The Young Men and the Sea

Due to circumstances, we were unfortunately unable to record a full episode as promised, and we'll have to end it like this. Making the podcast was a fun experience for us, and we hope you enjoyed listening just as much. Should you experience heavy withdrawal symptoms, here are two great recommendations for other podcasts:

Good evening y'all! For this week's episode we are joined by Heidi, a seabird ecologist and marine biologist currently working at GMIT in Ireland. Her work is a two-sided coin: On one side experiencing the beauty of nature, on the other the confrontation with human pressures. Heidi explains what it is like to work as a seabird ecologist, and why it is so important to clean up after ourselves!

*PS: The correct term for the industrial pellets is "Nurdles", not "Nerdos" as Remco quickly assumed. All about association, huh?

--]| Music (in order of appearance) |[--

Gymnopedie No. 1 by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3837-gymnopedie-no-1

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Always by DreamHeaven

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5523-always

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Ebbs And Flows Preview by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5727-ebbs-and-flows-preview

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

StaringattheSea by Lilo Sound

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5883-staringatthesea

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

With the Sea by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4638-with-the-sea

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sweet Intimacy Piano Solo by MusicLFiles

Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6162-sweet-intimacy-piano-solo

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sovereign by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4397-sovereign

Hear ye, hear ye! In this episode, our Brazillian guest Victor talks about his passion, Maerl beds i.e. corraline algae. Not quite coral, pretty different from other algae. So what are they, what do they do, and why should we care? Listen now to find out!

The first official, limited edition, mint-condition episode of YMnTS, available on audio-playing devices near you! This episode we are talking about whales, their vocalizations, and how humans are acting like a loud neighbour that hosts parties until the small hours. Feedback is appreciated!

~~~|| Sources and further reading ||~~~

Articles

• André, M., Caballé, A., van der Schaar, M. et al. Sperm whale long-range echolocation sounds revealed by ANTARES, a deep-sea neutrino telescope. (2017). Sci Rep 7, 45517
• Committee on Characterizing Biologially Significant Marine Mammal Behavior, National Research Council, Marine Mammal Populations and Ocean Noise: Determining When Noise Causes Biologically Significant Effects. (2005)
• Erbe, C., Underwater noise of whale-watching boats and potential effects on killer whales (Orcinus orca), based on an acoustic impact model. (2002).National Research Council (US) Committee on Potential Impacts of Ambient Noise in the Ocean on Marine Mammals. Ocean Noise and Marine Mammals, Sources of Sound in the Ocean and Long-Term Trends in Ocean Noise. (2003).
• Filadelfo, Ronald & Mintz, Jonathan & Michlovich, Edward & Amico, Angela & Tyack, Peter & Ketten, Darlene. (2009). Correlating Military Sonar Use with Beaked Whale Mass Strandings: What Do the Historical Data Show?. Aquatic Mammals. 35. 435-444.
• Miller, P., Biassoni, N., Samuels, A. et al. Whale songs lengthen in response to sonar.  (2000) Nature 405, 903.

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