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Time and TideCharting a Career in Marine Science, Policy and EducationFor those who can’t imagine a day without the smell of salt air, the rumble of waves, or the chatter of gulls overhead, a coastal career feels like a natural calling. But knowing you belong near the ocean isn’t the same as knowing where you fit within it—and the world of marine careers is far more diverse than many people realize. In this episode of Time and Tide, we dive into the many paths available in marine science, policy, and education. Whether you’re a student just starting to explore your options or a profess...
2025-12-0146 min
Time and TideRoot for Eelgrass: Restoring Coastal NurseriesShow notes: Beneath the thin blue line of the ocean’s surface lies an underwater meadow of grass. In Great Bay and coastal New Hampshire, these flowing fields of green are nurseries for young fish, an anchor for sediments, and a sign that our ecosystems are healthy. However, these life-supporting aquatic pastures face new threats. Here, in the constantly moving waters where rivers meet the sea, scientists, students, and communities are working together to bring back one of New Hampshire’s most vital—but also fragile—coastal habitats: eelgrass. These underwater meadows once stretched far and wi...
2025-11-0142 min
Time and TideDune it Right: Planting the Seeds of Coastal ResilienceNew Hampshire’s coastal dunes are a natural shield—absorbing storm surges, protecting coastal communities, and providing critical habitat for wildlife. Dunes are highly dynamic systems and are no stranger to change, however these habitats face new pressures as we develop and ‘harden’ our coastline. Thankfully, researchers, community leaders, and volunteers are working together to plant and restore native dune grass.Show notes: New Hampshire’s coastal dunes are a natural shield—absorbing storm surges, protecting coastal communities, and providing critical habitat for wildlife. Dunes are highly dynamic systems and are no stranger to change, ho...
2025-10-0131 min
Time and TideWings Over Water: Charting the Path to a Bird-Friendly Marine EconomyWhat happens when the growing marine economy meets efforts to protect threatened and endangered seabirds? Elizabeth Craig and her team are mapping the journeys of common and roseate terns (Sterna hirundo and Sterna dougallii) to ensure both conservation efforts and development can move forward together in the Gulf of Maine. Join us in the bird blind on this episode of Time and Tide as we uncover how seabird researchers are able to track the movements and feeding behaviors of terns in the Gulf of Maine, and why these movements matter to us. Act 1: Step onto W...
2025-09-0146 min
Time and TideIf You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Eat ‘Em! Invasive Green Crabs Are Coming to a Menu Near YouSummary: Two centuries ago, European Green Crabs arrived in New England’s coastal waters and quickly became one of the world’s most notorious marine invaders — outcompeting native species, devouring shellfish, and threatening local fisheries. In this episode of Time and Tide, we explore how scientists, fishers, chefs, and local volunteers are countering this invasive species by turning an ecological problem into an unexpected and delicious resource. Show notes: Two centuries ago, a tiny stowaway arrived in New England’s coastal waters: the European Green Crab (Carcinus maenas). Since the early 1800s, this unassuming...
2025-08-0146 min
Time and TideShoring Up the Market: Realtors and Scientists Team Up on Coastal ResilienceA new workshop called Living With Water is designed to help realtors navigate these turbulent times, by equipping them with resources on flood risks in New Hampshire.Show notes: The housing market is a hot topic in the Granite State and across the US, to say the least. A part of this conversation relates to how insurance companies are dropping coverage for homeowners due to the increased risk of natural disasters. In New Hampshire, flooding risks are of particular concern, from the White Mountains to the Gulf of Maine. A new workshop called Living W...
2025-06-2740 min
Time and TideA Shoal Lot of History: Salty Stories from the Isles of ShoalsJust six miles off New Hampshire’s coast, the Isles of Shoals emerge from the sea—a world apart, shaped by nature, time, and human hands. Historian Ann Beattie helps us imagine what these isolated New England isles may have looked like through the years.Show notes: Just six miles off New Hampshire’s coast, the Isles of Shoals emerge from the sea—a world apart, shaped by nature, time, and human hands. With a history as rugged and remarkable as the rocky shoreline at your feet, these islands have left a surprisingly global mark....
