24. What is Antarctic Blue Carbon?
From South Pole by Pine Forest Media
May 28, 2026 · 24 min · Season 3 · Episode 4
About this episode
The episode discusses how Antarctic blue carbon contributes to climate change mitigation through various marine life forms.
Blue carbon may help slow climate change. Antarctica and the Southern Ocean are storing far more carbon than scientists once realized. In this episode, marine ecologist Dr. Narissa Bax explains how deep-sea corals, sponges, algae, and microscopic marine life help remove carbon from the atmosphere and lock it away in ocean sediments for centuries. The conversation explores Antarctic blue carbon, climate change, carbon sequestration, deep-sea ecosystems, marine protected areas, ocean governance, and the growing scientific effort to understand the Southern Ocean’s role in regulating Earth’s climate. The episode also examines how Antarctic conservation policy, biodiversity protection, and climate-smart marine spatial planning could shape the future of one of the planet’s most important and least understood ecosystems. Support our science communication by joining us on Patreon or sending us a gift on PayPal Episode Transcript and more information on the Pine Forest Media website Follow Pine Forest Media on Instagram @pineforestmedia Hosted, produced, and edited by Clark Marchese Find Dr. Narissa Bax website here. Read Dr Bax’s publication: The Growing Potential of…
People in this episode
Host: Clark Marchese
Guest: Dr. Narissa Bax
Topics covered
- Antarctic blue carbon
- climate change
- carbon sequestration
- deep-sea ecosystems
- marine protected areas
- ocean governance
- Antarctic conservation policy
Keywords
- blue carbon
- climate change
- carbon sequestration
- deep-sea corals
- marine ecosystems
- Southern Ocean
- biodiversity protection
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Organizations: Pine Forest Media
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