Podcasts by Marine Mammal Science

Delisting of Endangered Species on the ESA from 2023-04-08T04:00

On this week's episode Dr Scarlett Smash (Dr Ashley Scarlett) and Dr Chris Parsons discuss recent marine mammal news that is causing major concerns.

Humpback whales washing up on the East Coast from 2023-04-01T04:00

On this week's episode Dr Scarlett Smash (Dr Ashley Scarlett) and Dr Chris Parsons discuss recent marine mammal news that is causing major concerns.

The Cardiovascular and respiratory system during dives from 2023-03-25T04:00

On this episode Dr Scarlet Smash chats with Dr Ashley Blawas about her PhD disseration work on whale and dolphin's cardiovascular and metabolic processes.

Elephant Seals and Plastics from 2023-03-18T04:00

On this episode Dr Ashley Scarlett (Dr Scarlett Smash) chats with Lauren Kashiwabara about her work studying the effects of plastic pollution.

Orca predation on white sharks in Africa from 2023-03-11T05:00

On this week's episodes Dr Ashley Scarlett (Dr Scarlett Smash) has Dr Simon Elwen explain what is happening to white sharks in Africa. He goes over the detailed footage that was captured.

General Principles for Whale Watching from 2023-03-04T05:00

On this week's episode, Dr. Ashley Scarlett (Dr. Scarlett Smash) chats with Dr. Imogen Webster, Lead for Programme Development at IWC about the new IWC document – General Principles for Whale Wa...

Female dolphins and their social connectivity from 2023-02-25T05:00

On this week's episode Dr. Scarlett Smash chats with Dr. Vivienne Foroughirad about her research on the social structure and kinship in female bottlenose dolphins.

Group size varies with climate conditions in bottlenose dolphins, pt 2 from 2023-02-18T05:00

On this week's episode Dr Ashley Scarlett (Dr Scarlett Smash) chats with Dr. Séverine Methion, lead investigator on dolphin research at the Bottlenose Dolphin Research Institute, who tells us ab...

Group size varies with climate conditions in bottlenose dolphins, pt 1 from 2023-02-11T05:00

On this week's episode Dr Ashley Scarlett (Dr Scarlett Smash) chats with Dr. Bruno Díaz López the founder of the Bottlenose Dolphin Research Institute, who tells us about how bottlenose  dolphin...

Narwhal History from 2023-02-04T05:00

On this week's episode Dr Ashley Scarlett (Dr Scarlett Smash) chats with Dr Marie Louis about her recent work on population structure of narwhals.

Graham Derzon-Supplee and his work on begging dolphins from 2023-01-28T05:00

This week's episode is memorializing and honoring the late Graham Derzon-Supplee and his work on common bottlenose dolphins. Graham was a rising star in marine science, who we sadly lost far too...

How much microplastic do whales eat? from 2023-01-21T05:00

On this week's episode Dr Ashley Scarlett (Dr Scarlett Smash) chats with Dr Shirel Kahane-Rapport about microplastics in the sea and her work with baleen whales.

Pinniped cardiovascular physiology from 2023-01-14T05:00

On this week's episode Dr. Ashley Scarlett (Dr Scarlett Smash) has Rhea Storlund is a PhD candidate studying cardiovascular anatomy and function in diving behavio...

Protecting endangered Southern Resident killer whales with Quiet Sound from 2023-01-07T05:00

On this week's episode Dr Ashley Scarlett (Dr Scarlett Smash) has Rachel Aronson, "Quiet Sound" Program Director at Washington Maritime Blue to talk about their voluntary vessel slow down projec...

Dolphins with broken rostrums, pt 2 from 2022-12-31T05:00

In this week's episode Ashley Scarlett (Dr Scarlett Smash) continues to chat with Guilherme Frainer from Sea Search, who explains how dolphins with broken beaks can still survive and hypothesize...

Sound Production in Dolphins, pt 1 from 2022-12-24T05:00

In this week's episode Ashley Scarlett (Dr Scarlett Smash) chats to Guilherme Frainer from Sea Search, about how dolphins produce sound. Gui also explains some Listen

IWC Report 2022 from 2022-12-17T05:00

On this week’s episode Dr Ashley Scarlett (Dr Scarlett Smash) is joined by past host Dr Chris Parsons. They discuss the recent International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting and how important sc...

How much do Indian Ocean Humpback dolphins whistle from 2022-12-10T05:00

On this week’s episode Ashley Scarlett (Dr Scarlett Smash) has an in depth conversation with Sasha Dines from Sea Search Research and Conservation, about bioacous...

How CITES protect wildlife? from 2022-12-03T05:00

On this week's episodes Dr Ashley Scarlett (Dr Scarlett Smash) chats with Dr Chris Parsons about how CITES works and protect marine mammals.

Manatee Conservation in Haiti from 2022-11-26T05:00

On this week's episode Dr. Ashley Scarlett (Dr. Scarlett Smash) has guest Jamie Aquino, founder of Haiti Ocean Project to talk about her mantee conservation work in Haiti. This is part 2 of 2 ep...

