Tybee Island Marine Science Center Podcast

Whale Week & The North Atlantic Right Whale Exhibit with Artist Joy Davis

We're getting ready for WHALE WEEK – and we’re on location at the Tybee Island Marine Science Center sitting down with Executive Director Chantal Audran and (Creative Renaissance Mermaid) Artist and Marine Educator Joy Davis. Whale Week is happening Monday, November 13th – Saturday, November 18th and is chocked full of amazing events and educational opportunities. You can be a part of Whale Week at several locations including Tybee Island Marine Science Center, Tybee Post Theater, Gray’s Reef Ocean Discovery Center, and Ships of the Sea Museum.
Joy is the fabulous artist behind building the new Right Whale exhibit that will be completed this winter and will be unveiled at the Tybee Island Marine Science Center in early 2024. The North Atlantic Right Whale is Georgia’s state marine mammal and is the most endangered large whale species on Earth.
Learn more about the North Atlantic Right Whale:
Saving The North Atlantic Right Whale — Georgia Conservancy
North Atlantic Right Whales - Oceana USA
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Host and Producer, Dee Daniels - Dee Daniels Media

The Husbandry Team & 5 Permanent Residents

We're on location at the Tybee Island Marine Science Center with the Husbandry Team. This episode we're talking with Tyler Hood and Jessica Boyle about the amazing care that goes on 24/7 with the center's five permanent residents. You'll hear amazing stories of rescues and conservation, as well as details of the day-to-day care schedule. 
 
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Host and Producer, Dee Daniels - Dee Daniels Media

BONUS Episode - Just Stepped Off the Beach Moments After Ike’s Release

The AWESOME Tybee Island Marine Science Center team JUST stepped out of the water at North Beach on Tybee Island where they were surrounded by hundreds and hundreds of people coming together for one proud moment of TRUE TURTLE POWER! The marine science center's 3-year resident, Loggerhead Sea Turtle IKE is strong and ready, and he has now been released to the ocean to start his new journey. Find out what the team that has cared for him for three years is feeling - find out how IKE is tracked in the future - and find out how YOU can be a part of the amazing work and important education going on at Tybee Island Marine Science Center. 
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Cheers Ike! Here’s to a long life in the ocean!

Marine Debris Ambassador Ike, our resident sea turtle, is about to be released for his greatest adventure to the Atlantic Ocean - Saturday, September 23rd at 8AM. After 3 years of education to over 300,000 students and visitors, we're on location at Tybee Island Marine Science Center talking with Executive Director Chantal Audran and the Curator Team - Rachel Cantrell and Sarah Alley - who have cared for Ike during his time at the science center. In this episode, you'll learn about how Ike, who is a Loggerhead Sea Turtle, came to TIMCS in the middle of the pandemic. He's now 3 years old - and ready to return to the sea!
 
Loggerheads get their name from their large head-to-body ratio. They have powerful jaws able to crack through large snail shells and other mollusks and crustacean exoskeletons. Loggerheads are federally protected under the Endangered Species Act with 9 distinct population segments listed as threatened or endangered. 
 
You can watch Ike's release Saturday, September 23rd at 8AM on Tybee Island - beachside by the North Beach Center Crossover! 
 
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Investigators, Educators, and Coastal Georgia Heroes

Welcome to our introductory episode - recorded just steps away from the ocean, and on location at the magnificent Tybee Island Marine Science Center. Join us as we explore the innerworkings of Tybee Island Marine Science Center and the pristine beauty of coastal Georgia’s dynamic barrier islands. Meet the team behind the magic of the Marine Science Center, including Chantal Audran, Executive Director and fearless leader of TIMSC, who has developed programs ranging from bringing inner city kids to the beach to designing and maintaining the life support systems for the Marine Science Center’s live animal exhibits. You’ll also meet Beth Armstrong, the Operations Director who has grown with the center for the past 13 years, and learn about her passion to facilitate connections between people and her beloved Georgia coast. And Allison Williford Caldwell, Program Director, who strives to ensure visitors leave with a greater understanding and passion for coastal Georgia, the ocean, and all its inhabitants. You’ll also meet the five permanent residents at the center (don’t say we didn’t warn you when you fall in love with Charlie, Eastern Box Turtle!).
Join us on this exciting journey as we learn more about Tybee Marine Science Center’s mission to cultivate a responsible stewardship for coastal Georgia’s natural resources through education, conservation, and research.
 
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