For more information on Slocum Gliders, visit our website at www.teledynemarine.com/slocum-glider. There is a press release on the website that also details the journey as well as a recorded webinar on the journey that can be found on our LINK Webinar channel. For more information on how Slocum gliders are helping researchers and commercial customers explore and understand the ocean, you can google Slocum Gliders or search Twitter for posts from our many customers.
Episode 31
Slocum Glider “Silbo" Circumnavigates the Atlantic Ocean – Part 1
Guest:
Ben Allsup, Technical Support and Operations Manager – Slocum Glider, Teledyne Webb Research
This episode begins a special four-part series on “Silbo", Teledyne Webb Research's autonomous underwater glider that recently made the first-ever circumnavigation of the Atlantic Ocean by an unmanned underwater vehicle. In this episode of Marine Tech Talk, we are joined by Ben Allsup, The Technical Support and Operations Manager for Teledyne Webb Research Slocum Glider. Ben discusses how Silbo got its name, the overall plan for the voyage, how the various ports were determined, and some of the very interesting challenges that the glider faced on its way from Cape Cod to Ireland!
For more information on Slocum Gliders, visit our website at www.teledynemarine.com/slocum-glider. There is a press release on the website that also details the journey as well as a recorded webinar on the journey that can be found on our LINK Webinar channel. For more information on how Slocum gliders are helping researchers and commercial customers explore and understand the ocean, you can google Slocum Gliders or search Twitter for posts from our many customers.
Episode 30
The Benefits of “Hands On" Experience Training
Guest: Brian Bradley, Marine Technology Instructor, Cape Fear Community College
In this episode of Marine Tech Talk, we are joined by Brian Bradley, a faculty member of Cape Fear Community College's Marine Technology Program in Wilmington, North Carolina. Cape Fear Community College employs a range of equipment from Teledyne Marine in their program. Brian teaches Hydrographic Surveying, Marine Instrumentation, and Marine Data Processing, he also serves as an “at sea" instructor for three of the five oceanographic training cruises students are required to complete during their course of study. Brian talks about the equipment and the program and how the combination of their classroom and on-water experience creates a much faster and easier transition to the workplace after graduation.
For more information on the programs offered at Cape Fear Community College, you can log onto their website at www.cfcc.edu. You can also follow them on Twitter at @cfcc or on Facebook at facebook.com/capefearcc.
Episode 29
Oban to the Arctic: Benefits of an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
Guest:
Dr. John Howe, Senior Lecturer in Marine Geology, Scottish Association for Marine Science
In this episode of Marine Tech Talk, we are joined by Dr John Howe a Senior Lecturer in marine geology at the Scottish Association of Marine Scientists (SAMS). His expertise is in fjord geomorphology and glaciomarine sedimentation. He is operator of the UK Gavia AUV, Freya, and has participated in >30 cruises to regions including the Antarctic, Svalbard, Indian Ocean, Papua New Guinea, and the Chilean Patagonia. John discusses several of his recent trips with the Gavia and the advantages that Autonomous Underwater Vehicles provide for researchers.
For more information on the work being done with Freya, SAM's Gavia AUV, and the programs being offered at SAMs you can follow them on Twitter @SAMSoceannews or visit their website www.sams.ac.uk/education/undergraduate.
Episode 28
Glider Observations in New Zealand's Shelf Seas
Guests: Dr. Joe O'Callaghan, Coastal Oceanographer from NIWA and Khush Jhugroo, PhD candidate, Physical Oceanography, University of Auckland, New Zealand and NIWA
For this episode of Marine Tech Talk Dr. Joe O'Callaghan, a coastal oceanographer from NIWA and Khush Jhugroo, a PhD candidate in Physical Oceanography at the University of Auckland, New Zealand and NIWA talk about the work they are doing in the shelf seas around New Zealand. The team have been looking at river washes out to the bays and understanding the deep eddie processes into greater Cook Strait with their two Slocum autonomous gliders, Betty and Manaia.
For more information the work being done with Slocum gliders in the shelf seas around New Zealand you can catch the latest from the NIWA team on twitter following
@niwa_nz or
@JoeMOCallaghan.