Marine Conservation in Haiti from 2022-11-19T05:00

On this week's episode Dr. Ashley Scarlett (Dr. Scarlett Smash) has guest Jamie Aquino, founder of Haiti Ocean Project to talk about her conservation work in Haiti. This is part 1 of 2 episodes ...

The Whale Mobile from 2022-11-12T05:00

On this week’s episode Dr Ashley Scarlett (Dr Scarlett Smash) has the Cynde McInnis on the show to talk about her inflatable whale used for whale education and conservation outreach.

Whale Watching and Spacial learning from 2022-11-05T04:00

On this week’s episode Dr Ashley Scarlett (Dr Scarlett Smash) has the owner of The Whale Mobile, Cynde McInnis on the show to talk about innovative outreach and multi-spacial learning.

Sea Otters! Sea Otters! Sea Otters! from 2022-10-29T04:00

On this week's episode Dr Ashley Scarlett (Dr Scarlett Smash) has sea otter researcher Julia Adelsheim on the show to teach us about sea otters and the new bioen...

Abundance and distribution of transient killer from 2022-10-22T04:00

On this week's episode, Dr Ashley Scarlett’s (Dr Scarlett Smash) guest Taryn Scarff talks about her graduate research on transient killer whale presence and prey consumption in the waters of Van...

Contaminants, Manatees, a Hurricane, and more from 2022-10-15T04:00

On this week’s episode, Dr Ashley Scarlett (Dr Scarlett Smash) hears about the real-life field experience that Dr Maite De Maria had to go through while collecting samples, to analyze pollutants...

Ambergris and skeletons from 2022-10-08T04:00

On this week’s episode, Dr Ashley Scarlett (Dr Scarlett Smash) has a great time with David Stemmer chatting about whale skeletons and whale poop.

Florida Manatees and Boaters from 2022-10-01T04:50:35

On this week's episodes Dr Ashley Scarlett (Dr Scarlett Smash) has a detailed conversation with Dr Athena Rycyk about boater speeds and how manatees can react. She explains why certain speeds ar...

S.W.O.R.D from 2022-09-24T04:00:50

On this week's episode Ashley Scarlett (Dr Scarlett Smash) chats with Dr Jack Fearey about his dissertation that focused on investigating the use of signature wh...

Don't feed the dolphins from 2022-09-17T04:00:10

On this week’s episode Dr Ashley Scarlett (Dr Scarlett Smash) chats with guest Alexi Archer at the 24Listen

Marine environmental DNA, Part 3 from 2022-09-10T04:00:56

This is the final of three episodes discussing eDNA. Dr Ashley Scarlett (Dr Scarlett Smash) talks to guest Charles Nye, who gives us an introduction to marine environmental DNA and how this area...

Marine environmental DNA, Part 2 from 2022-09-03T04:00:14

This is the second of three episodes discussing eDNA. Dr Ashley Scarlett (Dr Scarlett Smash) talks to guest Charles Nye, who gives us an introduction to marine environmental DNA and how this are...

Marine environmental DNA, Part 1 from 2022-08-27T04:00:42

This is the first of three episodes discussing eDNA. Dr Ashley Scarlett (Dr Scarlett Smash) talks to guest Charles Nye, who gives us an introduction to marine environmental DNA and how this area...

SMM Webinar: Experiences of Women in Marine Mammal Science from 2022-08-20T04:00:08

This week's episodes is the SMM's hosted webinar on the “Experiences of Women in Marine Mammal Science” recorded on Tuesday, July 19, 2022

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Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins self-medicate with invertebrates in coral reefs from 2022-08-13T04:00:08

On this week's episode Dr Ashley Scarlett (Dr Scarlett Smash) finds scientist Angela Ziltener at the SMM Conference and chats with her about her new work in the Red Sea with Indo-pacific bottlen...

Difference in social structures of Hawaiian bottlenose dolphins from 2022-08-10T04:00:10

This episode is a special extra show recoded at the Society for Marine Mammalogy’s 24th Biennial Conference at Palm Beach, Florida. Dr Ashley Scarlett (Dr Scarlett Smash) interviews some of the ...

Mercury levels in dolphins in the USA from 2022-08-08T04:00:06

This episode is a special extra show recoded at the Society for Marine Mammalogy’s 24th Biennial Conference at Palm Beach, Florida. Dr Ashley Scarlett (Dr Scarlett Smash) interviews some of the ...

IWC Scientific Committee from 2022-08-06T04:00:15

On this week's episode Dr Ashley Scarlett talks to guest Dr Alex Zerbini about the role of the Scientific Committee and the chair as well as the upcoming meeting in October. 

SMM’s Upcoming Conference from 2022-07-30T04:00:24

On this week’s episode Dr Ashley Scarlett and Dr Chris Parsons chat about the upcoming Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals (1-5 August; in person and online). They talk about th...

The history of whaling, pt 1 from 2022-04-16T04:00:13

On this episode, returning guest Dr. Chris Parsons provides us with a timeline of the history of whaling. Whaling dates back more than three thousand years and on this first of two episodes Dr P...

Reproduction in female dolphins: the mechanics of the clitoris from 2022-04-09T04:00:15

On this episode, host Dr. Scarlett chats with marine mammal reproductive biologist Dr. Dara Orbach about her recent discoveries on the anatomy and function of the female dolphin clitoris.

