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Pharmaceuticals and other human-produced chemicals are appearing in northeast Minnesota's water and fish - even in remote and pristine lakes. In th...

Added: Apr 29, 2016
Length: 07:45

Episode Two: The Case of The Vanishing Seals

From: KUCB
Series: SEAL: The Case of The Vanishing Seals (An Alaskan Island Mystery)

Caption: Fur seals by the village of St. Paul, Alaska, Credit: KUCB/John Ryan

A marine mammal mystery told in bite-size chunks.

Bought by KRUA

Added: Apr 13, 2016
Length: 04:00
Purchases: 1

Inventing Fish

From: World Ocean Observatory
Series: World Ocean Radio

Caption: Frozen tuna in the hold of a fishing ship. , Credit: Alex Hofford | Greenpeace | MarinePhotobank.org

World fisheries are in crisis, with many species pushed to the edge of extinction. The current system is a recipe for disaster: demand is up; exter...

Added: Jan 11, 2016
Length: 05:25

Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for the week ending December 18, 2015

From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine

This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: San Bernardino and Colorado Springs Mass Shootings Provoke Renewed Gun Con...

Bought by WMUU-LP and WRIR

Added: Dec 09, 2015
Length: 29:00
Purchases: 2

This Week in Water for September 13, 2015

From: H2O Radio
Series: This Week in Water

Japan Floods Unleash Radioactive Waste. That and other headlines on H2O Radio's weekly news report

Bought by KPIP-LP

Added: Sep 14, 2015
Length: 06:30
Purchases: 1

Superpredators

From: Susanne Bard

Our unique predatory behavior puts other predators, as well as entire ecosystems, at risk.

Bought by KENW and WLPR

Added: Aug 24, 2015
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 2

Whale Contortionists

From: Susanne Bard

Caption: Expansion of the ventral grooved blubber during a fin whale lunge., Credit: University of British Columbia

Baleen whales have rubbery nerves that allow them to stretch to twice their length when they feed.

Bought by KMXT and WLPR

Added: May 08, 2015
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 2

Sustainable Seafood

From: Susanne Bard

Retailers are looking to the developing world to meet the growing demand for sustainable seafood.

Bought by WLPR

Added: May 04, 2015
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 1

This Week in Water for the week ending April 12, 2015

From: H2O Radio
Series: This Week in Water

Can The "Human Polar Bear" Thaw Cold War Tensions? That and other stories on H2O Radio's weekly news report about water around the globe.

Added: Apr 13, 2015
Length: 07:57

This Week in Water for the week ending March 22, 2015

From: H2O Radio
Series: This Week in Water

What do Yoda and Greedo have in common? Find out in our weekly news report about water..

Added: Mar 23, 2015
Length: 05:35

Foraging for fish in our own backyard

From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents

Caption: Kirk Lombard explaining how to catch crab from the Bay , Credit: Angela Johnston

Kirk Lombard calls himself a sea forager, and every other week offers this walking and fishing tour: a two-hour lesson on how to catch your own sea...

Added: Jan 07, 2015
Length: 09:50

Tank to Table: Growing Food Sustainably Through Aquaponics

From: H2O Radio
Series: Journalism About Water

Aquaponics is a food production system that combines aquaculture (raising fish in tanks) with hydroponics (cultivating plants in water) in a symbio...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA

Added: Jan 07, 2015
Length: 08:03
Purchases: 2

Playful Fish

From: Susanne Bard

Caption: A cichlid fish strikes a bottom-weighted thermometer that would immediately right itself. , Credit: (Ann Hawthorne)

Some fish appear to play with objects in their tanks.

Bought by KMXT

Added: Oct 28, 2014
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 1

Capturing the Essence of a Fish Out of Water

From: WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.
Series: Living Lab on The Point

Caption: A slightly reduced reproduction of James Prosek's watercolor of a swordfish features in the Ocean Fishes exhibit at Woods Hole Historical Museum through July 31st, 2014., Credit: Jennifer Gaines / Woods Hole Historical Museum

Few will ever see firsthand the true, glorious colors of a giant bluefin tuna as it emerges from the ocean. James Prosek's watercolors come close.

Added: Jul 24, 2014
Length: 49:27

Jenny Bovey, Fish Printer

From: Kara Janeczko

Caption: Jenny Bovey at her store in Chatham, MA, Credit: Kara Janeczko

Jenny Bovey's fish don't stink. She's one of the few full time practitioners of a 2,000-year-old Japanese art form called "Gyotaku." She and her h...

Bought by WABE, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and PRX Remix

Added: Jun 09, 2014
Length: 04:28
Purchases: 4

Dark Night, Glass Eels

From: Kara Janeczko

Caption: Chuck Martinsen holds a glass eel. , Credit: Kara Janeczko

The American Eel is in trouble. East Asian markets have set skyrocketing prices for the young glass eels, but it's illegal to catch them in Massac...

Bought by HowSound and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.

Added: Jun 09, 2014
Length: 09:50
Purchases: 2

Fisheries Bycatch

From: Susanne Bard

Caption: Sea turtle, Credit: Copyright Caroline Rogers

A global perspective is needed to cut down on the unintentional casualties of commercial fishing.

Added: Mar 31, 2014
Length: 01:00

The Role of Whitefish in Lake Superior and Minnesota's Inland Lakes

From: WTIP
Series: North Woods Phenology

A staple for commercial and native fishermen over the years have been whitefish. WTIP North Shore Community Radio’s Jay Andersen talks with ecologi...

Bought by WDSE and KSRQ

Added: Nov 14, 2013
Length: 07:06
Purchases: 2

Adapting, A Year Later

From: WTIP
Series: The Lake Superior Project

A year ago on the Lake Superior Project, we spoke with several people around the lake—environmental advocates, policy makers, residents, and others...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, KSRQ, WRNC-LP, and WDSE