Ep 25 - Staking out Humpback Whales With Ellen Chenoweth

11/17/22 • 20 min

Check out episode 25 to hear about what fieldwork looks like for Ellen! Most whale biologists spend long hours searching for whales, but Ellen’s work involves waiting them out. Waiting. And waiting. Waiting for them to come to the hatcheries. Make sure to listen to episode 24 for an intro to humpback whale foraging!
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Ep 24 - Intro to Humpback Whale Foraging with Ellen Chenoweth

Welcome to Episode 24 - Humpback Whale Foraging with Ellen Chenoweth! Ellen is based in Sitka, at University of Alaska Southeast. She is a whale foraging ecologist - and specifically studied how humpback whales use salmon hatcheries as a food source.
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EP 26 - Science Outreach in Rural Alaska with Ellen Chenoweth

This episode is touching on a really important area of science: science education. Science isn't always in a lab or on a boat, it is often in the community. Public outreach and education programs are extremely important for our society. Ellen gives us insight into the program that she runs called Rural Alaska Students in One-Health Research (RASOR) within indigenous communities in rural Alaska. You can check out more about RASOR here! If you want to hear more from Ellen regarding her research, check out episodes 24 and 25 as well.
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!