Water We Doing?
Water We Doing? explores the social, environmental, and economic issues surrounding water, our most precious commodity. Hosted by David Evans, the podcast delves into global water-related topics and asks how we can do better. It won the 2024 Outstanding Science Series and 2022 Outstanding Branded Series Awards at the Canadian Podcasting Awards. The show is a production of the Aquatic Biosphere Project.
Episodes
Deep Dive Interview: Sharks, Seas and Sustainability with Dr. Chris Harvey-Clark
Send us Fan MailUnveiling Canada's Majestic Sharks: Insights from Marine Biologist Chris Harvey ClarkDive into an enthralling episode of the 'What Are We Doing?' podcast with host David Evans and marine biologist Dr. Chris Harvey Clark. Discover the diverse shark species inhabiting Canadian waters, including elusive Greenland and great white sharks. Explore intriguing topics such as
Deep Dive: Kelp Forest Guardians: How Sea Otters Shape the Marine Ecosystem with Linda Nichol
Send us Fan MailThe History and Ecosystem Impact of Sea Otters on Vancouver IslandThe podcast episode explores the history and ecological impact of sea otters on the west coast of Canada, particularly near Vancouver Island. Hosted by David Evans of the Aquatic Biosphere Project, the episode features Linda Nichol from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans who discusses the reintroduction of sea ot
Coexisting Along Coastlines: From Sea Otters to Great White Sharks
Send us Fan MailHappy World Ocean day and we hope you are celebrating Ocean Week Canada!In this episode of the 'Water We Doing' podcast by the Aquatic Biosphere Project, host David Evans explores the incredible biodiversity of coastlines around the world and how humans can coexist with endangered species. Starting from Canada’s extensive coastlines, David discusses how these areas are bi
Deep Dive: Dr. Nancy Kinner, Oil Spills, Cleanup, Prevention and the Arctic
Send us Fan MailWho do you call when an oil spill happens? And what would happen if we had a spill in the arctic ocean???In this episode we discuss oil spill, how to clean them up, and what's being done to prevent future spills from happening. We speak with Dr. Nancy Kinner who is at the font lines of cleanup and prevention research and has been there to assist during all of the major recent
Oil Spills 101: Environmental Triage with Dr. Nancy Kinner
Send us Fan MailWho do you call when an oil spill happens? And what would happen if we had a spill in the arctic ocean???In this episode we discuss oil spill, how to clean them up, and what's being done to prevent future spills from happening. We speak with Dr. Nancy Kinner who is at the font lines of cleanup and prevention research and has been there to assist during all of the major recent
Deep Dive: Dr Lara Wöhler, The Water Footprint Network
Send us Fan MailYou may have already heard about carbon footprints but today we focus on water footprints! We spoke with Dr. Lara Wöhler from the Water Footprint Network all about what water footprints are, why they are important and how how to calculate your own. Also get ready to be shocked at how much water it actually took to produce some of your favourite tasty treats and commonly used everyd
Deep Dive: Dr. Ellen Bruno, California Water Economics, The Fight for Groundwater
Send us Fan MailIn today's episode we speak with Dr. Ellen Bruno from UC Berkeley all about the economics of groundwater. Groundwater is water located in aquifers deep beneath the earths surface. We regulate the amount of water people can take from surface waters (lakes, rivers, etc) but underground it's a different story. Tune in to learn how economists like Ellen are working to add som
The Economics of Water: California Groundwater and the Water Footprint Network
Send us Fan MailWater is our most important resource. How do we quantify and measure it? With economics of course! This episode is a crash course into the wild world of water economics.In this episode you will learn all about the economics of groundwater and get a snapshot of what is happening in California from Dr. Ellen Bruno. Dr. Bruno is an Assistant Professor at UC Berkeley where she focuses
Deep Dive: Dr. Susanne Schmeier, Transboundary Water Sharing Agreements for Peace
Send us Fan MailIn today's deep dive episode we take it to the experts to find out what we should know about water, security and peace. We talk with Dr. Susanne Schmeier from IHE DELFT about how countries negotiate water agreements over shared water access.For more information about Dr. Susanne Schmeier's work click here to go to the IHE Delft website to learn more about their programs
Deep Dive: Dr. Rob Huebert, Arctic Sovereignty and Security