The science behind how pinnipeds control their whiskers from 2022-04-02T04:00:06

On this week’s episode Dr Ashley Scarlett chats with Dr Alyx Milne, a sensory biologist. They talk about the way pinnipeds move their whiskers, and how they help ...

The exposure of baleen whales to microplastics from 2022-03-26T04:00:20

On this episode Dr Ashley Scarlett talks to guest Laura Julia Zantis about some shocking discoveries she made while studying whale poop!

From Bats to Polar Bears from 2022-03-19T04:00:07

On this episode Dr Ashley Scarlett is blown away by what guest Dr Stephanie Penk has to say about polar bears and the importance of their energy stores.

Saving Australia's sea lion pups from 2022-03-12T05:00:02

On this week's episode Dr Rachael Gray, a veterinarian, shares with us her most recent  study investigating how to  mitigate the impacts of hookworm and lice on Aust...

Community of Dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico from 2022-03-05T05:00:49

In this week’s episode Dr Ashley Scarlett and guest Jaime Bolanos-Jimenez have a fun time chatting about his most recent work studying the population structure and dynamics of the Common Bottlen...

MMS 128: Polar bear diets from 2022-02-26T05:00:42

In honor of International Polar Bear Day (Sunday February 27th), this week’s guest is polar bear scientist Dr. Melissa Galicia, who talks about the diet of polar bears

Polar bear diets from 2022-02-26T05:00:42

In honor of International Polar Bear Day (Sunday February 27th), this week’s guest is polar bear scientist Dr. Melissa Galicia, who talks about the diet of polar bears

MMS 127: What scientists learn from a stranded marine mammal from 2022-02-19T05:00:57

In this week’s episode, biologist Dr. Lonneke IJsseldijk explains the many things ...

MMS 126: Why whales and dolphins have whiskers from 2022-02-12T05:00:23

Did you know that whales and dolphins can actually have whiskers?

Dr. Ashley Scarlett chats with sensory biologist D...

MMS 125: California Sea Lions and their whiskers. from 2022-02-05T05:00:01

This is part 2 of 3 episodes with sensory biologist Dr. Robyn Grant. In this week's episode, Dr. Grant explains why California Sea Lion whiskers are touch-sensiti...

MMS 124: A few of my favorite things - whiskers on marine mammals. from 2022-01-29T05:00

In this week’s episode, Dr. Ashley Scarlett talks to sensory biologist Dr. Robyn Grant about the evolution of whiskers in mammals. This is the first of several ep...

A few of my favorite things - whiskers on marine mammals. from 2022-01-29T05:00

In this week’s episode, Dr. Ashley Scarlett talks to sensory biologist Dr. Robyn Grant about the evolution of whiskers in mammals. This is the first of several episo...

Why humpback whales sing - a new theory from 2022-01-22T05:00:21

Dr. Eddie Mercado is a Professor of Psychology from the University of Buffalo talks about humpback whale songs and a new theory about why they might be singing. Listen

MMS 122: The identity of Antarctic blue whales from 2022-01-15T05:00:20

In this week’s episode, Dr. Ashley Scarlett talks to Dr. Angie Srema, an Assistant Professor at Oregon State University, who tells us about her research on blue whale genetics, and how this link...

The identity of Antarctic blue whales from 2022-01-15T05:00:20

In this week’s episode, Dr. Ashley Scarlett talks to Dr. Angie Srema, an Assistant Professor at Oregon State University, who tells us about her research on blue whale genetics, and how this links t...

MMS 121: Polar Bears and Their Environment from 2022-01-08T05:00:33

On this week’s episode Dr Ashley Scarlett has as a guest Dr Chris Parsons from the US National Science Foundation, who continues to talk about polar bears. In thi...

Polar Bears and Their Environment from 2022-01-08T05:00:33

On this week’s episode Dr Ashley Scarlett has as a guest Dr Chris Parsons from the US National Science Foundation, who continues to talk about polar bears. In this e...

MMS 120: Polar Bear Moms from 2022-01-01T05:00:55

On this week’s episode Dr Ashley Scarlett has as a guest Dr Chris Parsons from the US National Science Foundation, who continues to talk about polar bears. In thi...

Polar Bear Moms from 2022-01-01T05:00:55

On this week’s episode Dr Ashley Scarlett has as a guest Dr Chris Parsons from the US National Science Foundation, who continues to talk about polar bears. In this e...

MMS 119: Mid-winter special - polar bears! from 2021-12-25T05:00:39

On this week’s episode Dr Ashley Scarlett has as a guest Dr Chris Parsons from the US National Science Foundation, who highlights some incredible facts about pola...

MMS 118: Solar and lunar light cycles affecting behaviors from 2021-12-18T05:00:52

In this week’s episode, Jacquelyn Shaff from Cascadia Research Collective talks to Dr. Ashley Scarlett about rough-toothed dolphins dive behavior in relation to l...

MMS 117: Intentionally Building Inclusive Spaces for Queer Scientists, part 2 from 2021-12-11T05:00:39

This week’s episode is part two of the “Intentionally Building Inclusive Spaces for...

