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The World Ocean Council is an international leadership alliance focused on ocean sustainability, stewardship and science. In this week's episode of...

  • Added: Jun 16, 2016
  • Length: 05:24
Caption: World Ocean Atlas 2013, Credit: www.nesdis.noaa.gov
On June 8th we celebrate World Ocean Day, a day to recognize our relationship with the ocean through global connection and stewardship. In this epi...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2016
  • Length: 04:25
Caption: Barry Lopez, Arctic Nature Writer, Credit: BarryLopez.com
Fourth in a four-part series on authors who write about the ocean and the natural world.

  • Added: May 24, 2016
  • Length: 05:12
Caption: "The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot", Credit: Robert Macfarlane
In the third of a four-part series on writers who have shaped his interest in the ocean and the natural world, host Peter Neill reads from essayist...

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  • Added: May 16, 2016
  • Length: 05:03
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Loren Eiseley
In the first of a four-part series on writers who have shaped his interest in Nature and the ocean, host Peter Neill highlights the work of 20th ce...

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  • Added: May 03, 2016
  • Length: 05:11
  • Purchases: 1
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As of late March the Obama Administration is no longer considering Cashes Ledge in the Gulf of Maine for national monument designation. This news, ...

  • Added: Apr 26, 2016
  • Length: 05:02
Caption: An Oregon lawsuit, spearheaded by Our Children's Trust, could force the state of Oregon to take a more aggressive stance against the carbon emissions warming the earth and destroying the environment., Credit: Our Children's Trust
The public trust doctrine is designed to protect our natural resources for the benefit of future generations. Plaintiffs in a number of legal cases...

  • Added: Apr 19, 2016
  • Length: 05:10
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Since the creation and ratification of the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), many international experts have been debating ...

  • Added: Apr 11, 2016
  • Length: 05:05
Caption: Cover image from "The Once and Future Ocean: Notes Toward a New Hydraulic Society" by Peter Neill, Credit: NASA "Perpetual Ocean"
The age of unlimited growth driven by fossil fuels is over. A new world view is required now, one around which we can organize our values and behav...

  • Added: Apr 05, 2016
  • Length: 05:16
Caption: The iconic blue footted booby, Credit: Rod Mast | Marine Photobank
W2O Director Peter Neill recently spent time in the Galãpagos Islands and is back to share his observations from a long-anticipated trip to the UNE...

  • Added: Mar 31, 2016
  • Length: 05:14
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In this third of four episodes dedicated to outlining the complexities contained in the United Nations World Ocean Assessment, host Peter Neill exp...

  • Added: Mar 14, 2016
  • Length: 05:15
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In this second of four episodes dedicated to outlining the complexities contained in the United Nations World Ocean Assessment, host Peter Neill ex...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2016
  • Length: 05:15
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In January of 2016 the UN General Assembly accepted a 1,752 page report entitled "The First Global Integrated Marine Assessment: World Ocean Assess...

  • Added: Mar 01, 2016
  • Length: 05:21
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In October 2015 Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau overwhelmingly won the Canadian election for Prime Minister. In advance of the election, Premie...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2016
  • Length: 05:10
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What does it mean to be accountable for our actions? Individuals are accountable for personal behaviors, commitments, and relationships with those ...

  • Added: Feb 16, 2016
  • Length: 05:13
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The water crisis in Flint, Michigan has been dominating the news cycle for some weeks. The story points to tragic mismanagement of the city’s water...

  • Added: Feb 09, 2016
  • Length: 05:44
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Fresh water is the topic of discussion once again on World Ocean Radio. In this episode host Peter Neill re-asserts the gravity of the global fresh...

  • Added: Jan 28, 2016
  • Length: 05:02
Caption: SeaLab III, Credit: Naval History & Heritage Command | www.history.navy.mil
The US Navy's SEALAB initiative is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, with now three pioneering aquatic living experiments under their bel...

  • Added: Jan 19, 2016
  • Length: 05:04
Caption: From the Mystic Aquarium's "Beluga Encounter" exhibit.  From their site: "Mystic Aquarium is a leader in beluga research, care and training. Through long-standing animal care and research relationships with other institutions across the nation, Mystic Aqu
There are many whale-related hot button topics being discussed today: hunting (particularly by the Japanese), seismic testing, inexplicable strandi...

  • Added: Jan 08, 2016
  • Length: 04:42
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At the close of each year, World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill reads "At The Fishhouses" by Elizabeth Bishop. This poem was chosen not only for its ...

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  • Added: Dec 29, 2015
  • Length: 04:57
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Migrants and refugees aboard a Turkish fishing vessel as they arrive on the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing part of the Aegean Sea. October 2015., Credit: Reuters | Fotis Plegas G
Record numbers of migrants are taking to the seas to escape political strife, sectarian conflict and war, crossing the Aegean and Mediterranean sea...

  • Added: Dec 22, 2015
  • Length: 04:23
Caption: Maritime Museum on the Hong Kong waterfront.
In October of 2015 Peter Neill, Director of World Ocean Observatory and host of World Ocean Radio, attended the bi-annual conference of the Interna...

  • Added: Dec 17, 2015
  • Length: 05:32
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The Arctic conversation concludes this week with "An Arctic Vision." In this episode, host Peter Neill focuses on the indigenous Arctic community a...

  • Added: Dec 08, 2015
  • Length: 05:20
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The conversation continues this week about the future of the Arctic. In this episode of World Ocean Radio host Peter Neill will argue that now is t...

  • Added: Nov 24, 2015
  • Length: 05:31
Caption: An Arctic mountain at the north west coast of Svalbard, Credit:  Thomas Hallermann | Marine Photobank
The conversation continues about the future of the Arctic this week with further outcomes from the Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavik, Iceland. Du...

  • Added: Nov 17, 2015
  • Length: 05:16