Episode 5 – Life In Plastic, Not So FantasticPlastic can brush your hair, today it’s everywhereWithout cessation, we’re hurt by our creationIn our final episode of Peak & Plunge, we talk to special guest Dianna Cohen, a visual artist and co-founder/CEO of Plastic Pollution Coalition. A fierce advocate for “shutting off the tap” of plastic pollution,  her personal journey actually began with an immense appreciation for plastic as a material. Though plastic started off as a wonderful thing, today Dianna explains how a modern life in plastic may just be more costly than it’s worth.Is plastic an enemy to to rioted against with torches and pitchforks? Is there really a Texas-sized trash island floating in the Pacific? And like, what the heck is carrying around a reusable straw even gonna do, anyways? Listen now to our final episode!  -----Peak & Plunge Episode 5: Life In Plastic, Not So Fantastic----- External LinksPlastic Pollution Coalition WebsiteDianna’s Art PortfolioHow to Be an Urban Packer Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act Information About the UN Plastics TreatyArtwork AttributionsPodcast Cover Artwork by Mercedes Schultz.Music And Sound AttributionsOut of the Skies, Under the Earth by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/reappear/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ I Am a Man Who Will Fight for Your Honor by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/honor/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ All other sound effects and music tracks are under the YouTube Audio license, are Public Domain, or are otherwise free to use without attribution.Special ThanksSpecial thank you to Dianna Cohen  for her time, expertise, and passion as well as lending her voice to this episode! All voices are used with permission.Special thank you to YOU! Our listeners. Thank you for taking the time out of your day to learn alongside us about these invisible connections.Peak and Plunge is hosted, written, and produced by Dane Whicker, and produced in proud partnership with the Inland Ocean Coalition.-----Full Show Notes available here.Episode Transcript available here.-----  Questions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com

Episode 4 – Ancient Oceans, Modern ConsequencesEvery time we make our morning coffee, jump in a car, or turn on a light, we have prehistoric oceans to thank. In episode 4 of Peak & Plunge, we talk to special guest Joanie Kleypas, a senior scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research based in Boulder, Colorado. As an inlander climate AND coral scientist, she’s the perfect person to help illuminate how fossil fuels, climate change, inland choices, and ocean health are all interconnected. Why aren’t most fossil fuels actually dead dinosaurs? What the HECK even is coral? And what does our dependence on fossil fuels, inland or otherwise, mean for the future of the sparkling blue?Listen and find out! -----Peak & Plunge Episode 4: Ancient Oceans, Modern Consequences----- External LinksNational Center for Atmospheric Research - https://ncar.ucar.edu/Artwork AttributionsPodcast Cover Artwork by Mercedes Schultz.Music And Sound AttributionsFluidscape by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100393Artist: http://incompetech.com/ All other sound effects and music tracks are under the YouTube Audio license, are Public Domain, or are otherwise free to use without attribution.Special ThanksSpecial thank you to Joanie Kleypas for her time, expertise, and passion as well as lending her voice to this episode! All voices are used with permission.Peak and Plunge is hosted, written, and produced by Dane Whicker, and produced in proud partnership with the Inland Ocean Coalition.-----Full Show Notes available here.Episode Transcript available here.----- Questions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com

The show where the word is made up and your seafood choices matter!In episode 3 of Peak & Plunge, we talk to special guest Cory Nash, Outreach Manager at the esteemed Monterey Bay Seafood Watch program, about our relationships with seafood. In a world where overfishing threatens not only the ocean's health but the lives and rights of us humans - this relationship holds a lot more weight that most realize.What the heck does sustainable even mean, and who is it for? Does the seafood we eat inland matter? Listen and find out! -----Peak & Plunge Episode 3: Whose Sustainability Is It Anyway?----- External LinksMonterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch - https://www.seafoodwatch.org/ How to Install Seafood Watch on your phone: https://www.seafoodwatch.org/recommendations/add-seafood-watch-to-your-phone The Crimes Behind The Seafood You Eat, An Excellently Reported Article on Seafood’s Human Cost: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/10/16/the-crimes-behind-the-seafood-you-eat A Guide To the Environmental Impacts of Fishing and Farming Methods - https://www.seafoodwatch.org/seafood-basics/fishing-and-farming-methodsArtwork Attributions:Podcast cover artwork by Mercedes Schultz.Music And Sound Attributions:All sound effects and music tracks are under the YouTube Audio license, are Public Domain, or are otherwise free to use without attribution.Special Thanks:Special thank you to Seth Watkins for his time and expertise, as well as lending his voice to this episode! And another to Melissa Jung, who has since moved on from the IOC but we appreciate her hard work and voice all the same! All voices are used with permission.This episode of the Peak & Plunge podcast was written, hosted, and produced by Dane Whicker. Interviews conducted by Dane Whicker. All voices are used with permission.-----Full Show Notes available here.Episode Transcript Available Here.-----Inland Ocean Coalition Website: https://inlandoceancoalition.org/Peak and Plunge is hosted, written, and produced by Dane Whicker, and produced in proud partnership with the Inland Ocean Coalition. Questions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com

