The Ocean News Podcast

Off the Menu. Fish are KEY seabed engineers - The Ocean News Podcast

News Editor, Rob Hutchins, chats with Mara Fischer, a PhD student at the University of Exeter and lead author of the study, as they discuss a process known as bioturbation.

BANNED Chemicals To Blame for Dolphin Deaths - The Ocean News Podcast

News Editor, Rob Hutchins, and report author, Rosie Williams deep dive into today's story to find what was has been infecting dolphins across the UK coastline.

What's Eating The Urchins? - The Ocean News Podcast

News Editor, Rob Hutchins, interviews PhD student and author Jeremy Day about a new study casting doubt over belief that large predators such as are the primary control species of the long-spined sea urchin - a species mostly responsible for the spread of 'barrens' in New South Wales.

This Week in Review - The Ocean News Podcast

Social Media Manager, Ben Hartley, and Community Editor, Rob Hutchins, dive into the top ocean news stories of the last week.

Why Are Sharks VITAL For Coral Reefs? - The Ocean News Podcast

News Editor, Rob Hutchins interviews leading author and PhD student Zoe Storm to explore the correlations between sharks populations and coral reef health. 

Are Phytoplankton Causing Dolphin DEATHS? - The Ocean News Podcast

News Editor, Rob Hutchins, investigates a historic 'unusual mortality event' in which 8% of Florida's Indian River Lagoon bottlenose dolphins starved to death.
 
 
 
 

"Worrying levels" of banned chemicals found in UK waters - The Ocean News Podcast

Rob Hutchins, raises fears over the safety of marine life in areas along the south coast of the UK after a study found "worrying" levels of chemicals derived from pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and recreational drugs within the waters at two UK harbours.
 
 

SHOCKING levels of microplastics found in Sea Turtles - The Ocean News Podcast

News Editor, Rob Hutchins, deep dives into the world of microplastics. After shockingly high levels have been discovered in the vital organs of both male and female loggerhead sea turtles, with the highest concentrations found in the male reproductive system. It's a discovery scientists say "could spell disaster" for the population.
 
 

UK marine life BOUNCING BACK after kelp recovery - The Ocean News Podcast

News Editor, Rob Hutchins investigates the Sussex Kelp Recovery Project and the introduction of the Sussex Nearshore Trawling Byelaw, as researchers and locals are celebrating the encouraging signs of local marine life and seabed ecosystems now on the mend.
 
 

Hope for ENDANGERED Penguins with no fishing-zone deal - The Ocean News Podcast

News Editor, Rob Hutchins, dives deep into the hard-fought deal that will see fishing restrictions put in place across six key breeding colonies for African penguins off South Africa; marking a significant first step in reversing the fortunes of a species on the brink of extinction.