Episode 27
Investigating Algal Blooms and Hypoxia in the Great Lakes
Guest: Aaron Fisk, Professor, University of Windsor and Science Director of RAEON, Katelynn Jonson, Research and Operations Director at RAEON, and Catlin Burmaster, Marine Technician for RAEON
Welcome to Season 2 of Marine Tech Talk. In our first episode of the New Year, we are joined by Dr. Aaron Fisk, a professor at the University of Windsor and Science Director for the Real-time Aquatic Ecosystem Observation Network (RAEON), Katelynn Johnson, Research and Operations Director at RAEON, and Cailin Burmaster, a Marine Technician for RAEON. The team is using a Slocum Glider from Teledyne Webb Research to investigate the health of the Great Lakes.
For more information on the work being done in the Great Lakes by RAEON you can follow them on Twitter using the handles @RAEON_ and @fisk_lab.
Episode 26
Season's Greetings from the Host and Guests of Season 1
In this final episode of the year, we hear from many of our Season 1 guests as they help us conclude the season with their wishes for the new year. We hope you find these messages of hope and inspiration uplifting and I thank all of our listeners around the world for a fabulous first season.
Please return in the new year for new guests, great stories of adventure, and new ways to use Teledyne Marine's technologies to expand the boundaries of what's possible. If you have suggestions for content you would like to hear in 2021, please contact Melissa at [email protected].
Story Behind the Photo Series
Episode 25
Studying Ocean Dynamics in Polar Regions
Guest: Jhon Mojica Moncada, Polar Oceanographer, Center for Global Sea Level Change at NYUAD
In this fall series of podcasts, we introduce some of the winners and general entrants from the 2020 Teledyne Marine Photo Contest. Teledyne's annual Photo/ Data Contest concluded with over 80 qualified submissions that helped the company donate over $1200 to Save the Children as part of a charitable giving campaign.
In this final episode of the Teledyne Marine Photo Contest series, we chat with Jhon Mojica, a polar oceanographer from the Center for Global Sea Level Change at New York University in Abu Dhabi. Jhon submitted two images of a mooring deployment that incorporated a Benthos R2K Acoustic Release. Jhon's research work focuses on ocean dynamics in polar regions and interactions with ice shelves, characterizing the effects of sea-level rise in coastal cities such as Abu Dhabi.
For more information on the activities as the Center for Global Sea Level Change, you can follow them on Twitter @CSLCuser. You can also follow Jhon @jhonmojica888.
Story Behind the Photo Series
Episode 24
Studying Coastal Upwellings in Chile with Unmanned Gliders
Guest: Maria Valladares Antón, AquaPacífico Aquaculture Innovation Center at the Universidad Catholica de Norte
In this fall series of podcasts, we introduce some of the winners and general entrants from the 2020 Teledyne Marine Photo Contest. Teledyne's annual Photo/ Data Contest concluded with over 80 qualified submissions that helped the company donate over $1200 to Save the Children as part of a charitable giving campaign.
In this episode we talk to Maria Valladares Antón, an oceanography technician and glider pilot at AquaPacífico Aquaculture Innovation Center at the Universidad Catholica de Norte. Maria submitted photos taken while deploying a Slocum glider in La Herradura Bay in Coquimbo, just north of Chile. Maria and an integrated team of scientists from other universities have been using the Slocum glider to study coastal upwellings and other oceanographic processes in the waters around Chile.
To learn more about the work that Maria and her colleagues are doing you can visit the AquaPacifico website at www.aquapacifico.cl. You can also find them on Twitter at @AquaPacificoCL and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/centroaquapacifico/
Story Behind the Photo Series
Honorable Mention Award
Episode 23
Protection of Salmon Habitats in Alaska
Guest:
Leah Ellis, Alaska Department of Fish and Game
In this fall series of podcasts, we introduce some of the winners and general entrants from the 2020 Teledyne Marine Photo Contest. Teledyne's annual Photo/ Data Contest concluded with over 80 qualified submissions that helped the company donate over $1200 to Save the Children as part of a charitable giving campaign.
In this episode, we talk to Leah Elllis, a Habitat Biologist in the Instream Flow Program at the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Leah was one of our contestants this year in our Teledyne Marine Photo Contest and the winner of one of our Honorable Mention photo awards. Leah's photo was of her team out “in the elements" collecting data. The mission of their program is to acquire water rights in rivers and lakes for fish habitat protection.
