Skyli McAfee, Executive Director of the California Ocean Science Trust, offers a perspective on decommissioning oil and gas rigs that sit off the coast of California. (Photo credit: Platform Irene, North of Point Arguello: Linda Snook)
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The warmer waters of an El Nino can cause fish to move to colder waters removing the food that sea lions need to survive. This report focuses on the impact of an El Nino on marine mammals. Kelli Lewis, Education Director at the Pacific Marine Mammal Center in Laguna Beach, California is our guest. (Photo courtesy of Joann Smith/PMMC)
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While we enjoy observing coastal wildlife, it’s important to avoid disturbing them. Our guest Mary Jane Schramm, Media and Public Outreach Specialist with the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, says failing to be respectful and cautious when encountering harbor seals can have dire impacts on their population. (Photo courtesy of Mary Jane Schramm, Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary)
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Great white sharks are an important part of the ecosystems off California’s coast. Media and Public Outreach Specialist for the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Mary Jane Schramm discusses new regulations to protect great white sharks in this sanctuary just west of the Golden Gate Bridge. (Photo credit © Scott Anderson)
The Marine Mammal Center recognizes human interdependence with marine mammals and their importance as sentinels of the ocean environment, the health of which is essential for all life. Learn more about this unique hospital for marine mammals that cares for diseased or injured animals and then returns them to the wild from Executive Director Jeff Boehm. (Photo courtesy of Marine Mammal Center)
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This report covers some of the big issues that we’ve covered on the Thank You Ocean Report over the past year. If you have topics that you would like us to report on, send them to info@thankyouocean.org. We’d love to hear from you!
On this Thank You Ocean Report, our guest Jean-Michel Cousteau of Ocean Adventures talks about killer whales, the most complex marine species on the planet and our counterparts in the sea. On April 22, 2009 PBS will be airing “Call of the Killer Whale,” which was produced by Jean-Michel Cousteau. (Photo courtesy of Michael Richlen, NOAA Fisheries)
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PBS will be airing “Sea Ghosts,” a documentary about beluga whales, on April 8. Producer Jean-Michel Cousteau of Ocean Adventures talks about the program on this Thank You Ocean Report. (You can watch the video interview with Jean-Michel Cousteau by clicking on this link)
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Scientists are now able to look beneath the surface of the ocean with the latest electronic tagging technology. Learn more about TOPP from Shana Miller, Policy Coordinator for the Tag-A-Giant Foundation. (Photo of tagged Laysan albatross; (c)Michelle Kappes, courtesy of TOPP)
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Here’s a status report about the red abalone, large marine mollusks living along the California coast, from Ian Taniguchi, a biologist with the California Department of Fish and Game. (Photo courtesy of John Ugoretz, California Dept. of Fish and Game)
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