Oceanography (Video)
Episodes
Science and Seafood: Understanding and Protecting a Precious Natural Resource
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If you love seafood, you’re not alone — but every bite comes from a complex and fragile marine ecosystem. To keep our ocean ecosystems thriving an...
Harnessing Nature's Innovations from the Sea
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How do most organisms in the natural world communicate? It's through the language of chemistry. Scripps Institution of Oceanography marine biologist...
Lessons from La Jolla Shores
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For many people, a personal connection to the ocean ties into bigger issues like conservation and climate change. As the biodiversity of marine life a...
Kumeyaay Ha Kwaiyo - Indigenous Ocean Culture: A Renaissance
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The land we now call Scripps Oceanography has been home to the Kumeyaay people for thousands of years. A history of encroachment, colonization and dis...
Seas the Day: A New Narrative for the Ocean
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for a new narrative for the ocean, one that reflects current scientific knowledge and acknowledges innovative new partnerships and solutions...
Walking the Pier: Women in Scripps Plankton Research
15 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Birch Aquarium celebrates the incredible contributions of women in the rich history of marine plankton research at Scripps. Judit Hersko performs ...
Superradiance: Embodying Earth
01 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Superradiance: Embodying Earth is a multiscreen video and sound installation by artists Memo Akten and Katie Peyton Hofstader that serves as a centerp...
From the Laboratory to the Ocean: The Scripps Ocean-Atmosphere Research Simulator (SOARS)
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At 120-feet long, and holding 36,000 gallons of water, the Scripps Ocean-Atmosphere Research Simulator (SOARS) is a unique facility at Scripps Institu...
Ebb and Flow: Giant Kelp Forests through Art Science and the Archive
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This film explores the dynamic fusion of science, art and historic collections, set against the stunning backdrop of La Jolla’s hidden underwater wo...
Moving Cargo Keeping Whales: Identifying Solutions for Ocean Noise Pollution
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Birch Aquarium presents the September 2024 Jeffrey B. Graham Perspectives on Ocean Science Lecture with a conversation about ocean noise pollution and...
A Day in the Life of Marine Science Student Researchers
25 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the Bodega Marine Laboratory, UC Davis’ esteemed faculty and passionate undergraduate students are uncovering the secrets of the marine world. T...
Will Dam Removal Save Salmon on the Klamath River?
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
UC Davis researchers are exploring the effects of Klamath River dam removal on salmon populations and habitat restoration. Watch as we uncover the jou...
Food Poisoning: Seafood and Bacteria
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Human activities can increase levels of harmful microorganisms and pollutants in our water systems that have the potential to make us sick or threaten...
Our Common Climate: Variability and Climate Change in the U.S. - Mexico Western Border Region
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Please join us for the annual Keeling lecture in honor of Scripps Professor Charles David Keeling’s life and invaluable contributions to climate sci...
Understanding Atmospheric Rivers
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Over the last two winter seasons atmospheric rivers have impacted California and the west with extreme precipitation and the cascading consequences of...
California Against the Sea: Reflections on Communicating Sea Level Rise
12 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Los Angeles Times environment reporter and author of the new book California Against the Sea Rosanna Xia and Scripps Institution of Oceanography ...
Hold Fast: Envisioning Climate Change through the Art and Science of our Local Giant Kelp Forests
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Southern California’s giant kelp forests are ecosystems that are potentially vulnerable to the region’s warming waters, but unlike terrestrial for...
Understanding the Red Tide Phenomenon
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Professor Drew Lucas from Scripps Institution of Oceanography as he delves into the intriguing phenomenon of red tides. In this enlightening talk...
From Pollution to Protection: Safeguarding Our Water Health
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Water on Earth sustains and connects us, but human activities can increase levels of harmful microorganisms and pollutants in our water systems that h...
Navigating the Climate Crisis: Meeting the Challenges Ahead
28 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The confluence of the accelerating climate crisis, more frequent and severe disasters, widespread systemic injustice and oppression, and any number of...
Climate Economics and Communication: Naming and Valuing What Matters
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As humans, we benefit immensely from the ecosystems around us — including the ocean — in obvious and not-so-obvious ways. As climate change contin...
SOARS: An Insider’s Look at Scripps Ocean Atmosphere Research Simulator
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Scripps Ocean Atmosphere Research Simulator (SOARS) is a unique installation that's changing the way oceanographers study and understand processes th...
Dust and the Salton Sea - Urban Design for the Climate Crisis
25 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Just a hundred miles to the east of San Diego, one of the largest inland lakes in the West is drying up as a result combined human activity and climat...
Why Are Scientists Dyeing the Ocean Pink?
10 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Why is the ocean — and this team of researchers — looking pretty in pink? For science! Scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Ocean...
Big Data: The Path Toward Wildfire Resilience
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Increasingly frequent and intense wildfires in California and the western US are impacting communities across the state. Even areas not prone to fires...
Deep Sea Collections: Public Engagement and Citizen Scientists with Greg Rouse - Exploring Ethics
09 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wonder what lives in the deepest parts of the ocean? Curious how many species of fish swim under the waves? Collections like those at the Scripps...
Coral Reefs and the Power of Adaptation to Climate Change
05 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Scripps Institution of Oceanography marine biologist Stuart Sandin illuminates his work leading the 100 Island Challenge, a project that uses high tec...
Local Communities Plan for Climate Resilience
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Coastal regions are susceptible to a host of threats to the natural environment and our quality of life as a result of climate change. Our beaches and...
Ocean Exploration to Inform Climate Solutions and Biodiversity Conservation
24 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The ocean is a critical component of climate solutions. Not only does the ocean have the potential to provide food security, but it can provide critic...
The Journey of the Little Blue Penguins
04 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join Birch Aquarium’s Senior Director of Animal Care, Science and Conservation, Jenn Moffatt, for a first-hand account of how their new exhibit went...
Triton Talks: Solving Our Plastic Problem With Algae
06 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Plastic is everywhere. There are 17 trillion tons of the stuff on the planet. While plastic is convenient and cheap, it can take hundreds of years to ...
Sea Urchins and Sea Slugs
03 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Amazing new technologies in developmental biology and genetics research are allowing scientists to begin to answer long standing questions such as –...
The Mysterious Pacific Footballfish
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Pacific footballfish is a large but rarely encountered deep-sea anglerfish known from only 31 specimens recovered worldwide. Strangely, over the c...
CARTA: Human Origins and Humanity’s Future: Past Present and Future of the Anthropocene on The Oceans and the Anthropocene with Nancy Knowlton
28 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The ocean is enormous, indeed so large that for centuries we assumed that there was nothing we could do to substantially harm it. Unfortunately, we no...
Research for Resilience on a Changing Planet - The California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations
28 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The ocean provides a bounty of essential life-supporting services. Yet, a changing climate and increasing human uses are altering marine ecosystems an...
Research for Resilience on a Changing Planet - Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System
27 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (SCCOOS) – part of the national U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) – works to co...
Biological Impacts of Oxygen Loss in the Ocean: The Blinding Truth
20 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Join Scripps postdoctoral scholar Lillian McCormick for an in depth look at how and why oxygen is changing in the ocean and how her research is provid...