Radio Marinara: Recent Episodes
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The team continues the great Marinara tradition of bringing you a quirky but informative look at all that is marine. Get to know all things wet and salty.
The intro and outro theme is Soft Illusion and was generously provided by Andras. https://andras.bandcamp.com/track/soft-illusion
In this final Radiothon 2023 special, the team remind listeners of the importance of community radio and Triple R. Subscriber donations are spun with fish names and bingo.
The team also speak to David Donnelly of Killer Whales Australia and Dolphin Research Institute, who gives an exciting report on the whale migration on the Southeast Gippsland Coast.
In this special Radiothon 2023 edition of Radio Marinara, the team reminds listeners of what it means to subscribe to Triple R and, not only thanks listeners for supporting the station, but gives them some wet and salty fish names.
Dave Donelly from Killer Whales Australia and Dolphin Research Australia speaks about the disruptive impacts of the Whale Swim Industry on the killer whale population.
Dr Beach joins the team from a beach holiday in Southern Queensland to report on the whale migration.
Dr Paul Carnell from Deakin University speaks on the kelp restoration project in response to increasing sea urchin populations.
Dr Allyson O'Brien from The University of Melbourne details the opportunities available for prospective Marine Biologists.
The team pay tribute Luke English, the founder of scuba diving charter service Red Boats who passed away last week. Anthony speaks to ecosystem engineer Dr Mardi McNeil, discussing the ecological importance of green algae genus Halimeda. The team also catches up with RecycleSmart, a new recycling intiative aiming to make recycling easier for local residents.
Mark Blanch discusses his adventure onboard a sea vessel from Dubai through to Colombo. Chief Scientist Dr Tim O'Hara introduces Wonders of the Deep Sea at Museums Victoria. Kade Mills on the Sea Slug Census in San Remo.
Cabin Boy talks the science of getting a large object out of the water: from surfboards to maxi yachts, everyone’s getting up on the foil; Dive Reporter Myra Kelly talks back beach diving in winter, and about the magnificent marine artistry of Vera Moller. Rebecca Olive and Fiona Hillary from RMIT join us to talk about ‘Everyday Oceans: Surfing, Swimming and Gardening’, an immersive film festival that highlights the ordinary and profound impacts that everyday interactions with the ocean can have on our lives; and we cross to Hobart to speak with Alistair Allan, Antarctic campaigner from the Bob Brown Foundation, about a recent announcement by the Federal Government to expand the Macquarie Island Marine Park.
With presenters Bron Burton and Cabin Boy.
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Ben Francischelli brings news of discovery: a wing bone of local ancient dino-bird ‘Pelagornis’, discovered by expert local diver Steven Kuiter; Whale migration has commenced, and with it, whale watching. We catch up with Dave Donnelly from the Dolphin Research Institute for his first fortnightly update across the whale migration season; Dr Elodie Camprasse brings us the report we’ve all been waiting for – Deakin University’s 12 month study: ‘Giant Spider Crab Ecological Assessment in Port Phillip Bay’; We are delighted this week to speak with Mick Sowry, Creative Director of 'Great Ocean Quarterly', about his team’s brand-new printed homage to the Great Southern Reef.
With Presenters Bron Burton and Cabin Boy.
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This week Dr Rex Hunter discusses his recently completed PhD ‘Understanding the gold rushes port of Melbourne through port cluster theory’; Marinara Dive Reporter Cara Hull talks about things to do when you can’t dive this winter; Mary Isles, President of the Flinders Community Association, speaks with us about a new pilot program to introduce paid parking at Flinders Pier; And, can giant squishy soft things really be as threatening as sharks’ teeth? Jeff Maynard continues 'Soundwaves Grows Tentacles’. Be afraid. Be mildly afraid…
With presenters Bron Burton and Cabin Boy.
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We catch up with Elodie Camprasse from Deakin University about the annual spider crab migration into Port Phillip Bay; Myra Kelly brings us a dive report; Fam has been binge watching mermaid-related film and TV and reviews 'The Little Mermaid' and 'MerPeople', and Anth has been looking into World-Days, with World Oceans Day and World Environment Day coming up.
