, Dive Safety Officer for The Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk, Connecticut was fascinated by diving at an early age.  Learn about his journey when he decided to follow his heart and turned his passion for diving into his occupation.

Brothers Dan and Greg Martino are on a mission to grow the best oysters in the most eco-friendly, sustainable way.  Come hear their story and why their work growing Cottage City Oysters is a labor of love.

Dr. Syma Ebbin explains why it is important to build Ocean Literacy and why we should bring science and the humanities together so we can embrace different perspectives in order to make progress in our fight against climate change.

Who volunteers at Future Frogmen? Students like Halle Berger who was chosen this year for Sea Grant’s John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Program. Having received her Master’s in Oceanography from UCONN she is now going for her Ph.D.  Come hear her story and how Future Frogmen fosters future leaders to protect our ocean.