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National Marine Sanctuaries Episodes

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Nov. 15, 2022

Tracy Hajduk, National Education Coordinator for the NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries

Today on the Outdoor Adventure Series, our guest is Tracy Hajduk, the National Education Coordinator for the NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries. She has worked for NOAA for the past 13 years, coordinating national partnerships to help increase ocean and climate literacy and access to the national marine sanctuaries through education. Topics We Discussed How students who are not near a sanctuary can still get engaged. What teachers can do if they want to use more ocean and Great Lake r...
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Nov. 10, 2022

Tane Casserley, Monitor and Mallows Bay - Potomac River National Marine Sanctuaries

Tane Casserley is our guest today on the Outdoor Adventure Series. Tane is a Research, Resource Protection, and Permitting Coordinator at the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary and Mallows Bay - Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary. He is responsible for developing programs to address commercial and recreational uses in and around the sanctuaries. Tane has led NOAA archaeological expeditions in the Florida Keys, the Great Lakes, California, the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Alaska, and USS ...
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Oct. 27, 2022

Sarah Fangman, Superintendent at the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

Hello everyone. Welcome back for another episode of the Outdoor Adventure Series Podcast. The Outdoor Adventure Series celebrates individuals & families, businesses and organizations that seek out and promote the exploration, stewardship, conservation, access, and enjoyment of the outdoors. In this episode of the Outdoor Adventure Series, we continue to celebrate the National Marine Sanctuaries' 50th year of ocean conservation and stewardship. The National Marine Sanctuary System is made up of...
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Sept. 15, 2022

Dr. Leila Hatch, Research Ecologist at the NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries

In this episode of the Outdoor Adventure Series, we continue to celebrate the National Marine Sanctuaries' 50th year of ocean conservation and stewardship. Our guest today is Dr. Leila Hatch. Leila Hatch is a Research Ecologist at the NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries' Science and Heritage Division. She coordinates NOAA’s efforts to monitor underwater sound across the sanctuary system and apply that information to protect these special places better. Topics We Discussed Why is sound ...
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Sept. 1, 2022

Matt McIntosh, Visual Information Specialist at NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries

In this episode, we continue our celebration of NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries’ 50th year of ocean conservation and stewardship. Our guest today on the Outdoor Adventure Series is Matt McIntosh. Matt is a Visual Information Specialist at NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries via the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation. He provides graphic design, illustration, photography, video, and motion graphics expertise. Aha Moment After months of planning and design work, I trave...
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Aug. 25, 2022

Jeff Gray, Superintendent at the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary

Our guest today on the Outdoor Adventure Series is Jeff Gray. Jeff is the Superintendent at the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, an underwater museum in a section of Lake Huron. Nestled up against the shores of northeastern Michigan are nearly 100 known shipwrecks. These shipwrecks tell the story of the Great Lakes' maritime history. The waters of Thunder Bay are treacherous: to mariners, they were nicknamed “Shipwreck Alley,” and through fire, ice, collision, and storms, the lake freque...
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Aug. 12, 2022

Ed Lyman, Natural Resource Specialist and Regional Large Whale Entanglement Response Coordinator

In this episode, we continue our celebration of the National Marine Sanctuaries' 50 Years of ocean conservation and stewardship. Our guest today on the Outdoor Adventure Series is Ed Lyman. Ed is a Natural Resource Specialist, and Regional Large Whale Entanglement Response Coordinator at the NOAA Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary He works closely with NOAA Fisheries under their Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program and many other partners. For more than ...
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July 25, 2022

Grace Bottitta-Williamson, National Recreation and Tourism Coordinator at the NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries

Our guest today on the Outdoor Adventure Series is Grace Bottitta-Williamson. Grace is the National Recreation and Tourism Coordinator at the NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), our nation’s system of underwater parks. The National Marine Sanctuaries are celebrating 50 Years of ocean conservation and stewardship. The Office serves as the trustee for a network of underwater parks encompassing more than 620,000 square miles of marine and Great Lakes waters from Washington state to...
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July 13, 2022

John Armor, Director, NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries

In this episode of the Outdoor Adventure Series, we continue celebrating The National Marine Sanctuaries' 50 Years of ocean conservation and stewardship. Our guest today is John Armor, Director of NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), our nation’s system of underwater parks. John provides a strategic vision for the program and overall policy direction. Aha Moment [Abridged] Maybe seven, eight years ago, I was in American Samoa on the island of Aunu'u, and we were in a community...
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June 22, 2022

Michelle Johnston, Research Ecologist at the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary

We are proud to support the National Marine Sanctuaries, as they celebrate 50 Years of ocean conservation and stewardship. Our guest today is Dr. Michelle Johnston. Michelle is a Research Ecologist and NOAA dive master at the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. She completed her B.S. with honors in Marine Biology at the UNCW, and her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the Univ. S Carolina, where she conducted research at NOAA's Center for Coastal Health and Biomolecular Research. Michell...
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June 15, 2022

Vernon Smith, National Media Coordinator at NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries

Our guest today on the Outdoor Adventure Series is Vernon Smith Vernon provides communications leadership for the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, whose mission is to conserve and protect special places in the ocean. The National Marine Sanctuaries, are celebrating 50 Years of ocean conservation and stewardship, and the Office serves as the trustee for a network of underwater parks encompassing more than 620,000 square miles of marine a...