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The Whalenerd‘s Podcast is a science communication podcast about whales and other ocean related topics.
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Thursday Jan 21, 2021
Thursday Jan 21, 2021
In this episode we talked about some whale news including updates on North Atlantic right whales, manatees, and upcoming conferences. We also talked about a film project that Adam was involved in and the Octopus Teacher. Katlyn also had a recommendation for the film I Am Greta on Hulu. We had some great discussions around the contributions of whales to the environment and how they contribute more to the terrestrial ecosystem than we originally realized. We also shared information about a new paper that was published in regard to vessel distance and foraging disruption in Southern resident killer whales and had a lengthy discussion about it afterward. If you were to sum up the main discussions we had, we were wrestling with what is the cost vs benefits of healthy and unhealthy whale populations and watching them as an ecotourism industry. Big questions to grapple with, but we hope to continue those conversations.
Monday Jan 11, 2021
Monday Jan 11, 2021
Happy new year! We covered a lot of whale news in this episode. Some of it was good news and some of it was less good... We covered right whale news, whale watching regulations in Washington, blue whales and more!
We also have news! Katlyn is back in Maui. It’s been an interesting turn of events this fall with the Hawaiian islands reopening - so she decided to give it a try. We will keep you posted on how things go in California and Maui as the winter progresses. Please stay safe and healthy!
Tuesday Dec 29, 2020
Tuesday Dec 29, 2020
This is our last episode of 2020. We answered questions that were sent to us by listeners over the past few weeks. We talked about where are good places to take kids whale watching, migration route and feeding ground changes due to climate change, camera settings that we use, and recent whale sightings. We also got off on a few tangents including some conservation topics and science communication.
Thank you so much for your support this year! Especially our patreon supporters have a great holiday season and stay safe and healthy.
Friday Dec 18, 2020
Friday Dec 18, 2020
This episode was packed with lots of whale news! We had all kinds of updates about right whales, whale calves, whales in new places, a new species of whale, and more. This led us to a discussion about how cetaceans and humans co-exist and how we can do that better.
Saturday Dec 05, 2020
Saturday Dec 05, 2020
\This week we talked more about Adam’s background in his whale/marine career. Eric also just took a road trip up to Oregon and Washington. So we were all feeling nostalgic about our trips and times spent in the Pacific Northwest. We also talked about some recent pieces of whale news and our most recent sightings and adventures.
Sunday Nov 29, 2020
Sunday Nov 29, 2020
We have an exciting announcement! We have officially added a new cohost to the whalenerds team. We want to introduce you to Adam Ernster. He has been on the podcast as a guest a few times with us but now he will be on with us regularly. Listen in to minisode 6 to hear more about him. We are looking forward to working with Adam and bringing some new momentum to whalenerds over the next few months.
Saturday Nov 21, 2020
Saturday Nov 21, 2020
In this episode, we all checked in from up and down the California coast and Delaware! Katlyn is working a boat delivery on the East Coast at the moment. We talked about the boat delivery and recent trips in addition to some updated whale news. There was a cool match from the Southern Hemisphere from Happywhale, the orca attacks on boats near Portugal are continuing, and we talked about a call to action for a new proposal involving whale watching of Southern Resident Killer Whales.
Happywhale match: https://www.facebook.com/972752052758961/posts/3838778372822967/?d=n
https://happywhale.com/individual/25891
Proposal regarding whale watching of Southern Residents: https://wdfw.wa.gov/species-habitats/at-risk/species-recovery/orca/rule-making
Friday Oct 30, 2020
Friday Oct 30, 2020
We had Amanda Padilla as a special guest this episode and Adam Ernster as a fill in co-host! We talked with Amanda about her work on boats in Maui, her commercial fishing business and her awesome new sun gear company: Kapa Sungear! We had a lot of fun on this one, and got in to some serious, but good tangents about sustainability, and sustainable consumerism and business practices. You can check out Amanda's company at kapasungear.com
Friday Oct 23, 2020
Friday Oct 23, 2020
We debriefed Slater's all day trip with three people who were there! Slater, Eric and Adam all gave a recap of the trip. Katlyn also chimed in about her trips. We also chatted more with Adam about whale watching in Santa Barbara. A piece of whale news that we talked about was the new paper and designation of the Eastern Tropical Pacific (ETPs) Killer Whales as a new ecotype of Killer Whales.
Friday Oct 16, 2020
Friday Oct 16, 2020
The gang's all here! Eric, Slater, and Katlyn were finally able to get together and catch up with each other. We talked about our reactions to the film A Life on Our Planet and recent whale news. We also tuned in to the livestream of the R/V Nautilus online and watched them collect a few invertebrates off of Anacapa Island.