Season 2

Dec. 14, 2022

E55 Suddenly Sargassum: a multilingual education book for St. Martin …

Mark Yokoyama is a naturalist, author and wildlife educator living in St. Martin who has published many books about the nature and culture of St. Martin. He is also the co-founder and treasurer of the non profit association L...

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Nov. 17, 2022

E54: Conociendo la relación del sargazo pelágico y Physalia physalis …

Eduardo Gabriel Torres Conde actualmente es un estudiante de Doctorado del posgrado de ciencias biológicas de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México en el Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología. Se graduó como biólogo...

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Oct. 29, 2022

E53: How Sargassum impacts the communities of Quintana Roo and Florid…

Judith Rosellon is a biologist and oceanographer with extensive experience in fisheries management and ecology, marine spatial management, evaluation of marine protected areas, and fisheries stock assessment. She has a Ph.D. ...

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Aug. 11, 2022

E52: Acción ciudadana de Sargazo en Costa Rica con Jose Ugalde

La llegada masiva de Sargazo flotante al Caribe de Centroamérica es un evento relativamente nuevo. Y el papel de las personas de la comunidad es un punto clave para comenzar los inicios del manejo de este fenómeno. Don José e...

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July 29, 2022

E 51: The long road to a Sargassum barrier with Rolando Chavez Penahe…

Rolando Chavez Penaherrera is the Latin American General manager for the Enviro-Clean segments of DESMI and Head of DESMI SEAWEED Division.DESMI is Danish manufacturer of pumps, pumping systems, environmental cleaning equipme...

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July 7, 2022

E50 The voices of the invisible - Sargassum impacts fishing communiti…

Bethia Thomas is currently a postgraduate student at CERMES pursuing a PhD in Natural Resource Management. Her research seeks to venture into the novel territory of pelagic sargassum with special emphasis on a community-based...

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June 8, 2022

Sargassum podcast Ep 49: Dr. Geoff Smith and Dr. Betsabe de la Barred…

Part of the problem with sargassum’s sudden proliferation is hard to track. Things like weather, currents, and even marine animals can make it challenging to understand where a sargassum beaching will occur and how big it mig...

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May 30, 2022

Sargassum podcast Ep 48: La llegada masiva de sargazo en Costa rica, …

La llegada masiva de Sargazo flotante al Caribe de Centroamérica es un evento relativamente nuevo, es por ello que conocer cómo está la situación actual de este fenómeno es muy importante para responder a ello. Cindy Fernánde...

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April 22, 2022

Ep 46 Les sargasses, objets de coopération caribéenne avec Lydia Barf…

Début mars 2022, le Sargassum podcast a reçu Madame Lydia Barfleur, coordinatrice du projet Sarg’coop. Docteure en droit international de l’université de la Sorbonne, Lydia Barfleur a étudié et enseigné la régionalisation éco...

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April 5, 2022

Ep. 45 Tracking Turtles Through the Lens of Sargassum with Dr. Kate M…

Dr. Kate Mansfield is a marine scientist, a sea turtle biologist, and an associate professor at the University of Central Florida. Her research focuses on sea turtle biology, ecology, behavior, management, and conservation. U...

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March 22, 2022

Ep. 44 Tura Homemade: A Healthy and Sustainable Fertilizer

Sargassum impacts the coastal and seaside communities of many countries, including Tobago. The piles and piles of it on the Atlantic side of the island leave an awful trace of toxins in the air that can be harmful to the …

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March 8, 2022

Ep. 43 Biostimulant: a soil solution from the sea with Daria Parshina…

Sargassum beaching events have become an international challenge that requires globally-cooperative solutions. With such pressing challenges, thankfully, come incredibly innovative solutions to sargassum overproduction and de...

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Feb. 20, 2022

Ep. 42: Flying Fish, Blue Weddings, and Sargassum in Barbados with Dr…

Since 2011, vast masses of the free-floating algae Sargassum have been washing ashore on Caribbean beaches – some leaving coastlines three-feet deep in seaweed. When it isn't rotting on beaches, Sargassum has incredible prope...

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