Ocean Pollution
Solutions for clean-up, recovery, and prevention
Wednesday, April 6th, 2022
7:30 - 8:30 P.M. EDT
Speakers:
Dr. Asha de Vos, Founder/Executive Director, Oceanswell, Sri Lanka
Dr. Chris Reddy, Senior Scientist and Marine Chemist, WHOI
Host: Veronique LaCapra
Wednesday, April 6th, 2022 | 7:30-8:30 PM ET | 4:30 PM PDT
Ocean Pollution
Solutions for clean-up, recovery, and prevention
Speakers: Dr. Asha de Vos, Founder/Executive Director, Oceanswell, Sri Lanka
Dr. Chris Reddy, Senior Scientist and Marine Chemist, WHOII
Pollution is a growing threat to the health of the ocean and the lives and livelihoods of people who rely on marine resources worldwide. Hear how a team of scientists and community members responded to a spill of plastic and oil off the coast of Sri Lanka and what is being done to counter the effects of marine pollution more broadly.
Hosted by Veronique LaCapra, Director of Special Projects, WHOI.
Dr. Asha de Vos, Founder/Executive Director, Oceanswell, Sri Lanka
Dr. Chris Reddy, Senior Scientist and Marine Chemist, WHOI
Dr. Veronique Lacapra, Director of Special Projects, WHOI
Season 4 of Ocean Encounters is made possible by the generous support of our sponsors the Avatar Alliance Foundation and Dalio Philanthropies and is an endorsed activity of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.
Season 4
Episode 1: February 16, 2022
Seaweed Solutions
Wednesday, February 16th, 2022 | 7:30-8:30 PM ET | 4:30 PM PDT
Seaweed Solutions
How scientists, ocean farmers, and policy makers are looking to kelp as a sustainable solution to some of the toughest issues facing our world today.
Speakers: Scott Lindell, Aquaculture Research Specialist, WHOI, Robert Jones, Global Aquaculture Lead, The Nature Conservancy, and Briana Warner, CEO Atlantic Sea Farms
As our climate continues to change and food insecurity grows worldwide, scientists and others are looking to solve these problems without harming marine ecosystems.
Learn how seaweed aquaculture has the potential to play a major role in creating climate-friendly food systems for a growing population and to produce new types of carbon-neutral animal feeds, fuels, and other products for a more sustainable future.
Hosted by Veronique LaCapra, Director of Special Projects, WHOI.
Scott Lindell, Aquaculture Research Specialist
Robert Jones, Global Aquaculture Lead, The Nature Conservancy
Briana Warner, CEO Atlantic Sea Farms
Episode 2: March 9, 2022
Antarctica
Wednesday, March 9th, 2022 | 7:30-8:30 PM ET | 4:30 PM PDT
Antarctica
Antarctica and the Southern Ocean make up the most remote part of our planet. Learn how changes happening in this harsh and distant place matter to us all.
Speakers: Jamie Coleman, Naturalist, Lindblad Expeditions, Rebecca Gast, Microbiologist, WHOI, Sven Lindblad, Founder/Chairman, Lindblad Expeditions, Catherine Walker, Glaciologist, WHOI
Antarctica and the Southern Ocean make up the most remote part of our planet—one that few people have experienced. Learn how changes happening in this harsh and distant place matter to us all, and how witnessing these changes firsthand is helping inform our understanding of sea level rise, ocean food webs, and the future of climate change.
Hosted by Veronique LaCapra, Director of Special Projects, WHOI.
Jamie Coleman, Naturalist, Lindblad Expeditions
Rebecca Gast, Microbiologist, WHOI
Sven Lindblad, Founder/Chairman, Lindblad Expeditions
Catherine Walker, Glaciologist, WHOI
Season 3
Episode 1: January 27, 2021
Making Ocean Conservation Work
January 27, 2021 | 7:30 - 8:30 EDT
Making Ocean Conservation Work
Combining science, community, and policy for a sustainable future
Achieving success in ocean conservation is a complex navigation of science, policy, and the needs of local communities. But it is achievable. Join us to explore how scientists, communities, and NGOs are joining forces to inform policy and together create workable, sustainable strategies for critical ocean ecosystems. With a video message from UN Special Envoy for the Ocean Peter Thomson, and host Véronique LaCapra.
Speakers: Anne Cohen, Tenured Associate Scientist, WHOI; Ann Singeo, Executive Director, Ebiil Society, Palau; and Staci Lewis, Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions. With a video message from UN Special Envoy for the Ocean Peter Thomson, and host Véronique LaCapra, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
Anne Cohen
Tenured Associate
Scientist, WHOI
Ann Singeo
Executive Director,
Ebiil Society, Palau
Staci Lewis
Stanford Center for
Ocean Solutions
Episode 2: February 10, 2021
Saving the North Atlantic Right Whale
February 10, 2021 | 7:30 - 8:30 EDT
Saving the North Atlantic Right Whale
Exploring partnerships and solutions for survival
Speakers: Michael Moore, Whale Trauma Specialist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; Rob Martin, Commercial Fisherman; Michael Asaro, Ecological Economist, NOAA Fisheries, and host Véronique LaCapra, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
The North Atlantic right whale is one of the most endangered whales in the world, with an estimated 366 left on the planet. These animals are often found on the Continental Shelf of the East Coast of North America, making them vulnerable to human activities including fishing gear entanglements. In recent years, more whales have died than have been born. Join us as we examine the top threats facing North Atlantic right whales, and discuss the crucial efforts by the scientific community, fishing industry, and policy makers to develop the most effective and viable solutions to ensure the long-term survival of this critically endangered species.