Send us Fan MailFor more information check out ArcticNet and the North America and Arctic Defence Network (NAADSN).ArcticNet contributes to the development and distribution of the knowledge to inform policy development and adaptation strategies to help Canadians meet the challenges and opportunities created by modernization and climate change in the Arctic.NAADSN - The North American and Arctic De
Water, Peace and Security with Dr. Susanne Schmeier and Dr. Rob Huebert
Send us Fan MailWater brings us together, but when there isn't enough to go around things get serious quickly. As the climate changes and water becomes less predictable on the landscape, conflicts over water will likely increase. Also as the arctic sea ice melts what does this mean for our security in the North and how will this affect us? What can we do?In today's episode we take it to
Deep Dive: Dr. Marc Slattery, Coral Reef Chemistry and Drugs from the Sea
Send us Fan MailThe future of our pharmaceuticals are from down under.... the surface of course!Coral reefs are the new tropical rainforests when it comes to drug research. When you think about it, how else do you protect yourself when you are a sea sponge, you can't move, don't have any spines or spikes and are free game for any of the thousands of species living nearby? Well chemistry
Deep Dive: Dr. Larry Niles, How Has Horseshoe Crab Blood Helped You?
Send us Fan MailThe fact that we rely on Horseshoe crab blood to test all of our internal medical devices and vaccines is stunning! And the fact that we are affecting the environment in such a drastic fashion yet have a synthetic alternative that we can turn to is wild. Yet we still remain crab vampires in the name of healthcare!In this episode we learn all about Horsehsoecrabs, why we need them,
The Ocean Pharmacy, The Future of Drugs from the Sea with Dr. Marc Slattery and Dr. Larry Niles
Send us Fan MailThe future of our pharmaceuticals are from down under.... the surface of course!Coral reefs are the new tropical rainforests when it comes to drug research. When you think about it, how else do you protect yourself when you are a sea sponge, you can't move, don't have any spines or spikes and are free game for any of the thousands of species living nearby? Well chemistry
Deep Dive: Dr. Greg Stone, The Metals Company, Electric Vehicle Batteries from Deep Sea Polymetallic Nodules
Send us Fan MailWe're not in a material crisis, we're in an atoms and molecules crisis. Welcome to the age of metals.Polymetallic nodules sit on the sea floor and accumulate atoms from the Seawater. Every element on the periodic table is in solution in the Ocean. Halfway between Mexico and Hawaii there is a very high concentration of Nickel, Cobalt, Manganese, and Copper which is all of
Deep Dive: Dr. Steve Grasby, Geothermal Energy for Canada's Future
Send us Fan MailCanada is the only country in the Pacific Ring of Fire that doesn't utilize geothermal energy production. Why aren't we taking advantage of this renewable resource right below our feet?In Canada ~80% of our energy use is for heating. In Northern Canada where average temperatures are -20 C, you don't need a lot of hot water t make a big impact to offset your heating n
Deep Dive: Michael Henrickson, CEO of WavePiston, Putting Wave Energy to Good Use
Send us Fan MailToday we're discussing wave energy! Oceans cover 71% of the surface of the globe and guess what! Waves are everywhere! It's estimated that just the wave energy potential along the continental US could be 33-65% of the total electricity demand in the US. You'll hear from Michael Henricksen the CEO of WavePiston. WavePiston is changing the game when it comes to capturi
The Future of Green is Blue! Water Powered Renewable Energy with Dr. Greg Stone, Michael Henricksen, and Dr. Steve Grasby
Send us Fan MailThe future of green energy of course involves water. The biggest increases in consistent renewable energy production all involve water. Of course the next issue is how do we store all of this green energy? Well the ocean may hold the answer to this question too. In this episode you will learn all about Wave Energy from Michael Henriksen, the CEO of Wavepiston. Wavepiston is changin
Season 2 Trailer
Send us Fan MailGet excited for Season 2 of the Water We Doing? Podcast! Tune into the trailer to hear some sneak peaks from our future episodes! We will be exploring water security and its role in global conflicts, the science of oil spill response, the hunt for our future medical treatments in the ocean, and so much more!Our season kicks off on June 8th, World Ocean Day and new episodes will be
Deep Dive: Sophika Kostyniuk, Oceanwise Seafood Program
Send us Fan MailWhat's for dinner? Are we having sustainably caught Arctic Char from right here in Canada? Or are we easting an endangered species illegally caught from halfway around the world?Well unless you have a DNA testing kit there's no way to know. Seafood in Canada has been shown to be labelled incorrectly 47% of the time so you really have no idea what you are actually eating.
