World Ocean Observatory

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World Ocean Radio provides coverage of a broad spectrum of ocean issues from science and education to advocacy and exemplary projects. World Ocean Radio, a project of the WORLD OCEAN OBSERVATORY, is a weekly series of five-minute audio essays available for syndicated use at no cost by college and community radio stations worldwide. Hosted by longtime host Peter Neill.

The WORLD OCEAN OBSERVATORY is dedicated to information, education and public discourse about the ocean defined as an integrated global social system. We believe that informed citizens worldwide can unite to sustain the ocean through mitigation and change of human behavior on land and sea. Our focus is the full spectrum of ocean issues: climate, fresh water, food, energy, trade, transportation, public health, finance, governance, security, recreation and culture. It is our belief that the sea connects all things.

Series

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643 Pieces

5-minute audio essays on global ocean topics by Peter Neill, Director of the World Ocean Observatory


Pieces

Caption: Chuuk Lagoon, Went Federated States of Micronesia, Credit: Marek Okon on Unsplash @marekokon
This week on World Ocean Radio: a summary of fifteen new ocean challenges as identified by the conclusions of thirty conservation experts around th...

  • Added: Sep 21, 2022
  • Length: 10:28
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This week, part two of a two-part series laying out steps with examples that represent a coherent and provocative way forward toward a plastic-free...

  • Added: Sep 15, 2022
  • Length: 05:11
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A new analysis by The Pew Charitable Trusts, in association with SYSTEMIQ, finds that without immediate and sustained action, the annual flow of pl...

  • Added: Sep 08, 2022
  • Length: 05:14
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This summer we are revisiting some of our favorite World Ocean Radio episodes that highlight optimism for the ocean. This week we are discussing an...

  • Added: Aug 31, 2022
  • Length: 05:19
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This summer we are revisiting some of our favorite World Ocean Radio episodes that highlight optimism for the ocean. In this episode we discuss two...

  • Added: Aug 23, 2022
  • Length: 05:06
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This summer we are revisiting some of our favorite World Ocean Radio episodes that highlight optimism for the ocean. In this episode we highlight T...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2022
  • Length: 05:04
Caption: A sample of corallimorphs collected by ROV Jason, photographed under a blacklight to demonstrate florescence., Credit: @NOAA
This summer we are revisiting some of our favorite World Ocean Radio episodes that highlight optimism for the ocean. This week we outline the myria...

  • Added: Aug 10, 2022
  • Length: 05:16
Caption: Spilhaus World Ocean Map: The Spilhaus Projection World Ocean Map, based on the Spilhaus projection, was developed in 1942 by Dr. Athelstan Spilhaus. Centered on Antarctica, the world oceans come together to form a singular, connected, contiguous body of , Credit: StoryMaps ArcGIS https://storymaps.arcgis.com
This summer we are revisiting some of our favorite World Ocean Radio episodes that highlight optimism for the ocean. This week we're discussing vis...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2022
  • Length: 05:16
Caption: Earth Overshoot / Global Footprint Network, Credit: Linus Nylund @dreamsoftheoceans on Unsplash
Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity consumes from Nature more than the planet can provide, either as natural or renewable resources in...

  • Added: Jul 27, 2022
  • Length: 05:38
Caption: Satellite image of Tampa Bay on the western coast of Florida., Credit: NASA Image, Robert Simmon
This summer we are revisiting some of our favorite World Ocean Radio episodes that highlight optimism in ocean news, science and advocacy. In this ...

  • Added: Jul 13, 2022
  • Length: 05:06