Blue Dot: Exploring the Salish Sea and coast with the SeaDoc Society

By Dave Schlom,

Published February 13, 2026 at 10:18 AM PST

Salish Sea Wild's Joe Gaydos (left) and Bob Friel — *Salish Sea Wild's* Joe Gaydos (left) and Bob Friel

Host Dave Schlom is joined once again by Joe Gaydos and Bob Friel from the SeaDoc Society based on Orcas Island in the Pacific Northwest.

Their YouTube Channel, Salish Sea Wild, enlightens and entertains viewers about the work of the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine's SeaDoc Society.

Cinematographer Friel and Host Gaydos (Science Director and wildlife veterinarian for the SeaDoc Society) take us along as they explore the diverse ecosystems of Puget Sound, the San Juan Islands, and the coast off Vancouver, British Columbia.

We'll find out about coastal beavers, the epic journeys of Sandpipers to feed off a rich slime layer found only in the region and Joe's encounters with Grizzly Bears. It's fascinatingly educational and a lot of fun!

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Dave Schlom

Dave Schlom is the longtime host and creator of Blue Dot. From surfing to Voyager in interstellar space, rock guitar to orcas in our imperiled oceans, the topics on Blue Dot are as varied as the host’s interests and connections -- which are pretty limitless! An internationally respected space history journalist, Dave is also deeply fascinated by all aspects of the grand workings of nature’s awesome machinery on scales ranging from galactic to subatomic. And topics take in all aspects of the arts and sciences.

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Matt Fidler

Matt Fidler is a producer and sound designer with over 15 years’ experience producing nationally distributed public radio programs. He has worked for shows such as Freakonomics Radio, Selected Shorts, Studio 360, The New Yorker Radio Hour and The Takeaway. In 2017, Matt launched the language podcast Very Bad Words, hitting the #28 spot in the iTunes podcast charts.

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