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Marine Mammal Science is a podcast covering some of the latest scientific research on marine mammals – whales and dolphins, polar bears, seals and sea lions, manatees and dugongs, and sea otters. The podcast is produced by Absolutely Smashing Events and Consulting on behalf of the Society for Marine Mammalogy and the journal Marine Mammal Science. The host, editor and producer is Dr. Ashley Scarlett, familiarly known as Dr Scarlett Smash.

Marine Mammal Science The Society for Marine Mammalogy

    • Science
    • 4.8 • 45 Ratings

Marine Mammal Science is a podcast covering some of the latest scientific research on marine mammals – whales and dolphins, polar bears, seals and sea lions, manatees and dugongs, and sea otters. The podcast is produced by Absolutely Smashing Events and Consulting on behalf of the Society for Marine Mammalogy and the journal Marine Mammal Science. The host, editor and producer is Dr. Ashley Scarlett, familiarly known as Dr Scarlett Smash.

    Arctic Ecology

    Arctic Ecology

    Dr Scarlett Smash celebrates the final episode of the MMS podcast with Dr. Chris Parsons. They chat about Arctic life and ecology.
    If you would like to keep in touch with Dr Scarlett Smash (LinkedIn) and would like to keep hearing about marine science research tune into the Marine Conservation Happy Hour podcast. https://marineconservationhappyhour.libsyn.com 
     

    • 27 min
    Antarctic ecology

    Antarctic ecology

    Dr Scarlett Smash celebrates the last two episodes of the MMS podcast with Dr. Chris Parsons. They talk about Antarctic life and ecology.
    If you would like to keep in touch with Dr Scarlett Smash (LinkedIn), tune into the Marine Conservation Happy Hour podcast https://marineconservationhappyhour.libsyn.com 
     
     
     

    • 31 min
    Alejandro Fernandez Ajó

    Alejandro Fernandez Ajó

    On this episode Dr Scarlett Smash has chats with Dr. Alejandro Fernandez Ajó about his work on hormone analysis of gray whale feces to assess correlations and response to a variety of internal and external stressors.

    • 21 min
    Phthalate Exposure

    Phthalate Exposure

    On this week's episode, Dr Scarlett Smash chat with Dr. Leslie Hart about her work investigating potential health impacts from exposure chemicals like phthalate and looking at plastic pollution/plastic-contaminated prey as a potential source of exposure.
     
    H.O.P.E. Research lab (Hypothesizing Onehealth Pollution Effects)
     
    "We are a team of undergraduate and graduate students studying the magnitude and impacts of plastic pollution...one dolphin at a time."
     
    On instagram:  @hoperesearchlab
     

    • 25 min
    PCFG - Feed behavior

    PCFG - Feed behavior

    On this episode Dr Scarlett Smash talks to Clara Bird, a phd candidate about her research on  the Pacific coast feeding group (PCFG) gray whales' feeding behaviors. 

    • 24 min
    Pacific Coast Feeding Group History

    Pacific Coast Feeding Group History

    Dr Scarlett Smash continues to talk to Dr KC Bierlich, a postdoctoral scholar about his drone research on the Pacific coast feeding group (PCFG) gray whales. Dr Bierlich shares the history of the PCFG and what it is like conducting drone research.

    • 21 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
45 Ratings

45 Ratings

A Very Covid Relief ,

Informative

Always like tuning in

ms2277 ,

Does anyone else have issues with the hosts voice?

Love the content, however the voice patterns of the host make it hard to listen. Is this just me?

apb_apb ,

Well done!

The WGRP is worth your time! Listen to this podcast or and know that they are out there doing the good work!

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