MMS 116: Intentionally Building Inclusive Spaces for Queer Scientists, part 1 from 2021-12-04T05:00:07

This week’s episode is part one of the “Intentionally Building Inclusive Spaces for...

MMS 115: Evolutionary History and Marine Mammal Mastication from 2021-11-27T05:00:02

On this week’s episode Dr Ashley Scarlett chats with guest Dr Carlos Peredo about the evolutionary history of marine mammals and the extreme adaptations they've d...

MMS 114: Baleen whale prey consumption and its importance from 2021-11-20T05:00:19

This episode is part 2 of an interview with Dr Matthew Savoca. He continues discussing the results of his newly published paper on estimating baleen whale prey ...

MMS 113: What is in a whale's stomach? from 2021-11-13T05:00:19

This episode is one of two episodes with guest Dr. Matthew Savoca. In this episode, Dr. Savoca explains his new findings on the prey of baleen whales and why Listen

MMS 112: Swimming with whales in Australia from 2021-11-06T04:00

In this week’s episode, Stephanie Stack from the Pacific Whale Foundation talks to Dr. Ashley Scarlett about the behavioural impacts of swim-with-whale tourism on...

MMS 111: Research Challenges in Asia Webinar from 2021-10-30T04:00:23

This week’s episode is the recording of the Research Challenges in Asia webinar hosted by the Society for Marine Mammalogy Diversity Equity and Inclusion committe...

MMS 110: Coding for conservation from 2021-10-23T04:00:21

On this week’s episode, Michaela Kratofil, a research assistant at Cascadia Research Collective,  is talking to Dr. Ashley Scarlett about her work as a statistica...

MMS 109: Spinner dolphins and becoming a marine mammal scientist from 2021-10-16T04:00:32

On this week’s episode, Liah McPherson, a graduate student working on Hawaiian spinner dolphins, talks about her research on population abundance and age structur...

MMS 108: Potential Jeopardy for Barataria Bay Dolphins from 2021-10-09T04:00:16

In week's episode, Dr Naomi Rose explains a proposed coastal resilience project that could have negative impacts on a dolphin population living near New Orleans.<...

MMS 107: Hawaiian Cetacean Studies from 2021-10-02T04:00:54

On this week’s episode,  Jordan Lerma from Cascadia Research Collective talks to Dr. Ashley Scarlett about his work with drones and sampling the breath of cetacea...

MMS 106: Using Acoustics to detect hard-to-find whales and dolphins from 2021-09-25T04:00:14

On this week’s episode, Dr Ashley Scarlett chats to Dr Jay Barlow, an award winning  marine mammal researcher whose natural ability to tinker with technology has hel...

MMS 105: Hong Kong’s Indo-Pacific finless porpoise from 2021-09-18T04:00:51

On this week’s episode guest Dr. Lindsay Porter, a marine biologist whose work focuses on the Indo-Pacific finless porpoise, talks to Dr. Ashley Scarlett about ho...

MMS 104: Internship Equality Webinar from 2021-09-11T04:00:20

This week’s episode is the recording of the Internship Equality webinar co-hosted by the Whale and Dolphin Conservation and the  Society for Marine Mammalogy Dive...

MMS 103: The Oldest Whale and Dolphin Conservation Organization from 2021-09-04T04:00:37

This week’s episode has our guest,  Dr. Rebecca Lent, the International Whaling Commission's Executive Secretary, talking to Dr. Ashley Scarlett about the IWC’s 7...

MMS 102: Poopology 102 from 2021-08-28T04:00:23

This week’s episode is part 2 of a two-part interview with Dr Kathleen Hunt, where she teaches us about the history and importance of fecal hormone studies and ot...

MMS 101: Poopology 101 from 2021-08-21T04:00:56

This week’s episode is part 1 of a two-part interview with Dr Kathleen Hunt, where she teaches us about the history and importance of fecal hormone studies and ot...

MMS 100: The 100th episode! from 2021-08-14T04:00:03

This week’s episode marks the 100th Marine Mammal Science podcast recording. To celebrate, we speak to Dr. Chris Parsons, the creator of the podcast and the Membe...

MMS 99: Conservation of small cetaceans and the IWC from 2021-08-07T04:00:40

On this week’s episode Guest Dr. Lindsay Porter, Chair of the International Whaling Commission’s Small Cetaceans Sub-Committee, talks to Dr. Ashley Scarlett about the work of the Sub-Committee o...

MMS 98: The importance of the Falkland Islands for sei and southern right whales from 2021-07-31T04:00:34

In this week’s episode Dr. Ashley Scarlett talks to Dr. Caroline Weir who has dedicated herself to helping achieve a key biodiversity area for the endangered Sei ...

MMS 97: The history of cetacean research in the Adriatic Sea, part 3 from 2021-07-24T04:00

In this week's episode, Dr. Drasko Holcer tells us more about the whales and dolphins of the Adriatic Sea, like long-finned pilot whales, sperm whales, and common dolphins. He also talks about vict...

