1 00:00:05,120 --> 00:00:07,240 Speaker 1: Hey, this is Annie and Samantha. I don't kind of 2 00:00:07,240 --> 00:00:18,799 Speaker 1: Stephmane never told your production of I Heart Radio. And 3 00:00:19,040 --> 00:00:23,360 Speaker 1: we're back with our activists around the world, and Hispanic 4 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:26,520 Speaker 1: Heritage Month is just around the corner. We wanted to 5 00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:30,159 Speaker 1: start a celebration off a little early. Uh. And you know, 6 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:34,960 Speaker 1: we actually let Shark Week pass before we can actually 7 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:37,800 Speaker 1: discuss all the wonderful things. I know you love sharks. 8 00:00:38,159 --> 00:00:40,479 Speaker 1: I do what I do. I must ask, what's your 9 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:45,440 Speaker 1: favorite shark movie? I mean, my favorite shark movie is, 10 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:49,519 Speaker 1: in fact, Jaws. I'd like Jaws too. Okay, a lot 11 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 1: of people don't. I like Jaws, four Jaws, three, Jaws Horse, 12 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:57,840 Speaker 1: but I want everybody to know I really I realized 13 00:00:57,880 --> 00:01:00,360 Speaker 1: it's a really bad movie. But a lot of shark 14 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:03,640 Speaker 1: movies are really bad. I think we need to confront 15 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:05,880 Speaker 1: this fact. So a lot of times I watch the 16 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:07,800 Speaker 1: Shark movie. I enjoyed it, but I'm like, I will 17 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 1: never watch the kid probably. I actually have not ever 18 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:16,720 Speaker 1: seen Sharknado. I have seen Sharks, and really I haven't. 19 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:20,880 Speaker 1: I feel like it's a failure on my part. I 20 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:23,400 Speaker 1: should I should. I know I've seen the one of 21 00:01:23,440 --> 00:01:25,320 Speaker 1: the Sharknadoes has the Pope in it, and he's played 22 00:01:25,319 --> 00:01:28,440 Speaker 1: by Fabio. So I'm like, how can I not watch that? 23 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:30,160 Speaker 1: I don't know, how are you doing with your life? 24 00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:34,320 Speaker 1: I'm a true shark movie fan. I mean, for someone 25 00:01:34,360 --> 00:01:36,360 Speaker 1: who has said I want to have a podcast that's 26 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:38,920 Speaker 1: just about shark movies, you're right, I gotta clean up 27 00:01:38,920 --> 00:01:42,120 Speaker 1: my acts, right. Well, you know that's who we're going 28 00:01:42,160 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 1: to talk about. We're actually going to talk about a 29 00:01:43,840 --> 00:01:46,920 Speaker 1: person who actually does have a podcast about sharks and 30 00:01:46,959 --> 00:01:52,080 Speaker 1: all things science. Also apparently does movie reviews for shark movies, 31 00:01:52,440 --> 00:01:54,919 Speaker 1: and it's actually qualified not that you are not because 32 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:58,200 Speaker 1: you are a connoisseur of movies, so please don't think 33 00:01:58,280 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 1: I'm I'm implying such, but is actually a marine biologists 34 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:06,960 Speaker 1: who studies sharks. So today we are actually talking about 35 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:10,919 Speaker 1: Melissa Christina Marquez, who we've actually mentioned before on our 36 00:02:10,960 --> 00:02:15,800 Speaker 1: Shark episode we did, which we re ran recently after 37 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:18,680 Speaker 1: we missed Shark Week. Yes, and I did talk about 38 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:23,359 Speaker 1: for the Revenge in there, so check that one out, um. 39 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:26,280 Speaker 1: And also I think, yes, I think that Marcus should 40 00:02:26,280 --> 00:02:29,880 Speaker 1: come on the show and we can talk about something 41 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:32,919 Speaker 1: that'd be beautiful. I think it would be. Marquez is 42 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:35,680 Speaker 1: an advocate and an educator in the marine science world. 