Podcast by The Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University
10 April 2026
In this episode, Andi is joined by Brenda Wanjiku, a Nippon Foundation-POGO (NF-POGO) student and the CEO of Nutriee Fish. Wanjiku shares how the business began with the ambition to utilize all protein sources from fish to combat food waste and malnutrition. Their conversation explores the company's growth and the options within an interconnected oceans economy.
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27 March 2026
In this episode, Andi sits down with Captain Christopher Hearn, Director of the Centre for Marine Simulation (CMS), to explore ice management and the innovative training CMS develops to give mariners practical, hands‑on experience in handling vessels during offshore operations.
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27 February 2026
In this episode we explore SmartAtlantic with Scott Bruce and Comfort Eboigbe. The SmartAtlantic Alliance is an initiative of the Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University's Centre for Applied Ocean Technology (CTec) and the Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship (COVE) of Halifax. The SmartAtlantic Alliance supports operational efficiency, situational awareness and safety in the marine environment and provides an unprecedented level of support to the country's coastal and ocean management efforts. SmartAtlantic Alliance buoy data, weather forecasts and value added information products are freely available at www.SmartAtlantic.ca.
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06 February 2026
In this episode Andi explores the Marine Institute's test centre for NATO's Defense Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) network. Andi's guest, Maria Halfyard is the Manager of Business and Development at The Launch, MI's modern state-of-the art research and development facility in Holyrood, Newfoundland and Labrador.
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09 January 2026
In the third episode of season three, Andi is joined by biologist, Sabina Akhter, a graduate of MI's Advanced Diploma in Water Quality program. Sabina discusses the importance of managing aquatic resources and why she chose to enroll in MI's Master of Marine Studies (Water Resource Management) program.
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05 December 2025
In this episode Andi and Kelsey discuss applied physics, the technology of ocean mapping, expanding opportunities in the ocean economy and Kelsey's professional experiences and background as a commercial diver.
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