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"Our Ocean World" is a daily radio feature that brings listeners around the world news and information about issues related to the ocean. The show presents solutions to shared problems and suggestions on how listeners can help preserve our most vital natural resource. "Our Ocean World" is hosted by Marilyn Cooley, a top radio host in Washington, D.C., and airs on hundreds of radio stations around the world.



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Our Ocean World Episodes -

Whipnose angler fish
In a deep sea world of perpetual darkness whatever gets you through the night is all right. Including living upside down with your own fishing pole. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
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Gray whale recovery
Migrating between summers in Alaska and Winters in Baja California, Mexico, gray whales are now thriving. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
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Gasping in the Chesapeake-2
When nutrients like sewage and fertilizer end up in Chesapeake Bay, algae grow. The result is low oxygen levels for fish. But it?s a different scenario for jellyfish. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
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Gasping in the Chesapeake-1
Each summer excess nutrients make algae grow in the Chesapeake Bay. That's a problem for fish and fish larvae. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
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Oil slicks without spills
The Gulf of Mexico region has a vast supply of fossil fuel that sometimes seeps out through the mud on the sea floor. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
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Tubeworms
These animals live two hundred years or more, behave more like a plant than an animal, and survive in the dark on a chemical diet. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
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Ecosystem foundation
There's more to ocean life than just the popular species like dolphins, sharks, and sea turtles. Smaller unknown creatures also play an important role in the food chain. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
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Fish count
Biologists are using a complicated mathematical technique to count Florida?s coral reef fish. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
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Triggerfish feeding
The protective armor of hard-shelled lobsters and spiny sea urchins is no match for the triggerfish. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
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Jellyfish
Juvenile jellyfish rest in stacks on the ocean floor during the winter, waiting until they are mature before drifting into the open ocean. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
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Bioluminescence
Ocean animals produce light to attract prey and distract predators. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
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Water striders
Most species of water striders live on bodies of fresh water, but five species have adapted to life on the ocean. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
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Saving the sawfish
The fierce looking sawfish is endangered due to over-fishing, by-catch, and habitat destruction. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
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Mercury munchers
Hi-tech bacteria are being used to remove toxic mercury from wastewater. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
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Salmon sharks
Most sharks are cold-blooded, but the Salmon shark has heat-generating muscles to keep it from freezing in the Antarctic waters it calls home. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
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Louisiana sea level
The state of Louisiana has lost an expanse of land larger than Rhode Island since 1930. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
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Shipworms
Shipworms have been invading and destroying man-made wooden structures for as long as man has been making them. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
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Sea monster myths
Some legends of sea monster sightings are still a mystery, but many have logical explanations. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
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Hydrothermal vents
Spreading tectonic plates on the seafloor create hydrothermal hot vents that have been found in water from the tropics to the arctic. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
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Ultrasound for Whales
New research shows that undernourished female right whales cannot reproduce. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
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Deep ocean oases
Hydrothermal vents provide a heat and food source for deep ocean critters. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
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Uncertain science
Marine biologists who come up with population estimates of fish in the ocean have to include in many different factors. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
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Threatened loons
Loons nest on lakes in northern woods, but in the fall they head to the coast. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
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Tar on the beach
The natural oil seeps off the California coast leave tar deposits on the beaches. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
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Prison as abalone refuge
Abalone thrive in the protected coastal waters near a prison in Canada. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
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Ciguatera fish poisoning
Toxins naturally produced by phytoplankton and passed up the marine food chain can lead Ciguatera poisoning. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
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Stromatolites
Scientists aren?t sure if the dark clumps called Stromatolites in the waters of Shark Bay, Australia are dead or alive. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
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Underwater canyons
Some of the deepest canyons with the fastest moving waters in the world lie on the ocean floor. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
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Most invaded estuary
Each year, four new non-native species become established in San Francisco Bay, giving it the dubious title of most invaded estuary. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
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Serial over-fishing
Fishermen are slowly taking the biggest reef fish from the Florida Keys. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
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Transparency
For a fish in the open ocean, being transparent is one of the best ways to hide. Do you like the Our Ocean World podcast? Please help spread the love! Send an email to info@flpradio.com, tell a friend, or write a review in a podcast directory. Thanks!
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