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Always been curious about what kind of work marine biologists do? Are you looking to explore the diversity of marine wildlife in our oceans?
Check out Meet a Marine Biologist Mondays - LIVE ON FACEBOOK every week at 7pm.
ORCA Ireland provides a platform for ocean obsessed children to meet marine biologists from all over the world and to learn about the many different fields of science marine biologists work in!
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SEASON ONE- Episodes.
- Episode 1: Corals with Isabell Ball (University of Bangor, U.K.)
- Episode 2: Phytoplankton with Gina Baldowski (University of New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.)
- Episode 3: Marine Turtles with Christian Navarro Juan (University of Alicante, Spain)
- Episode 4: Cetaceans of Monterey Bay with Megan Hawson (Texas A&M University, U.S.A.)
- Episode 5: Killer whales of Canada with Emma Hunter (University of Napier Edinburgh, Scotland)
- Episode 6: Humpback whales of Canada with Emma Hunter (University of Napier Edinburgh, Scotland)
- Episode 7: Humpback whales of Iceland with Tess Hudson (Whale Watch Aukureyi, Iceland).
- Episode 8: Humpback whales of Mexico with Raul Remeriz.
- Episode 9: Marine Megafauna Part I with Flossy Barraud (Manta Trust, Maldives).
- Episode 10: Marine Megafauna Part II; Elasmobranchs with Flossy Barraud (Manta Trust, Maldives).
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SEASON TWO- Episodes
- Episode 11: Best Places in Ireland to see Marine Wildlife with Einne O'Cathasiagh (University College Cork, Ireland).
- Episode 12: Tropical Marine Biology with Rebekka Trehorn (University of Exeter, U.K.).
- Episode 13: Tropical Cetaceans with Dr. Lindsay Porter (SMRU Asia, University of St. Andrews, Scotland).
- Episode 14: Micro-plastics with Kalley Meehan (James Cook University, Australia).
SEASON ONE
Meet a Marine Biologist | Episode 1_Corals
Description : Join ORCA Ireland's Education Officer Molly O'Hare for our Ocean Educate "Meet a Marine Biologist", recorded every Monday. Molly will introduce you and the budding ocean heroes in your life to a marine scientists from around the world to talk about their research, and for a questions and answers session. For our first episode, Jack meets Isabelle Ball from the University of Bangor to discuss her important research on coral reefs.
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Meet a Marine Biologist | Episode 2_Phytoplankton
Description : Meet a Marine Biologist Monday's continue with our Zoom meetings with marine scientists from around the world! Episode 2 features Gina Baldowski from the University of New Orleans, Louisiana who has joined to talk about Phytoplankton and its importance in the marine environment.
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Meet a Marine Biologist |Episode 3_ Marine Turtles
Description: Meet marine biologist Christian Navarro Juan, who in this episode facilitated by ORCA Ireland's Communications Officer Eimear Thornton, discusses marine turtles, the variety of species found in our oceans, sea turtle ecology, behaviour and threats from human activities. This in depth episode was facilitated to allow a meeting between Christian and Bruno (age 10) for ORCA IRELAND's "Meet a Marine Biologist Mondays".
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Meet a Marine Biologist | Episode 4_ Cetaceans of Monterey Bay
Description: Meet a Marine Biologist Episode 4 is all about cetaceans (dolphins, porpoise and whales) of Monterey Bay, California. ORCA Ireland marine biologist Emer Keaveney meets U.S. based marine biologist Megan Howson and Finn for a "FIN-tastic" talk the amazing whales and dolphins found off the California coast. You don't want to miss this episode!
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Episode 5_ Killer whales of Canada
Description : Meet Marine Biologist Mondays" continue and in this episode we meet Emma Hunter currently doing her MSc in Wildlife Biology and Conservation in the University of Napier Edinburgh, Scotland. Emma joined our virtual classroom on the 13th of April to meet with 12 year old Oisin and parents Louise and Arran. In Episode 5, Emma talks about the resident and transient killer whales (Orcinus orca) of Canada.
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Episode 6_Humpback whales of Canada
Description: "Meet Marine Biologist Mondays" continue on Zoom and in this episode we meet Emma Hunter currently doing her MSc in Wildlife Biology and Conservation in the University of Napier Edinburgh, Scotland. Emma joined our virtual classroom on the 13th of April to meet with 12 year old Oisin and parents Louise and Arran. In Episode 6, Emma talks about the Humpback whales ( Megaptera novaeangliae ) of Canada.
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Episode 7_Humpback whales of Iceland
Description: ORCA Ireland's "Meet a Marine Biologist Mondays" continue on zoom and in episode 7 - we introduce Tess Hudson, whale watch guide of Aukureyi, Iceland to Stefano (age 5) and his brother James to talk about humpback whales of Iceland.
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Meet a Marine Biologist | Episode 8_ Humpback whales of Mexico.
Description: In this episode we meet Raul Remeriz, a field researcher and educator who discusses the humpback whales of Mexico with Ciara (age 10).
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Meet a Marine Biologist | Episode 9_Marine Megafauna Part I
Description: Marine Biologist Flossy Barraud from Manta Trust talks with ORCA Ireland's Events Officer Einne O'Cathasaigh and Bonnie (age 12) about Marine Megafauna.
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Meet a Marine Biologist Episode 10 | Marine Megafauna Part II_ Elasmobranchs
Description : Join Einne ORCA Ireland's Events Officer as he hosts Meet a Marine Biologist Mondays - Episode 10, where Marine Biologist Flossy Barraud from the Manta Trust talks to Bonnie (age 12) about elasmobranchs (sharks, skates and rays).
SEASON TWO
Meet a Marine Biologist | Episode 11_Best Places in Ireland to see Marine Wildlife
Description : Join ORCA Ireland team members; Emer Keaveney and Einne O'Cathasaigh for a chat about "The Best Places in Ireland to see Marine Wildlife."
SEASON TWO
Meet a Marine Biologist | Episode 12_Tropical Marine Biology
Description : Join ORCA Ireland's Education Officer Molly O'Hare who hosted Meet a Marine Biologist Mondays, speaking with Rebecca Trehorn from the University of Exeter; discussing Tropical Marine Biology with Cameron, age 7. Learn about lion fish, sharks, sea turtles, coral and more.
SEASON TWO
Meet a Marine Biologist | Episode 13 _Tropical Cetaceans
Description : Join us for Episode 13 of “Meet a Marine Biologist Monday’s” where we will be chatting to Dr. Lindsay Porter from the Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU), University of St. Andrews about her amazing work on tropical cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises).
SEASON TWO
Meet a Marine Biologist | Episode 14_ Micro-plastics
Description : Join Luke in a discussion about marine micro-plastics and their impacts on marine wildlife, such as sea turtles with marine biologist Kalley Meehan from James Cook University, Australia, hosted by Eimear Thornton, ORCA Ireland's Communications Officer.
If you would like to meet a marine biologist or present your research - sign up to Meet a Marine Biologist Monday's today by contacting ORCA Ireland's Education Officers at education.orca@gmail.com
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