Let’s remember… everything goes somewhere. In episode 2 of Peak & Plunge, we talk to special guests Seth Watkins and Mia Glover about how inland agriculture, our food systems, climate, and the oceans all relate. Seth is the owner of Pinhook Farm, where he raises beef cattle, hair sheep, chickens, bees… and where he challenges agricultural convention daily. He sees the connections between what he does on the farm and the oceans of the world - and strives to steward and bolster those connections instead of conquering and degrading them. Can where you buy food make the difference between clean beaches and a lot of dead fish? Listen and find out! -----Peak & Plunge Episode 2: Healthy Soils, Healthy Seas----- Supplementary Pictures and VideosVideo 1 – Understanding Our Soils, a GREAT visual guide to nitrogen, fertilizers, and soils. Video Credit: Jimi Sol.Picture 1 – Asparagopsis taxiformis, a potential climate hero?Picture credit: Roberto Pillon. Used under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 DEED LicenseExternal LinksPinhook FarmInland Ocean Coalition Ocean Friendly FarmingGlobal GreensIn Harmony FarmsArtwork Attributions:Podcast cover artwork by Mercedes Schultz.Music And Sound Attributions:All sound effects and music tracks are under the YouTube Audio license, are Public Domain, or are otherwise free to use without attribution.Special Thanks:Special thank you to Seth Watkins for his time and expertise, as well as lending his voice to this episode! And another to Melissa Jung, who has since moved on from the IOC but we appreciate her hard work and voice all the same! All voices are used with permission.-----Full Show Notes available here.Episode Transcript Available Here.----- This episode of the Peak & Plunge podcast was written, hosted, and produced by Dane Whicker. Interviews conducted by Dane Whicker.  Peak and Plunge is produced in proud partnership with the Inland Ocean Coalition.Inland Ocean Coalition Website Questions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com

Ain't no mountain high enoughAin't no deep sea low enoughAin't no potato large enoughTo keep me from talking bout you, sea~In episode 1 of Peak & Plunge, we talk to special guest Mark Haver about the controversial practice of Deep Sea Mining. As Global Policy Advisor for the Sustainable Ocean Alliance, an environmental consultant, and advocate for action on our oceans and our climate, Mark helps us ask… do our future cell phones, cars, and green energy lie at the bottom of the sea? Or is this just another environmental disaster waiting to happen?-----Peak & Plunge Episode 1: Ain't No Mountain High, Ain't No Deep Sea Low-----Supplementary PicturesPicture 1 – A Field of Polymetallic Nodules Picture credit: Geomar Bilddatenbank. Used under a CC BY 4.0 DEED LicensePicture 2 – Polymetallic Nodules (Metal Potatoes), Close Up Picture credit: Hannes Grobe. Used under a CC BY 4.0 DEED LicensePicture 3 – A Sea Cucumber, Psychropotes longicauda, on a polymetallic nodule Picture credit: Geomar Bilddatenbank. Used under a CC BY 4.0 DEED License. Bonus Picture because it’s Cute and I Want To – Casper the Ghost Octopus Picture credit: NOAA. Picture is Public Domain. External LinksAction you can take RIGHT NOW! Tell President Biden and U.S. Congress to “Say No to Deep-Sea Mining”.Sustainable Ocean Alliance Deep Sea Mining Activation Toolkit Look Down ActionFollow Mark! Deep-Sea Soundings (Poem), Full TextArtwork Attributions:Podcast cover artwork by Mercedes Schultz.Music And Sound Attributions:All sound effects and music tracks are under the YouTube Audio license, are Public Domain, or are otherwise free to use without attribution.Special Thanks:Special thank you to Mark Haver for his time and expertise, as well as lending his voice to this episode.  All voices are used with permission.-----Full Show Notes available here.Episode Transcript Available Here. ----- This episode of the Peak & Plunge podcast was written, hosted, and produced by Dane Whicker. Interviews conducted by Dane Whicker.  Peak and Plunge is produced in proud partnership with the Inland Ocean Coalition.Inland Ocean Coalition Website Questions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com