T o learn more about the work that the Alaska Department of Fish and Game are doing you can visit their website at adfg.alaska.gov and on Facebook you can check them out at facebook.com/alaskafishandgame
Story Behind the Photo Series
Episode 22
Studying Thwaites Glacier with a large diameter AUV
Guest: Peter King, University of Tasmania
In this fall series of podcasts, we introduce some of the winners and general entrants from the 2020 Teledyne Marine Photo Contest. Teledyne's annual Photo/ Data Contest concluded with over 80 qualified submissions that helped the company donate over $1200 to Save the Children as part of a charitable giving campaign.
In this episode we talk to Peter King, Facility Manager in the Autonomous Systems Maritime Laboratory at the University of Tasmania and one of our contestants this year in our Teledyne Marine Photo Contest. Tim submitted two great photos, one of his team and their AUV, Nupiri Muka, which was outfitted with two Teledyne RD Instruments DVLs, just after recovery and another pre-deployment with the glacier as a backdrop. Peter explains the photo, how the RD Instruments DVLs aided their research, and a bit about their work as part of the Antarctic Gateway Partnership.
To learn more about the University of Tasmania and the Antarctic Gateway on Twitter @Ant_Gateway and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/antarcticgateway. You can also keep pace with Peter King and his latest adventures by following @AUVPeter on Twitter.
Story Behind the Photo Series
Episode 21
Studying the fish biodiversity of mesophotic reefs in Bermuda
Guest:
Tim Noyes, University of Salford/Bermuda Institute of Ocean Science
In this fall series of podcasts, we introduce some of the winners and general entrants from the 2020 Teledyne Marine Photo Contest. Teledyne's annual Photo/ Data Contest concluded with over 80 qualified submissions that helped the company donate over $1200 to Save the Children as part of a charitable giving campaign.
In this episode we talk to Tim Noyes, an earlier winner of our Academic Grant and now the winner of our Teamwork Makes the Dream Work award for this year's Teledyne Marine Photo Contest. Tim explains the photo, a bit about his PhD work at BIOS and some exciting data they were able to capture during a recent deployment of their Teledyne RD Instruments ADCP.
To learn more about BIOS and the work that Tim and the team are doing you can follow @biosstation on Twitter and Instagram. You can follow Tim on Twitter if you search for his handle: @fieldnoyes.
Story Behind the Photo Series
Episode 20
Collecting Data for a Stage Capacity table at Boedecker Reservoir
Guest:
Matt Nichols, President, Survey Systems
In this fall series of podcasts, we introduce some of the winners and general entrants from the 2020 Teledyne Marine Photo Contest. Teledyne's annual Photo/ Data Contest concluded with over 80 qualified submissions that helped the company donate over $1200 to Save the Children as part of a charitable giving campaign.
In this episode we talk to Matt Nichols, President and owner of Survey Systems in Evergreen, Colorado. Survey Systems is a service-disabled, veteran-owned small business that does geodetic and hydrographic surveying work for a variety of customers. Matt has been working the hydrographic side of surveying for the past 15 years.
Story Behind the Photo Series
Episode 19
Weather Observation tower survey for Offshore Wind power
Guest:
Corrina Liu, Data Surpass Technology Co., Ltd, Taiwan
In this fall series of podcasts, we introduce some of the winners and general entrants from the 2020 Teledyne Marine Photo Contest. Teledyne's annual Photo/ Data Contest concluded with over 80 qualified submissions that helped the company donate over $1200 to Save the Children as part of a charitable giving campaign.
In this episode, Corina Liu from Data Surpass Technology Co in Taiwan, tells us about the survey of a weather observation tower in Taiwan that won her the Best Data award from our 2020 Photo Contest. The image was created with data from a Teledyne RESON 7125 Seabat sonar and PDS2000 processing software.
Story Behind the Photo Series
Episode 18
Mapping Mesophotic Reefs in Bermuda
Guest: Dr. Art Trembanis, University of Delaware
In this fall series of podcasts, we introduce some of the winners and general entrants from the 2020 Teledyne Marine Photo Contest. Teledyne's annual Photo/ Data Contest concluded with over 80 qualified submissions that helped the company donate over $1200 to Save the Children as part of a charitable giving campaign. In this episode we speak with Dr. Art Trembanis, a professor at the University of Delaware, who develops and utilizes advanced autonomous systems to map and explore oceans and lakes around the world filling in blank spots on the map. Art's contest submission was a photo of a Teledyne Gavia AUV underwater in Bermuda, preparing to so some survey work around the mesophotic reefs. Art's submission won him an Honorable Mention in this year's photo contest.