2025-06-2745 min
Time and TideWhat’s in the Foam? PFAS Takes a More Visual FormA preliminary study by Dr. Paula Mouser and her team of researchers and citizen scientists in New Hampshire has found that foam on the surface of water can contain elevated levels of PFAS contamination, compared to the surface water below. Show notes: PFAS are contaminants of emerging concern and have rapidly become a focal point for everyone working in the field of clean water. These ‘forever chemicals’ are impactful in very small amounts (parts per trillion), have negative impacts on humans, and are present within a wide variety of consumer products.Because PFAS are od...
2025-06-2737 min
Time and TideThe Secret Lives of LumpfishThey’re round, suction-cupped, and as it turns out, full of secrets. Lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) may not be glamorous, but these quirky creatures are doing serious work beneath the waves in the Gulf of Maine.Show notes: They’re round, suction-cupped, and as it turns out, full of secrets. Lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) may not be glamorous, but these quirky creatures are doing serious work beneath the waves in the Gulf of Maine.In this episode, we learn how lumpfish are becoming unlikely heroes in salmonid aquaculture. Acting as ladybugs of the s...
2025-06-2733 min
Time and TideIntroducing Time and Tide: A Podcast By New Hampshire Sea GrantTime and Tide is a new podcast from New Hampshire Sea Grant, based at the University of New Hampshire, that explores the science, stories, and people behind our changing coastlines.Show notes: What does the saying – time and tide wait for none – mean to you? Those with a connection to the coast understand that tides are a certainty in life; they are something that we have no control over, just as time is always fleeting. It’s a familiarity that connects all of us, and sometimes, is a starting point for conversation. Time and Tide is...
2025-06-2710 min
The Three Guys PodcastBrian Yurasits, Community Outreach Manager for Seacoast Science Center's Marine Mammal Rescue TeamSend us a textSeacoast Science Center’s Marine Mammal Rescue (MMR) team is advancing wildlife conservation through stranded marine mammal response, care, and community outreach in New Hampshire and Northeastern Massachusetts.MMR responds to all reports of live (healthy, injured, sick) and deceased seals, whales, porpoises, and dolphins in NH and northern MA (from Essex, MA, to the Maine border).Marine Mammal Reporting Hotline: 603-997-9448All marine mammals are protected by the Marine Mammal Protection Act, enacted by the federal government on October 21, 1972. Fulfilling this requirement, Se...
2023-03-031h 23
American Shoreline Podcast NetworkThe Fisherman's Perspective | Shaped by the SeaOn this special rebroadcast, Brian Yurasits sits down with Rocco Costa to chat about recreational fishing in New York. Rocco descends from a classic Italian fishing family who has navigated New York's waterways for 3 generations. When he's not chasing bottom-fish offshore, Rocco works as a charter boat deckhand and runs a Facebook community group called Cod On The Rod. This Italian Stallion has an encyclopedia of local fishing knowledge stored in his brain. Brian picks Rocco's noggin' to learn what makes someone a 'hardcore' fisher in New York, why recreational fishers distrust the science behind regulations, and how fishers c...
2021-06-1249 min
Business In BoardshortsBrian Yurasits - Portsmouth, NH - Wildlife By YuriEP21: In today's episode we talk with Brian Yurasits (AKA "Yuri") from Portsmouth, NH. He is a marine scientist, surfer, and fisherman hybrid. He currently works full-time as a Community Outreach Manager for the Seacoast Science Center's Marine Mammal Rescue Program. Brian also runs his own business called Wildlife By Yuri where he repurposes used fishing rope into dog leashes. He is an avid photographer, documenting local wildlife and ocean threats such as plastic pollution to help amplify the conservation messages of individuals around the world.