With presenters Bron Burton, Fam Charko, and Anthony Boxshall.
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Marinara Dive Reporters Cara Hull and Myra Kelly geographically bookend the start of the show, calling in from Perth and the Mornington Peninsula. Cara and Myra give their respective perspectives as participants in Seadragon Search, celebrate National Volunteer Week and reflect on diving at both ends of the Great Southern Reef; We speak with artist Lea Kannar-Lichtenberger about her exhibition ‘All to Lose’, examining iconic Antarctic landscapes through a different lens. 'All to Lose' is on now at ArtSpaces in St Albans NSW; Then we welcome back Dave Donnelly, bringing us up to speed on the annual whale migrations now underway from the deep south to warmer northern climates this winter.
With presenters Bron Burton and Cabin Boy.
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Tim Winton joins Bron in the studio to chat about the natural phenomenon that is Western Australia's Ningaloo Nyinggulu, Exmouth Gulf and Cape Range, and shares some frightening facts about its present vulnerability. Plus, we speak with ‘Seadragon Search’ founder Dr Nerida Wilson and Radio Marinara dive reporter Cara Hull about Seadragon Search, and how this community science program is improving our understanding of wild seadragon populations.
With presenters Bron Burton and Dr Beach.
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This week Rex Hunter is dressed to impress as the gang discuss re-enactment voyages; Myra Kelly brings us this week's dive report; PhD neuroecology scholar Hope Robins joins the crew to talk sharks brains over breakfast; and Dr Aaron Eger is back to talk about the economic value of kelp forests.
With presenters Bron Burton, Kade Mills, and Anthony Boxshall.
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This week we’ll speak with ocean historian and author Dr Killian Quigley about 'Melbourne Now', and what it means to be an oceans aesthetics specialist; Myra Kelly brings us this week’s Dive report, including an update on the annual 'Crabbapalooza'; Scott Breschkin from the Nature Conservatory brings news of another restorative project in our local waterways – Golden Kelp in Port Phillip Bay – and we welcome back Michael Sams, Parks Victoria’s Manager of Marine and Coastal Science Programs.
With presenters Bron Burton and Kade Mills.
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Rex Hunter talks about fifty years of diving the Ships Graveyard on Port Phillip Bay, and Jim Anderson, one of the original Graveyard divers from a group known as the ‘Geelong Skindivers’, explains the history of this amazing site, and some of his incredible discoveries; Author Graham Patterson discusses his latest book ''Coastal Guide to Nature & History: Western Victoria (Point Lonsdale to the South Australian Border)'; and Ben Francischelli, coastal paleontologist, presents what looks like the first concrete evidence of the ancestral "father" to the Megalodon in Australia! With presenters Bron Burton and Cabin Boy.
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Allyson O’Brien from the Australian Marine Sciences Association talks about the upcoming event ‘Showcasing Victoria’s Marine Science: Spotlight on early careers researchers'; Celebrated Melbourne-based artist and curator Lisa Waup and her colleague Paul Bishop discuss the creation of ‘Seaing Country’, a public art project soon to be paragliding around the Ninch as part of the 'Front Beach Back Beach' extravaganza; Jeff Maynard continues to explain the history of diving according to Bond (James Bond!), diving into Agent 077 (not a typo). Remember, when the movies get worse, Soundwaves gets better. With presenters Bron and Dr Beach.
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Baykeeper Neil Blake reports on the 20th anniversary celebrations of Victoria’s Marine National Parks and Sanctuaries. Dr Tim O’Hara, Museums Victoria Research Institute’s senior curator of marine invertebrates, chats about CSIRO’s research vessel ‘The Investigator’ returning from a voyage mapping the Indian Ocean seafloor; and Dave Donnelly from Killer Whales Australia and PhD researcher Isabella Reeves discuss the genetic links between the renowned orca ‘Old Tom’ and today's killer whale populations all over Australia. With presenters Bron Burton and Dr. Beach.
