Oceans: Life Under Water

We're finishing the series on Norway's Svalbard archipelago, where Maria Philippa Rossi, a freelance journalist and author, who has been living in Longyearbyen since 2018 shares her stories of one of the most remote places on earth.

This week Hannah is hosting the show on board the Arctic Sunrise where a campaign team will be projecting messages from around the world onto a glacier in the Arctic.

This week, we’re looking forward at the future of our oceans, the campaigns fighting to protect them, and the political challenges threatening their health.

This week, Hannah Stitfall speaks to Dr Bryce Stewart, a marine ecologist and fisheries biologist, about sustainable fishing practices. Including the develeopment of lab grown fish.

Hannah is joined by Nathan Robinson. Nathan is a marine biologist, who you may know as the guy who removed the straw from the turtles nostril in THAT viral video. Nathan joins us to talk all about the fascinating life of turtles, and some of the work he does to help them. We also hear…

Anna Bunney tells us all their secrets, how dolphins communicate, interact, and the challenges they face in the wild. We also hear from Dr. Sarah Sharp, an Animal Rescue Veterinarian, who shares her experiences rescuing stranded dolphins and how satellite tracking technology is helping us understand them like never before.

Independent journalist, Richa Syal and Oceans Editor at Pulitzer, Jessica Aldred join Hannah Stitfall for an in-depth discussion about their experiences reporting on the fishing industry.

Easkey Britton teaches us about her research on the impact water can have on human health. We also meet Jessica Pita, PADI's first blind scuba diver, and hear how her relationship with the ocean has completely changed since she started diving.

We're taking a dive with marine biologist, Charlie Young, to explore the coral reefs. She paints us the most beautiful picture of the reefs, and tells us about the efforts that are being done to restore those which are damaged. And Judith Castro, a lifelong advocate for Cabo Pulmo, tells us about one of the…

In this episode, Hannah Stitfall speaks to Andreas B. Heide about the rich diversity of Norway's marine life. And Greenpeace Campaigner, Haldis Tjeldflaat Helle, sheds light on the growing threat of Deep Sea Mining.