2021-04-2824 min
American Shoreline Podcast NetworkRaw and Unfiltered Holiday Conversations About The Ocean With the Yurasits Family | Shaped by the SeaGrab a seat at the table with Brian Yurasits and his Italian-American family from Queens, NY for a no-holds-back conversation about our oceans this Holiday season. Gerard (Brian's Father) is a savvy businessman with his fingers on the pulse of the US economy, and Lauren (Brian's Mother) is a former educator, and media researcher. So how did two parents without any experience in the environmental realm raise a son who has devoted his life to protecting our oceans? And what can we learn from these two about the modern environmental movement? In an age of cancel-culture, online shaming, and ti...
2020-12-2854 min
American Shoreline Podcast NetworkCrash Course On Ocean Policy - Tips For Navigating Family Politics During The HolidaysJoin Jenna Valente and Brian Yurasits for a special holiday combo show! The Holidays are a time to be thankful for the little things in life that are often the most important, like family, friends, and good health. As we often find in life, the people we love don't always have to share the same political beliefs. This is what makes dinner conversations so interesting around the holidays, because instead of constantly reinforcing our own beliefs with the news and social media that fill our daily screen time, we're forced to sit down and actually listen to people with o...
2020-12-2300 min
American Shoreline Podcast NetworkShaped By The Sea & Big Tourism: Breaking Down Bad Wildlife BehaviorYou're walking down a beach, the brisk and salty air rushing across your face, when you notice something strange in the distance. It could very well just be a rock, but wait! Rocks don't move! You tip-toe quietly towards an animal lying flat on the ground until you can make out its face - a seal pup! The choice is now yours, you must choose your own adventure. Will you be the nameless hero that we need? Or will you take matters into your own hands, with unknown consequences to the helpless pup? Join hosts Brian Yurasits and Arica...
2020-12-111h 02
American Shoreline Podcast NetworkA Teenager’s Guide To Saving The World - Insight From Lilly’s Plastic Pickup and Princess Theodora von Liechtenstein | Shaped By The SeaImagine a future where single-use plastics only exist in historical museums, as relics that remind us of society's past mistakes. This is more than just Lilly's dream, it's her goal to achieve this. On today's episode of Shaped By The Sea, host Brian Yurasits learns from two inspiring students, Lilly Platt and H.S.H Princess Theodora von Liechtenstein, what it takes to protect biodiversity and clean the ocean. Both Lilly and Theodora have captivating stories to tell about their journeys in founding Lilly's Plastic Pickup, and Green Teen Team, and the lessons they've learned along the way. Plus, w...
2020-11-0449 min
American Shoreline Podcast NetworkIt’s Only Teenage Wasteland - Teaching Youth to Avoid Ecological Disaster with Green Teen Team | Shaped By The SeaGrowing up amidst a pandemic, changing climate, mass extinction, and a scourge of pollution isn't easy. Teens today are faced with the monumental task of helping to shape a sustainable future, with the constant reminder of global tragedies weighing heavy on their minds. On this episode of Shaped By The Sea, host Brian Yurasits explores how teens across the globe are stepping up to the plate to address our planet's most important issues with Ellie Crisp, the Director of Green Teen Team. Ellie joins us from across the pond in Italy, sharing her experiences as an educator and insight...
2020-09-231h 10
American Shoreline Podcast NetworkReshaping an industry: How hospitalities can eliminate plastic in a post-COVID world | Shaped By The Sea & Big TourismIt's no longer a surprise that plastics are polluting our world's oceans at unprecedented rates and people are demanding change all across the world. Will businesses rise to the occasion and meet the demands of the next generation? Hosts Brian Yurasits and Arica Sears connect from across the continent to learn about the steps businesses are taking to defeat plastic in the hospitality industry. Joined by Cassia Patel, Program Director at Oceanic Global, they explore the barriers faced by an industry in distress and what it will take to create a sustainable future. Cassia works in hubs across the p...
