Episodes
Friday Oct 14, 2022
Minisode 12 - How Sound Moves in the Ocean
Friday Oct 14, 2022
Friday Oct 14, 2022
Katlyn takes us through the basics of how sound moves in water. You can learn the definitions of how sound is characterized and how it's measured. Feel free to reference this episode later if you need a refresh on how this all works when we talk about whale acoustics in other episodes.
Friday Oct 07, 2022
Episode 126 - Slater’s Tonga report
Friday Oct 07, 2022
Friday Oct 07, 2022
Slater is back from his trip to Tonga and we couldn't wait to talk about it! Hear about his experience swimming with humpbacks in a Southern Hemisphere breeding ground.
Friday Sep 30, 2022
Episode 125 - How Fin Whales Are Moving In The Southern Hemisphere
Friday Sep 30, 2022
Friday Sep 30, 2022
This week Katlyn did a little follow up on the fin whale story from Antarctica that we have been talking about throughout the summer. For more background you can start with Episodes 117 and 119 as a primer.
New studies with satellite and scar pattern data are shedding light on where fin whales are going in the winter months. Are these waters safe to transit? That really is the question.
Friday Sep 23, 2022
Episode 124 - The Basics of Humpback Competitive Behaviors
Friday Sep 23, 2022
Friday Sep 23, 2022
Competitive behaviors are ramping up in the Northern Hemisphere! Humpback whales have started practicing and engaging in competitive behaviors while still on the feeding grounds, so Katlyn takes us through the basics of what is actually happening during these encounters.
Friday Sep 16, 2022
Episode 123 - Remembering Fran
Friday Sep 16, 2022
Friday Sep 16, 2022
It’s been awhile since we had the chance to catch up on summer sightings in Monterey. We also had some sad news about a well known whale in California, Fran.
Friday Aug 26, 2022
Episode 122 - Special Guest Katherina Audley
Friday Aug 26, 2022
Friday Aug 26, 2022
This week we chatted with Katherina Audley about humpback whales in Southern Mexico. For almost the last 10 years she has fostered an incredible community based effort to learn about and protect humpback whales and other marine life along the shores of Guererro. The Whales of Guererro Project has been a labor of love for her and the local community as they foster the next generation of people, whales, and tourism on the shorelines of the state of Guererro.
Friday Aug 19, 2022
Episode 121 - Big Surprises
Friday Aug 19, 2022
Friday Aug 19, 2022
Friday Aug 12, 2022
Episode 120 - Lettuce Talk About Manatees
Friday Aug 12, 2022
Friday Aug 12, 2022
After two rough winters in a row for the manatees in Florida around Indian River - we wanted to chat about the state of the response to help these animals. There has been money allocated to restore the sea grass beds in their habitat and supplemental feeding happened through the winter as well. What’s next for conservation efforts? Time will tell.
Friday Aug 05, 2022
Episode 119 - Special Guest Matthew Savoca
Friday Aug 05, 2022
Friday Aug 05, 2022
We had a guest this week. Dr. Matthew Savoca joined us to talk about his work with marine plastics and baleen whale prey consumption. He is currently a post doc in the Goldbogen Lab at Hopkins Marine Station at Stanford University. The paper he was the lead author on in 2021 about baleen whale feeding capacity was one of the most mind blowing papers we have read in the past year.
Friday Jul 22, 2022
Episode 118 - The Southern Continent with Ted Cheeseman
Friday Jul 22, 2022
Friday Jul 22, 2022
Ted was back for another episode with us this week. This time around we chatted with him about his background with Cheesemans' Ecology Safaris and our upcoming trip to Antarctica. This is a small preview of what is to come this winter on our expedition to the Southern Continent. Tickets are still available and you can find more information about the trip here: https://cheesemans.com/trips/antarctic-peninsula-feb2023