Our Ocean World

Mighty albatross

info@flpradio.com (Finger Lakes Productions) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:14:54 -0500

Albatross spend years at sea, and return to land only to breed. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info [at] flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!

Sea squirts

info@flpradio.com (Finger Lakes Productions) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:06:32 -0500

These small, barrel shaped animals can filter up to 250 gallons of seawater a day.
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Life at the bottom

info@flpradio.com (Finger Lakes Productions) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:40:39 -0500

Deep-sea vents provide the extreme heat and chemistry tube worms and clams need to live. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info [at] flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!

Coral harvesting

info@flpradio.com (Finger Lakes Productions) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:33:27 -0500

New conservation efforts are in place to protect Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and accommodate tourists, fishers, and researchers. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info [at] flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!

Mapping the sea floor

info@flpradio.com (Finger Lakes Productions) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:11:25 -0500

Scientists are using sonar sound waves to create 3-D maps of the ocean floor. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info [at] flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!

New spines

info@flpradio.com (Finger Lakes Productions) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:12:13 -0500

Sea urchins produce a gooey paste that eventually crystallizes into a new spine to replace one that is broken.
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Shark cartilage therapy

info@flpradio.com (Finger Lakes Productions) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:32:59 -0500

A recent survey of sharks disproves the popular myth that sharks don’t get cancer.
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Gentle giants

info@flpradio.com (Finger Lakes Productions) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:05:03 -0500

The giant pacific octopus is the largest known species of octopus. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info [at] flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!

Toxic paint and marine fertilization

info@flpradio.com (Finger Lakes Productions) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:45:51 -0500

The paint used on ships to prevent the spread of invasive species and make ships more fuel efficient can wreak havoc as it chips off and drifts to the ocean floor. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info [at] flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!

Penguin waddling

info@flpradio.com (Finger Lakes Productions) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:01:27 -0500

The motion made by penguins when they waddle is similar to that of an inverted pendulum. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info [at] flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!

Swimming dinosaur

info@flpradio.com (Finger Lakes Productions) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:25:40 -0500

During the Jurassic period, dinosaurs ruled the earth, and the Ichthyosaurs ruled the sea. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info [at] flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!

Songs of the sea

info@flpradio.com (Finger Lakes Productions) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:25:15 -0500

Sailors used songs to relieve boredom, relay working conditions, and spout romantic fantasies. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info [at] flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!

Studying sharks

info@flpradio.com (Finger Lakes Productions) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:24:12 -0500

Scientists are now able to track the migration patterns of sharks using satellite tags and underwater tracking systems. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info [at] flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!

Red tides

info@flpradio.com (Finger Lakes Productions) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:39:46 -0500

Early detection and warning systems are important as harmful algal blooms become more common. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info [at] flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!

Iron-eating bacteria

info@flpradio.com (Finger Lakes Productions) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:10:34 -0500

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences researcher David Emerson is studying bacteria that cause corrosion. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info [at] flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!

Science of clouds

info@flpradio.com (Finger Lakes Productions) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:26:00 -0500

Tiny particles in the ocean that help form clouds might someday be used to predict climate change. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info [at] flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!

Energy from sunlight

info@flpradio.com (Finger Lakes Productions) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:51:03 -0500

Scientists studying a protein that uses sunlight to gain energy through a different process than photosynthesis say it might be one key to creating biofuel. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info [at] flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!

Collecting data

info@flpradio.com (Finger Lakes Productions) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:50:37 -0500

Scientists use a variety of methods and tools to track changes over time. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info [at] flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!

Alternate states

info@flpradio.com (Finger Lakes Productions) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:01:09 -0500

Natural weather patterns can cause certain marine species to thrive while others decline. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info [at] flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!

Lifejackets for safe boating

info@flpradio.com (Finger Lakes Productions) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:35:44 -0500

The Boat U.S. Foundation offers a free life-jacket loaner program for children at locations all around the country. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info [at] flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!

Mapping the seafloor

info@flpradio.com (Finger Lakes Productions) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:06:29 -0500

Maps of the sea floor that were completed in the 1950’s are still being used today. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info [at] flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!

Coral bleaching

info@flpradio.com (Finger Lakes Productions) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:55:50 -0500

Stressed corals lose the algae that give them their color, leaving them looking bleached.
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Penguin passion

info@flpradio.com (Finger Lakes Productions) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:55:20 -0500

Adelie penguins may mate for life, but no one said they had to be faithful!
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