Deep Dive: Sayara Thurston, Seafood Fraud and DNA Testing with Oceana Canada
Send us Fan MailWhat's for dinner? Are we having sustainably caught Arctic Char from right here in Canada? Or are we easting an endangered species illegally caught from halfway around the world?Well unless you have a DNA testing kit there's no way to know. Seafood in Canada has been shown to be labelled incorrectly 47% of the time so you really have no idea what you are actually eating.
Deep Dive: Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Food Fraud in Canada, Dalhousie University
Send a textWhat's for dinner? Are we having sustainably caught Arctic Char from right here in Canada? Or are we easting an endangered species illegally caught from halfway around the world?Well unless you have a DNA testing kit there's no way to know. Seafood in Canada has been shown to be labelled incorrectly 47% of the time so you really have no idea what you are actually eating. How c
Deep Dive: Christina Callegari, Seachoice, Seafood Traceability
Send us Fan MailWhat's for dinner? Are we having sustainably caught Arctic Char from right here in Canada? Or are we easting an endangered species illegally caught from halfway around the world?Well unless you have a DNA testing kit there's no way to know. Seafood in Canada has been shown to be labelled incorrectly 47% of the time so you really have no idea what you are actually eating.
What's for Dinner? Fish Fraud in Canada
Send us Fan MailWhat's for dinner? Are we having sustainably caught Arctic Char from right here in Canada? Or are we easting an endangered species illegally caught from halfway around the world?Well unless you have a DNA testing kit there's no way to know. Seafood in Canada has been shown to be labelled incorrectly 47% of the time so you really have no idea what you are actually eating.
Deep Dive: Dr. Keith Cressman, Chief Locust Forecasting Officer, UN FAO
Send us Fan MailLocusts. For those born in the 1990s, one of the first images that come to memory is the evil Hopper, a scarred grasshopper, ruthless and violent, and arch-nemesis of the curious and inventing ant Flik in Bug’s life. In the Disney Pixar cartoon, Hopper and his gang devastate crops, destroying any food source available and terrorizing other creatures living in their same area. A pla
Rain isn't always a good thing! Desert Locust Devastation
Send us Fan MailLocusts. For those born in the 1990s, one of the first images that come to memory is the evil Hopper, a scarred grasshopper, ruthless and violent, and arch-nemesis of the curious and inventing ant Flik in Bug’s life. In the Disney Pixar cartoon, Hopper and his gang devastate crops, destroying any food source available and terrorizing other creatures living in their same area. A pla
Deep Dive: Dr. David Locky, Microplastics, MacEwan University
Send us Fan MailDid you know you eat about a credit card's worth of plastic every week?Plastic is in almost everything humans produce and consume these days. When plastic isn't reused, recycled, or properly disposed of it begins to break down in the environment. It breaks into tiny microscopic pieces called microplastics which can be found everywhere on the planet. They travel in rain dr
How much Plastic do you eat Everyday? The Science Behind Microplastics!
