Making marine biodiversity visible for everyone Marine biodiversity is vast, complex—and mostly out of sight. In this “ocean story hour” episode, a Paris-based science communicator, Anabelle Chaumun, shares how to translate marine research into stories people can actually feel and remember. We explore why misinformation spreads faster than evidence, why ocean issues can feel distant, and how storytelling (and images) can make the invisible ocean world tangible. Anabelle also introduces EMBRC (the European Marine Biological Resource Centre) and how its network of marine stations supports research that improves food safety, sustainable aquaculture, and ecosystem understanding across Europe. Along the way, we dig into solutions-oriented communication, ethics, representation, and documentary photography as a tool to amplify communities often missing from environmental narratives.
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Episode Guests: Anabelle Chaumun
Connect with Anabelle Chaumun on LinkedIn
Visit the European Marine Biological Resource Center (EMBRC) website
Communications: for science and society, Ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Espace by Anabelle Chaumun
Artists residencies as part of the TREC expedition
EMBRC's latest annual report 2024
A few examples of applications of EMBRC research:
Portugal: Preventing a deadly dinner: How EMBRC Portugal’s marine research is keeping dinners safe
Greece: Innovative disease control strategies in marine aquaculture
EMBRC Political Recommendations
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Hosted, produced, and edited by Clark Marchese
Cover art by Jomiro Eming
Theme music by Nela Ruiz
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