Marine Protected Areas are supposed to protect ocean ecosystems, rebuild fish populations, and safeguard biodiversity. Today, more than 8% of the global ocean is officially classified as protected. But if protection is increasing, why are sharks, reef fish, and other marine species still declining in many of these areas? In…
If you want to understand climate change, stop looking at the air. Over 90 percent of the excess heat trapped by greenhouse gases is going into the ocean, not the atmosphere. In this first episode of Ocean Decoded, we break down where the heat actually goes, why the ocean is…
Something has changed. After years of covering ocean science and conservation in a certain way, I realized the way I was showing up was no longer aligned with where I want to go. This is not a rebrand. It is not a pivot for clicks. It is a deeper change…
Ocean-Human Health Connection is not just a theory, it is a reality unfolding beneath the surface of our coastal waters, and most people have no idea their wellbeing depends on a disappearing underwater meadow. In this episode, we explore how seagrass meadows clean the water we swim in, protect shorelines…
What is ethical seafood and why does it matter if fish can suffer in the systems designed to feed the world? As seafood consumption rises globally, most people never see what happens on fish farms or how ethical decisions are made behind closed doors. This episode asks a simple but…
Right whale baby boom is giving scientists and conservationists a rare moment of hope, but it comes with a hard question: is this surge in newborn calves enough to save one of the most endangered whales on Earth? With only around 360 North Atlantic right whales left, every birth matters,…
