Our polar regions are often considered to be pristine untouched waters, largely due their remoteness and lack of civilization, yet both the Arctic and Antarctica are subject to local pollution from tourism, fishing and research activities. On today’s episode, we sit down with Sarah Reed, ships ops manager and technician at the Scottish Association for Marine Science, to chat about her recent paper on microplastics in marine sediments near Rothera Research Station, Antarctica.
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Our polar regions are often considered to be pristine untouched waters, largely due their remoteness and lack of civilization, yet both the Arctic and Antarctica are subject to local pollution from tourism, fishing and research activities. On today’s episode, we sit down with Sarah Reed, ships ops manager and technician at the Scottish Association for Marine Science, to chat about her recent paper on microplastics in marine sediments near Rothera Research Station, Antarctica.
Episode 5: Underwater soundscapes and role models with Ann Osiecka
Women in Ocean Science Podcast
44 minutes 45 seconds
4 years ago
Episode 5: Underwater soundscapes and role models with Ann Osiecka
This episode dives into the world of bioacoustics, otherwise known as the soundscape of the natural world. When Jaques Cousteau wrote his film, Le Mond du Silence, he actually got it wrong, because instead of being a silent world - the ocean is actually a pretty noisy place, with sound being a medium that species depend on. Today’s guest Ann Osiecka, a PhD student at the University of Gdańsk, discusses the role of these acoustics in hunting in pinnipeds (the seal, sealion, walrus family), in her paper titled: The diel pattern in harbour porpoise clicking behaviour is not a response to prey activity. From access to opportunities to role models, we chat with Ann on the importance of visibility for people from 'unlikely' places in a marine science career.
Women in Ocean Science Podcast
Our polar regions are often considered to be pristine untouched waters, largely due their remoteness and lack of civilization, yet both the Arctic and Antarctica are subject to local pollution from tourism, fishing and research activities. On today’s episode, we sit down with Sarah Reed, ships ops manager and technician at the Scottish Association for Marine Science, to chat about her recent paper on microplastics in marine sediments near Rothera Research Station, Antarctica.
