The Ocean Decade is being narrated through the eyes of early career oearly-career ocean professionals, also known as ECOPs.
Our GenSea virtual studio is going to be touring around the world and hosting ECOPs from all around the world.
The podcast is launched by the Blue Capacity Development project (https://www.ecopdecade.org/bluecadproject/) in collaboration with the ECOP's Wellenbrecher podcast (https://wellenbrecherpodcast.podigee.io/). Latest updates are available on our Instagram (@gen.sea.podcast).
Dive beneath the Arctic sea ice with Lennard and Charlotte, as they explore how numerical ocean models interpret the same hidden world in different ways. Specifically, Charlotte will describe the role that sea ice plays in the complex system of the Arctic Ocean.
Hi, we are Lennard Montag and Charlotte Walter, your new hosts of the GenSea podcast for the next
few weeks. In this episode, we introduce ourselves, and describe how we got to be podcast hosts
and early career marine scientists.
No matter where you go, there will always be a tale about the ocean; whether it is to warn you about danger, to share the story of the community or to teach a lesson, ocean storytelling has always been present in the heart of our coastal societies. On this episode of GenSea, Joelle, Charlotte, Lennard and Gilbers sit around to share different stories coming from very different parts of the world like Greece, Japan, Scotland and the pacific ocean to illustrate that everywhere on the world, there will always be an ocean story to be told, you just to ask...
Sharks are not mindless killers and the media is lying to you about it. On this episode of GenSea, we take a swim in shark infested waters to explore how the media represents these fairly famous fishes. Dr Jenny Bortoluzzi, shark specialist, will explain how amazing these animals can be by giving examples of different species ecology, behaviour and general body structure all while highlighting typical shark misconceptions like drops of blood summoning sharks in the middle of the ocean or just how “lonely” they really are.