Episodes

  • The economic and environmental potential of cultured seafood
    Oct 3 2024

    Cellular agricultural expert Michael Saad joins us to discuss the many economic and environmental possibilities found in lab-grown fish muscle.

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    26 mins
  • Building the 'International Space Station of the Ocean'
    Jun 13 2024

    We were thrilled to be joined by Lisa Marrocchino, the CEO of Proteus Ocean Group, to discuss their mission of building a state-of-the-art modular underwater habitat observatory.

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    28 mins
  • Discussing the '100% Fish' initiative (and more) with the Iceland Ocean Cluster
    May 8 2024

    In this episode we learn about how bluetech innovation is advancing in other parts of the world. We spoke with Alexandra Leeper, PhD, who is managing director for innovation at Iceland’s Ocean Cluster in Reykjavik, which has been bringing together diverse companies that are creating value in the ocean ecosystem. She told us about the Cluster’s growing “100% Fish” initiative, which is dedicated to supporting startups that find uses for fish material and byproducts that were formerly disposed of as waste.

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    26 mins
  • Shipping, manufacturing and offshore wind, with Waterson Terminal Services
    Mar 14 2024

    Chris Waterson of Waterson Terminal Services, LLC joins the Blue Economy Podcast to discuss the rapid increase in vessel traffic at PROVPORT INC.

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    14 mins
  • The $300B economic potential of Ocean Technology
    Feb 8 2024

    Continuing our series of interviews highlighting the Ocean Tech Hub of Southeastern New England, on this episode we take a look at the economic potential of the ocean technology sector at large, which is poised to grow by $300 billion in the next decade.

    Featuring:
    - Pete Rumsey, chief business development officer, URI Research Foundation
    - Ian Estaphan Owen, founder/CEO, Jaia Robotics



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    17 mins
  • Exploring the #OceanTechHub: Digital Twin Technology
    Feb 1 2024

    Presented by the Ocean Tech Hub of Southeastern New England, we take a close look at the value "Digital Twin Technology" can have when it comes to advancing ocean research to new heights.

    Featuring:
    Christian Cowan, executive director, URI Research Foundation
    Jeffrey Wilhelm, CEO, Infused Innovations
    Stephen Piper, Lead Client Partner, State of Rhode Island, IBM

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    21 mins
  • Talking oyster trends (and safe shucking tips) with East Hampton Shucker
    Dec 22 2023

    We spoke this week with John Nicholas, the CEO of East Hampton Shucker. John transformed his family's Long Island marina into an oyster pond, and has created a new device that takes some of the danger out of opening up live oysters. His device clamps down on the oyster, allowing the shucker to safely open an oyster with a knife (without worrying about slicing open their hand). We caught up with John recently to talk about his new product and the state of the union for oyster growers in the Northeast.

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    16 mins
  • The Great Underwater Boulder Walk, with Damian Ewens
    Jul 6 2023

    We're joined by Damian Ewens, the founder of Ocean State of Mind as well as a new consulting business focused on supporting the Blue Economy. He told us about an unusual project he’s been working on this summer.

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    26 mins