A refreshing, irreverent dive into the lives, work, and explorations of today’s leading and diverse ocean voices. Each half-hour episode co-hosted by David Helvarg of Blue Frontier and Vicki Nichols Goldstein of the Inland Ocean Coalition sails through lively discussions with our guests about marine life, culture, and critical issues affecting our rapidly changing seas. Informative, enlightening, and often humorous it is an invaluable resource for anyone passionate about understanding, enjoying, and protecting our salty blue world.
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A refreshing, irreverent dive into the lives, work, and explorations of today’s leading and diverse ocean voices. Each half-hour episode co-hosted by David Helvarg of Blue Frontier and Vicki Nichols Goldstein of the Inland Ocean Coalition sails through lively discussions with our guests about marine life, culture, and critical issues affecting our rapidly changing seas. Informative, enlightening, and often humorous it is an invaluable resource for anyone passionate about understanding, enjoying, and protecting our salty blue world.
The latest episode of Rising Tide: The Ocean Podcast features a conversation with Kirsten Donald, a marine mammal biologist, educator, and ocean advocate with the Pacific Marine Mammal Center in Laguna Beach, California. This renowned rescue center responds to whales and dolphins in distress while rehabilitating and releasing hundreds of sick and injured seals and sea lions each year.Before joining the Pacific Marine Mammal Center, Kirsten spent 18 years at the Dolphin Research Center in the Florida Keys, where she also co-founded and directed the College of Marine Mammal Professions.Learn about the current state of marine mammals, the impacts of climate change, and challenges facing gray whales. Kirsten shares memorable release stories—including a group of sea lion pups who checked in on each other before re-entering the ocean—and discusses why now is the time to strengthen, not weaken, marine mammal protection.** Links & Resources **Pacific Marine Mammal Center (https://www.pacificmmc.org/)It’s Time To Save The Whales Again (https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-08-16/whales-marine-mammal-endangered-species-environmental-protection-agency)Blue Frontier (bluefront.org): Building the solution-based citizen movement needed to protect our ocean, coasts and communities, both human and wild.Blue Frontier on Substack (https://davidhelvarg.substack.com/)Inland Ocean Coalition (inlandoceancoalition.org): Building land-to-sea stewardship - the inland voice for ocean protectionFluid Studios (https://www.fluidstudios.org/): Thinking radically different about the collective good, our planet, & the future.
Rising Tide: The Ocean Podcast
A refreshing, irreverent dive into the lives, work, and explorations of today’s leading and diverse ocean voices. Each half-hour episode co-hosted by David Helvarg of Blue Frontier and Vicki Nichols Goldstein of the Inland Ocean Coalition sails through lively discussions with our guests about marine life, culture, and critical issues affecting our rapidly changing seas. Informative, enlightening, and often humorous it is an invaluable resource for anyone passionate about understanding, enjoying, and protecting our salty blue world.
