# NOAA: Ocean Shorts

Ocean Shorts brings you the best of the National Ocean Service's Diving Deeper and Making Waves podcasts.

- Subscribe to the New NOAA Ocean Podcast The Ocean Shorts podcast has retired, but have no fear! We combined our Ocean Shorts, Diving Deeper,and Making Waves pods into one NEW podcast called NOAA Ocean. Subscribe in your favorite podcatcher so you never miss an episode. Just search for "NOAA Ocean." If you are looking for an older Ocean Shorts podcast, head to oceanservice.noaa.gov/podcast to view our archive.
- ANNOUNCEMENT: New NOAA Ocean Podcast The Ocean Shorts podcast has retired, but have no fear! We combined our Ocean Shorts, Diving Deeper,and Making Waves podcasts into one NEW podcast called NOAA Ocean. Subscribe to the new podcast in your favorite podcatcher so you never miss an episode. Just search for "NOAA Ocean." If you are looking for an older Ocean Shorts podcast, head to oceanservice.noaa.gov/podcast to view our archive.
- Connecting the Dots: Corals and Humans Coral reefs are under intense pressure from climate change, pollution, and unsustainable use. So what can we do about it? To answer that question, we need to better understand the main threat to our reefs. Humans. Tune in to this excerpt from a longer interview we posted back in March 2016 with NOAA social scientists Maria Dillard and Peter Edwards. Episode permanent link and show notes
- Ocean Economy In this episode, we talk with a NOAA economist about our ocean economy and how, no matter where you live in the United States, you are connected to our ocean economy.  Episode permanent link and show notes
- Harmful Algal Bloom Forecasting In this episode, we talk with a NOAA expert about how (and why) we forecast harmful algal blooms.  Episode permanent link and show notes
- Remembering the Titanic One hundred and four years ago this month, the RMS Titanic sank after striking an iceberg on her maiden voyage from the United Kingdom to New York City. In recognition of this tragedy, we present an interview with Jim Delgado, Director of Maritime Heritage with NOS's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries. This podcast is an excerpt from a special two-part podcast published in 2012.  Episode permanent link and show notes
- Shipwreck Detective In this episode, we look back at a November 2014 archaeological expedition led by the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries Maritime Heritage Program. This mission brought back the first-ever 3-D images of the City of Rio de Janeiro, considered by many historians as the "Titanic of the Golden Gate." Listen in to this conversation with NOAA's Robert Schwemmer, co-leader of a two-year study to locate and document shipwrecks in California’s Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary and the surrounding area.  Episode permanent link and show notes
- Invasive Species Have four minutes? Dive into our latest Ocean Shorts audio podcast as we explore what an invasive species is and how they are introduced to an area. Episode permanent link and show notes
- Marine Debris Movement Dive into our latest Ocean Shorts podcast as we explore how marine debris moves in our environment and what causes it to move.  Episode permanent link and show notes
- A Healthy Eelgrass Meadow is Restored An effort to restore eelgrass beds along Virginia's eastern shore began with people painstakingly planting 200 acres of eelgrass seeds by hand. Today, these eelgrass meadows have grown to 6,195 acres — providing a home for an estimated 240,000 bay scallops!  Episode permanent link and show notes
- Coral Bleaching What does it mean when a coral bleaches? Hear from NOAA's Jennifer Koss and Mark  Eakin on the effects of coral bleaching in our latest Ocean Shorts audio podcast.  Episode permanent link and show notes
- Hypoxia In this episode, hear about a condition known as hypoxia -- where oxygen levels drop so low that creatures in the water are stressed or killed.  Episode permanent link and show notes
- World Ocean Day (Special Feature) What do you know about our ocean? We bet you'll learn something new in this short video. Episode permanent link and show notes
- NOAA PORTS NOAA PORTS® is an information system that delivers data that mariners need to navigate safely. Dive into our latest Ocean Shorts to learn more. Episode permanent link and show notes
- Tsunamis A tsunami is a series of ocean waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of water. Explore what causes a tsunami in our latest Ocean Shorts podcast. Episode permanent link and show notes
- Four Corners Four Corners Monument is the point where Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico meet. You could say that it's also the point where science, history, law, and tradition meet. Episode permanent link and show notes
- Coastal Blue Carbon Healthy coastal habitat is not only important for seafood and recreation, it also plays an important role in reducing climate change. In this podcast, we talk with NOAA environmental scientist Ariana Sutton-Grier about Coastal Blue Carbon.  Episode permanent link and show notes
- Invasive Lionfish Lionfish are beautiful creatures, but are having a negative impact on coastal ecosystems. Get answers to a few common lionfish questions in this excerpt of a Diving Deeper podcast interview with NOAA lionfish expert James Morris. Episode permanent link and show notes
- Restoring Natural Resources Eighteen years ago, on January 6, 1996, NOAA issued its final rules for conducting Natural Resource Damage Assessments for oil spills. Given this 18 year anniversary, today on Diving Deeper Shorts we will revisit our interview with Tom Brosnan on restoring natural resources injured by oil spills or hazardous waste sites. Episode permanent link and show notes
- Historical Maps and Charts Get the scoop on NOAA's Historical Maps and Charts collection in just three minutes on today's Diving Deeper Shorts.
- Oil Spill Response Get a glimpse into how NOAA responds to oil spills and why spills happen in today's Diving Deeper Shorts.