From our mountain peaks, let's plunge into the sea.Introducing my latest podcast project - Peak & Plunge: Diving Into the Inland-Ocean Connection! In collaboration with the Inland Ocean Coalition, Peak & Plunge examines the ties between the ocean and those people that live miles away from it. Each episode, I talk to an expert in the field to examine inland-ocean ties through our seafood, our agriculture, our climate, our use of plastics, and even how, from the top of a mountain, your future might be reliant on potatoes from the deepest reaches of the ocean floor. And don't worry... Bio-DIVE-rsity will still return! As always, thank you for listening.-----Trailer: Peak & Plunge-----Artwork Attributions:Podcast cover artwork by Mercedes Schultz.Music And Sound Attributions:All sound effects and music tracks are under the YouTube Audio license, are Public Domain, or are otherwise free to use without attribution.Special Thanks:Special thank you to all the inland guests interviewed about your personal connections to the ocean, as well as experts Mark Haver, Cory Nash, and Seth Watkins. All voices are used with permission.Peak and Plunge is hosted, written, and produced by Dane Whicker, and produced in proud partnership with the Inland Ocean Coalition.-----Full Show Notes, Including all Video, Picture, Music,  and Sound Attributions, as well as all informational citations, available here.Episode Transcript Available Here. ----- This episode of the Peak & Plunge podcast was written, hosted, and produced by Dane Whicker. Interviews conducted by Dane Whicker. All voices are used with permission. Inland Ocean Coalition Website: https://inlandoceancoalition.org/Questions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly  at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com Questions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com

Awww, baby's first geomagnetic waypoint -----Episode 12 - Are You Turtle Enough For The Turtle Club?-----Supplementary Material and External LinksPicture 1 – Leatherback Turtle Esophagus  - https://bit.ly/36Oib8w                Picture credit: Mdomingoa. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 License.Picture 2 – Example of Bony Plates with Scutes Overlain - https://bit.ly/3DFQvys                  Picture credit: marinebio.net Retrieved from https://bit.ly/3LIbQtO Picture 3 – Fluorescing Hawksbill  - https://bit.ly/3K5KCwS                Picture credit: David Gruber. Retrieved from https://bit.ly/3LK2ZrQ Video 1 – Butterflies Drink Turtle Tears - https://bit.ly/3DDm781                Video credit: YouTube User The Jungle DiariesEpisode Artwork – Picture credit: Dane Whicker. Retrieved from: My Own Dang Camera. -----Bio-DIVE-rsity is on social media! Whaaaat? Check it Out!Instagram: https://bit.ly/3eYvfHUTwitter: https://twitter.com/flippinfunfishFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/flippinfunfishfacts-----Full Show Notes, Including all Video, Picture, Music,  and Sound Attributions, as well as all informational citations: https://1drv.ms/w/s!Amk89GkQH8YSgvM-iwaqwfojHCxl9w?e=6K5ntW This episode of the Bio-DIVE-rsity podcast was written and performed by Dane Whicker.The Bio-DIVE-rsity Logo was created by Dane Whicker, using art by Ernst Haeckel. The art utilized is public domain.Official Bio-Dive-rsity Website: https://flippinfunfishfacts.buzzsprout.comQuestion, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly  at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com Questions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com

No one suspects a crab could be the culprit.-----Episode 11 - A Thief in Coconut Couture-----Supplementary Material and External LinksPicture 1 – Distribution Map of Birgus latro  - https://bit.ly/3ESHpP8                 Picture credit: Pinpin. Used under a CC BY-SA 3.0 License.Picture 2 – Life cycle diagram of Birgus latro - https://bit.ly/2WiuLaK                  Picture credit: Helagi, et al. 2015. Retrieved from https://bit.ly/3m1lMn5 Picture 3 – Adult (A) and Zoea I (B) Life Cycle Stages  - https://bit.ly/3AKFY2M                 Picture credit: Chen, et al. Retrieved from https://bit.ly/39BwtqKPicture 4 – Glaucothoe Life Cycle Stage  - https://bit.ly/3ia6LOG                 Picture credit: Chen, et al. Retrieved from https://bit.ly/39BwtqKEpisode Artwork – Picture credit: Laura Beauregard, USFWS. Retrieved from: https://bit.ly/3kDXPTj                 Image is Public Domain. -----Bio-DIVE-rsity is on social media! Whaaaat? Check it Out!Instagram: https://bit.ly/3eYvfHUTwitter: https://twitter.com/flippinfunfishFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/flippinfunfishfacts-----Full Show Notes, Including all Video, Picture, Music,  and Sound Attributions, as well as all informational citations: https://1drv.ms/w/s!Amk89GkQH8YSgrAO5mbm9WNxUgrnKw?e=nUpL0p  -----This episode of the Bio-DIVE-rsity podcast was written and performed by Dane Whicker.The Bio-DIVE-rsity Logo was created by Dane Whicker, using art by Ernst Haeckel. The art utilized is public domain.Official Bio-Dive-rsity Website: https://flippinfunfishfacts.buzzsprout.comQuestion, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly  at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com Questions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com

