MAINSTREET NS | February 13, 2018
Dalhousie University scientist Boris Worm describes how some of the noises humans make under water kill marine life, and he plays some of the sounds for Bob Murphy on Mainstreet in Halifax.
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 | January 23, 2018
From whale calls to ice cracking, our oceans guy Boris Worm plays underwater recordings and talks about what researchers are learning from them. Did you know herring fart?
MAINSTREET NS | January 11, 2018
How does a weather bomb turn the Atlantic ocean green? Tune in to hear the Oceans Guy explain why.
MAINSTREET NS | December 5, 2017
Our oceans guy Boris Worm and Alexandra Cousteau talk about the summer’s groundbreaking expedition into the depths of the Gulf.
MAINSTREET NS | November 21, 2017
Boris Worm tells Bob about the latest research on these creatures by the Ocean Tracking Network at Dalhousie University, and his own recent close encounter.
MAINSTREET NS | November 7, 2017
Our oceans guy is just back from the Galápagos Islands! Boris Worm tells guest host Preston Mulligan what he saw there, and what he learned.
MAINSTREET NS | October 17, 2017
With Boris Worm out of town, what better excuse to bring back Ocean School’s Sonya Lee for a North Atlantic right whale-of-a-tale visit with our sixth grade readers at Duc d’Anville school in Clayton Park!
MAINSTREET NS | August 22, 2017
Our oceans guy Boris Worm is back from an Arctic expedition, and tells guest host Allison Devereaux about a historic milestone for nature conservation; Canada’s newest protected area spanning more than 100,000 square kilometres around Lancaster Sound.
MAINSTREET NS | August 8, 2017
Our oceans guy Boris Worm is part of the Canada C3 expedition, an epic 150-day sea voyage around our three coastlines. He joins us from the waters of Nunavut to describe the saga so far.
MAINSTREET NS | July 25, 2017
Our Surf and Turf columnist Boris Worm introduces us to the newly named Hoodwinker sunfish, a cousin of the giant ocean sunfish, one of the strangest creatures found in Nova Scotia waters — sometimes described as a 3-meter pancake with wings!