The Marine Conservation Happy Hour is a podcast that looks at the many different sides of Marine Science and Conservation in an informal setting - a during a pub Happy Hour, chatting casually over a few (or more) drinks. The show is co-hosted by @DrScarlettSmash and @Craken_McCraic. Everyone is a marine scientist who is passionate about the Ocean, marine mammals (whales, seals, dolphins, porpoises, polar bears and more), sharks and other fish, invertebrates (especially squid & octopuses beca ...
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Deep Sea Mining (with Dr Andrew Thaler)
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Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat to Dr Andrew Thaler about deep sea mining. What does this type of mining involve? Is it a threat to the oceans? Should be be worried? Find out on the episode... Contact info@absolutelysmashingllc.com for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or having advertisments on the show Music credits By J…
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Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat with Joe Olson about the Southern Resident orcas - what is the latest news? Contact info@absolutelysmashingllc.com for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or having advertisments on the show Music credits By Jolly Shore Leave "Al For Me Grog (Trad.)" HandsomeForrune-FE (Adapted Lyrics by Taran…
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Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk about a strange, huge, flat sea creature washed up on the Oregon coast - what was it? Find out on the episode Contact info@absolutelysmashingllc.com for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or having advertisments on the show Music credits By Jolly Shore Leave "Al For Me Grog (Trad.)" HandsomeF…
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Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk to Byron Toothman about their favorite estuarine animals Contact info@absolutelysmashingllc.com for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or having advertisments on the show Music credits By Jolly Shore Leave "Al For Me Grog (Trad.)" HandsomeForrune-FE (Adapted Lyrics by Taran Christen : Musical…
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Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk to Byron Toothman about the importance of estuaries and the cutting edge science being done in these important ecosystems. Contact info@absolutelysmashingllc.com for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or having advertisments on the show Music credits By Jolly Shore Leave "Al For Me Grog (Trad…
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Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk about the latest news about whaling - Iceland and Japan are out to hunt more whales, despite no-one wanting to eat whale meat anymore. Dr Craken gives us the latest information about these whale hunts Contact info@absolutelysmashingllc.com for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or having adve…
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Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk to Dr Naomi Rose about the latest information on the infamous ship-sinking killer whales off of Gibraltar. Contact info@absolutelysmashingllc.com for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or having advertisments on the show Music credits By Jolly Shore Leave "Al For Me Grog (Trad.)" HandsomeForr…
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What is it like to be a marine biologist in the White House?
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Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk to marine biologist Alyssa Scott about what it was like to be an environmental scientist working in the White House. Is it like we see on TV? What is President Biden like in person? Find out on this episode! Contact info@absolutelysmashingllc.com for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or havi…
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Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk to Barbara Krystal about her project on The Art of Water. Also, why barnacles are cool ! Contact info@absolutelysmashingllc.com for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or having advertisments on the show Music credits By Jolly Shore Leave "Al For Me Grog (Trad.)" HandsomeForrune-FE (Adapted Ly…
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International Whaling Commission Update 2024
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Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk about the latest news from the International Whaling Commission (IWC). Dr Craken is just back from the IWC scientific Committee meeting in Slovenia - what were the hot topics in whale and dolphin conservation that were discussed? Contact info@absolutelysmashingllc.com for more information about sponsoring…
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Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk about recent studies on whale communication - do they really have a "language"? Or is it all media hype? Find out in this episode. Contact info@absolutelysmashingllc.com for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or having advertisments on the show www.patreon.com/marineconservation Music credits…
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Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat to Oded Rahav about his adventures swimming across the Mediterranean and Dead Seas to raise awareness about the importance of water. Contact info@absolutelysmashingllc.com for more information about sponsoring MCHH episodes or having advertisments on the show www.patreon.com/marineconservation Music credi…
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Science & education outreach opportunities in the Bahamas
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Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat to Dr Ancilleno Davis from the University of the Bahamas. They talk about the impact of Hurricane Dorian, which destroyed much of the university campus, on students and research at the university. They also talk about the importance of having local Bahamians teaching and participating in field classes and…
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The Greenland shark - the oldest fish in the sea
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Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk about the fascinating Greenland shark, which may be one of the longest living ocean animals. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content, $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation Contact info@absolutelysmashingllc.com for more information about sponsoring MCHH episo…
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Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat about the infamous female pirate Anne Bonny, her fascinating life and swashbuckling exploits. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content, $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation Contact info@absolutelysmashingllc.com for more information about sponsoring MCHH epis…
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Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat about the infamous female pirate Mary Read, her fascinating life and swashbuckling exploits. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content, $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation Contact info@absolutelysmashingllc.com for more information about sponsoring MCHH episo…
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Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat to Julianne Wilder about the whale calls, the effects of climate change and underwater sound research. They also chat about the new paper she co-authored: Exploring movement patterns and changing distributions of baleen whales in the western North Atlantic using a decade of passive acoustic data . If you …
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It's citizen science month! Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat to Emma Giles and Bob Hirshorn from SciStarter about dolphin chat and manatee chat, two ocean-themed citizen science projects that you can find at SciStarter.com. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content, $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineco…
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What were the strange noises heard in Tampa that drove people and pets crazy? Find out in this week's episode when Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat to Bob Hirshon and Emma Giles from SciStarter about citizen science projects in the ocean. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content, $1 helps : www.patre…
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The old man of the sea - Hemmingway and Booze
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Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat to Jim Martin of the Key West Trading Company about the Old Man of the Sea Ernest Hemingway and his secret booze smuggling days. Keep tuned for some fun cocktail suggestions at the end of the episode. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content, $1 helps : www.patreon.co…
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Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat to Jim Martin of the Key West Trading Company about the history of that favourite tipple of pirates, writers and artists - absinthe. What is it and why was it made illegal. Like all good researchers they also ask about the science behind absinthe. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep pr…
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The White Vault - Ocean science and horror
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An oceanography research vessel working to collect Antarctic deep-sea sediment cores pulls up something unexpected from the depths of the Southern Ocean... what has ocean science education got to do with eldritch horrors from the ocean depths - find out on this episode! Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat to Kaitlin Statz and Travis Vengrof…
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Florida dolphins and toxic plastic chemicals
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Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat with Miranda Dziobak about the toxic chemicals from plastics that are being found in Florida's dolphins, and the threat that these chemicals pose to marine mammals. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content, $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineconservation Contact info@ab…
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Right whale stranding at Martha's Vineyard - grave concerns for an endangered species
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Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic discuss the recent right whale stranding in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts and the continuing threat that shipping and lobster gear entanglement poses to endangered North Atlantic right whales. If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content, $1 helps : www.patreon.com/marineco…
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Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat to Dr. Luis Huckstadt about his research in Antarctica on the crabeater seal. What is it like to do research at the south pole and how does the life of a crabeater seal differ from other polar seals? If you liked this show please support us so we can keep providing more content, $1 helps : www.patreon.com…
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