Aquatic Mammals - A Historical Perspective

Aquatic Mammals - A Historical Perspective

Aquatic Mammals Journal

Episodes 48
Avg. Duration 18m
Activity Dormant
Since Feb 2022
Latest Episode Aug 2025

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Schedule
Every 2 Weeks
Format
Episodic
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About This Podcast

The Aquatic Mammals journal's Historical Perspectives interview series is an ever-growing body of work that includes discussions with many founders of the marine mammal field. Originally developed as an on-camera interview series, select excerpts are now available as audio podcasts here on this channel. To see the full interviews of each participant then please visit aquaticmammalsjournal.org and click on the Historical Perspectives tab near the top.

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Recent Episodes

RH DeFran talks about Career Moments

Aug 13, 2025 29m

Beginning in 1970, DeFran began a professorship in the Psychology Department at SDSU. Later, he worked with the Southwest Fisheries Science Center in La Jolla, CA, assuming responsibility for an…

Dr. Burney LeBoeuf talks about Elephant Seals

Aug 12, 2025 13m

Dr. Burney LeBoeuf is Professor Emeritus of Biology at the University of California at Santa Cruz. With his background in Reproductive Endocrinology, Ecology, and Behavioral Biology, he has been a…

Dr. Steven Swartz talks about grey whales

Aug 07, 2025 18m

Dr. Swartz graduated with his doctorate from the University of California at Santa Cruz. He's researched and published widely on gray whales and their breeding habitats in Baja California. Dr. Swartz…

An Interview with Dr. Ian Boyd

Aug 05, 2025 11m

Dr. Boyd's research field is in marine ecology with a specialization in marine mammals and he has awards for his research in polar science, zoology and marine science. Dr. Boyd led a UK research…

An Interview with Dr. Darlene Kitten

Aug 04, 2025 16m

Dr. Ketten is an American senior scientist whose known for her work as a neuroanatomist. Her research combines biomechanics and acoustics to investigate hearing and noise issues affecting humans, and…

Dr. James "Buddy" Powell Discusses Life with Manatees

Jul 23, 2025 19m

In this episode we learn a bit about the career path of one of the scientists who helped to shape the marine mammal field, Dr. James Buddy Powell.

An Interview with Dr. James Estes

May 28, 2025 17m

Jim is a specialist in the role of apex predators in the marine environment and has conducted field research in Alaska, California, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, and Russia. He is known for studies of…

An Interview with Patrick Moore

May 19, 2025 8m

Mr. Moore retired with 38 years of Federal Service with the Department of Defense and the Navy Marine Mammal Program, where he led the Scientific and Veterinarian Support Branch, Biosonar Program…

Dr. Jack Terhune and Seal Research

May 16, 2025 9m

Dr. Terhune is known for his research on communication and behavior of marine mammals with particular emphasis on underwater communication of seals. His research projects included examining aspects…

An Interview with Dr. Katherine Ralls.

May 06, 2025 12m

Dr. Ralls is a zoologist, conservationist, and Senior Research Zoologist Emerita at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. Her research interests are in behavioral ecology, genetics, and…

A discussion with Dr. Paul Nachtigall

Apr 14, 2025 12m

Dr. Nachtigall’s area of research interest primarily focuses on the sensory systems of odontocetes, including projects on low frequency hearing and temporary threshold shifts, phantom echolocation,…

Dr. Nobuyaki Miyazaki Discusses his Start with Marine Mammals

Apr 09, 2025 11m

Dr. Nobuyuki Miyazaki began his career as a research associate with the University of Ryukyus, Japan.  He obtained his Ph.D. in 1975, in Agriculture.  His thesis dealt with the “School structure of…

Dr. Søren Andersen Talks about Working with Marine Mammals

Mar 14, 2025 11m

Dr. Søren Andersen is perhaps best known for his work with harbor porpoise in the 1960s and 70s but had an exceptionally diverse career doing other things that interested him.

Dr. Lee Miller Talks About Terrestrial and Marine Studies

Mar 13, 2025 13m

Dr. Lee Miller is known for his work in both marine mammal and terrestrial acoustics. He has always had one foot on land and one in the water.  His research focuses on hearing, sound communication,…

Dr. Roger Gentry Discuss his Career Path

Mar 13, 2025 8m

Dr. Gentry once wrote “Everyone I knew in the 1960s got into marine mammal research by chance. No one I knew back then planned to enter the field or had influential friends pulling strings. If one…

Dr. Bob Brownell talks about his beginning into the marine field.

Mar 10, 2025 12m

Dr. Robert (Bob) Brownell is known for his work on the biology and conservation of whales, dolphins, and porpoises globally, with most of his studies conducted in Mexico, South America, Japan, and…

Dr. John Nightingale on his Career, Cetaceans and Activism

Nov 11, 2024 15m

Dr. John Nightingale was well known for his work at the Vancouver aquarium.  He was CEO of the aquarium for 25 years. More recently, he was known for co-founding the non-profit organization Ocean…

Dr. Yasuhiko Naito discusses his career path.

Nov 07, 2024 15m

Dr. Yasuhiko Naito is a Japanese scientist who earned his Ph.D. from the University of Tokyo and began his career by working with harbor seals in Hokkaido and north in the Sea of Okhotsk in the 1960s…

Dr. Christina Lockyer talks about her career with whales.

Aug 12, 2024 22m

Dr. Lockyer is a British scientist. In this episode she talks about how she entered the marine mammal field, her work in Bio-energetics, working for NAMMCO and much more.

Dr. Helene Marsh talks about her Career Journey to Date

Jul 22, 2024 18m

In this episode I talk with Dr. Helene Marsh about her career path, her students, her varied research and marine mammal swim programs in Australia.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Aquatic Mammals - A Historical Perspective has published 48 episodes since February 2022, covering topics in Natural Sciences, Science.

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Aquatic Mammals - A Historical Perspective is currently dormant with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 18m.

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