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Rex Hunter talks about Port Phillip Heads and the work of the Port Phillip Sea Pilots; Dr Kim Reid is a researcher in the Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes at Monash University, and explains how oceans drive our weather and our climate; and Dr Paul Carnell chats about how sea urchins and kelp interact. With presenters Dr Beach and Anth.
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Cabin Boy recounts the tale of the ‘Edwina May’, a Ghost Ship that you may have seen from the South Gippsland Highway. Then, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery and Deakin University's Public Art Commission present Front Beach Back Beach (FBBB) – a massive public art project that celebrates the 'Ninch' in all its glory. The team chat to Danny Lacy, Co-Director of FBBB and Director of Mornington Peninsula Art Gallery about the project’s origins, and then to artists Lisa Waup and Katie Lee, who have works on show at the Festival. With presenters Bron Burton and Cabin Boy.
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Presenters Bron and Dr Beach talk to coastal paleontologist Ben Francischelli about Naarm’s very own giant seabird dinosaurs known as ‘pelagornithids’, the largest flying bird that ever existed; Dr Nigel Bradly, CEO of Envirostrat, NZ, explains an exciting development in a huge aquaculture start-up program that not only regenerates algae in the waters off the Coromandel peninsula, but has all the hallmarks of a huge new sustainable seaweed industry; and Dr Beach reports on a new insight into water bears - or tardigrades as they are officially known - and their incredible ability to withstand environmental extremes.
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Presenters Bron and Fam catch up with Matt Crawley and Suzanne Hudgell from the Bellarine Catchment Network about the launch of an exciting new Coastcare group on the Bellarine Peninsula; Caitlyn O’Dea, Master’s student at Edith Cowan University, talks about the seagrasses of seven WA estuaries that are part of the Healthy Estuaries WA program, a WA State Government initiative; and Melbourne cabaret artist Amanda Buckley chats about her faaaabulous one-woman show called ‘Ethel Mermaid - Songs in the Key of Sea’ which is on as part of Melbourne Fringe. She's Barbra meets Liza meets Patti meets Jaws. She does it all. Just underwater!
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Presenters Bron, Anth and Kade chat to Dave Donnelly about killer whales and recent mass strandings; Kade asks... What do we know about our Marine National Parks? Sure, they were created 20 years ago to protect representative areas of Victoria’s unique and diverse marine environments. But have they worked? And what have we learnt from marine protection in Victoria? Parks Victoria’s Marine & Coastal Science Manager Dr Michael Sams answers these questions and shares some of the awesome research done over the past 20 years. And UK correspondent Dr Bryce Stewart from the University of York, speaks about how the UK Offshore Wind farms manage their interactions with fisheries.
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Baykeeper Neil Blake talks about his brilliant new penguin-proof plant guards that support the nests of the resident penguins from the St Kilda penguin colony; the brilliant work of Brighton Sea Scouts, plus some coastal planting Neil is leading at Middle Park dunes. Then, Nicole Mertens from Victorian National Parks Association discusses the 14th Sea Slug Census, which has just started; and Dr Beach explains the cetacean retia mirabilia, or wondrous network, which researchers now believe protects the brains of whales and dolphins from the pressures brought about by swimming at depth. With presenters Bron, Dr. Beach, and Kade.
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Michael Brady (not the Up There Cazaly one!), Maritime researcher and illustrator joins Cabin Boy, Jeff and Kade to talk about his business Oceanliner Designs and the work that goes into creating large scale, detailed drawings of famous ships from history. Then the team talk to Sue Crowe, the convener responsible for bringing the OZTek Advanced Diving Conference & OZDive Show to Melbourne. The conference has over 50 presenters highlighting the adventure and excitement of diving and the technologies which transform and push back the boundaries of underwater knowledge. And Jeff Maynard continues his series on the history of diving using James Bond movies. This week he explains the history of submarine propulsion and Pierce Brosnan finally gets a look in.
