Coastal Chronicles

Hosts Paige Flannery and Charles Gonzalez dive into the topic of aquaculture and how it may be a vital practice going forward to sustain our food supply. We speak with Hatchery Manager at the University of Miami Ron Hoenig, MPS Student at RSMAS Delia McNamara and Fishing Captain Jon Cooper about the growing aquaculture industry, the challenges and what we can do to help.

Hosts Paige Flannery and Jack Strome along with reporters Pam Giganti, Briera Crockett and David McMillan dive into the topic of disaster preparedness for Miami-Dade County residents that struggle with mobility impairment. Guests include: Director of the Spinal Cord Injury Support Group in Miami-Dade, Anson James; physician and public health expert, Dr. Daniel Samano; Founder of the Sabrina Cohen Foundation, Quadriplegic, and Disability Activist, Sabrina Cohen; second year medical student, Marisa Carino-Mason; Operations Bureau Manager for Miami-Dade County Office of Emergency Management, Nixsa Serrano; Community Emergency Response Team Volunteer and Trainer, Winnie Browne; and Community Organizer of the Dade County Street Response Disaster Relief Team, Angelique Gadson. Thank you to the following organizations for the work they do and for helping us explore this important issue: Miami Climate Alliance - https://miamiclimatealliance.org  Florida Clinicians for Climate Action - https://states.ms2ch.org/fl/fcca/ Community Emergency Response Team - https://www.ready.gov/cert Dade County Street Response Disaster Relief Team - https://www.southfldisasterrelief.org  S.E. Florida's Spinal Cord Injury Support Groups - https://scisg.org/ The Sabrina Cohen Foundation - https://sabrinacohenfoundation.org/

Hosts Paige Flannery and David McMillan discuss coral immunity with South Florida experts. University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science PhD students Allyson Demerlis, Grace Snyder, Michael Connelly and Ashley Goncalves in the Cnidarian Immunity Lab are using science to learn how and why certain corals are resisting "bleaching". Their research indicates that a coral's immune system might play a key role in understanding coral resilience, placing this emerging field of study at the forefront of climate science research.