2020-09-041h 02
American Shoreline Podcast NetworkFishing's Future - How Tim Doelger is Using Technology to Connect Youth with the Great Outdoors | Shaped by the SeaToday's youth are more engaged with technology than ever before, but does this mean they're bound to lose touch with the natural world? Or, can cell phones and social media be an opportunity to bring the wonder of outdoor spaces to a greater diversity of students? On this episode of Shaped By The Sea, Brian Yurasits chats with Tim Doelger, the CEO and Founder of TruFishing, to explore how we can transfer 'screen time' into 'sea time'. Tim's mobile app is designed to gamify recreational fishing, capturing the attention of the next generation and getting kids hooked on the sp...
2020-07-2458 min
American Shoreline Podcast NetworkMoney for Something: Johnny Joaquin Bohorquez on Finding Cash to Protect Our Oceans | Shaped by the SeaOn this episode of Shaped By The Sea, Brian Yurasits catches up with his friend and colleague, Johnny Joaquin Bohorquez, to talk about the most efficient ways to protect our world's oceans. Johnny is a PhD Candidate at Stony Brook University, and has spent the past 5 years researching how we can sustainably finance marine protected areas. Protecting vast expanses of the ocean from exploitation isn't cheap, but it's necessary. Money makes the world go 'round, but where does the money used to finance marine protected areas come from? How can we set these special places up for success? Johnny stresses t...
2020-06-121h 03
American Shoreline Podcast NetworkA Tour of the Seacoast Science Center | Shaped by the SeaOn this episode of Shaped By The Sea, Brian Yurasits dials-in to catch up with Kate Leavitt and Ashley Stokes over at the Seacoast Science Center in Rye, New Hampshire. Kate is the Director of Mission at the center, and has been spending the past 6 weeks working on a major transition. How do you transform a learning center that provides inquiry-based experiences with local marine life, into an online resource that reaches families in their own backyards? Sticking with the theme of adapting during a pandemic, Brian and Ashley spend the second half of today's show discussing how a marin...
2020-04-291h 12
American Shoreline Podcast NetworkFamiliar Voices and New Introductions: A Special Around the Horn on ASPNThis week, Peter and Tyler gather the ASPN forces to check in with Jacques Hebert and Simon Maloz about the latest from New Orleans and to welcome two new shows and two new hosts to the ASPN family, Brian Yurasits and Bill O'Beirne. Brian's show -- Shaped by the Sea -- will focus on the "characters on the coast," the real folks who live, play, and work on the American shoreline. It's a show about the often overlooked insight and wisdom to be found outside of the halls of government and universities. A great addition coming to ASPN from P...
2020-04-131h 15
American Shoreline Podcast NetworkKicking off the Shaped by the Sea Podcast with the Fisherman's Perspective | Shaped by the SeaJoin Brian Yurasits for the maiden voyage of his podcast series - Shaped By The Sea! Today Brian sits down with Rocco Costa to chat about recreational fishing in New York. Rocco descends from a classic Italian fishing family who has navigated New York's waterways for 3 generations. When he's not chasing bottom-fish offshore, Rocco works as a charter boat deckhand and runs a Facebook community group called Cod On The Rod. This Italian Stallion has an encyclopedia of local fishing knowledge stored in his brain. Brian picks Rocco's noggin' to learn what makes someone a 'hardcore' fisher in New Yor...
2020-04-1050 min
American Shoreline Podcast NetworkBlack Friday Happy HourOn this special Back Friday edition of Friday Happy Hour, Tyler is joined by Jenna Valente and Brian Yurasits for drinks and reflection on the things we're feeling thankful for over the Holiday weekend.
2019-11-2918 min
American Shoreline Podcast NetworkSea Change | Optimism for the Future with Heirs to our OceansJenna Valente and special Ocean X co-host Brian Yurasits are joined by Freya Isenhart and Cambria Bartlett of Heirs to our Oceans to discuss their work to protect the planet.
2019-04-2619 min
American Shoreline Podcast NetworkEarth X KickoffPeter Ravella and Tyler Buckingham are joined for this special episode by Jenna Valente and Brian Yurasits to kickoff ASPN's coverage of Earth X. We look forward to bringing you the inside scoop of this massive environmental conference (the largest in the world). Stay tuned for much more from Earth X and Ocean X over the coming days.
2019-04-2612 min