For more information on the programs at the University of Delaware you can look for
@UDCEOE on Twitter. If you want to follow the work that Art Trembanis has been doing around the globe, follow
@PapaZissou to stay connected.
Story Behind the Photo Series
Episode 17
Investigating Regions of Freshwater Influence in the Taranaki Bight, New Zealand with a Slocum Glider
Guest: Fiona Elliot, Oceanographic Engineer, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)
In this fall series of podcasts, we introduce some of the winners and general entrants from the 2020 Teledyne Marine Photo Contest. Teledyne's annual Photo/ Data Contest concluded with over 80 qualified submissions that helped the company donate over $1200 to Save the Children as part of a charitable giving campaign.
In this episode we meet Fiona Elliott, a past oceanographic engineer at the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) in New Zealand. Fiona's contest submission was a photo of a Slocum glider deployment, investigating regions of freshwater influence in the Taranaki Bight in New Zealand. Fiona's submission won her this year's Zen Award.
For more information on the programs at NIWA, you can follow them on Twitter
@niwa_nz or on Facebook by following
@nzniwa. You can find Fiona Elliot, now at the University of Bergen, on twitter
@fionaelliott001
Episode 16
Surveying Remote and High Altitude Reservoirs
Guest: Matt Nichols, President/Owner, Survey Systems, Evergreen Colorado
On this episode of Marine Tech Talk we meet Matt Nichols, president and owner of Survey Systems in Evergreen, Colorado. Survey Systems is a service-disabled, veteran-owned small business that does geodetic and hydrographic surveying work for a variety of customers. Matt has been working the hydrographic side of surveying for the past 15 years and purchased an Oceanscience Z-Boat in early 2019 for surveying in areas that his larger boat couldn't access. Some of the areas that Matt and his team need to survey are in remote areas, making the Z-Boat an ideal small survey platform for those shallow, remote, and high-altitude locations.
To learn more about Survey Systems and the work that Matt and his team are doing you can visit www.surveysystems.net. You can also follow Survey Systems on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/survey-systems/ and YouTube. Video Link: https://youtu.be/cXHKZ2AbxJw
Episode 15
Developing AUV Docking Capabilities for Dynamic Platforms
Guest: Jonathan Wallen, a PhD student in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Manoa in Hawaii
In this summer series of podcasts, we introduce the winners of our Teledyne Marine Academic Grant for 2020. This grant offers universities and institutions the opportunity to utilize several of our flagship products free of charge for up to a six-month period to support their research programs. In this episode, we meet our final winner, Jonathan Wallen, a PhD student in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Manoa in Hawaii. Jonathan's research is in the area of autonomous robotics and dynamical systems. In his current project, Jonathan is a Teledyne Reson Hydrophone for to dock an AUV to a floating wave energy converter.
Episode 14
Studying the fish biodiversity of mesophotic reefs
Guest: Tim Noyes, a PhD candidate at the University of Salford, UK
In this summer series of podcasts, we introduce the winners of our Teledyne Marine Academic Grant for 2020. This grant offers universities and institutions the opportunity to utilize several of our flagship products free of charge for up to a six-month period to support their research programs.
In this episode, we meet Tim Noyes, a PhD candidate at the University of Salford, UK and a research specialist at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences in Bermuda. Tim's research focuses on determining spatial and temporal trends of mesophotic reef fish biodiversity. Using the awarded Sentinel V100 ADCP from RD Instruments and the Benthos R500 Acoustic Release system, Tim will be working to quantify the hydrodynamic variability within the mesophotic coral ecosystems and adjacent shallow-water reefs.
Episode 13
Developing a Low-Cost Navigational System for AUVs
Guest: Samer Ahmed Mohamed – Teaching Assistant, Ain Shams University, Cairo
In this summer series of podcasts, we introduce the winners of our Teledyne Marine Academic Grant for 2020. This grant offers universities and institutions the opportunity to utilize several of our flagship products free of charge for up to a six-month period to support their research programs.
