Episodes

  • Impacts of Tourism: Philippines Special Part II

    Impacts of Tourism: Philippines Special Part II
    Oct 16 2018
    Wavelengths visits Malapascua island in the Philippines where tourists come from all over the world to experience the thrill of diving with Thresher Sharks.
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    12 mins
  • Sharks and Typhoon Yolanda: Philippines Special Part I

    Sharks and Typhoon Yolanda: Philippines Special Part I
    Oct 15 2018
    *This is a new version of
    "How Sharks Helped an Island Recover from a Devastating Typhoon"with corrected audio levels.*

    As the Philippines recovers from another devastating typhoon - Wavelengths Ocean Podcast looks back at 2013 when Typhoon Yolanda struck the central Philippines. We hear from a resident of a tiny island who credits Thresher Sharks for helping his community recover from the storm.

    Wavelengths is produced and hosted by Betsy Brown. Theme music is by Sean Kisch.
    Audio of typhoon Yolanda from top of the episode is from youtube user Christopher Earl Zuniga Nael.
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    8 mins
  • Teaser: How a tiny island recovered from a devastating typhoon

    Teaser: How a tiny island recovered from a devastating typhoon
    Oct 3 2018
    Wavelengths returns with a two-part special from the Philippines October 9th.
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    1 min
  • Hawaii's Dangerous Sea Creature

    Hawaii's Dangerous Sea Creature
    Feb 9 2018
    If I told you a translucent blob with long flowing ribbon-like tentacles could kill you would you believe me? A sting from a Chironex Fleckeri Box Jellyfish can stop your heart in just five minutes but it looks harmless. That species of jellyfish isn't in Hawaii, but it's cousin the Alatina Box Jellyfish is. University of Hawaii Manoa Researcher Angel Yanagihara has been studying Box Jellyfish for two decades. She became interested in the jellyfish after falling victim to its sting. She shares her story Wavelengths.

    Pictured: Angel collects a box jellyfish at Kaimana Beach, Waikiki
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    11 mins
  • Danger in the Ocean (tease)

    Danger in the Ocean (tease)
    Feb 8 2018
    A preview to the next episode of Wavelengths. Coming 9 days after the last full moon. (Feb. 9)
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    2 mins
  • Super Coral: Getting Ahead of Climate Change

    Super Coral: Getting Ahead of Climate Change
    Jan 16 2018
    On a tiny piece of land in the middle of Kaneohe Bay in Hawaii a group of scientists is working hard to save coral reefs. It's a multi-layered project using several approaches to train and modify coral so it can survive heat stress. The project is led by Dr. Ruth Gates and gained momentum after Hawaii's coral bleaching events in 2014 and 2015.

    A huge Mahalo to the team at the Gates Coral Lab for taking the time to share your work with Wavelengths Ocean Podcast. You can learn more about their work at wavelengthsoceanpodcast.com
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    12 mins
  • Social Media and Monk Seal Monitoring

    Social Media and Monk Seal Monitoring
    Jan 2 2018
    Learn how scientists are using social to monitor endangered monk seals and the people who see them in the wild.

    This is a Wavelengths "Surface Interval" - or programming break between regular episodes.
    Watch for the next regular length episode January 16.

    To report a monk seal sighting To report monk seal sightings, call your island's Marine Mammal Response Coordinator:
    Island of Hawaii: (808) 987-0765
    Kauai: (808) 651-7668
    Maui/Lanai: (808) 292-2372
    Molokai: (808) 553-5555
    Oahu: (808) 220-7802
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    4 mins
  • White as Snow: Coral Bleaching in the Pacific

    White as Snow: Coral Bleaching in the Pacific
    Dec 19 2017
    Something happened to one of my favorite places. This week on Wavelengths I take you to the island of Guam where coral bleaching has impacted reefs four times in the last five years. We'll explore what bleaching does to coral and what it means for the future of the reef.

    This episode's guests are NOAA Coral Researcher Dr. Dione Swanson and SCUBA Instructor Jennetta Adams.

    Visit Wavelengths online at wavelengthsoceanpodcast.com.

    The music used in the introduction is by Flynn Cranston (available on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/610GnMfLDaUECmVoMddDry?si=Ctvr850W) Wavelengths Theme Music is by Sean Kish. Wavelengths logo photography by Robert Stoner. Episode photography from Corri Gobin.
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    13 mins