MMS 96: The history of cetacean research in the Adriatic Sea, part 2 from 2021-07-17T04:00:41

In this week's episode, Dr. Ashley Scarlett talks to Dr. Drasko Holcer about the history of the Blue Whale Institute - which spearheaded cetacean research in the Adriatic Sea. They di...

MMS 95: The history of cetacean research in the Adriatic Sea, Part 1 from 2021-07-10T04:00:57

This week’s episode will be part 1 of 3 episodes with Dr. Ashley Scarlett talking to one of our legendary marine mammal science champions  D...

MMS 94: The impacts of disturbance on whales and dolphins and the proper way to go whale-watching from 2021-07-03T04:00

This week’s guest is the Chief Scientist of the Pacific Whale Foundation Jens Currie. He talks about modelling anthropogenic and environmental impacts on whale and d...

MMS 93: Blue whales in the Sea of Cortez and their role in climate change from 2021-06-26T04:00

In this week’s episode, Dr. Ashley Scarlett talks to Michael Fishbach about his research on blue whales in the Sea of Cortez. They also talk about the link between whales and climate ...

MMS 92: Whales and their protection against ship strikes from 2021-06-19T04:00

In this week’s episode, Dr. Ashley Scarlett talks to Michael Fishbach from the Great Whale Conservancy about the complexities of protecting whales from being hit ...

MMS 91: Peru, humpback whales and art from 2021-06-12T04:00

In this week’s episode master student Anna Costanza comes on the show to talk to Dr. Ashley Scarlett about her study on the bycatch of humpback whales in Peru, and how art is an incre...

MMS 90: Humpback Whales' Scars Run Deep from 2021-06-05T04:00

In this week’s episode, Allison Payne will be talking to Dr. Ashley Scarlett about her Masters' thesis project on entanglement scars on humpback whales.

MMS 89: Humpback whales return to San Francisco Bay - but face a threat from ships from 2021-05-29T04:00

Humpbacks started coming back to San Francisco Bay in 2016 and now scientists are concerned about the risk of ship strikes. Dr. Ashley Scarlett talks to guest Rebekah Lane about this ...

MMS 88: Altruism in Whales from 2021-05-22T04:00

In this week’s episode, we have Bob Pitman who will tell us about some unbelievable displays of altruism, or what seem to be altruistic behav...

MMS 87: The U.S. whale that no one knows about- but probably the most critically endangered whale in our oceans from 2021-05-15T04:00

Dr Scarlett Smash talks to guest Dr Peter Corkeron about the newly named Gulf of Mexico whale or Rice’s whale. This species was just discovered, but it possibly numbers less than 50 i...

MMS 86: How Weddell Seals Navigate Under Ice In Antarctica from 2021-05-08T04:00

On this week’s podcast Dr. Lee Fuiman helps us answer the question how do Weddell seals navigate underwater, and on the  ice, in Antarctica....

MMS 85: Taking Conservation into our own hands from 2021-05-03T00:41:26

Dr. Ashley Scarlett talks to guest Dr. Giovanni Bearzi in a two-part interview about dolphin conservation in the Mediterranean Sea. In this second episode, they talk about Marine Prot...

MMS 84: Pioneer of Mediterranean Cetacean Research from 2021-04-24T04:00

Dr. Ashley Scarlett talks to guest Dr. Giovanni Bearzi in a two-part interview about dolphin conservation in the Mediterranean Sea. In this first episode, they talk about the history ...

MMS 83: Women in STEM from 2021-04-17T04:00

In this week’s episode the guest is Dr. Mari Smultea, who tells her story about being a successful female entrepreneur in the field of marine mammal science and technology, and how sh...

MMS 82: Science and the International Whaling Commission from 2021-04-10T04:00

This week’s guest is Dr. Iain Staniland, who talks to Ashley Scarlett about his previous seal research before becoming the International Whaling Commission’s new Head of Science. They...

MMS 81: The perils of pollution on marine mammals from 2021-04-03T04:00

In this week's episode, Dr. Ashley Scarlett talks to Dr. Jean-Pierre Deforges about the accumulation of ocean pollution and the health effects they have on marine mammals.

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MMS 80: Why energy budget models are cool from 2021-03-27T04:00

Guest Cara Gallagher teaches us about an agent-based energy budget model she developed for harbor Listen

MMS 79: Dolphins and porpoises of Hong Kong - unravelling their mysteries and understanding “Common Ground” conservation from 2021-03-20T04:00

This week’s episode is the last of 3 episodes with Dr. Thomas Jefferson. In this episode, Ashley and Tom talk about how his research on the Finless Porpoises came about and the ground...

MMS 78: Conservation of the Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin from 2021-03-13T05:00

This week’s episode is is the 2nd of 3 episodes with Dr Thomas Jefferson. In this episode  Ashley and Tom talk about Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins and the importance of some ground-breaking res...

MMS 77: The State Of The Vaquita In The Sea Of Cortez, Mexico from 2021-03-06T05:00

Dr. Ashley Scarlett welcomes Dr. Thomas A. Jefferson to the podcast to talk about marine mammals, especially dolphins and porpoises. In this episode, Tom talks about the state of the critically ...