Move over, Sharknado. There's a new apex whirlpool in town. -----Episode 10 - This Podcast Will SHOCK You-----Link 1 – Miguel Wattson’s Twitter Account - https://twitter.com/EelectricMiguel/Picture 1 – Rough Diagram of the Three Electric Organs  - https://bit.ly/3kQgqfw                Picture credit: Miropa01. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 License.Picture 2 – Schematic of the In-Series electrocyte arrangement in an electric eel - https://bit.ly/3iQQj5x                Picture credit: Sun, Hao et al. 2016. Retrieved from https://bit.ly/3iPOaa2Video 1 – Visualization of Electric Eel Pack Hunting -                  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTUV3IW1pqM Episode Artwork – Picture credit: opencage. Retrieved from https://bit.ly/3x98lF8                 Used under a CC BY-SA 3.0 License. -----Bio-DIVE-rsity is on social media! Whaaaat? Check it Out!Instagram: https://bit.ly/3eYvfHUTwitter: https://twitter.com/flippinfunfishFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/flippinfunfishfacts-----Full Show Notes, Including all Video, Picture, Music,  and Sound Attributions, as well as all informational citations: https://1drv.ms/w/s!Amk89GkQH8YSgq8-BG4ph1qU09ISag?e=CEzIDV-----This episode of the Bio-DIVE-rsity podcast was written and performed by Dane Whicker.The Bio-DIVE-rsity Logo was created by Dane Whicker, using art by Ernst Haeckel. The art utilized is public domain.Official Bio-Dive-rsity Website: https://flippinfunfishfacts.buzzsprout.comQuestion, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly  at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com Questions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com

And I'm HereTo tell all youOf the fluffy pups living in the bayThey're out thereIn the cold seaDiving through the kelp, oh they're so carefreeYou, you, you, otter know-Alanis Morisette, Probably-----Episode 9 - You Otter Know-----Supplementary Material and External LinksPicture 1 – Microscopic look at sea otter fur - https://bit.ly/2T5qvte               Picture Credit: Heather Liwanag/Adelphi University. Retrieved from:                https://www.kqed.org/science/25908/the-fantastic-fur-of-sea-ottersPicture 2 – Worldwide Sea Otter Distribution vs. Historic Range  - https://bit.ly/3w1J4gn               Picture credit: Davis, Randall et. al. Direct Link: https://bit.ly/3z5PFIGPicture 3 – Map of the Maritime Fur Trade in a World Context - https://bit.ly/34WCeNn               Picture credit: Wikipedia User Pfly. Retrieved from              https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maritime_Fur_Trade-WorldContext.pngVideo 1 – Ewan McGregor and Sea Otters - https://youtu.be/o6xTwpIyN14Episode Artwork – Picture credit:  Michael L Baird. Retrieved from https://www.flickr.com/photos/mikebaird/4665780216. Used under a CC BY 2.0 License. -----Bio-DIVE-rsity is on social media! Whaaaat? Check it Out!Instagram: https://bit.ly/3eYvfHUTwitter: https://twitter.com/flippinfunfishFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/flippinfunfishfacts-----Full Show Notes, Including all Video, Picture, Music,  and Sound Attributions, as well as all informational citations: https://1drv.ms/w/s!Amk89GkQH8YSgotoDRlpDE6xcdrFjQ?e=JRm3z2-----This episode of the Bio-DIVE-rsity podcast was written and performed by Dane Whicker.The Bio-DIVE-rsity Logo was created by Dane Whicker, using art by Ernst Haeckel. The art utilized is public domain.Official Bio-Dive-rsity Website: https://flippinfunfishfacts.buzzsprout.comQuestion, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly  at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com Questions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com

