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The Whalenerd‘s Podcast is a science communication podcast about whales and other ocean related topics.
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Monday Aug 05, 2019
Monday Aug 05, 2019
We attempted our first round of marine mammal trivia. Please send us more questions so Slater can quiz us!
We also gave an updated whale report and some tips on what to do when you see an entangled whale in the US.
Wednesday Jul 31, 2019
Wednesday Jul 31, 2019
This week we talked about the movie Long Gone Wild that just came out this month. We all watched it together last week.
We also gave a recent sightings report from Monterey.
Next week Slater wants to quiz Eric and Katlyn on whale trivia so send him some questions on instagram!
Monday Jul 22, 2019
Monday Jul 22, 2019
Whale action is ramping up in a big way this week in Monterey! We all had great trips this last week.
We had several questions about dolphins from our followers on instagram. Eric also found a cool paper about bottlenose dolphins and melon headed whales.
Monday Jul 15, 2019
Monday Jul 15, 2019
Slater is back from his awesome trip up in the San Juan Islands. He had excellent weather conditions and excellent sightings! Eric and Katlyn had great trips from Monterey as well. Yes, Eric saw a leatherback sea turtle while Katlyn was out on the water... and she did not get to see it. :(
We answered a few questions from our instagram followers this week! We covered some topics about marine resources and news, hydrophones and our heroes in our field. We also talked about happywhale.com.
Monday Jul 08, 2019
Monday Jul 08, 2019
We covered a little bit of everything in this episode! The day we recorded this episode was International Vaquita Day. The new film about the plight of the vaquita called Sea of Shadows premiers world wide on July 12th.
We gave a recent update of whale watching in Monterey Bay and some updates from San Juan Islands. The day this episode airs, Slater will be touching down in the Pacific Northwest! Sounds like all the Southern Residents might be back in the Salish Sea.
We also talked about some recent bird sightings in the harbor and the bay. We answered a question about the role food availability plays in whale migration from one of our listeners toward the end of the episode.
If you have listening to all the episodes up to this point, comment on our instagram post with you favorite species of whale! @whalenerds
Monday Jul 01, 2019
Monday Jul 01, 2019
This week we talked about the 2018 whale entanglement report from NOAA in addition to other whale news. We talked about beluga whales being moved to a whale sanctuary in Iceland and the recent coverage of the narluga skull that was in the news.
We also gave an updated trip report from Monterey Bay - lots of humpbacks and dolphins!
Thank you to Robbie, our newest Patreon follower!
Send us your topics and questions on instagram @whalenerds.
Monday Jun 24, 2019
Monday Jun 24, 2019
We all had an excellent week of sightings this week! We have seen killer whales most days out in the bay. Katlyn got to see killer whales attack and chase Pacific whitesided dolphins. Eric has encounters with several different matrelines including some killer whales from the Pacific Northwest. All three of us were able to go on the boat together this week as well and watch two groups of killer whales socialize and even some mating behaviors.
We had a question come in about swimming with wild cetaceans this week - we discussed our thoughts after our trip reports. We also chatted about a few other recent whale new items.
Welcome gifts have arrived for our patreon followers! If you sign up you will receive one from us.
Monday Jun 17, 2019
Monday Jun 17, 2019
This week we talked about famous whales and dolphins, historical and present, from all around the world. We also gave a trip report from Monterey Bay. Eric and Slater had some great whales, killer whales and dolphins out on the bay. Katlyn taught middle schoolers about ocean animals this week from land too!
What famous whales and dolphins do you know about that we didn't get to mention? Send us a DM on instagram and let us know about famous cetaceans!
Monday Jun 10, 2019
Monday Jun 10, 2019
We had another special guest this week! We welcomed Pete on to the podcast - he's new to the Monterey area and has joined on as a naturalist and deckhand with a whale watch company. We asked him about his previous experience and wildlife tours in New Zealand.
Sightings in Monterey Bay have been excellent lately! Eric, Pete and Slater have had several great encounters with the CA 51's, a well known family of killer whales this week. Slater and Katlyn also participated in the Monterey World Ocean's Day Beach Clean-Up on Saturday.
Special shout-out to our first patreon follower! Thank you Maria for supporting our work on patreon.com/whalenerds
Wednesday Jun 05, 2019
Wednesday Jun 05, 2019
We are a little behind schedule this week, but for good reason! Slater took off to San Juan Islands last minute this weekend for a quick trip up north. He had an excellent trip up there and got to see a rare young killer whale!
Eric also had an incredible and rare sighting of Baird's beaked whales in Monterey! Katlyn saw three blue whales last week too. Exciting things!
As a reminder the beach clean up in Monterey is this weekend, Saturday June 8th 2019 from 11:30am-1:30pm. World Ocean's Day is Saturday June 8th so do something nice for the ocean regardless of where you are!