The future is in a data depot
In this somewhat upbeat episode, Nick and Raye update you on the ridiculousness of big publishing companies and talk to you about some fun news.
OCTOPOD: The OCTO Podcast
OCTOPOD is OCTO's flagship podcast, keeping you up-to-date with the latest news and research from the world of sustainable ocean management and conservation. Find out what's happening in your oceans with Nick, Allie, and Raye — your regular OpenChannels Team!
We plan to release a new 10-20 minute episode each week.
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You may browse individual episodes of OCTOPOD below.
Do Not Pick Up Giant Clams or Forget About the Ocean
In this episode, Raye and Allie discuss a new literature item about the perceived impacts of SCUBA diving and share some news and information about a "ghost fleet" in Maryland and about a gaping hole in the Green New Deal. Hint it's blue.
Mice are the chicken nuggets of the world
Nick and Allie host this episode and they share how pride month isn't actually over in the ocean since now we know how some fish change sex, the orcas came backfinally, and the government is no longer going to drop tons of poison on an island. Mostly good news in this episode, enjoy!
Life can be over-whale-ming, so let's be there for each other.
Raye and Nick are back to bring you recent news and reports. Raye talks about Japan's commercial whaling program and Nick discusses two recent reports from the European Marine Board. Enjoy! And, please visit our show notes to read the full articles!
Subsumed by Fish and Fair Trade
In this special interview episode Allie and Nick speak with Julie Kuchepatov, who works as the Seafood Director at Fair Trade Certified, about her interesting path into that career and why Fair Trade and certification programs are important for both communities who fish and consumers.
Helping citizen scientists help you
In this episode Allie dives into a recently released journal article on using photos and citizen scientists to conduct research and Raye struggles to speak... but also tells us about some new indicators that could be used to help manage overfishing. Finally we invite you to join Team OCTO for the Plastic Free EcoChallenge!
Making Palau-ances for Japan and Depressing Wall Art
This episode features Allie and Nick talking about lots of recent happenings in the marine world. We mention Palau making some changes to their protected area plans, a world record for an underwater clean-up event, THC in the Puget Sound, a cool new way to visualize climate change, and some issues with where to put dead whales.
MarXiv travels for Future Oceans
In this episode of OCTOPOD, Raye and Nick bring you a sneak peak to what Raye will be presenting on at the IMBeR Future Oceans 2 Conference in Brest, France. Can you guess? Well, listen to the full episode to get caught up on the history behind our current academic publishing system.
Building Nurseries out of Nubbins
In this episode Allie monologues about recent research on heat tolerant corals and shares some good news about South African waters.
Trust in animals and hope for internet
Raye and Nick are back again to bring you a variety of news! Raye stays on the topic of animals reporting an invasive-mussel sniffing dogs and fish dependent penguins, while Nick dives into a NOAA / NASA partnership that lightens darkened vessels.