Armor? Check. Chivalry? Check. Maximum cutedorableness? Double check.-----Episode 8 - The Volcano Knight-----Supplementary Material and External LinksPicture 1 – Scaly-Foot Snail (White Variant) - https://bit.ly/3vhSDHq                 Image from Nakamura K., et al. Used under CC BY 2.5 License. Picture 2 – Scaly-Foot Snail (Black Variant) - https://bit.ly/32ObQE4                 Picture credit: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Retrieved from: https://phys.org/news/2020-04-genomic-secrets-scaly-foot-snail.htmlPicture 3 – Artist Rendition of Trilayered Armor - https://bit.ly/3gA5al8                Picture credit: AskNature. Retrieved from                 https://asknature.org/strategy/triple-layered-armored-shell-protects-from-predators/Video 1 – Oceanographer Sylvia Earle on the Danger of Deep Sea Mining:              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PanBRbX76xM                             Video credit: NowThis Earth.Episode Artwork – Picture credit: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Retrieved from https://phys.org/news/2020-04-genomic-secrets-scaly-foot-snail.html-----Bio-DIVE-rsity is on social media! Whaaaat? Check it Out!Instagram: https://bit.ly/3eYvfHUTwitter: https://twitter.com/flippinfunfishFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/flippinfunfishfacts-----Music And Sound AttributionsI Am a Man Who Will Fight For Your Honor. Music track created by Chris Zabriskie and is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Artist Link: http://chriszabriskie.com/All other sound effects and music tracks are under the YouTube Audio license or are Public Domain, and free to use without attribution.-----Full Show Notes, Including all Video, Picture, Music,  and Sound Attributions, as well as all informational citations: https://1drv.ms/w/s!Amk89GkQH8YSgolq6BPI9MpgfsRlIw?e=4fcwY6-----This episode of the Bio-DIVE-rsity podcast was written and performed by Dane Whicker.The Bio-DIVE-rsity Logo was created by Dane Whicker, using art by Ernst Haeckel. The art utilized is public domain.Official Bio-Dive-rsity Website: https://flippinfunfishfacts.buzzsprout.comQuestion, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly  at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com Questions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com

A ferocious dragon and a crafty assassin, all rolled into one invisible small fry.-----Episode 7 - The Dragon-----Supplementary MaterialPicture 1 – Deep Sea Dragonfish - https://bit.ly/31MHrG0                Image by Audrey Velasco-Hogan.Picture 2 – Diagram of hinged jaw of Malacosteus niger - https://bit.ly/3dyGoyP                   Image is from KENALEY, CHRISTOPHER P. “Exploring Feeding Behaviour in Deep-Sea Dragonfishes (Teleostei: Stomiidae): Jaw Biomechanics and Functional Significance of a Loosejaw.” Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, vol. 106, no. 1, 8 Mar. 2012, pp. 224–240, 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2012.01854.x.Video 1 – Shiny Loosejaw, Aristostomias scintillians, showing red bioluminescent organs:              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-luCP5cQxo                Video was filmed by the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI).Episode Artwork – Picture was retrieved from https://roaring.earth/deep-sea-dragonfish/.-----Bio-DIVE-rsity is on social media! Whaaaat? Check it Out!Instagram: https://bit.ly/3eYvfHUTwitter: https://twitter.com/flippinfunfishFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/flippinfunfishfacts-----Music And Sound AttributionsAnime Sword Hit. Sound effect is available under a Creative Commons Attribution License from Freesound user Syna-Max.               Direct Link: https://freesound.org/people/Syna-Max/sounds/54985/All other sound effects and music tracks are under the YouTube Audio license or are Public Domain, and free to use without attribution.-----Full Show Notes, Including all Video, Picture, Music,  and Sound Attributions, as well as all informational citations: https://1drv.ms/w/s!Amk89GkQH8YSgolGNcIrWqsKPPjNZg?e=1Xu1md-----This episode of the Bio-DIVE-rsity podcast was written and performed by Dane Whicker.The Bio-DIVE-rsity Logo was created by Dane Whicker, using art by Ernst Haeckel. The art utilized is public domain.Official Bio-Dive-rsity Website: https://flippinfunfishfacts.buzzsprout.comQuestion, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly  at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com Questions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com

Let's talk about Neptune Balls. A direct to your ears SCIENCE UPDATE about the latest in seagrass science. -----Bonus Episode - BadGrass-----Supplementary MaterialMain Paper  - Seagrasses provide a novel ecosystem service by trapping marine plastics, by Sanchez-Vidal et al.  - https://go.nature.com/2MGvjCkPicture 1 – Posidonia oceanica, Neptune Grass  - https://bit.ly/2MGoTDe                  Image is by Melina Marcou and free to use without a license.Picture 2 – Neptune Ball - https://bit.ly/3kSjlT3                 Image is by Flickr user Ezu (Martino A. Sabia) used under the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 2.0 License-----Bio-DIVE-rsity is on social media! Whaaaat? Check it Out!Instagram: https://bit.ly/3eYvfHUTwitter: https://twitter.com/flippinfunfishFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/flippinfunfishfacts-----Full Show Notes, Including all Video, Picture, Music,  and Sound Attributions, as well as all informational citations: https://1drv.ms/w/s!Amk89GkQH8YSgokHLCn4o-QnSycLQQ-----This episode of the Bio-DIVE-rsity podcast was written and performed by Dane Whicker.The Bio-DIVE-rsity Logo was created by Dane Whicker, using art by Ernst Haeckel. The art utilized is public domain.Official Bio-Dive-rsity Website: https://flippinfunfishfacts.buzzsprout.comQuestion, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Email me at: biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com Questions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com