MMS 76: The health of the endangered southern resident orca population from 2021-02-27T05:00

Dr. Holly Fearnbach, speaks to Dr. Ashley Scarlett about “SR3”, which stands for SeaLife Response, Rehabilitation, and Research. This program studies the health of endangered southern resident k...

MMS 75: Using satellite telemetry tags to examine foraging ecology and habitat use of sea lions from 2021-02-20T05:00

Dr. Michelle Lander talks about some of the highlights of her research using tags on pinnipeds, and about the difficulties of tracking animals that spend a large ...

MMS 74: Whales and shipping traffic from 2021-02-13T05:00

Dr. Ashley Scarlett talks to Dr. Luis Bedrinana-Romano about his team's new paper on priority areas for blue whale conservation and the overlap with vessel traffic. They also talk abo...

MMS 73: Mysterious manatees from 2021-02-06T05:00

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MMS 72: Watching fur seals out at sea from 2021-01-30T05:00

Dr. Ashley Scarlett talks to NOAA ecologist Carey Kuhn about her fascinating work on northern fur seal foraging ecology that integrates video cameras mounted on fur seals and prey mapping with u...

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MMS 71: Scotland’s Celebrity Whales of the Sea from 2021-01-23T05:00

Dr. Ashley Scarlett talks to Lauren Hartny-Mills, about two much-loved, famous fins that visit the west coast of Scotland, Knobble the minke whale and John Coe th...

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MMS 70: The Magic of Citizen Science and Education in Scotland from 2021-01-16T05:00

This week’s guest is Alison Lomax, the Director of the Hebridean Whale & Dolphin Trust in Scotland. She talks about the various programs that they run, and how th...

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MMS 69: Marine Mammals and Scotland from 2021-01-09T05:00

Dr. Chris Parsons is this week's guest - who long-time listeners will remember used to be the host of the Marine Mammal Science podcast. In this episode, Chris talks about his researc...

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MMS 68: The conflict with fisheries and dolphins in Mexico from 2021-01-02T05:00

The conflict between fisheries and dolphins in Mexico On this week's episode, Dr. Ashley Scarlett talks to marine mammal ecology and fisheries expert Dr. Eduardo Morteo about the chal...

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MMS 67: Marine mammals in New York City from 2020-12-26T05:00

Kristi Ashley Collom is a Lead Researcher for Gotham Whale, Critter Spy with Atlas Obscura, Trip Leader for National Geographic, and one of the founding directors for the SMM Northeast Student C...

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MMS 67: Science from a dolphin’s point of view from 2020-12-19T05:00

Dr. Ari Friedlaender talks about how video-recording tags have revolutionized conducting research on the behavior of marine mammals.

He also discusses how important the information gained...

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MMS 66: Dolphin Brains And Their Intelligence from 2020-12-12T05:00

Dr. Ashley Scarlett is joined by Dr. Lori Marino to discuss the complexity of dolphin brains and their intelligence.

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MMS 65: Pollution and Pink Dolphins from 2020-12-05T05:00

Our old MMS podcast host is back but on the other side of the interview. Dr. Chris Parsons talks about conducting his Ph.D. research on the famous Hong Kong pink dolphins and the pollution that ...

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MMS 64: The Science behind Foraging research 101 from 2020-11-28T05:00

This week’s guest is Dr. Tony Orr, whose work is on the change and differences with age, classes, diet, oxygen capacity, diving behaviors, movement patterns and d...

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MMS 63: Whale watching tourism in La Gomera from 2020-11-21T05:00

Dr. Ashley Scarlett has a wide-ranging discussion with Fabien Ritter from the history of whale watching in La Gomera, to the organization M.E.E.R. Their discussion covers topics on su...

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MMS 62: The effects of climate change on the Beaufort Sea beluga whale population from 2020-11-14T05:00

Dr. Emily Choy has studied the physiology of beluga whales in the Beaufort Sea, for many years. She’s been looking at the link between the whales’ physical condit...

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MMS 62: The marine mammal science career of Prof Bernd Wursig, part 2 from 2020-11-07T05:00

On this week's episode, Dr. Ashley Scarlett continues to speak to Dr. Bernd Wursig, a distinguished professor emeritus in the Department of Marine Biology at Texas A&M University. Dr. Wursig sha...

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MMS 61: Cetacean tales- the marine mammal science career of Bernd Wursig, part 1 from 2020-10-31T04:00

On this week's episode, Dr. Ashley Scarlett talks to Dr. Bernd Wursig, a distinguished professor emeritus in Department of Marine Biology at Texas A&M University....

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MMS 60: Interesting facts about moulting seals from 2020-10-24T18:47:53

If you thought that talking about exfoliating marine mammals was a bore, you have never met Skyla Walcott. Our guest this week explains why moulting is so importa...

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MMS 59: Southern Right Whale Research in Argentina from 2020-10-17T04:00

This week guest Dr. Mariano Sironi, Founding Member and Scientific Director of the Instituto de Conservación de Ballenas (ICB), talks about southern right whale r...

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MMS 58: Arctic Seal Population Research from 2020-10-10T04:00

This week’s guests are Josh London and Erin Moreland who talk about their seal research in the Arctic, using cutting-edge methods from tagging to aerial surveys.