43 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 1: The Puerto Rican scientist was raised in Mexico and has 44 00:02:38,320 --> 00:02:41,000 Speaker 1: been all over the world raising awareness and educating people 45 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 1: about ocean conservation and marine sciences. Marcus received her Bachelors 46 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:48,519 Speaker 1: of Science from New College of America, masters in Marine 47 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:51,960 Speaker 1: biology from Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand, and 48 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:54,400 Speaker 1: went on for her doctorate in philosophy at the Curtain 49 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:57,640 Speaker 1: University in Australia. That is probably not how you pronounce it. 50 00:02:57,720 --> 00:02:59,520 Speaker 1: I am so sorry, but please write in and let 51 00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:03,400 Speaker 1: me know. Her thesis focused on conservation of Elasmo branx 52 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:08,800 Speaker 1: um ecology, public perception and legal protection. Marquees elaborated about 53 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:12,040 Speaker 1: her current studies, saying, I'm using drones and cameras to 54 00:03:12,040 --> 00:03:14,240 Speaker 1: figure out how sharks use their space and what kind 55 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:17,920 Speaker 1: of oceano graphic processes influence a sharks habitat use. Is 56 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:20,280 Speaker 1: it pH is it the structure of habitat? Is it 57 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:22,760 Speaker 1: the type of prey available? What is going on that 58 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:25,720 Speaker 1: makes an animal choose one area over another even though 59 00:03:25,760 --> 00:03:28,200 Speaker 1: it looks the same to us. Yeah, as you can 60 00:03:28,240 --> 00:03:30,960 Speaker 1: go and look at her specific studies and what she's 61 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:34,120 Speaker 1: very interested in on her own site, Melissa Christina Marquez 62 00:03:34,200 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 1: dot com, and you should because she's got some fascinating 63 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 1: things on there. But the twenty nine year old has 64 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:41,920 Speaker 1: been busy with her work and not only researching, but 65 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:45,120 Speaker 1: writing and advocating and speaking and traveling all around the world. 66 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:47,800 Speaker 1: Her history, much like many when it comes to sharks, 67 00:03:47,880 --> 00:03:50,320 Speaker 1: can be dated back when she was seven, much like many, 68 00:03:50,320 --> 00:03:53,480 Speaker 1: because I think people are so fascinated watching the Discovery 69 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:56,200 Speaker 1: Channel Shark Week. I still have yet to watch the 70 00:03:56,240 --> 00:04:00,400 Speaker 1: whole episode because I'm terrified. I'm hearty scared of the ocean. 71 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 1: I have a lot of fears. Yes, she stated in 72 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:06,200 Speaker 1: an interview with the BBC. I remember seeing a great 73 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:09,160 Speaker 1: white shark reaching so flying through the air essentially, and 74 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:11,120 Speaker 1: I was hooked. By the end of the show, I 75 00:04:11,160 --> 00:04:12,840 Speaker 1: was like, that's what I want to do. I want 76 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:15,960 Speaker 1: to study these animals. Um And not only has she 77 00:04:16,040 --> 00:04:18,640 Speaker 1: done that, she herself has appeared on the iconic show 78 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:22,680 Speaker 1: as well. Her story was a bit different and very dramatic. 79 00:04:22,960 --> 00:04:26,360 Speaker 1: While filming in Cuba for Shark Week in eighteen, Marquez 80 00:04:26,440 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 1: was bitten by a ten ft long crocodile as she 81 00:04:29,520 --> 00:04:32,960 Speaker 1: was diving to find a hammerhead shark. She told jess 82 00:04:32,960 --> 00:04:35,560 Speaker 1: Abel about the incident, saying, while diving in the shallows, 83 00:04:35,640 --> 00:04:38,600 Speaker 1: we suddenly saw this big figure and we moved our lights. 84 00:04:38,839 --> 00:04:41,560 Speaker 1: We realized it was an American crocodile. We knew that 85 00:04:41,560 --> 00:04:43,600 Speaker 1: there were crocodiles around, we just didn't know they were 86 00:04:43,640 --> 00:04:45,920 Speaker 1: that close. Towards the end of our dive, when they 87 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:48,320 Speaker 1: were taking out the lights and whatnot, my cons mask 88 00:04:48,480 --> 00:04:51,240 Speaker 1: started acting up. I was having a really hard time communicating. 