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NOAA Ocean Podcast

National Ocean Service

From corals to coastal science, connect with NOAA experts in our podcast series that explores questions about the ocean environment.

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  • 112 episodes
  • Updated Jul 22, 2024

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  • Jan 18, 2018 · 14 min

    Geodesy: The Invisible Backbone of Navigation

    Geodesy is a science that covers the Earth itself. It's the reason we know where we are, and how we can make maps of where we are and where we want to go. In this episode, learn how this science with an unfamiliar name shapes much of what we do every day. Episode permanent link and show notes

  • Nov 16, 2017 · 4 min

    Marine Debris in Alaska

    In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, our latest podcast highlights NOAA efforts in partnership with native communities in Alaska to restore and protect precious ocean resources. In this episode, we learn just how challenging the issue of marine debris can be in the vast wilderness of Alaska, how the NOAA Marine Debris program is working to solve this problem, and how the key to beating this issue is in the innovation and ingenuity of the community working to address it. Episode permanent link and show notes

  • Aug 23, 2017 · 2 min

    Reef Resilience

    It's time for a NOAA Ocean Podcast "Science Moment," where we sample the best segments from our past full-length podcasts. In this episode, learn about how coral reefs respond to stressful events like coral bleaching. Episode permanent link and show notes

  • Jul 27, 2017 · 2 min

    Ocean Current Surveys 101

    Do you know the difference between a tide, a current, and a tidal current? Why (and how) do we study the motion of the ocean? Episode permanent link and show notes

  • Jul 21, 2017 · 2 min

    Historical Maps and Charts

    It's time for a NOAA Ocean Podcast "Science Moment," where we sample the best segments from our past full-length podcasts. In this episode, learn about NOAA's historical map and chart collection of more than 35,000 scanned images. Episode permanent link and show notes

  • May 25, 2017 · 9 min

    Celebrating 100 Years of NOAA Corps

    In our latest episode, we explore the history and work of NOAA's Commissioned Officer Corps--one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. NOAA Corps officers command NOAA's fleet of research and survey ships and also pilot NOAA's environmental data-gathering aircraft, including the agency's hurricane hunter planes. The NOAA Corps is celebrating a century of service to the nation this year, 2017. Episode permanent link and show notes

  • May 11, 2017 · 5 min

    Marine Animal Telemetry

    It's time for a NOAA Ocean Podcast "Science Moment," where we sample the best segments from our past full-length podcasts. In this episode, learn about marine animal telemetry, used to help scientist understand the ocean and marine life better. Episode permanent link and show notes

  • May 4, 2017 · 13 min

    Restoration at Industrial Waste Sites

    In today's NOAA Ocean Podcast, we talk about moving towards restoration at industrial waste sites. For more than a century, industrial activities have released hazardous chemicals and heavy metals into the environment. Both accidental spills and intentional discharges from chemical manufacturing, oil storage and transfer, ship building, and port operations have contaminated many of America's rivers and coastal resources. Join us as we talk with Reyhan Mehran from NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration about this topic. Episode permanent link and show notes

  • Apr 17, 2017 · 4 min

    Volunteering with our National Marine Sanctuaries

    It's time for a NOAA Ocean Podcast "Science Moment," where we sample the best segments from our past full-length podcasts. In this episode, hear about volunteering opportunities at one of our national marine sanctuary sites around the nation. Episode permanent link and show notes

  • Mar 23, 2017 · 4 min

    GPS on Bench Marks

    It's time for a NOAA Ocean Podcast "Science Moment," where we sample the best segments from our past full-length podcasts. In this episode, hear about an effort called GPS on Bench Marks. A bench mark is a term used to describe any permanent mark or disk that's either in the ground or attached to a large structure. This permanent mark has a known elevation or height which makes it valuable to NOAA. There are over 400,000 bench marks in the United States, and in the GPS on Bench Marks project, anyone can visit the bench mark of their choice, record field notes, take digital photos, and collect GPS observations or coordinates and then use online tools to send the information to NOAA. Episode permanent link and show notes