#27 - ATBS - OCEARCH 2nd Catch - With Chris Fischer
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This week we catch up with Chris Fischer from OCEARCH. He has just returned from a voyage to Nova Scotia where they discovered a "Matriarch" of the ocean dubbed Nukumi.
Photo Credit: Chris Ross
Program Notes:
Topics, Highlights and time stamps
0:00 - 4:00
Catching up, welcome home Chris!
4:30 - 7:00
Chris reflects on the many years, 39 expeditions, the experiences and wisdom gained over the years.
7:30 - 11:30
Expedition Nova Scotia, Navigating around the many storms (18 days), scouting locations for future expeditions, Prince Edward Island
11:30 - 14:30
Moving through the Canso Canal toward the Canso Peninsula then on to the very productive West Ironbound Island area.
15:00 - 16:30
Why so many White Sharks in that particular area? Mysterious.
17:30 - 21:00
Chris explains how a day on the ship unfolds, the guys fishing, the crew, the scientists. Then it turns on, the sharks are there, they don’t eat everything they are discerning.
21:00 - 29:30
The ocean and humans. Calculating risk.
29:30 - 33:00
Jeff shares his early days in Park City and “Tuesday Night Town Jump Series”, individual accountability.
33:45 - 47:30
Chris gives his detailed and heart felt description on the beautiful White Shark Nukumi (The old wise one).
Nurturing the conversation about the oceans, the information, the future.
48:00 - 51:00
Looking to the future, the science, conservation. Mapping and planning expeditions for 2021.
51:00 - 58:00
Ocearch is an ocean abundance program, not a shark program.
https://www.ocearch.org/tracker/?list
References and resources
Jeff Glor - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Glor
Captain Bret -
Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Edward_Island
The Canso Canal - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canso_Canal
West Ironbound Island - http://www.tageo.com/index-e-ca-v-07-d-m812682.htm
Garrett Kopp - ATBS episodes #11 & #14 - https://birchboys.com/
Jan Peterson - https://www.parkrecord.com/news/park-city/to-jan-peterson-everyone-was-family/
ABC’s Wide World of Sports intro 1976 - https://youtu.be/tiR7G8-HH-8
Nukumi - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuhwFiZlLPk
Apex predator - Wolves in Yellowstone - https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/nature/wolf-restoration.htm
Ocearch links:
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ocearch/?hl=en
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/OCEARCH/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/OCEARCH?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/user/OCEARCH
