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Fall 2009

 

 

Marine Resources and Public Policy

Taking The Salt Out Of Saltwater - October 9, 2009
Algae Power - QUEST/KQED - September 15, 2009
Wave Power - KQED - May 7, 2009
The 'Obama Effect' On Science - NPR - February 19, 2009
Terra Firma Down, Google Earth Moves To Oceans - NPR -February 3, 2009
Could Science Pep Up A Sluggish Economy? - NPR - January 23, 2009
Group Removes Net Off Santa Catalina Island - NPR -January 14, 2009
Bush Declares Marine Preserves In Pacific - NPR - January 6, 2009
Gulf Coast Oil Firms Express Relief As Gustav Lifts - Morning Edition, September 2, 2008
A Closer Look At Offshore Drilling - NPR - August 11, 2008
Exploring Realities Of Offshore Oil Drilling - NPR - July 18, 2008
Gulf Coast States Mull Over Oil Drilling Ban - July 14, 2008
Lessons Learned from Santa Barbara Spill - NPR - June 23, 2008
Underwater Flight with Graham Hawkes - KQED Quest


Marine Fisheries

Red snapper making a comeback - KGO-TV
Customers Eat Up Fresh Fish Buying Programs - July 8, 2009
Dwindling Stocks of Wild Fish Put Fish Farms on the Table - June 22, 2009
Salmon Collapse - KQED/California report - April 3, 2009
Herring School For Safer Sex - NPR - March 26, 2009
Fisheries Rebounding, But Ports Pay A Price - NPR - January 8, 2009
Fishermen Make Mad Dash For Dungeness Crab - NPR -January 5, 2009
Bluefin Tuna On Edge Of Collapse, Scientists Say - NPR - November 28, 2008
Tuna: A Favorite Fish Faces Dangerous Depletion - September 5, 2008
Study: Quota Systems Help Keep Fisheries Afloat - September 18, 2008
Alexandra Morton's Salmon Fight - NY Times
Chesapeake Bay - Earth: A Dwindling Catch: Part 1 - Discovery Channel
Chesapeake Bay - Earth: A Dwindling Catch: Part 2 - Discovery Channel
EU Faces Off With Fishers Over Bluefin Tuna - NPR - July 15, 2008
Rising Fuel Prices Keep Fishermen On Dry Land - NPR - July 2, 2008
West Coast Cancels Salmon Fishing Season - NPR - 4/12/08
Pacific Coast Salmon Fishing Shut Down - NPR - 4/11/08


Coast, Beach and Bay

Saving the Bay - KQED
Mercury in San Francisco Bay - KQED/Quest - Oct 6, 2009
The Battle for Oceano Dunes - KQED - Sept. 4, 2009
Rising Seas - KQED - March 12, 2009
Rising Tide (podcast) - November 2008
Deep Sea Lab - November 28-30, 2008
Redesigning the Bay - KQED Quest - Feb 23, 2009
Glacier Bay Park's Gravity Shifts As Ice Melts - NPR - July 3, 2008
Rising Seas - KQED Quest - Dec 6, 2007
Gustav Hits Vulnerable Coastal Area - All Things Considered, September 1, 2008
As Beaches Creep In, Ownership Disputes Erupt - NPR - June 17, 2008
San Francisco Threat: Big Oysters Invade Bay - NPR - 8/18/2006
Crucial California Delta Faces a Salty Future - NPR - 1/14/08


The Seafloor and Marine Hazards

Alaskans Brace For Complications From Volcano Ash - NPR - March 24, 2009
Alaska Volcano Erupts Again, No Signs Of Slowing - NPR - March 24, 2009
Ring of Fire Volcano Blows - NY Times -
Video: She's about to blow
Google Earth Takes on the Oceans - NY Times -
A Step Ahead of the Next 'Big One' - February 2009
Scientists Dig Deep Sea Dirt Collection - NPR - January 30, 2009
Scientists Watching For Alaska Eruption - NPR - January 30, 2009
A Library Of Mud - NPR -Science Friday
The Battle for the Arctic - NY Times - January 27, 2009
Earthquake Swarm Worries Oregon - NPR - 4/16/08
Study: Major Quake to Hit Calif. - NPR - 4/14/08



Ocean Chemistry and Pollution

Chemical Weapons at Sea - KQED - September 15, 2009
Scientists Return from North Pacific Gyre - KQED - September 1, 2009
Trash on the Spin Cycle - KQED
Carbobated Ocean Podcast - March 2009
Sea of Plastic - November 21-23, 2008
Dead Zones' Multiplying In World's Oceans - NPR - August 15, 2008
Garbage Mass Is Growing in the Pacific - NPR - 3/26/08
Scientists Map Ocean Damage - 2/14/08
Map Reveals Extensive Damage to World's Oceans - 2/15/08