Send us Fan MailDid you know you eat about a credit card's worth of plastic every week?Plastic is in almost everything humans produce and consume these days. When plastic isn't reused, recycled, or properly disposed of it begins to break down in the environment. It breaks into tiny microscopic pieces called microplastics which can be found everywhere on the planet. They travel in rain dr
Deep Dive: Mike Williamson, CEO of Cascadia Seaweed
Send us Fan MailAs the global population grows to 10 billion by 2050 we will need to find new ways to feed everyone. As our water resources and productive agricultural land get stretched thinner and thinner we will need to find new and innovative ways to produce food! In today's episode we are discussing two innovative approaches to producing food which are very water conscious and that could
Deep Dive: Kevin Yuen, Steve McArthur, and Alson Niu, PONTUS Proteins
Send us Fan MailAs the global population grows to 10 billion by 2050 we will need to find new ways to feed everyone. As our water resources and productive agricultural land get stretched thinner and thinner we will need to find new and innovative ways to produce food! In today's episode we are discussing two innovative approaches to producing food which are very water conscious and that could
The Future of Food: Water Farmed Plant Based Foods
Send us Fan MailAs the global population grows to 10 billion by 2050 we will need to find new ways to feed everyone. As our water resources and productive agricultural land get stretched thinner and thinner we will need to find new and innovative ways to produce food! In today's episode we are discussing two innovative approaches to producing food which are very water conscious and that could
Deep Dive: Dr. Kevin Bladon, Wildfires and Water, Oregon State University
Send us Fan MailIs it just me or do we seem to be getting bigger more devastating wildfires every year? If it isn't fires across Canada, it's California, it's Australia, and it's even the Amazon rainforest. Is this more than normal and should we be worried?Wildfires are a natural part of many forests systems and help maintain forest health, but when we put out fires too quickly
Wildfires and Water; Isn't the Problem Over when the Fire's Out?
Send us Fan MailIs it just me or do we seem to be getting bigger more devastating wildfires every year? If it isn't fires across Canada, it's California, it's Australia, and it's even the Amazon rainforest. Is this more than normal and should we be worried? Wildfires are a natural part of many forests systems and help maintain forest health, but when we put out fires too quickl
Deep Dive: Colton Vessey, Environmental Geochemistry PhD Student, University of Alberta
Send us Fan MailDid you know that the lands around Alberta's Rocky Mountains could become open pit coal mines? This has become quite the hot topic in the Province of Alberta as it was a decision that the government took without any consultation to the public or any stakeholder groups. This is precious land to not only Albertans but to many Canadians. It is also where Albertans and many people
Coal in Alberta's Foothills and Potential Impacts to Western Canada's Water
Send us Fan MailDid you know that the lands around Alberta's Rocky Mountains could become open pit coal mines? This has become quite the hot topic in the Province of Alberta as it was a decision that the government took without any consultation to the public or any stakeholder groups. This is precious land to not only Albertans but to many Canadians. It is also where Albertans and many people
Deep Dive: Chuck Shea, US Army Corps of Engineers
Send us Fan MailInvasive species are a huge problem around the world. Asian Carp are most well known for flying through the air, striking anyone out for a pleasure cruise on the river, but they have completely changed the ecology and ecosystems they have taken over. They have taken over the Mississippi river and they are headed for the Great Lakes and Canadian Waters!What are we doing to stop them
Deep Dive: Kevin Irons, Assistant Chief of Fisheries, Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Send us Fan MailInvasive species are a huge problem around the world. Asian Carp are most well known for flying through the air, striking anyone out for a pleasure cruise on the river, but they have completely changed the ecology and ecosystems they have taken over. They have taken over the Mississippi river and they are headed for the Great Lakes and Canadian Waters!What are we doing to stop them
Deep Dive: Andrew Reeves, Author of Overrun: Dispatches from the Asian Carp Crisis
Send us Fan MailInvasive species are a huge problem around the world. Asian Carp are most well known for flying through the air, striking anyone out for a pleasure cruise on the river, but they have completely changed the ecology and ecosystems they have taken over. They have taken over the Mississippi river and they are headed for the Great Lakes and Canadian Waters!What are we doing to stop them
Asian Carp Invasion! What can we do when Invasive Fish Take Over?
