Marine Conservation Happy Hour
The Marine Conservation Happy Hour is a podcast that looks at the many different sides of Marine Science and Conservation in an informal setting - a during a pub Happy Hour, chatting casually over a few (or more) drinks. The show is co-hosted by @DrScarlettSmash and @Craken_McCraic. Everyone is a marine scientist who is passionate about the Ocean, marine mammals (whales, seals, dolphins, porpoises, polar bears and more), sharks and other fish, invertebrates (especially squid & octopuses because they are cool), and other marine biology things that live under the sea. Join us as we gossip about, for example, how shows like Game of Thrones are similar to Marine Conservation, the sex lives of sea creatures, hot marine science & conservation topics of the week and learn about the challenges of attaining a marine biology or conservation career.
Podcast Owners, Creators, Producers, & Hosts: Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken MacCraic.
You can support the show at: www.patreon.com/marineconservation
(c) ECM Parsons and Ashley Scarlett
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 15 minutes
- Episodes
- 313
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
MCHH 420: What is Ambergris?
Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk about the mysterious type of whale poop (or vomit) that is many times more valuable than gold ... ambergris!
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MCHH 419: Scientists with Dyslexia
Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk about the difficulties of being a scientist with dyslexia and some tips for those who suffer from the disability, and advice for educators to help dyslexic…
MCHH 418: What is a blobfish?
Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic talk about the sorry plight of the poor, ugly, squishy, blobfish.
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MCHH 417: Marine Biologist Graduate Advice
Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic and guest Charles Nye chat about what advice to give to graduate school for marine and conservation scientists.
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MCHH 416: Science and Artists
Dr Craken and Dr Scarlett Smash have Charles Nye joins the crew again and on this episode they get all arty and chat about scientific illustration.
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MCHH 415: Marine eDNA research
Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic have Charles Nye join the MCHH crew again for a discussion about how environmental DNA samples (or eDNA) are being used in marine science. They also talk about …
MCHH 414: Value our Conservationists
Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic have Charles Nye join the MCHH for the next few episodes. Today they talk about the depressing state of the conservation job market, the job salary "thunderdome…
MCHH 413: Applying for jobs?
Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat about applying for jobs can be soul destroying in the field of ocean science and conservation. Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken MacCraic share some of their…
MCHH 412: Visit to the Florida Aquarium
Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken MacCraic are on the road again - the next stop on their Tampa Bay tour is the Florida Aquarium.
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MCHH 411: Tampa Bay Watch Sunset Eco Tour
Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken MacCraic are on the road again - this time they are in Tampa Bay and their first stop takes in a local ecotourism trip.
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MCHH 410: Protecting the Hudson Canyon
Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken MacCraic talk about a new proposed marine protected area off of the coast of New Jersey and New York. Hey, we're conservin' 'ere! A new marine protected area off of N…
MCHH 409: The impact of the Ukraine War on dolphins
Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken MacCraic talk about research coming out of the Ukraine and the Black Sea on the impact of the war on dolphins and the marine environment.
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MCHH 408: Sustainable dolphin-watching in the UK
Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken MacCraic talk about a new study from the UK that provides more evidence to show that dolphins prefer boats that obey dolphin-watching guidelines.
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MCHH 407: Seabirds 101
In this episode Dr Craken gives us a quick introduction to the various types of seabirds.
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MCHH 406: The Dunwich Horror - a climate disaster
Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken MacCraic tell a disturbing tale about Dunwich, the city that fell into the sea. The Dunwich disaster happened at a time of major climate change - is this tale a warnin…
MCHH 405: What seafood can you eat? A guide to sustainable fisheries
Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken MacCraic discuss which types of seafood are sustainable and safe to eat, and which types you should avoid.
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MCHH 404: The historical importance of fish
Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken MacCraic talk about how culturally important fish were in the middle ages, and how the search for fish played an important role in the history of North America.
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MCHH 403: A new species of dolphin!
Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken MacCraic talk about how scientists have recognized a new species of bottlenose dolphin living in the eastern coastal waters of the US.
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MCHH 402: Capitol Hill Ocean Week
Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken MacCraic talk the recent Capitol Hill Ocean week event - what was discussed and what are the hot ocean issues?
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MCHH 401: Eat sustainably - like a Viking !
Dr Scarlett Smash and Dr Craken MacCraic talk about some new research that shows that in the viking era people didn't eat much meat but mostly vegetarian and seafood like oysters and muscles. So desp…