The Oceanographic Podcast
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In the field: The rights of the wanderer
The River Wye rises in the Cambrian Mountains of mid-Wales and winds two hundred and fifty kilometres south to the Severn Estuary. Writers, painters and poets have been inspired by its beauty for centuries. This storied waterway is held in the hearts of the communities that live along its banks. Recently, it found another way to make its way into our history books. The Wye has become the first cross-border river in the UK to be granted its own charter of rights, which outline the river's right to flow, to maintain biodiversity, to be free from pollution, to be supported by a healthy catchment and to have a formal seat in decision-making processes.
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Our Ocean Conference – Everything YOU Need To Know
In this Oceanographic Roundtable special, Eva Cahill dives deep into the Our Ocean conference.
Can Art Save Our Ocean?
In this special interview, Eva Cahil sits down with Oceanographic Magazine's newest Storyteller in Residence, Francesca Page to talk about her passion for storytelling, art, and what it really takes to dedicate your life to the sea.
The River That Fought Back: Inside the Landmark Case that could Change Everything
A new charter formally recognises the entire catchment of the River Wye as a living ecosystem with intrinsic rights, making it the first river in the UK to receive cross-border protection of this kind.
Can Plastic DECOY Puffins Save a Species from its Rat Problem?
Puffins once bred in great numbers on a small British islet located off the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea, but that all changed in the 1790s when a shipwreck introduced brown long-tailed rats to the island which decimated the population.
But now, following a successful rat eradication programme, conservationists are luring these social colony birds back.
Timmy the Whale – A Question of Conservation or Conscience?
In this special edition recording of Oceanographic's Roundtable, we dissect the media coverage of the stranded - and subsequent death - of the humpback whale nicknamed 'Timmy' and ask - was this €1.5 million rescue mission a question of concern, conservation, or a guilty conscience? And what does it mean for t he wider environmental problems that ocean life faces today?
Britain’s Blue Future: The Energy Independence Bill and The North Sea
The UK may officially moving away from North Sea oil and gas. In this episode, Eva Cahill explores the new Energy Independence Bill and what it means for the future of our oceans.
The Breakdown:
The Big News: A permanent ban on new oil and gas licenses in the North Sea.
The Trade-off: Why the massive rush to build offshore wind farms has some conservationists worried about marine habitats.
The Security Angle: How the government plans to balance "green" energy with national security.
Is this a defining moment for marine conservation or just a new kind of industrial pressure? Tune in to find out.
Is the Atlantic current collapse closer than we think?
In this special edition recording of Oceanographic's Roundtable, we dissect recent news that the collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) - the ocean mechanism responsible for moving heat around the planet - could lead to “devastating and irreversible impacts” for countries around the world.
Landmark win BANS Trawling in Sussex…But for How Long?
In this special edition recording of Oceanographic's Roundtable, we dissect a new bylaw shielding Sussex coast from bottom trawling, meaning that nearly a third of Sussex's inshore waters are now protected, safeguarding rare chalk reefs, seahorses and centuries-old marine habitats
Trawling bans spark recovery for Scotland’s seabeds
Scientists have found a marked resurgence in seabed marine life nearly a decade after protections against bottom trawling and dredging were put in place in an area off the Scottish coastline, which they say underscores the need for better protections.
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