Water Women

Water Women


Latest Episodes

50. What do Fish Genetics have to do Dispersal? - Cassidy D'Aloia
December 28, 2020

In today's episode, Jill catches up with one of her old professors, Dr. Cassidy D'Aloia , who studies dispersal and how we can learn more about dispersal using genetics of different species! Cassidy and Jill discuss different topics and methods of dispers

49. Underwater with Underwater Katie - Katie Watson
December 21, 2020

Katie is a jack of all trades when it comes to the water, growing up on an island she knew she wanted to study the water from a young age! And in todays episode she and Jill talk about the different projects she's done and helped with, how she manages to

48. Plastic Pollution is....EVERYWHERE - Imari Walker
December 14, 2020

Today we're talking Dirty, as in plastic pollution of course! PhD Student Imari Walker is here to explain to us just how insanely common it is to find plastic in everyday objects you probably didn't think of! She also helps us break down whats actually in

47. How can Alaskan Kelp Forests Help Us Understand Climate Change? - Lauren Bell
December 07, 2020

In this episode, Jill & Lauren talk about everything from trying to put cameras on squids to the roll that kelp Forests play on global climate change and how and why they’re monitoring them to help predict whats going to happen in our oceans in the Fu

46. Minorities, Oysters, & Aquaculture.. - Imani Black
November 30, 2020

Imani Black farms oysters... yes you read that right. She is an oyster farmer, and on todays episode she fills us in on all the behind the scenes of oyster farming to show you how those oysters end up on your table! Imani and Jill also dive into being a m

45. Carbon can be Blue? - Lucy McMahon
November 23, 2020

Did you know that blue carbon was a thing? We didn't either until Lucy came to school us on what it is and HOW important it is!! Listen in as Lucy tells us all about how she is studying blue carbon in relation to salt marshes and how that relates back to

44. The Trashier the Better! - Trashy Girls Collective
November 16, 2020

What started as three friends cleaning up the beaches when they went diving has since turned into a movement of ocean conservation! These three AMAZING ladies chat today about their love for the ocean, how they found each other, and how trashy girls began

43. Canadian Dive Buddies for life!! - Alisha Postma
November 09, 2020

Use Code Watersister15 for 15% off of Sisterly swim at https://sisterlyswim.com!! Alisha is a Canadian scuba diver and underwater photographer, along with her husband she is also a co-owner of dive buddies for life! DB4L is a SCUBA based website that aims

42. Sharks ARE for kids! - Jillian Morris-Brake
November 02, 2020

Jillian Morris-Brake was born and raised in Maine, so love for the ocean started at an early age and has continued to play a huge part role in her adult life. She is a co-founder of Sharks4kids, a shark education program for children (and people of all ag

41. The SeaHorse Queen - Dr. Amanda Vincent
October 26, 2020

Dr. Vincent was the first person to study seahorses underwater, the first to document the extensive trade in these fishes and the first to initiate a seahorse conservation project.  Her team’s research and advocacy work for marine conservation have e