Water We Doing?
Discover how our most precious commodity impacts our lives in so many fascinating ways. That's right! We're talking about water, but not like you've ever heard it before. Join us as we explore social, environmental and economic issues around the globe as we ask the questions: what are we doing, and how can we do better? The "Water We Doing?" won the 2022 Canadian Podcasting Award for Outstanding Branded Series. The podcast is a production of the Aquatic Biosphere Project. The podcast is produced and hosted by David Evans (P. Biol), the Project's Director of Conservation. For more info check out www.AquaticBiosphere.ca
Episodes
47 episodes
Deep Dive Interview: Sharks, Seas and Sustainability with Dr. Chris Harvey-Clark
Unveiling Canada's Majestic Sharks: Insights from Marine Biologist Chris Harvey ClarkDive into an enthralling episode of the 'What Are We Doing?' podcast with host David Evans and marine biologist Dr. Chris Harvey Clark. Discover the div...
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Deep Dive: Kelp Forest Guardians: How Sea Otters Shape the Marine Ecosystem with Linda Nichol
The History and Ecosystem Impact of Sea Otters on Vancouver IslandThe podcast episode explores the history and ecological impact of sea otters on the west coast of Canada, particularly near Vancouver Island. Hosted by David Evans of the...
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Coexisting Along Coastlines: From Sea Otters to Great White Sharks
Happy World Ocean day and we hope you are celebrating Ocean Week Canada!In this episode of the 'Water We Doing' podcast by the
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Deep Dive: Dr. Nancy Kinner, Oil Spills, Cleanup, Prevention and the Arctic
Who do you call when an oil spill happens? And what would happen if we had a spill in the arctic ocean???In this episode we discuss oil spill, how to clean them up, and what's being done to prevent future spills from happening. We speak...
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Oil Spills 101: Environmental Triage with Dr. Nancy Kinner
Who do you call when an oil spill happens? And what would happen if we had a spill in the arctic ocean???In this episode we discuss oil spill, how to clean them up, and what's being done to prevent future spills from happening. We speak...
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Deep Dive: Dr Lara Wöhler, The Water Footprint Network
You may have already heard about carbon footprints but today we focus on water footprints! We spoke with Dr. Lara Wöhler from the Water Foot...
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Deep Dive: Dr. Ellen Bruno, California Water Economics, The Fight for Groundwater
In today's episode we speak with Dr. Ellen Bruno from UC Berkeley all about the economics of groundwater. Groundwater is water located in aquifers deep beneath the e...
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The Economics of Water: California Groundwater and the Water Footprint Network
Water is our most important resource. How do we quantify and measure it? With economics of course! This episode is a crash course into the wild world of water economics.In this episode you will learn all about the economics of groundwate...
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Deep Dive: Dr. Susanne Schmeier, Transboundary Water Sharing Agreements for Peace
In today's deep dive episode we take it to the experts to find out what we should know about water, security and peace. We talk with Dr. Susanne Schmeier from
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Deep Dive: Dr. Rob Huebert, Arctic Sovereignty and Security
For more information check out ArcticNet and the North America and Arctic Defence Network (NAADSN).Arctic...
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Water, Peace and Security with Dr. Susanne Schmeier and Dr. Rob Huebert
Water brings us together, but when there isn't enough to go around things get serious quickly. As the climate changes and water becomes less predictable on the landscape, conflicts over water will likely increase. Also as the arctic sea ice mel...
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Deep Dive: Dr. Marc Slattery, Coral Reef Chemistry and Drugs from the Sea
The future of our pharmaceuticals are from down under.... the surface of course!Coral reefs are the new tropical rainforests when it comes to drug research. When you think about it, how else do you protect yourself when you are a sea sp...
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Deep Dive: Dr. Larry Niles, How Has Horseshoe Crab Blood Helped You?
The fact that we rely on Horseshoe crab blood to test all of our internal medical devices and vaccines is stunning! And the fact that we are affecting the environment in such a drastic fashion yet have a synthetic alternative that we can turn t...
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The Ocean Pharmacy, The Future of Drugs from the Sea with Dr. Marc Slattery and Dr. Larry Niles
The future of our pharmaceuticals are from down under.... the surface of course!Coral reefs are the new tropical rainforests when it comes to drug research. When you think about it, how else do you protect yourself when you are a sea sp...
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Deep Dive: Dr. Greg Stone, The Metals Company, Electric Vehicle Batteries from Deep Sea Polymetallic Nodules
We're not in a material crisis, we're in an atoms and molecules crisis. Welcome to the age of metals.Polymetallic nodules sit on the sea floor and accumulate atoms from the Seawater. Every element on the periodic table is in solution in...
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Deep Dive: Dr. Steve Grasby, Geothermal Energy for Canada's Future
Canada is the only country in the Pacific Ring of Fire that doesn't utilize geothermal energy production. Why aren't we taking advantage of this renewable resource right below our feet?In Canada ~80% of our energy use is for heating. In...
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Deep Dive: Michael Henrickson, CEO of WavePiston, Putting Wave Energy to Good Use
Today we're discussing wave energy! Oceans cover 71% of the surface of the globe and guess what! Waves are everywhere! It's estimated that just the wave energy potential along the continental US could be
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36:57
The Future of Green is Blue! Water Powered Renewable Energy with Dr. Greg Stone, Michael Henricksen, and Dr. Steve Grasby
The future of green energy of course involves water. The biggest increases in consistent renewable energy production all involve water. Of course the next issue is how do we store all of this green energy? Well the ocean may hold the answer to ...
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Season 2 Trailer
Get excited for Season 2 of the Water We Doing? Podcast! Tune into the trailer to hear some sneak peaks from our future episodes! We will be exploring water security and its role in global conflicts, the science of oil spill respon...
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Deep Dive: Sophika Kostyniuk, Oceanwise Seafood Program
What's for dinner? Are we having sustainably caught Arctic Char from right here in Canada? Or are we easting an endangered species illegally caught from halfway around the world?Well unless you have a DNA testing kit there's no way to k...
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Episode 10
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Deep Dive: Sayara Thurston, Seafood Fraud and DNA Testing with Oceana Canada
What's for dinner? Are we having sustainably caught Arctic Char from right here in Canada? Or are we easting an endangered species illegally caught from halfway around the world?Well unless you have a DNA testing kit there's no way to k...
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Episode 10
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Deep Dive: Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Food Fraud in Canada, Dalhousie University
What's for dinner? Are we having sustainably caught Arctic Char from right here in Canada? Or are we easting an endangered species illegally caught from halfway around the world?Well unless you have a DNA testing kit there's no way to k...
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Deep Dive: Christina Callegari, Seachoice, Seafood Traceability
What's for dinner? Are we having sustainably caught Arctic Char from right here in Canada? Or are we easting an endangered species illegally caught from halfway around the world?Well unless you have a DNA testing kit there's no way to k...
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What's for Dinner? Fish Fraud in Canada
What's for dinner? Are we having sustainably caught Arctic Char from right here in Canada? Or are we easting an endangered species illegally caught from halfway around the world?Well unless you have a DNA testing kit there's no way to k...
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Deep Dive: Dr. Keith Cressman, Chief Locust Forecasting Officer, UN FAO
Locusts. For those born in the 1990s, one of the first images that come to memory is the evil Hopper, a scarred grasshopper, ruthless and violent, and arch-nemesis of the curious and inventing ant Flik in Bug’s life. In the Disney Pixa...
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