An anthology of tuna tales and a smattering of science.-----Episode 6 - Of Man and Fish-----Supplementary MaterialPicture 1 – Albert P. Halfhill, the “Father of Canned Tuna” - https://bit.ly/3pIk5eb                Image is Public Domain.Picture 2 – W. Eugene Smith, American Photojournalist - https://bit.ly/3aDZmUj                Image is Public Domain. Link 1 – The Commision for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna - https://www.ccsbt.org/ Link 1 – FDA Guidance on Eating Fish for Pregnant Women and Growing Children - https://bit.ly/3q2iocgLink 2 – Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch Program for Sustainable Eating - https://bit.ly/36QtVnr-----Bio-DIVE-rsity is on social media! Whaaaat? Check it Out!Instagram: https://bit.ly/3eYvfHUTwitter: https://twitter.com/flippinfunfishFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/flippinfunfishfacts-----Music And Sound AttributionsLaugh Tracks. Sound effects are available under a Creative Commons Attribution License from Freesound user lonemonk.               Direct Links: https://freesound.org/people/lonemonk/sounds/72842/ and                                      https://freesound.org/people/lonemonk/sounds/72844/Waves. Sound effect is available under a Creative Commons Attribution License from Freesound user Suburbanwizard.               Direct Link: https://freesound.org/people/Suburbanwizard/sounds/463250/Music: Shizima3 by PeriTune. Music Promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 International.            Direct Link: https://www.free-stock-music.com/peritune-shizima3-piano-version.htmlAll other sound effects and music tracks are under the YouTube Audio license and free to use without attribution.-----Full Show Notes, Including all Video, Picture, Music,  and Sound Attributions, as well as all informational citations: https://1drv.ms/w/s!Amk89GkQH8YSgohjia-UB7C6JjgkGA?e=9W22hm-----This episode of the Bio-DIVE-rsity podcast was written and performed by Dane Whicker.The Bio-DIVE-rsity Logo was created by Dane Whicker, using art by Ernst Haeckel. The art utilized is public domain.Official Bio-Dive-rsity Website: https://flippinfunfishfacts.buzzsprout.comQuestion, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Email me at: biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com Questions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com

#LoveAllTunas-----Episode 5 - Tune in for the Tuna-----Supplementary Visual MaterialPicture 1 – Yellowfin Tuna, Thunnus albacares - https://bit.ly/2Z0e4hL                Image is Public Domain.Picture 2 – Skipjack Tuna in a Shoal - https://bit.ly/2YTENN8                Image is Public Domain. Link 1 – FDA Guidance on Eating Fish for Pregnant Women and Growing Children - https://bit.ly/3q2iocgLink 2 – Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch Program for Sustainable Eating - https://bit.ly/36QtVnr-----Bio-DIVE-rsity is on social media! Whaaaat? Check it Out!Instagram: https://bit.ly/3eYvfHUTwitter: https://twitter.com/flippinfunfishFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/flippinfunfishfacts-----Music And Sound AttributionsGunshot. Sound effect is free to use from with attribution from Fesliyan Studios.                Direct Link: https://www.FesliyanStudios.comBadum-Tss Sound by Orange Free Sounds. Published and utilized under the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 International.            Direct Link: http://www.orangefreesounds.com/All other sound effects and music tracks are under the YouTube Audio license and free to use without attribution.-----Full Show Notes, Including all Video, Picture, Music,  and Sound Attributions, as well as all informational citations: https://1drv.ms/w/s!Amk89GkQH8YSgohFrRWsObcmGAnOvA?e=cIgLAR-----This episode of the Bio-DIVE-rsity podcast was written and performed by Dane Whicker.The Bio-DIVE-rsity Logo was created by Dane Whicker, using art by Ernst Haeckel. The art utilized is public domain.Official Bio-Dive-rsity Website: https://flippinfunfishfacts.buzzsprout.comQuestion, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Email me at: biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com Questions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com