In this episode we meet Samer Ahmed Mohamed, a teaching assistant at Ain Shams University in Cairo and head of the Autonomous Underwater Vehicle project. Using their awarded Pathfinder DVL from Teledyne RD Instruments, Samer and his team will fuse the DVL technology with other stereo vision systems and the dynamic model of the vehicle itself to create a computationally efficient model for AUV navigation. He and his team will participate virtually this year in RoboSub 2020.
Episode 12
Current Profiling in the Bay of La Paz (bilingual episode – presented in English and Spanish)
Guest: Maria Yesinia Torres , a doctoral student at CICIMAR-IPN, Interdisciplinary Center for Marine Science
In this summer series of podcasts, we introduce the winners of our Teledyne Marine Academic Grant for 2020. This grant offers universities and institutions the opportunity to utilize several of our flagship products free of charge for up to a six-month period to support their research programs.
In this episode we have our first bilingual interview! Today we meet Maria Yesinia Torres , a doctoral student at CICIMAR-IPN, Interdisciplinary Center for Marine Science, located in La Paz, Mexico, and Dr. Armando Trasviña Castro, a senior researcher at CICESE Unidad La Paz. Dr Trasviña Castro will be translating Maria Yesinia's technical responses to English. Also joining us on the episode is Mario De la Cruz, a Regional Sales Manager from Teledyne Marine for South America. Mario will translate questions from our host, Melissa Rossi, to Spanish for Maria Yesinia to answer.
Episode 11
An AI Approach to Underwater Object Detection
Guest: Boguslaw Cyganek, a professor in the department of Electronics at AGH University of Science and Technology in Poland.
In this summer series of podcasts, we introduce the winners of our Teledyne Marine Academic Grant for 2020. This grant offers universities and institutions the opportunity to utilize several of our flagship products free of charge for up to a six-month period to support their research programs.
In this episode we meet Boguslaw Cyganek, a professor in the department of Electronics at AGH University of Science and Technology in Poland. His research focus includes computer vision, pattern recognition, and artificial intelligence, as well as development of programmable devices, acceleration of computations and embedded systems, with special focus on autonomous automotive and underwater systems. He is an author or a co-author of over a hundred of journal and conference papers, as well as books with the latest “Object Detection and Recognition in Digital Images: Theory and Practice" published by Wiley in 2013. Together with his students, Professor Cyganek will be using the awarded BlueView M900 MKII sonar to further his algorithm development for underwater object detection.
Episode 10
Investigating Seabed Stability in Western Scotland
Guest: Christian Armstrong, PhD candidate and student researcher, Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS)
In this summer series of podcasts, we introduce the winners of our Teledyne Marine Academic Grant for 2020. This grant offers universities and institutions the opportunity to utilize several of our flagship products free of charge for up to a six-month period to support their research programs. In this episode we meet Christian Armstrong. Christian is a PhD candidate and student researcher working with a team from the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS). Christian and the team are investigating the physical stability of the seabed around the UK continental shelf in the extremely energetic tidal flows of western Scotland, UK.
Due to the operational challenges posed by the area's hydrodynamics, few studies have been conducted. However, these regions are now receiving research attention due to their value for renewable energy and the insights into turbulent flows that they can bring.
Episode 9
Safely Scrubbing Nuclear Contamination
Guest: Tobias Haswell, Program Manager, Diakont
On this episode of Marine Tech Talk we meet Tobias Haswell, a Program Manager for Diakont. Tobias' program provides robotic solutions for use inside of nuclear power plants. The program's primary work involves using submersible ROVs to remove contamination from within reactor cavity pools as well as other pools within the nuclear power plants. Tobias has been involved with providing robotic solutions to the gas, oil, and nuclear industries for more than 7 years.
To learn more about Diakont and the work that Tobias' team and Diakont are doing in nuclear power plants you can visit www.diakont.com/nuclear_solutions. You can also follow them on Twitter by following @Diakont.
Episode 8
Scouring The Sea for Ancient Shipwrecks
Guest: Timmy Gambin, Associate Professor of Maritime Archeology in the Department of Classics and Archeology, University Of Malta
Episode 8 features Timmy Gambin, a wreck diver, maritime archeologist, and Associate Professor of Maritime Archeology in the Department of Classics and Archeology at the University of Malta. Through the use of state-of-the-art technologies, Professor Gambin has contributed to the discovery of over 25 ancient shipwrecks in places such as Spain, Italy, Sicily, and Croatia. Timmy considers himself lucky to combine his passion for World War II history with archeology, especially in the growing field of aviation archaeology underwater.