89 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:53,080 Speaker 1: I couldn't hear what was going on, and I was 90 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:55,440 Speaker 1: getting sprayed in the face with salt water every now 91 00:04:55,440 --> 00:04:58,640 Speaker 1: and then. It was just really uncomfortable. So when my 92 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:02,840 Speaker 1: dive buddies signaled, hey, going up, I'm like perfect. As 93 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:04,400 Speaker 1: he was going up, and as I was about to 94 00:05:04,400 --> 00:05:06,440 Speaker 1: go up, I was kneeling on my knees on the 95 00:05:06,440 --> 00:05:09,000 Speaker 1: sandy bottom. It wasn't that deep at all, like a stand. 96 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:11,640 Speaker 1: Suddenly I felt really hard pressure on my left calf 97 00:05:11,800 --> 00:05:14,360 Speaker 1: and I was like, that's weird. I thought that's my fin. 98 00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:17,520 Speaker 1: And suddenly I started getting dragged backwards and was like, nope, 99 00:05:17,720 --> 00:05:22,640 Speaker 1: that's not a fin. Yikes. Her ability to remain calm 100 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:26,160 Speaker 1: during the situation is a credit to her survival. So 101 00:05:26,279 --> 00:05:28,800 Speaker 1: the crocodile did try to drag her further, it finally 102 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:30,839 Speaker 1: released her and she was able to go back to 103 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:33,640 Speaker 1: the surface. She got treatment for her leg, but did 104 00:05:33,680 --> 00:05:35,880 Speaker 1: have a rough night as infection could occur, so I 105 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:38,680 Speaker 1: had to be put on some strong antibiotics. But she 106 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:41,320 Speaker 1: was able to finish another day of recording UM and 107 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:43,720 Speaker 1: go on to get the full treatment she needed. And 108 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:47,200 Speaker 1: her overall attitudes are one who understands predators and wildlife. 109 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:49,839 Speaker 1: That it was a crocodile, being a crocodile, a predator 110 00:05:49,880 --> 00:05:54,520 Speaker 1: living its life. That's always presses me in these things. 111 00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:56,960 Speaker 1: I'll go back in the water it was just them 112 00:05:57,080 --> 00:05:59,000 Speaker 1: and then like wow, yeah, And actually you can go 113 00:05:59,120 --> 00:06:02,520 Speaker 1: and find this interview on Jezebel. There's a clip from 114 00:06:02,800 --> 00:06:05,560 Speaker 1: that episode where you see this crocodile and it looks 115 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:09,040 Speaker 1: massive and scary as hell. On here the recording when 116 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:13,080 Speaker 1: they're talking about they did actually release that footage UM 117 00:06:13,120 --> 00:06:15,880 Speaker 1: and she showed in her I think on Instagram the 118 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:20,400 Speaker 1: bite marks. It's pretty incredible. And yeah, this this is 119 00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:22,359 Speaker 1: what we're talking about is something She is fierce and 120 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:25,520 Speaker 1: talking about as well um conserving and preserving the species 121 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:28,440 Speaker 1: out there, especially sharks. She said in her an interview 122 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:31,040 Speaker 1: about her studies, I'm really interested in seeing what kind 123 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:33,560 Speaker 1: of factors sway our perception of sharks. Why do some 124 00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:35,960 Speaker 1: people love sharks while other people hate them? How can 125 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:38,599 Speaker 1: we better foster the sense of coexisting with sharks Because 126 00:06:38,600 --> 00:06:41,839 Speaker 1: we're always going to have positive and negative interactions with predators, 127 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:44,640 Speaker 1: It's important that we find the most effective and sustainable 128 00:06:44,640 --> 00:06:47,680 Speaker 1: management of these animals that also allows us to thrive 129 00:06:47,960 --> 00:06:51,000 Speaker 1: beside them. Uh. And she talks about