Rock ON wit' cha Badassfish self.-----Bonus Episode - BadAssfish-----Supplementary Visual Material:Picture 1 – Profile Drawing of the Bony-eared Assfish - https://bit.ly/3pIBfZtPicture 2 – Top-down and Bottom-up drawing of the head of the Bony-eared Assfish - https://bit.ly/38bSL2tPictures 1 and 2 are from the Report on the deep-sea fishes collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876 Günther, Albert C. L. G. (Albert Carl Ludwig Gotthilf), 1830-1914, and are public domain. -----Music And Sound AttributionsAll music tracks are under the YouTube Audio license and free to use without attribution.-----Bio-DIVE-rsity has an instagram account now! Check it Out! https://bit.ly/3eYvfHU-----Full Show Notes, Including all Video, Picture, Music,  and Sound Attributions, as well as all informational citations: https://1drv.ms/w/s!Amk89GkQH8YSgodj7cES_ljl14_RuQ?e=gqCzvs-----This episode of the Bio-DIVE-rsity podcast was written and performed by Dane Whicker.The Bio-DIVE-rsity Logo was created by Dane Whicker, using art by Ernst Haeckel. The art utilized is public domain.Official Bio-Dive-rsity Website: https://flippinfunfishfacts.buzzsprout.comQuestion, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Email me at: biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com Questions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com

Kick some grass.-----Episode 4 - Honey, I Shrunk the Rainforest-----Supplementary Visual MaterialPicture 1 – Anatomy of Seagrass - https://bit.ly/3hgmUjLAlbum 1 – Videos and Pictures of Discoveries in or near a seagrass bed - https://flic.kr/s/aHsmT6SUd5Picture 1 is courtesy of the Texas Statewide Seagrass Monitoring Program, found at texasseagrass.org. It is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. Album 1 is composed of pictures taken by me, Dane Whicker. All photos were taken in or immediately adjacent to a seagrass bed between the years of 2016 and 2020. -----Music And Sound AttributionsOh Yeah. Sound effect is free to use from the Free Sounds Collection Channel.                Direct Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_Dlx3z7FWsAll music tracks are under the YouTube Audio license and free to use without attribution.-----Bio-DIVE-rsity has an instagram account now! Check it Out! https://bit.ly/3eYvfHU-----Full Show Notes, Including all Video, Picture, Music,  and Sound Attributions, as well as all informational citations: https://1drv.ms/w/s!Amk89GkQH8YSgocZ1VEgSNV0FdmUiw?e=G3QCAs-----This episode of the Bio-DIVE-rsity podcast was written and performed by Dane Whicker.The Bio-DIVE-rsity Logo was created by Dane Whicker, using art by Ernst Haeckel. The art utilized is public domain.Official Bio-Dive-rsity Website: https://flippinfunfishfacts.buzzsprout.comQuestion, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Email me at: biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com Questions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com

Pandemics don't just affect humans. We're just the only species who can do anything about them. -----Episode 3 - The Mystery of Stolen Stars-----Supplementary Visual MaterialPicture 1 – Starfish Water Vascular Diagram - https://bit.ly/37qkMSfPicture 2 – Visual Diagram of how microbes “choke” stars by Boundary Layer Oxygen Diffusion Limitation - https://bit.ly/33tPR6ePicture 1 is from the Freshwater and Marine Image Bank, and is Public Domain.Picture 2 is directly from: Aquino, Citlalli A., et al. Evidence That Non-Pathogenic Microorganisms Drive Sea Star Wasting Disease through Boundary Layer Oxygen Diffusion Limitation. 4 Aug. 2020, 10.1101/2020.07.31.231365. And is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.-----Music And Sound AttributionsOcean Waves Crashing Sound. Sound effect published and utilized under the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0   Direct Link: https://www.freesoundslibrary.com/ocean-waves-crashing-sound/Godzilla Roar. Sound effect retrieved from soundbible.com and is public domain.    Direct Link: http://soundbible.com/1720-Godzilla-Roar.htmlAll other music tracks are under the YouTube Audio license and free to use without attribution.News Clip is from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ov4HsSggiqU, and used with permission from Hakai Magazine. -----Interested in helping? Check out a brief guide of recommendations here: https://1drv.ms/w/s!Amk89GkQH8YSgocIWZAEKbms9bNJoQ?e=vAKFq7-----Bio-DIVE-rsity has an instagram account now! Check it Out! https://bit.ly/3eYvfHU-----Full Show Notes, Including all Video, Picture, Music,  and Sound Attributions, as well as all informational citations: https://1drv.ms/w/s!Amk89GkQH8YSgocGphincICM9bHe4Q?e=GGX3C8-----This episode of the Bio-DIVE-rsity podcast was written and performed by Dane Whicker.The Bio-DIVE-rsity Logo was created by Dane Whicker, using art by Ernst Haeckel. The art utilized is public domain.Official Bio-Dive-rsity Website: https://flippinfunfishfacts.buzzsprout.comQuestion, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Email me at: biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com Questions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com