Send us Fan MailInvasive species are a huge problem around the world. Asian Carp are most well known for flying through the air, striking anyone out for a pleasure cruise on the river, but they have completely changed the ecology and ecosystems they have taken over. They have taken over the Mississippi river and they are headed for the Great Lakes and Canadian Waters! What are we doing to stop the
Deep Dive: Dr. Heather Cooley, The Pacific Institute
Send us Fan MailA study from McGill University, estimates the average Canadian consumes about 329L of water a day, the equivalent of more than 600 standard water bottles (500 ml). Think of your daily routine. In the morning you get up, you have a shower. Flush the toilet. Fill the water for your coffee or tea. Run the dishwasher. At lunchtime, you might boil some pasta. Later you might do some lau
Is Seawater Desalination the Solution for the World’s Water Problems?
Send us Fan MailA study from McGill University, estimates the average Canadian consumes about 329L of water a day, the equivalent of more than 600 standard water bottles (500 ml). Think of your daily routine. In the morning you get up, you have a shower. Flush the toilet. Fill the water for your coffee or tea. Run the dishwasher. At lunchtime, you might boil some pasta. Later you might do some lau
Deep Dive: Bourton Scott and Ally Stocks, Emerald Sea Protection Society
Send us Fan MailIt's estimated that we lose 640,000 tonnes of fishing gear every year in our oceans. This gear continues to kill fish and other marine organisms and pollutes our marine environment with plastic. What are we doing about it?In this episode we speak with Joel Baziuk the Deputy Director of the Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI) and Bourton Scott and Ally Stocks from the Emerald S
Deep Dive: Joel Baziuk, Deputy Director of the Global Ghost Gear Initiative
Send us Fan MailIn this episode we speak about ghost fishing, how we can work together to improve fishing gear and how all of us can play a role in cleaning it up with Joel Baziuk, the Deputy Director of the Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI) from the Ocean Conservancy. Joel helps to coordinate global efforts to improve fishing gear to decrease the risks of it being lost at sea and to help coordi
Deep Dive: Dr. Steve Hrudey, COVID-19 Wastewater Coalition, Canadian Water Network
Send us Fan MailIn this episode we talk to Dr. Steve Hrudey the Chair of the COVID-19 Wastewater Coalition from the Canadian Water Network. Dr. Hrudey helps us understand how Wastewater Surveillance for COVID-19 works and how you can test samples from our sewers to understand where the virus has spread.The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted everyone across this planet, has tested our ability to adapt,
What's so Scary About Ghost Fishing?
Send us Fan MailIt's estimated that we lose 640,000 tonnes of fishing gear every year in our oceans. This gear continues to kill fish and other marine organisms and pollutes our marine environment with plastic. What are we doing about it?In this episode we speak with Joel Baziuk the Deputy Director of the Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI) from the Ocean Conservancy and Bourton Scott and Al
One Test to Rule them All! Tracking COVID-19 in our Sewers
Send us Fan MailWelcome to the first episode of the Water We Doing Podcast! The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted everyone across this planet, has tested our ability to adapt, develop and role out vaccines and figure out efficient ways to test and monitor our entire population.When testing is limited, what is the best way to understand the spread of a virus in a large population? In this episode we
Season 1 Trailer
Send us Fan MailThis podcast is for anyone who is interested in the most important thing in the world. Water.In this podcast we will explore a bunch of different global problems that may not come to mind when you think about water, but they most certainly boil down to how we use this precious resource. We will talk to experts and figure out all the secrets about water, it’s uses, and the organisms
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