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MMS 57: Studying The Welfare And Behavioral Development Of Pacific Harbor Seal Pups In The Wildlife Rehabilitation Center At the Marine Mammal Center from 2020-10-03T04:00

This week Dr. Ashley Scarlett talks to Karli Chudeau, a Ph.D. student at UC Davis, who studies the welfare and behavioral development of Pacific harbor seal pups ...

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MMS 56: Why Statistical Ecology Is So Cool from 2020-09-26T04:00

This week’s guest, Dr. Leslie New, talks about the usefulness and importance of statistics in marine mammal science. She also talks about how seemingly minor impa...

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MMS 55: Marine Tourism in Plettenberg Bay, South Africa With Minke Witteveen from 2020-09-19T04:00

Minke Witteveen, a Ph.D. student at the Nelson Mandela University talks to Dr. Ashley Scarlett about her research that focuses on the ecological and social aspect...

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MMS 54: The South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary, The IWC And Whale Conservation from 2020-09-12T04:00

This week’s guest is Jose Palazzo, a wildlife conservation manager at the Brazilian Humpback Whale Institute (https://...

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MMS 53: Beluga Whale Research In Cook Inlet, Alaska with Dr. Leslie Cornick from 2020-09-05T04:00

This week’s guest is Dr. Leslie Cornick, who talks to host Dr. Ashley Scarlett about her work with Beluga whales in Cook Inlet, Alaska.

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MMS 52: Sustainable Dolphin-Watching, Science Communication, And Mindfulness And Self-Help For Scientists from 2020-08-29T04:00

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MMS 51: Community-Based Whale Conservation In Mexico from 2020-08-22T04:00

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MMS 50: Dolphin Research And Conservation In Panama from 2020-08-15T04:00

This week’s guest is Dr. Laura May-Collado, who has stu...

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MMS 49: IWC's Whale entanglement Program from 2020-08-08T04:00

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MMS 48: Vietnamese Whale Temples from 2020-08-01T04:00

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MMS 47: Being A Marine Mammal Vet And One Health from 2020-07-26T04:00

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MMS 46: The Dolphins Of Borneo from 2020-07-19T21:34:34

Cindy Peter of the Sarawak Dolphin Project chats to Dr. Chris Parsons about what it’s like to live in Sarawak, on the island of Borneo, and about her research on the dolphins and porp...

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MMS 45: International Marine Mammal Conservation Treaties from 2020-07-11T04:41:50

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MMS 44: The Whale-Watching Handbook from 2020-07-02T23:23:03

Dr Chris Parsons chats to Dr Gianna Minton about her career change from teaching to travelling around the world researching whales & dolphins in Oman, Malaysia, Gabon and Europe. Most recently s...

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MMS 43: Snotbots, Shark Nets and White Whales from 2020-06-27T04:00

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MMS 42: The History Of Commercial Whaling And The “Forgotten Whale” from 2020-06-21T10:23:52

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MMS 41: Marine Mammal Genetics, Life On A Research Vessel, And Diversity And Inclusion In Marine Mammal Science from 2020-06-13T04:00

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MMS 40: The Extinction Of Steller’s Sea Cow from 2020-06-07T14:53:07

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MMS 39: How The US Marine Mammal Protection Act Got Passed – With Special Guest Dr. Lee Talbot from 2020-05-31T04:00

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MMS 38: Hawaiian Monk Seal Conservation from 2020-05-23T04:00

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MMS 37: Marine Mammal Science And Conservation In The US Government from 2020-05-16T04:00

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MMS 36: African Manatee Biology And Conservation from 2020-05-11T04:27:48

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MMS 35: Life in the Freezer – Living and Working in Antarctica from 2020-05-04T21:22:19

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MMS 34: How smart are dolphins? from 2020-04-25T17:22:31

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MMS 33: Marine Mammal Conservation In The Mediterranean from 2020-04-21T15:58:12

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MMS 32: Important Marine Mammal Areas (IMMAs) And Marine Protection from 2020-04-11T16:03:05

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MMS 31: The Trials And Tribulations Of A Marine Mammal Science Career With Dr. Peter Corkeron from 2020-04-05T04:00

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MMS 30: The Impacts Of Naval Exercises On Beaked Whales In The Marianas Islands from 2020-03-28T04:00

Dr. Anne Simonis is the guest this week talking to Dr. Chris Parsons about her recent ...

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MMS 29: Whale And Dolphin Strandings And Welfare Science With Dr. Karen Stockin from 2020-03-21T04:00

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MMS 28: Illegal Soviet Whaling And Marine Mammal Science In Russia With Dr. Yulia Ivashchenko from 2020-03-15T04:00

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MMS 027: Humpback Whales, Whaling, and Whale-Watching with Dr. Phil Clapham from 2020-03-08T03:29:20

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MMS 26: Threatened Marine Mammals With Sharon Young from 2020-02-27T17:00

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MMS 025: West African Manatees And Their Threats With Dr. Edem Edniang from 2020-02-24T03:20:27

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MMS 24: Marine Mammals In Africa With Tim Collins from 2020-02-06T05:00

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MMS 23: Amazon River Dolphin With Dr. Fernando Trujillo from 2020-01-31T05:00

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MMS 22: How Climate Change Impacts Underwater Sound And Marine Mammals from 2020-01-23T05:00

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MMS 21: Recipients Of The Herman Award from 2020-01-17T05:00

Drs. Chris Parsons & Adam Pack introduce the new win...

