MAINSTREET NS | Jan 15, 2019
Boris Worm studies the oceans at Dalhousie University. He speaks with Mainstreet’s guest host Allison Devereaux.
Every second Tuesday @ 5:15 PM, Boris hosts a column on all ocean matters on CBC Radio 1 ‘Mainstreet’ with Bob Murphy.
Past Episodes
MAINSTREET NS | Dec 4, 2018
Boris Worm drops by from Dalhousie University to talk with Mainstreet host Bob Murphy.
MAINSTREET NS | Nov 5, 2018
Former NASA astronaut and Dalhousie University alumnus Kathryn Sullivan (the first American woman to walk in space) and Dal Killam Research Professor Boris Worm give us a taste of a debate they participated in to mark the university’s 200th anniversary.
MAINSTREET NS | Oct 30, 2018
Our Oceans Guy, Boris Worm, tells Mainstreet host Bob Murphy what he learned about Pacific salmon on a trip to British Columbia, and why wild Atlantic salmon populations are in much worse shape.
MAINSTREET NS | Oct 16, 2018
Boris Worm drops by from Dalhousie University to talk with Bob.
MAINSTREET NS | Sept 19, 2018
Our oceans guy Boris Worm and Laurenne Schiller from Ocean Wise tell Bob Murphy about new, free materials for teachers who want to engage their kids in the world’s oceans, and some of the problems they face. Find the toolkit here – plasticsedkit.ocean.org
MAINSTREET NS | Aug 23, 2018
Our Oceans Guy Boris Worm confirms the identity of a rare shark caught off Nova Scotia in August.
MAINSTREET NS | May 10, 2018
Boris Worm drops by from Dalhousie University to tell Mainstreet host Bob Murphy about some of the research that’s been done on the value of marine protected areas, or MPAs.
MAINSTREET NS | April 26, 2018
We’ve heard concerns that new Marine Protected Areas could cut into industry profits in some areas around Nova Scotia. Our oceans guy Boris Worm tells Bob Murphy about attempts to quantify the value of a healthy ocean.
MAINSTREET NS | April 3, 2018
Our oceans guy Boris Worm talks about new research that finds basking sharks congregate off our coast in larger numbers than anyone expected.