Below The Tide

Tune into episode 22 to hear first hand what it is like studying basking sharks in the wild. What do you do when the creature you study is so hard to find, and can swim immense distances without being spotted? We dive deep into the work Alex does off the coast of Ireland and the United States, trying to find basking sharks. Make sure to go back and listen to episode 21 if you haven’t yet to get an intro to Alex and Basking Sharks!
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New topic alert! Episode 21 is an intro into basking sharks - one of the largest sharks in the ocean! Alex McInturf is a post-doctoral fellow at Oregon State University, working in the Big Fish Lab. She is passionate about basking sharks, and her work has taken her to Ireland to study them as well. In Ireland she is a part of the Irish Basking Shark Group, a group of scientists keen to get basking sharks designated as a protected species.
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Let's pick up where we left off last week - all about kelp. Tom Campbell is the president and founder of West Coast Kelp Ltd. Last week we did an intro to kelp; everything from structure to reproduction. This week Tom gives us insight into the kelp restoration industry and what is needed to make a difference on a global scale. Make sure to go back and listen to episode 19 so you can learn all about kelp!
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This week we are learning all about kelp! If you live near a beach, you may know kelp as the gooey slimey seaweed that washes up onto the beach, but to kelp biologists they are so much more. Tom Campbell is a kelp biologist who has founded a kelp restoration company - West Coast Kelp. Tom gives us an intro into everything kelp; from the structure of kelp to the lifecycle.
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Episode 28 is all about Alexandra's fieldwork in remote communities. Beluga fieldwork brought Alexandra to Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada. The community and surrounding communities are important in this work, sharing their own knowledge of the population and their observations. Alexandra sheds light on an important area of science: collaboration with Indigenous communities who live in the areas all year round. They hold immense amount of knowledge and passion for common topics. The truth is that scientists can learn a lot from Indigenous peoples on the land that they study.

Make sure to listen to episode 27 for an intro to beluga whales!

Make sure to listen to episode 27 for an intro to beluga whales!
Don't forget to follow @Belowthetidepod on instagram and @Belowthetidepod on twitter for episode resources + updates for upcoming episodes. On there you'll find diagrams, pictures and definitions to help you follow along if that is more your thing! For other streaming platforms check out this link here. Make sure to hit follow wherever you listen to your podcasts so you can always get notified of new episodes!