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MMS 20: By-Catch Of Cetaceans In The Indian Ocean from 2020-01-09T05:00

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MMS 019: Impacts Of Whale-Watching With Alicia Schuler from 2020-01-02T05:00

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MMS 18: Tracking Whales Via Satellite Tags With Dr. Daniel Palacios from 2019-12-19T05:00

Dr. Daniel Palacios talks to host Chris Parsons about satellite tagging whales, how he started his career by charming his way onto a whale research vessel, and his journey from marine biology ob...

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MMS 17: Behavioral Studies On Bottlenose Dolphins With Eric Angel Ramos from 2019-12-12T05:00

In this week’s episode, Eric Angel Ramos talks to host Chris Parsons about his research in Belize, the trials and tribulations of life in the field, about nearly being eaten by a crocodile, how ...

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MMS 16: Malaysian Marine Mammals With Dr. Louisa Ponnampalam from 2019-12-05T05:00

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MMS 15: Communicating Science Of The Ganges River Dolphins With Dr. Jennifer Lewis from 2019-11-28T05:00

Chris Parsons talks to Dr. Jennifer Lewis about her r...

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MMS 014: Technology To Detect Cetaceans With Dave Steckler from 2019-11-21T05:00

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MMS 012: The Dolphin Institute With Dr. Adam Pack from 2019-11-07T16:24:49

Dr. Adam Pack chats to host Dr. Chris Parsons about dolphin intelligence and their sophisticated language skills, the nature of humpback whale song, the Hawaiian Islands whale sanctuary, the imp...

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MMS 011: Behavior Of Bottlenose And Atlantic Spotted Dolphins In The Bahamas With Dr. Denise Herzing from 2019-10-31T04:00

Dr. Chris Parsons talks to guest Dr. Denise Herzing about her research on the behavior of bottlenose and Atlantic spotted dolphins in the Bahamas, and what’s it like conducting fieldwork in para...

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MMS 010: A Glimmer Of Hope For The Vaquita? With Dr. Loranzo Rojas Bracho from 2019-10-25T18:51:08

Dr. Lorenzo Rojas Bracho joins Dr. Chris Parsons this week to discuss the threats faced by the world’s most threatened cetacean - the critically endangered vaquita - ...

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MMS 009: Threats Faced By The Indus And Ganges River Dolphins With Dr. Gill Braulik from 2019-10-17T04:00

Podcast host Dr. Chris Parsons talks to Dr. Gill Braulik in Zanzibar - about her research and the threats faced by Indus and Ganges river dolphins.

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MMS 008: Identifying Dolphins From Their Faces With Tilen Genov from 2019-10-10T04:00

Dr. Chris Parsons talks to Tilen Genov about his research on the local dolphin population in Slovenia, and his recent study on identifying dolphins from their faces, ...

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MMS 007: The Marine Mammalogy Conservation Committee With Dr. Barb Taylor from 2019-10-03T04:00

Chair of the Society for Marine Mammalogy Conservation Committee, and NOAA researcher, Dr. Barb Taylor talks with host Dr. Chris Parsons about the work of the Committ...

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MMS 006: Who Put The Hump On The Humpback Dolphin? from 2019-09-26T04:00

Dr. Stephanie Plön talks with host Dr. Chris Parsons about her research in the journal Marine Mammal Science on the nature of the “hump” of the humpback dolp...

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MMS 005: Discovery Of The Resurgence Of Humpback Whales In New York Harbor With Danielle Brown from 2019-09-19T09:00

Dr. Chris Parsons talks to Danielle Brown, whose Masters’ degree research on humpback whales in the New York harbor area became one of the most downloaded papers for ...

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MMS 004: Short-Beaked Dolphins Taxonomy With Dr. Nicole Vollmer from 2019-09-12T19:29:11

Dr. Nicole Vollmer talks with host Chris Parsons about her new study in the journal Marine Mammal Science that revises the taxonomy of the short-beaked dolphins of th...

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MMS 003: Marine Mammal Monitoring Using Drones With Shah Selbe from 2019-09-05T14:07:11

National Geographic explorer Shah Selbe talks with Dr. Chris Parsons about using drones for marine mammal research, and how they are being used to study endangered bl...

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MMS 002: The Parachute Science Issue With Dr. Asha De Vos from 2019-08-29T10:00

Dr. Chris Parsons talks with 2017 Society for Marine Mammalogy Conference plenary speaker Dr. Asha De Vos about the issue of “parachute science” and the difficulties ...

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MMS 001: Endangered Blue Whales With Dr. Asha De Vos from 2019-08-06T16:38:16

In the first of the Marine Mammal Science podcasts, while sailing in the coastal waters of Sri Lanka, Dr. Chris Parsons talks with Dr. Asha De Vos about her research ...

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