Marine Ecosystems

Study Shows Great White Sharks Enter Bay - KPIX - November 4, 2009
The Farallon Islands - "California's Galapagos" - KQED/Quest
Tagging Great White Sharks in Atlantic - KPIX - September 4, 2009
Lasers And Glowing Dye Illuminate Ocean Processes - NPR - August 14, 2009
Hum Along With Male Plainfin Midshipman Fish - NPR - July 29, 2009
Birds' Survival Relies On World's Largest Crab Orgy - NPR - July 12, 2009
Vacuuming the Reef - NY Times
Taking Advantage Of The Jellyfish Invasion - NPR - February 3, 2009
Stunted Coral Highlights Troubling Ocean Trends - NPR - January 1, 2009
Green Bullet - December 2008
100 Greatest Discoveries Shorts: Hydrothermal Vents - Discovery Channel
Study: Global Coral Crisis Is In Full Bloom - NPR - July 11, 2008
Can Science Turn Back The Tide For Endangered Coral Reefs? - NPR - July 11, 2008
Census Aims to Catalog World's Oceans - NPR - June 27, 2008
Marine Microbe Celebrates 20th Anniversary - NPR - June 13, 2008
The Most Important Microbe You've Never Heard Of - NPR - June 13, 2008
As Oceans Grow More Acidic, a Tiny Plant Thrives - NPR - 4/18/08
Outlook for Oceans Bleak as Sea 'Deserts' Grow - NPR - 3/6/08


Marine Mammals

Sea Ghosts - KQED/Ocean Futures - April 2009
Right Whales - NY Times - March 2009
Studying Elusive Humpbacks - NY Times
A Dangerous Place to Raise a Calf - NY Times
Killer Whales: The Allure Of The Search - NPR - January 25, 2009
Mystery Ailment Killing Endangered Pelicans - NPR - January 16, 2009
Melting Arctic Ice Imperils Polar Bears - All Things Considered, August 29, 2008
Six Protected Sea Lions Found Dead Along River - All Things Considered - 5/7/08
Endangered Seals Eating Endangered Salmon - 5/6/08
Walruses Move Ashore as Arctic Ice Retreats - NPR - 1/4/08
Polar Bear Population Struggles as Sea Ice Melts - NPR - 1/21/08


Climate & the Ocean

Data on Climate Change, Gliding on a Wave - KQED - August 31, 2009
Acid In The Oceans: A Growing Threat To Sea Life - NPR - August 12, 2009
Can Corals Survive In A Warming World? - NPR - August 11, 2009
Jellyfish May Help Keep Planet Cool - NPR - July 30, 2009
Tracking Polar Bears, An Environmental Barometer - NPR - May 11, 2009
Predicted Impact From Antarctic Ice Melt Lessened - NPR - May 15, 2009
Antarctic Ice May Melt, But Not For Millennia - March 20, 2009
In The Arctic, A Time-Lapse View Of Climate Chang e- Fresh Air from WHYY, March 18, 2009
NASA Loses Carbon-Measuring Satellite - NPR - February 24, 2009
NASA Satellite To Track Carbon Dioxide Globally - NPR - February 23, 2009
Geoengineering: 'Seeding the oceans would take thousands of years' - NPR - February 2, 2009
Revisiting The 'Keeling Curve' - NPR - January 28, 2009
In Antarctica, Too, Temperatures On The Rise - January 21, 2009
Global Warming Is Irreversible, Study Says - NPR - January 26, 2009
Study Busts Antarctica's Chill On Global Warming - NPR - January 21, 2009
Alaskan Village Copes With Real-life Impacts of Global Climate Change - PBS - December 29, 2008
Buried at Sea (podcast) - October 2008
Hurricane Center Looks To Next Storm - Day to Day, September 1, 2008
Hurricane Forecaster Offers Insight On Storms - All Things Considered, September 3, 2008
Study: As Oceans Warm, Cyclones Gain Strength - NPR - September 3, 2008
The Mystery of Global Warming's Missing Heat - NPR - March 19, 2008
Scientists Pursue CO2 Storage In The Ocean Floor - NPR _ July 25, 2008
Capturing Carbon - NOVA
NOAA Hedges Bets on Hurricane Forecast - NPR - May 22, 2008
Shifting Winds Disrupt Island Birds' Feeding Habits - NPR - 6/24/07
Cyclone Death Toll Soars as Myanmar Reels From Disaster - PBS 5/5/08
After Major Cyclone, Bangladesh Worries About Climate Change - PBS - 3/28/2008

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