The Ocean News Podcast

The Whale Entanglement Crisis: How Climate Change is Pushing Humpbacks Closer to Shore

As climate change rewrites the rules of the ocean, one of the most iconic species on the US West Coast is facing a new and deadly challenge.
In this episode of the Ocean News Podcast, we dive into groundbreaking research recently published in PLOS Climate that explains why humpback whale entanglements are surging, even as their populations recover.

Breaking the Glass Current: Career Resilience and Inclusion in Marine STEM - A women in Marine STEM mini series from the Ocean News Podcast

In this episode of the Ocean News Podcast, editorial assistant Eva Cahill sits down with PhD researcher Marianne Glascot for the second instalment of our Women in STEM series.
With a background in organisational development and a previous career at HSBC, Marianne brings a unique, late-career perspective to academia. She shares her journey from environmental physics to a PhD at the University of Sussex, offering a candid look at the evolving culture of science today.

Why the return of the GIANT TORTOISE to the Galapagos is a win for the ocean

For the first time in 180 years, giant tortoises are once again roaming the Galápagos, as 158 were released in Floreana Island this month – which conservationists say will strengthen the island’s land-sea ecosystems.

INDUSTRIAL krill fishing brings Antarctic food web close to COLLAPSE - the Ocean News Podcast

Sea Shepherd has launched its 2026 Antarctic campaign to document industrial krill fishing near key whale feeding grounds. The mission will gather scientific data, increase public scrutiny and inform international policy amid growing pressure on the Southern Ocean ecosystem.

If you can't SEE IT, you can't BE it - A women in Marine STEM mini series from the Ocean News Podcast

“I've been asked so many times whether I was the assistant of the researcher. Even after explaining, no, that's me, I've been asked again: are you the assistant?” says George Short, a female Marine ecologist working with the Sussex Wildlife Trust.

Right whales the RIGHT WAY: Canada's big move to reduce whale ENTANGLEMENT

Canada has unveiled a sweeping new plan aimed at reducing deadly whale entanglements while safeguarding the future of its coastal fisheries. Earlier this month, Fisheries and Oceans Canada released its Whalesafe Fishing Gear Strategy – a five-year national framework designed to lower the risk of entanglements.

Turtles at loggerheads: TURTLES adapt to CLIMATE CHANGE but are laying fewer eggs

Loggerhead turtles are successfully adapting to warming temperatures by breeding earlier, but depleting ocean productivity is causing a major decline in their reproductive capacity.

An Ocean ODYSSEY - How Seas the Day CONQUERED their Pacific Ocean row - The OCEAN NEWS PODCAST

Jessica Rowe and Miriam Payne - the aptly named duo behind Seas the Day - have returned to the UK having completed their ocean odyssey - an unsupported and non-stop row across the Pacific Ocean. Hear their tale of inspiration and determination on the Ocean News Podcast.

LEGAL personhood for WHALES? Leaders in New Zealand could be setting a GLOBAL standard

A parliamentary bill introduced in Aotearoa New Zealand is seeking to fundamentally reshape how whales are protected in law, proposing that cetaceans be recognised as legal persons with inherent rights. It’s a move that could shape our approach to nature rights across the globe.

"Our seas CANNOT wait": Why does the UK keep FAILING on its fisheries?

A UK government consultation wants to secure the "long-term viability" of fish stocks to "protect coastal economies", but environmental groups like Oceana have warned government proposals are INADEQUATE, and have done little to “deliver REAL CHANGE for our seas”