The Answers Are Out There Podcast

Sean Gerrity

Lively and inspiring conversations with creative innovators in conservation. Host Sean Gerrity interviews entrepreneurs around the world who have successfully led projects that support nature, wildlife, and people.

  1. Celebrating America’s Newest Large-Scale Marine Sanctuary: Violet Sage Walker: Northern Chumash Tribal Leader.

    9 DE JUL.

    Celebrating America’s Newest Large-Scale Marine Sanctuary: Violet Sage Walker: Northern Chumash Tribal Leader.

    Designated in December 2024, the new Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary is America’s 17th national marine sanctuary, the sixth off the U.S. West Coast, and is one of the largest in the National Marine Sanctuary System. The success of the 20 year effort was due to tenacious leadership by numerous indigenous tribes, including a key leadership role taken by Violet Sage Walker, the tribal chair of the Northern Chumash Tribal Council.  The sanctuary encompasses 4,543 square miles of Central California’s beautiful coastal and ocean waters, providing protection to nationally significant natural, cultural, and historical resources while bringing new opportunities for research, community engagement, and education and outreach activities. The project is demonstrating a balanced effort to restore the extraordinary marine biodiversity--some of which has been lost only in the past 40 years or so---with benefits to people such as the local indigenous fishing industry that has witnessed precipitous declines in salmon populations in recent times. Learn More : Northern Chumash Tribal Council Site Interviews/Talks with Violet Sage Walker: Women Mind the Water Offshore Wind California Summit Article from Park Stewardship Forum This episode was produced by Chrissie Bodznick with music by Trace Ketterling. Learn more about The Answers Are Out There Podcast at www.theanswersareouttherepodcast.net or on instagram. You can also sign up to receive email updates here. Email us at sean@theanswersareouttherepodcast.net

    49min
  2. A New Caribbean Wildlife Sanctuary: Dominica Whale Project with Shane Gero, Part 1

    04/06/2024

    A New Caribbean Wildlife Sanctuary: Dominica Whale Project with Shane Gero, Part 1

    Shane Gero is a marine biologist and renowned expert in the acoustic complexity and social behaviors of marine mammals, such as whales, dolphins, and porpoises. He is a Scientist-in-Residence at the Department of Biology at Carleton University in Canada.  Importantly, he is also an activist and staunch advocate for providing meaningful sanctuary for these species in the world oceans.  His most recent work in the Caribbean Ocean, centered around Dominica, included thousands of hours of field work and has played a role in finally establishing what will soon be the largest marine sanctuary ever created in the Caribbean and the world's first ever large protected area for Sperm Whales. ----- Learn More About Shane Gero and the Dominica Whale Project * Watch this TEDEd Video first! How Advanced is Whale Talk? with Shane Gero and David Gruber Shane Gero: https://www.shanegero.com The Sperm Whale Project: https://www.thespermwhaleproject.org Talks by Shane: *Bioneers: Preserving Animal Cultures: Lessons from Whale Wisdom *TEDxOttawa: The Lost Culture of Whales Articles: *New York Times: Scientists Find an 'Alphabet' in Whale Songs This episode was produced by Chrissie Bodznick with music by Trace Ketterling. Learn more about The Answers Are Out There Podcast at www.theanswersareouttherepodcast.net or on instagram. You can also sign up to receive email updates here. Email us at sean@theanswersareouttherepodcast.net

    46min

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Lively and inspiring conversations with creative innovators in conservation. Host Sean Gerrity interviews entrepreneurs around the world who have successfully led projects that support nature, wildlife, and people.