Green Dreamer: Seeding change towards collective healing, sustainability, regeneration Stacy Alaimo: Sinking into our entanglement with the deep seas
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Sep 26, 2025 Stacy Alaimo, a Professor of English and Environmental Studies at the University of Oregon, dives into the fascinating world of deep-sea ecology. She discusses the alarming impacts of industrial activity on ocean health, such as pollution and overfishing. The conversation explores the intersection of art and science in ocean conservation, addressing how cultural aesthetics influence environmental ethics. Alaimo advocates for radical responsibility, highlighting the interconnectedness of land and sea, and urges listeners to care for the unknown lives beneath the waves.
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Deep Seas Already Transformed
- Deep sea life is already heavily altered by human industry, from whaling to plastics, climate change, and sound pollution.
- Many deep harms remain invisible because deep research is expensive and limited, leaving unknown extinctions and ecosystem losses.
Whale Falls Shaped Deep Ecosystems
- Historic whaling removed whale falls that sustain deep-sea ecosystems and likely caused cascading extinctions.
- The loss of whale populations erased habitats and food webs we may never fully document.
Science, Aesthetics, And Separation
- Twentieth-century science separated aesthetics and narrative from
