Seas The Day

About Seas The Day

Seas The Day is a podcast produced at the Duke University Marine Lab, in Beaufort, North Carolina. Reflecting the diverse research and educational interests of faculty, students, and staff, Seas the Day covers a wide range of topics related to marine science and conservation. We talk about some of the biggest animals in the oceans and some of the smallest. We talk about management efforts by local communities and by international agreements. We hear from natural and social scientists, engineers, and lawyers, artists and authors. So, yes, we talk about research. But we also talk about the lives of researchers, staff, and students. And about life on a remote campus and in a small coastal town.

Publisher

Seas The Day Podcast - Duke University Marine Lab

Category

education · science

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

25 Aug 2020

Latest episode

17 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 51 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   17 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Giving Mother Nature a Seat at the Table

   Host Kelly, Elizabeth, and Cole explore Ecuador's landmark Rights of Nature legislation and its potential to resolve conservation and development conflicts.

2. 

   15 Jun 2025

   Monkeys, and bunnies, and seals, oh my!

   Middle school students explore resilience through fables written about animals and nature, showcasing their creative storytelling and problem-solving skills under teachers Robert Condie and Kayla Ipock.

3. 

   6 May 2025

   Why Knowledge Matters: Shark and Ray Conservation In Indonesia

   In this episode, Alyssa Klim discusses the role of knowledge in shark and ray conservation in small local coastal communities in Indonesia. She looks at examples of conservation efforts that have failed to consider local context, and discusses how local knowledge can be incorporated into conservation practices and what this means for local communities. The episode features insights from Rafid Shidqi, co-founder and managing director of Thresher Shark Indonesia, an NGO dedicated to conserving thresher sharks in Indonesia.

Inside a recent episode

Giving Mother Nature a Seat at the Table

Published 17 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Our case of Los Cedros can help us answer this question. In 2019, a former mayor and trustee from Santa Ana de Codacachi filed a protective action against the Ecuadorian Ministry of the Environment in a NAMI-EP. They argued that the constitutional rights of nature and rights to water, a healthy environment, and prior consultation had been violated. After two years, the Constitutional Court of Ecuador selected the Los Sejos case. Their goal was to establish a principle for how rights of nature should be considered in the courts. The Constitutional Court ruled that the issuing of permits for the Rio Magdalena Mining Project threatened Los Sejos Forest's right to exist, stating that the company had violated the precautionary principle and the rights of nature. […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

21 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 48 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

64

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

82

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