The Ocean News Podcast

SPECIAL EDITION: Debunking the ‘Milky Seas’ mystery

Editor Rob Hutchins dives into the 400-year-old mystery of historical documents, eyewitness reports, and centuries-old diary entries all alluding to the 'Milky Seas' phenomenon.

Using modern satellite imagery, Justin Hudson and Steven Miller, researchers at Colorado State University, have compiled the most comprehensive database to better understand ‘milky sea’ events.

Off the menu: Fish are KEY seabed engineers

News Editor, Rob Hutchins, chats with Mara Fischer, a PhD student at the University of Exeter and lead author of the study, as they discuss a process known as bioturbation.

BANNED chemicals to blame for dolphin deaths

News Editor, Rob Hutchins, and report author, Rosie Williams deep dive into today's story to find what was has been infecting dolphins across the UK coastline.

What’s eating the urchins?

News Editor, Rob Hutchins, interviews PhD student and author Jeremy Day about a new study casting doubt over belief that large predators such as are the primary control species of the long-spined sea urchin - a species mostly responsible for the spread of 'barrens' in New South Wales.

The Week in Review

Social Media Manager, Ben Hartley, and Community Editor, Rob Hutchins, dive into the top ocean news stories of the last week.

Why are sharks vital for coral reefs?

News Editor, Rob Hutchins interviews leading author and PhD student Zoe Storm to explore the correlations between sharks populations and coral reef health.

Are phytoplankton causing dolphin deaths?

News Editor, Rob Hutchins, investigates a historic 'unusual mortality event' in which 8% of Florida's Indian River Lagoon bottlenose dolphins starved to death.

“Worrying levels” of banned chemicals found in UK waters

Rob Hutchins, raises fears over the safety of marine life in areas along the south coast of the UK after a study found "worrying" levels of chemicals derived from pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and recreational drugs within the waters at two UK harbours.

Shocking levels of microplastics found in Sea Turtles

News Editor, Rob Hutchins, deep dives into the world of microplastics. After shockingly high levels have been discovered in the vital organs of both male and female loggerhead sea turtles, with the highest concentrations found in the male reproductive system. It's a discovery scientists say "could spell disaster" for the population.