Welcome to Shellphone! This episode, we are hearing from Jessica Sportelli about her work as a marine bioacoustic scientist. You'll learn all about the types of sounds that dolphins and whales make, and how bioacoustics relates to predator-prey interactions and dolphin health. We also talk about the importance of education, accessibility in science, and collaborating with local and indigenous communities.

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This episode, we're hearing from Melody Lindsay about teeny tiny microbes, extreme environments...and space! She is a research scientist and our second Shellphone guest from Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences. Whether you were interested in microbes before or not, Melody shares some really awesome things that will reel you in.

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This episode, we're hearing from Jessica Pate from the Florida Manta Project! Jessica shares what she's learned about manta rays after piloting research on them in Florida, and what manta mysteries are still being solved. She also talks about her favorite part of this research...the field work!

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