what she sees 130 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:54,599 Speaker 1: as her role, quote, I'm an ocean ambassador. I think 131 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:58,839 Speaker 1: we need people to combat misinformation about wildlife, nature, usable energies, 132 00:06:58,880 --> 00:07:02,040 Speaker 1: and the whole green move May we need science communicators 133 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:04,120 Speaker 1: to take the science and digest it in an easy 134 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:07,000 Speaker 1: manner for the general public to be able to understand it. 135 00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:10,080 Speaker 1: And she goes on, what I'm scared of is having 136 00:07:10,120 --> 00:07:14,040 Speaker 1: an ocean without sharks because they are so important economically, ecologically, 137 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:17,640 Speaker 1: and culturally. That not having them in this giant ecosystem. 138 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:19,840 Speaker 1: And we were already starting to see some effects that 139 00:07:19,880 --> 00:07:23,200 Speaker 1: can have, but on a widespread scale, it's terrifying. To 140 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:26,760 Speaker 1: think of right um and she has done so much 141 00:07:26,800 --> 00:07:30,200 Speaker 1: in making sure to bring awareness. She started Finn's Uniting Initiative, 142 00:07:30,280 --> 00:07:34,000 Speaker 1: which is quote a shark, skate, ray and camera education 143 00:07:34,080 --> 00:07:38,280 Speaker 1: and conservation program aiming to unite finn lovers worldwide. They 144 00:07:38,280 --> 00:07:40,040 Speaker 1: go on to say, on their side, our mission is 145 00:07:40,080 --> 00:07:43,280 Speaker 1: to provide easy to access information on all sharks and 146 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:47,880 Speaker 1: their relatives worldwide through partnerships with educational institutions and other programs. 147 00:07:48,040 --> 00:07:49,600 Speaker 1: And if you actually go to their site, they have 148 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:51,800 Speaker 1: a lot of links for resources and it shows that 149 00:07:51,840 --> 00:07:54,920 Speaker 1: she started this in tw to bring about education and 150 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:57,200 Speaker 1: that's not the only way she's been educating. She has 151 00:07:57,200 --> 00:08:01,360 Speaker 1: a podcast called Conscientia a zool focuses on quote Native 152 00:08:01,440 --> 00:08:04,880 Speaker 1: Latin X scientists discussing their studies and challenges within the 153 00:08:04,920 --> 00:08:08,400 Speaker 1: fields and by way, it is an all Spanish speaking podcast, 154 00:08:08,440 --> 00:08:10,160 Speaker 1: which is very very cool. They want to make sure 155 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:13,760 Speaker 1: they are highlighting and really bringing out the voices of 156 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:18,560 Speaker 1: the Latino community. Love it. She's also written for Scholastic 157 00:08:18,600 --> 00:08:23,040 Speaker 1: publishing Wild Survival and has her own story about surviving 158 00:08:23,080 --> 00:08:26,120 Speaker 1: the crocodile attack as well as Swimming with Sharks. Very 159 00:08:26,120 --> 00:08:29,800 Speaker 1: cool children's book to learn and educate, uh, the young 160 00:08:29,960 --> 00:08:33,679 Speaker 1: young UN's about these awesome creatures. Of course, that's not 161 00:08:33,720 --> 00:08:37,520 Speaker 1: her only accolade. She's been named Forbes thirty Under thirty 162 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:41,079 Speaker 1: Science and also named in Styles one of the fifty 163 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:44,960 Speaker 1: Badass Women lists as well. Um, she has been on 164 00:08:45,040 --> 00:08:48,440 Speaker 1: many other lists as well as being seen in different 165 00:08:48,480 --> 00:08:52,200 Speaker 1: types of articles. She has published plenty of scientific articles 166 00:08:52,240 --> 00:08:55,400 Speaker 1: as well as bringing awareness of what's happening today in 167 00:08:55,480 --> 00:08:57,840 Speaker 1: the difference seas and oceans and about her studies and 168 00:08:57,880 --> 00:09:00,520 Speaker 1: why it's important that we pay attention to what's going 169 00:09:00,520 --> 00:09:04,280 Speaker 1: around around the world. Yeah, her enthusiasm is very, very contagious. Yeah, 170 00:09:04,280 --> 00:09:06,959 Speaker 1: she's She's great and I definitely want to check out 171 00:09:07,040 --> 00:09:12,000 Speaker 1: this movie review Shark movie Review podcast. Yes, yes, and 172 00:09:12,040 --> 00:09:14,400 Speaker 1: I love how much stuff she's doing and how passionate 173 00:09:14,440 --> 00:09:19,360 Speaker 1: she is. It's great. 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