Michael Moore
Michael Asaro
Rob Martin
Episode 3: March 24, 2021
Radiation: In our ocean, our planet, and our lives
March 24, 2021 | 7:30 - 8:30 EST
Radiation: In our ocean, our planet, and our lives
Speakers: Ken Buesseler, WHOI, Shaheen Azim Dewji, Texas A&M University, Ryo Morimoto, Princeton University, and host Véronique LaCapra, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
We live on a radioactive planet. With the 10th anniversary of the accident at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Japan, we take a look at the radiation all around us—its natural sources, its human applications, and their impacts on us and our environment. We’ll also delve into some of the beneficial uses of radioactivity and the way we perceive—or misperceive—the threats that radiation poses.
Ken Buesseler, Marine radiochemist, WHOI
Shaheen Dewji, Assistant professor of Nuclear Engineering - Health Physics, Texas A&M Univ.
Ryo Morimoto, Nuclear anthropologist, Princeton Univ.
Episode 4: April 28, 2021
Alvin: Ocean Discovery at New Depths
April 28, 2021 | 7:30 - 8:30 EDT
ALVIN: Ocean Discovery at New Depths
Speakers: Bruce Strickrott, Alvin program manager, Patricia “Trish” Gregg, Marine volcanologist, and Peter Girguis, Marine biologist, with host Véronique LaCapra, WHOI
Within months Alvin will be able to explore 99% of the ocean floor. A feat of engineering and vision, this expansion of range for the human-occupied submersible will bring scientists into extreme environments across the globe.
Hear from a volcanologist, a marine biologist, and Alvin’s senior pilot about how the iconic sub enables scientific discovery in the far reaches of Earth’s ocean.
Bruce Strickrott, Alvin Program Manager, WHOI
Patricia "Trish" Gregg, Marine Volcanologist, University of Illinois
Peter Girguis
Marine Biologist, Harvard, WHOI
Episode 5: June 9, 2021
Weirdly Wonderful: Creatures of the Twilight Zone
June 9, 2021 | 7:30 - 8:30 EDT
Weirdly Wonderful: Creatures of the Twilight Zone
Speakers: Joel Llopiz, Fish Biologist, WHOI, Vincent Pieribone, Vice Chairman, OceanX and Director, John B. Pierce Laboratory, Yale University, and Heidi Sosik, OTZ Lead Scientist and Biologist, WHOI with host Véronique LaCapra, WHOI
Dive with us into the ocean twilight zone—the weirdest place on Earth. This vast, dark, barely explored layer of the ocean is home to countless weirdly wonderful creatures whose uniqueness also gives them superpowers to survive in a world of darkness, extreme pressure, frigid cold, and superpowered predators. The twilight zone is a place of wonder, mystery, and abundance that reminds us our choices mean the difference between a future of loss and sustainability.
Joel Llopiz, Fish Biologist, WHOI
Vincent Pieribone, Vice Chairman, OceanX and Director, John B. Pierce Laboratory, Yale University
Heidi Sosik, OTZ Lead Scientist and Biologist, WHOI
Episode 6: December 8, 2021
From the Sea to the Stars: Women engineering for ocean and space exploration
Wednesday, December 8th, 2021 | 7:30-8:30 PM ET | 4:30 PM PDT
From the Sea to the Stars:
Women engineering for ocean and space exploration
Speakers: Anna Michel, Chief Scientist, NDSF, WHOI, Loral O' Hara, NASA Astronaut and former WHOI engineer, Gwyneth Packard, Senior Engineer, Software, WHOI, Kaitlyn Tradd, Research Engineer, Mechanical, WHOI with special guest host Carol Anne Clayson, WHOI climate scientist and Associate Director of Research Strategy
JOIN US TO HEAR FROM FOUR ENGINEERS who explore extreme places in the ocean and outer space. Learn about hostile environments that demand special tools and special people with the “right stuff” to test their own limits and push the boundaries of knowledge deeper into the unknown.