You’re walking in the Himalayas, there’s no one around and your phone is dead. Out of the corner of your eye you spot him: and it’s not Shia LaBeouf.-----Episode 2 - The Yeti Is Real, We're Just Looking in the Wrong Mountains-----Supplementary Visual MaterialVideos 1 and 2, as well as ALL pictures are directly from:Thurber AR, Jones WJ, Schnabel K. Dancing for Food in the Deep Sea: Bacterial Farming by a New Species of Yeti Crab. Steinke D, editor. PLoS ONE. 2011 Nov 30;6(11):e26243.These Videos and Photos are used under the Creative Contributions Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/s/licenses-and-copyrightVideo 3 was shot by me, Dane Whicker. Video 1 – Cheliped Rhythmic Waving - https://bit.ly/2G1cG8SVideo 2 – Yeti Third Maxilliped Action! - https://bit.ly/3owBTJS Video 3 – Maxilliped Coordination - https://flic.kr/p/2jZDjpUPicture 1 – Kiwa puravida Overview and Holotype Pictures and SEM #1 - https://bit.ly/2Htw0fWShow Note: Figure D is the Third Maxilliped, Figure H is the Comb-Row SetaePicture 2 – Kiwa puravida Overview and Holotype Pictures and SEM #2 - https://bit.ly/3dZWst5Show Note: Figure E demonstrates all three types of setae, from left to right, the whip-like  barbed setae, the comb-row setae, and the stout barbed setae. ----_Full Show Notes, Including all Video, Picture, Music,  and Sound Attributions, as well as all informational citations: https://1drv.ms/w/s!Amk89GkQH8YSgoVXhJsdbSxPCl4k-w?e=GGKIh7-----Bio-DIVE-rsity has an instagram account now! Check it Out! https://bit.ly/3eYvfHU-----This episode of the Bio-DIVE-rsity podcast was written and performed by Dane Whicker. The Bio-DIVE-rsity Logo was created by Dane Whicker, using art by Ernst Haeckel. The art utilized is public domain.Official Bio-Dive-rsity Website: https://flippinfunfishfacts.buzzsprout.comQuestion, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Email me at: biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com Questions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com

What if I told you that there exists a world beyond ordinary sight? Surely... you must already have felt it.-----Episode 1 – Ancient Worlds, Just Beyond Sight-----Supplementary Visual MaterialPicture 1 – Images of Select Foraminifera Species (1) - https://bit.ly/2HPoLz6Picture 2 – Images of Select Foraminifera Species (2) - https://bit.ly/34RdruLPicture 3 – Photomicrographs of Foraminifera species - https://bit.ly/34Srtw4Picture 4 -  Pink Sands Beach, Bahamas - https://bit.ly/3mEgE78 Pictures 1 and 2 are directly from:El Kateb A, Beccari V, Stainbank S, Spezzaferri S, Coletti G. 2020. Living (stained) foraminifera in the Lesser Syrtis (Tunisia): influence of pollution and substratum. PeerJ 8:e8839 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8839And is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.Picture 3 is directly from:Takagi, H., Kimoto, K., Fujiki, T., Saito, H., Schmidt, C., Kucera, M., and Moriya, K.: Characterizing photosymbiosis in modern planktonic foraminifera, Biogeosciences, 16, 3377–3396, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-3377-2019, 2019.And is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.Picture 4 was retrieved from https://bit.ly/2I1Zl0W and was taken by Mike’s Birds. It is used under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic License.  -----Full Show Notes, Including all Video, Picture, Music,  and Sound Attributions, as well as all informational citations: https://1drv.ms/w/s!Amk89GkQH8YSgoYXmMviyLtK-qLt2g?e=MQ708N----This episode of the Bio-DIVE-rsity podcast was written and performed by Dane Whicker.The Bio-DIVE-rsity Logo was created by Dane Whicker, using art by Ernst Haeckel. The art utilized is public domain.Official Bio-Dive-rsity Website: https://flippinfunfishfacts.buzzsprout.comQuestions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Email me at: biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com Questions, Comments, or Feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Find me on social media or email me directly at biodiversitypodcast@gmail.com