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Hey, all you naturalists out there! Want to know more about the different marine species living in the Salish Sea? How about the latest research findings with them? All ecosystems are eventually connected. For this reason, in each podcast we will dive in with an expert to talk about topics and facts related to the marine animals that call the Salish Sea home and occasionally include topics of broader relevance. We'll cover topics from the small (plankton) to the large (whales) and everything in-between, including our iconic salmon and orcas! If you have curiosity and wonder about the local marine life that abounds here, then this podcast is for you!
Podcasting since 2021 • 48 episodes
SSAMN Stream
Latest Episodes
Harbor Porpoise Identification: Exciting Research With A Porpoise!
Harbor porpoises are very common in the Salish Sea but hard to study. Pacific Mammal Research (PacMam) is a research organization taking on this task as they use identification methods to investigate the behavior, ecology, and conservation of t...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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57:09

Right On! How Long Can Right Whales Really Live For?
Bowhead whales are known to live really long. - maybe even around 200 years! But, what is less known is how long right whales can live for. Right whales and bowhead whales belong to the same family, Balaenidae, and are actually considered each ...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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52:32
ROVs & Kelp Forests: How Seattle Aquarium Is Maneuvering Forward In Assessing Marine Ecosystem Health
ROVs (remotely operated vehicles) are an amazing tool (not to mention very cool and fun) in conducting underwater exploration and tasks. While we tend to think of ROVs being used in deeper waters that divers can't get to, what about their role ...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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57:42

Refined Palettes! How Spatial And Seasonal Foraging Patterns Are Driving Differences In North Pacific Resident Killer Whales
In the northeast Pacific Ocean, there are three populations of resident (fish-eating) killer whales that share overlap in their ranges from California to Alaska (Southern Residents, Northern Residents, & Southern Alaska Residents). On this ...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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38:16

The Sharks Stirring Up A Frenzy: Broadnose Sevengill And Soupfin Sharks In South Puget Sound
Did you know there is at least 14 different species of sharks in the Salish Sea? In 2022, two graduate students at Oregon State University, Jessica Schulte and Ethan Personius, documented the presence of two shark species never before reported ...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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49:42