Episode 7
New Technology Saves Old Bridges
Guest: Roy Forsyth, Structural Engineer - Commercial Diver, Collins Engineers
During this episode we talk to Roy Forsyth from Collins Engineers. Roy is a professional engineer, commercial diver and certified hydrographer with over 19 years of experience in the industry. Roy and his team at Collins Engineers use 3D sonar technology from Teledyne BlueView to conduct structural integrity inspections on bridges, dams, and other critical infrastructure. During our discussion, Roy explains how Collins employs this technology, the advantages it offers his company and his customers, and the added safety it provides to his divers.
To view the 3D video that Roy describes during the episode of the Duncan Bridge visit LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/acoustic-imaging-keeps-public-safe-during-floods-roy
To learn more about Collins Engineers please visit their website at https://www.collinsengr.com/
Or follow them on Social Media: Twitter at: @CollinsEngrInc and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/collinsengineers/
Using Artificial Intelligence for Cleaner Survey Data
Guest: Michael Redmayne, US Sales Manager for Teledyne Caris
In this episode we are talking to Michael Redmayne the US Sales Manager for Teledyne Caris, a marine geospatial software company. Teledyne Caris has just released a new cloud based platform that uses Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning algorithms to identify noise in 3D point clouds generated by acoustic sensor platforms. The end result is clean data in a fraction of the standard time without the usual manual “dot killing".
Episode 5
Studying Ice Shelves in the Western Ross Sea
Guest: Dr. Alexander Forrest, Associate Professor Environmental Robotics Laboratory, Civil Engineering, UC Davis
On this episode of Marine Tech Talk we hear from Dr. Alexander Forrest, an Associate Professor for the Environmental Robotics Laboratory in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of California, Davis.
Dr. Forrest's group focuses on applying autonomous robotic systems, like AUVs and gliders, outfitted with seafloor mapping and water column measurement sensors to examine how localized topography influences water flow in lakes and nearshore coastal zones in the ocean. Dr. Forrest discusses recent trips to the Western Ross Sea to examine fluid dynamics under the massive ice shelves using a Slocum Glider outfitted with a Rockland Scientific microturbulence sensor.
Episode 4
Sonar Provides “Eyes Underwater” for Marine Construction
Guest: Lou Nash, President and founder of Measutronics Corporation
On this episode of Marine Tech Talk we're speaking with Lou Nash, the president and founder of Measutronics Corporation. Measutronics is a marine positioning, guidance and underwater imaging company that specializes in marine construction solutions, and first discovered the benefits of Teledyne BlueView's BV5000 scanning sonar in 2015.
Lou leads the company in technology acquisition and systems integration, and he is also an adjunct professor teaching Marine Geomatics at the University of Florida.
Episode 3
How Scientists Count Krill in the Antarctic
Guest: George Watters, PhD., Director, Antarctic Ecosystem Research Division, NOAA Fisheries University
How exactly do you make an accurate count of one of the most abundant animal species on the planet? On the latest episode of the Marine Tech Talk podcast, host Melissa Rossi traveled to the Teledyne Marine Technology Workshop in San Diego in 2019 to speak with Dr. George Watters, the Director of NOAA Fisheries' Antarctic Ecosystem Research Division (AERD). The AERD conducts research with the specific aim of providing scientific advice on the management of fisheries around Antarctica. Learn more about the fisheries management work conducted by NOAA in the Antarctic ecosystem and follow all of NOAA Fisheries' latest work via
Twitter.
Episode 2
Identifying and Protecting Whales with Gliders
Guest: Jude Van der Meer, Glider Technician, Dalhousie University
In this episode, Jude, who serves on the Coastal Environmental Observation Technology and Research team (CEOTR) and works with Dalhousie's fleet of gliders, talks about how the Slocum gliders are used for whale monitoring, predominantly in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the Roseway Basin.
Episode 1
Can Ropeless Fishing Save The Whales?
Guest: Captain Richard Riels, Executive Director of SMELTS
On the debut episode, Richard discusses the negative events associated with whale entanglement by fishing gear and his innovative lineless lobster traps, incorporating Teledyne Benthos Acoustic Communication equipment.
