The Ocean News Podcast
The Ocean News Podcast – Your Essential Ocean News Podcast 🌊💙 Stay informed with The Ocean News Podcast, the go-to ocean news podcast from Oceanographic Magazine, the world’s leading publication on marine conservation, ocean exploration, and underwater adventure. Hosted by editor Rob Hutchins and social media manager Ben Hartley, this daily ocean news update delivers the most important stories on marine life, climate change, sustainability, and global ocean policy—all in a quick, weekday format. Follow along now for your essential ocean briefing every weekday ☕️🌊
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Wednesday Mar 05, 2025
Wednesday Mar 05, 2025
News Editor, Rob Hutchins, dives into brand new international research that concludes there were nearly 3.5 times the number of marine heatwave days in the summers of both 2023 and 2024 compared to any other year on record, bringing with them billions of dollars in economic damage.
Friday Feb 28, 2025
Friday Feb 28, 2025
News Editor Rob Hutchins, is back and exploring the return of the Galapagos crake.
Found along the coasts and mangroves as well as the highlands of the Galapagos Islands, the Galapagos crake (also known as the rail) has spent nearly 200 years undetected on the island of Floreana, leading many to believe it was locally extinct... until now.
Thursday Feb 27, 2025
Thursday Feb 27, 2025
In a bid to restore and safeguard the ecological heart of the North Sea - the Dogger Bank - an international coalition will launch an exciting rewilding programme in 2025.
Wednesday Feb 26, 2025
Wednesday Feb 26, 2025
News Editor, Rob Hutchins, explores accounts from Indonesian and Filipino crew members working aboard a fleet of 12 Chinese tuna fishing vessels who have alleged cases of physical abuse and forced labour among North Korean crew, with some trapped at sea for as long as a decade.
Tuesday Feb 25, 2025
Tuesday Feb 25, 2025
News Editor, Rob Hutchins deep dives into the world of Whale sharks!
Although they might be the largest fish on the planet, they are also the most elusive with little known about their reproductive strategies, including where they go to give birth. A new study, however, may have just revealed a vital clue.
Monday Feb 24, 2025
Monday Feb 24, 2025
Green and loggerhead sea turtles have been responding to the warming ocean and planetary temperatures by advancing their nesting and hatching process by nearly one day a year for the last 30 years, an adaptation that will prove vital to their survival.
Saturday Feb 22, 2025
Saturday Feb 22, 2025
Join Oceanographic Magazine's News lead, Rob Hutchings and Social Media Manager, Ben Hartley, as they plunge into the depths of this week's most significant ocean-related stories. From groundbreaking scientific discoveries to urgent environmental concerns, Hutchings provides in-depth analysis and expert commentary on the issues that matter most to our blue planet.
Thursday Feb 20, 2025
Thursday Feb 20, 2025
News Editor, Rob Hutchins uncovers the scale of toxic pollution caused by the oil and gas industry in UK seas.
Saturday Feb 15, 2025
Saturday Feb 15, 2025
Join Oceanographic Magazine's News lead, Rob Hutchings, as he plunges into the depths of this week's most significant ocean-related stories. From groundbreaking scientific discoveries to urgent environmental concerns, Hutchings provides in-depth analysis and expert commentary on the issues that matter most to our blue planet.
Thursday Feb 13, 2025
Thursday Feb 13, 2025
The non-profit research group OCEARCH managed to tag the largest ever recorded great white shark in the Atlantic off the Florida-Georgia coast in mid-January. The researchers now hope that the data provided by the tag will help advance our knowledge of the species.