Our Ocean World (Environment)
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- Host: Marilyn Cooley
- Daily radio feature that brings listeners around the world news and information about issues related to the ocean. The show presents solutions to shared problems and suggestions on how listeners can help preserve our most vital natural resource.
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- Genres: Environment
- Location: Riverside, CA
- Language: English
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Venus fly traps of the deep
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The Venus flytrap is a plant that catches and digests small, unsuspecting insects. In a similar manner, one ocean plant snatches and eats small animals in the ocean. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
The invisible polluter
Tue, Dec 2
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There is more to water pollution than oil spills and industrial waste. Airborne pollutants also contribute. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
Ocean as global radiator
Mon, Dec 1
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The ocean keeps the planet operating at a safe and stable temperature, much like the radiator in your car. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
Gender-bending fish
Fri, Nov 28
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In the world of the blue-head wrasse, switching sexes is not uncommon. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
White Abalone
Thu, Nov 27
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So many people have proclaimed the white abalone a delicious delicacy it is now on the edge of extinction. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
Long line fishing
Wed, Nov 26
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Sea birds are being wiped out by the practice of running thousands of baited hooks along miles of line in the open sea. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
Coral sunscreen
Tue, Nov 25
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Corals need warm water and sunlight. But since too much sunlight can be deadly, corals have a natural sunscreen. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
Antifreeze fish
Mon, Nov 24
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Antarctic cod come equipped with their own natural antifreeze. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
Whale Songs
Fri, Nov 21
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Whales from different oceans sing different songs. But while migrating, one group of whale immigrants gave singing lessons and the resident whales changed their tunes. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
Making waves
Thu, Nov 20
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Waves are generated by wind blowing over the water. The more wind, the bigger the waves. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
Oxygen from the ocean
Wed, Nov 19
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The ocean supports life on land by producing tiny ocean algae called phytoplankton, which in turn produce oxygen. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
Beebe’s bathysphere
Tue, Nov 18
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In 1930 zoologist William Beebe invented the bathysphere, a steel ball five feet wide with two quartz windows. From inside, he was one of the first to explore the depths of the ocean. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
Submarine safari
Mon, Nov 17
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Each year more than 2 million people are treated to views of the underwater world that are normally reserved for scientists and professional divers. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
Slug farm
Fri, Nov 14
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At most farms you have your chickens, cows, a pig here a sheep there. But at this farm the stables are stocked with sea-slugs. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
Coral flypaper
Thu, Nov 13
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A new tool for coral conservation, coral flypaper doesn't attract flies, but it does attract young corals giving them a better chance to survive. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
Manatees brain
Wed, Nov 12
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A 3,000 pound manatee with a brain the size of a grapefruit may seem to be a biological mismatch. But the issue of brain size and intelligence in animals is literally a gray area. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
Manatees and motor boats
Tue, Nov 11
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Manatees are covered with sensitive hairs that act like sense organs that detect movement underwater, but they are still killed or injured by speeding motor boats. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
Manatee hair
Mon, Nov 10
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Manatee hair is as important to manatee survival as smell, taste or even vision. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
Whipnose angler fish
Fri, Nov 7
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In a deep sea world of perpetual darkness whatever gets you through the night is all right. Including living upside down with your own fishing pole. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
Gray whale recovery
Thu, Nov 6
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Migrating between summers in Alaska and Winters in Baja California, Mexico, gray whales are now thriving. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
Gasping in the Chesapeake-2
Wed, Nov 5
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When nutrients like sewage and fertilizer end up in Chesapeake Bay, algae grow. The result is low oxygen levels for fish. But it’s a different scenario for jellyfish. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
Gasping in the Chesapeake-1
Tue, Nov 4
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Each summer excess nutrients make algae grow in the Chesapeake Bay. That's a problem for fish and fish larvae. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
Oil slicks without spills
Mon, Nov 3
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The Gulf of Mexico region has a vast supply of fossil fuel that sometimes seeps out through the mud on the sea floor. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
Tubeworms
Fri, Oct 31
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These animals live two hundred years or more, behave more like a plant than an animal, and survive in the dark on a chemical diet. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
Ecosystem foundations
Thu, Oct 30
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There's more to ocean life than just the popular species like dolphins, sharks, and sea turtles. Smaller unknown creatures also play an important role in the food chain. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
Fish count
Wed, Oct 29
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Biologists are using a complicated mathematical technique to count Florida’s coral reef fish. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
Drawbacks of beach dredging
Tue, Oct 28
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A process called beach re-nourishment may be nice for the beach, but unhealthy for some fishes. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
Jellyfish
Mon, Oct 27
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Juvenile jellyfish rest in stacks on the ocean floor during the winter, waiting until they are mature before drifting into the open ocean. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
Bioluminescence
Fri, Oct 24
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Ocean animals produce light to attract prey and distract predators. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
Water striders
Thu, Oct 23
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Most species of water striders live on bodies of fresh water, but five species have adapted to life on the ocean. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
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