Anna Michel, Chief Scientist, NDSF, WHOI
Loral O'Hara, NASA astronaut and former WHOI engineer
Gwyneth Packard, Senior Engineer, Software, WHOI
Kaitlyn Tradd, Research Engineer, Mechical, WHOI
Special Guest Host Carol Anne Clayson, WHOI climate scientist and Associate Director of Research Strategy
Season 2
Episode 1: September 16, 2020
Oceans Beyond Earth: From Earth's deep ocean to the search for extraterrestrial life
Date: September 16, 2020 | 7:30 - 8:30 EDT
Oceans Beyond Earth: From Earth's deep ocean to the search for extraterrestrial life
Speakers: Lunar and Planetary Institute astrobiologist and geomicrobiologist Kennda Lynch, WHOI marine microbiologist Julie Huber, WHOI marine geoscientist Chris German, and special guest, comedian Eugene Mirman
Host: Véronique LaCapra, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Chris German, WHOI
Kennda Lynch, LPI/USRA
Julie Huber, WHOI
Eugene Mirman, Comedian
Episode 2: September 23, 2020
Hurricanes: The Future of Coastal Cities
Date: September 23, 2020 | 7:30 - 8:30 EDT
Hurricanes: The Future of Coastal Cities
Speakers: Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, marine biologist, founder of Ocean Collectiv and Urban Ocean Lab and Dr. Jeff Donnelly, WHOI senior scientist and marine geologist
Host: Dr. Véronique LaCapra, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Ocean Collectiv
Dr. Jeff Donnelly, WHOI
Episode 3: October 7, 2020
The stories we tell: From ancient oral traditions to modern day pirates
Date: October 7, 2020 | 7:30 - 8:30 EDT
The stories we tell: Sea stories from ancient oral traditions to modern day pirates
Speakers: Amy Bower, WHOI Physical Oceanographer, Skip Finley, Author and historian, and Tobias Vanderhoop, Aquinnah Wampanoag Storyteller
Host: Véronique LaCapra, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Amy Bower, physical oceanographer, WHOI
Skip Finley, author and historian
Tobias Vanderhoop, Aquinnah Wampanoag storyteller
Episode 4: October 21, 2020
Sea Change: Solutions for an ocean planet
Date: October 21, 2020 | PRIMETIME 8:00 - 9:00 EDT
Sea Change: Solutions for an ocean planet
PRESENTED BY THE WHOI DALLAS CHAPTER
Speakers: Peter de Menocal, WHOI President and Director and Jeffrey Sachs, University Professor, Columbia University and Senior UN Advisor
Host: Véronique LaCapra, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Peter de Menocal
Jeffrey Sachs
Season 1
Episode 2: April 29, 2020
Exploring Inner and Outer Space
Wednesday, April 29, 2020 | 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. EDT
Exploring Inner and Outer Space
Speakers: NASA Astronaut Sunita Williams, Captain, U.S. Navy, (Ret.) and Timothy Shank, Deep-Sea Scientist, WHOI Emcee: Barbara Moran, Senior Producing Editor, WBUR Radio Environmental Vertical
Tim Shank, Deep-Sea Biologist
Captain Sunita WIlliams
Episode 3: May 6, 2020
The Science of Shipwrecks
Wednesday, May 6, 2020 | 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. EDT
The Science of Shipwrecks
Speakers: Ocean Explorer Robert Ballard and
WHOI Biologist Kirstin Meyer-Kaiser
Emcee: Barbara Moran, Senior Producing Editor, WBUR Radio Environmental Vertical
Robert Ballard, Ocean Explorer
Kirstin Meyer-Kaiser, WHOI Biologist
Episode 4: May 13, 2020
Sharks! Insights into a Ocean Predator
Wednesday, May 13, 2020 | 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. EDT
Sharks! New Insights into an Iconic Ocean Predator
Speakers: Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries Shark Biologist Greg Skomal and WHOI Ocean Ecologist Simon Thorrold
Host: Véronique LaCapra, WHOI
Greg Skomal
Simon Thorrold
Episode 5: May 20, 2020
Extreme Ocean Machines
Wednesday, May 20, 2020 | 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. EDT
Extreme Ocean Machines
Exploring impossible places
Guest host: James Cameron, renowned ocean explorer and filmmaker
Panelists: Mark Dalio, Founder and Creative Director, OceanX; Orla Doherty, Producer of the BBC’s Blue Planet II; Andrew Bowen, Principal Engineer and Director of the National Deep Sea Submergence Facility, WHOI; Vincent Pieribone, Vice Chairman of OceanX and Director of the John B. Pierce Laboratory, Yale University
Q&A moderator: Véronique LaCapra, WHOI
James Cameron
Andy Bowen
Orla Doherty
Mark Dalio
Vincent Pieribone
Episode 6: May 27, 2020
The Future Ocean: What’s in store for our ocean planet and ocean science?
Wednesday, May 27, 2020 | 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. EDT
The Future Ocean: What’s in store for our ocean planet and our ocean science?
Speakers: Fabien Cousteau, Aquanaut, Oceanographic Explorer, Environmental Advocate and Founder of the Fabien Cousteau Ocean Learning Center and Mark Abbott, WHOI President and Director
Host: Véronique LaCapra, WHOI
Mark Abbott
Fabien Cousteau
Episode 7: June 3, 2020
Corals in Crisis: How scientists are racing to stop a deadly disease
Wednesday, June 3, 2020 | 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. EDT
Corals in Crisis
How scientists are racing to stop a deadly disease
Speakers: Marine biologist, ocean explorer, and conservationist Sylvia Earle, University of the Virgin Islands coral disease ecologist Marilyn Brandt, and WHOI marine microbial ecologist Amy Apprill.
Host: Véronique LaCapra, WHOI
Sylvia Earle
Amy Apprill
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