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Michael Brady (not the Up There Cazaly one!), Maritime researcher and illustrator joins Cabin Boy, Jeff and Kade to talk about his business Oceanliner Designs and the work that goes into creating large scale, detailed drawings of famous ships from history. Then the team talk to Sue Crowe, the convener responsible for bringing the OZTek Advanced Diving Conference & OZDive Show to Melbourne. The conference has over 50 presenters highlighting the adventure and excitement of diving and the technologies which transform and push back the boundaries of underwater knowledge. And Jeff Maynard continues his series on the history of diving using James Bond movies. This week he explains the history of submarine propulsion and Pierce Brosnan finally gets a look in.
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The Beach is back! Fresh from his summering in Europe, Dr Beach joins Bron and Rex for this week’s Marinara to talk about the value of decomposing whales, new tech for deep dives, the transforming power of dolphins and the beginning of the 2022 whale migration season. Rex brings us the latest techniques for diving deep wrecks using mixed gases and re-breathers. This is the new cutting edge of diving, enabling divers to dive wrecks off the coast of Australia. The 2022 east coast whale migration season has begun! Humpbacks and southern right whales are beginning their annual epic journeys down the east coast of Australia to Antarctica for the summer. Dave Donnelly from the Dolphin Research Institute brings us the latest. The gang speak with award winning journalist, documentary producer and author Melody Horrill, about her memoir ‘A Dolphin Called Jock’, in which her volunteer research work and experiences with an injured solitary Port River dolphin led to multiple life changing events.
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The Beach is back! Fresh from his summering in Europe, Dr Beach joins Bron and Rex for this week’s Marinara to talk about the value of decomposing whales, new tech for deep dives, the transforming power of dolphins and the beginning of the 2022 whale migration season. Rex brings us the latest techniques for diving deep wrecks using mixed gases and re-breathers. This is the new cutting edge of diving, enabling divers to dive wrecks off the coast of Australia. The 2022 east coast whale migration season has begun! Humpbacks and southern right whales are beginning their annual epic journeys down the east coast of Australia to Antarctica for the summer. Dave Donnelly from the Dolphin Research Institute brings us the latest. The gang speak with award winning journalist, documentary producer and author Melody Horrill, about her memoir ‘A Dolphin Called Jock’, in which her volunteer research work and experiences with an injured solitary Port River dolphin led to multiple life changing events.
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Baykeeper Neil Blake explains the EcoCentre’s brand new project ‘Baywide Data Pioneers’, partnering with community groups to record coastal sand surface profiles including plants and molluscs at various sites around Port Phillip Bay; Elodie Camprasse, Deakin University research fellow in spider crab ecology, brings a progress report from analysing hours of footage of spider crabs from the 2022 season; Coastal fossil expert Ben Francischelli talks about the fossils of giant predators that once swam on our coastline, and how they are changing the way in which we understand the prehistoric Bayside; and Caitlyn O’Dea from Edith Cowan University discusses her research into seagrass ecosystems, and the important role swans play in determining regrowth after decline in seagrass habitat. With presenters Bron and Fam.
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Baykeeper Neil Blake explains the EcoCentre’s brand new project ‘Baywide Data Pioneers’, partnering with community groups to record coastal sand surface profiles including plants and molluscs at various sites around Port Phillip Bay; Elodie Camprasse, Deakin University research fellow in spider crab ecology, brings a progress report from analysing hours of footage of spider crabs from the 2022 season; Coastal fossil expert Ben Francischelli talks about the fossils of giant predators that once swam on our coastline, and how they are changing the way in which we understand the prehistoric Bayside; and Caitlyn O’Dea from Edith Cowan University discusses her research into seagrass ecosystems, and the important role swans play in determining regrowth after decline in seagrass habitat. With presenters Bron and Fam.
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Presenters Bron and Kade talk to Dave Donnelly from the Dolphin Research Institute about exciting news from the Port Phillip Common Dolphin community, with the first evidence of transitional movement between Port Phillip and Phillip Island. Dave also talks about some brand new Common Dolphin calves, and the significance of this for the Port Phillip Common Dolphin catalogue. And sticking with our charismatic megafauna, Asssociate Professor Guido Parra Vergara from Flinders University talks about brand new published research that demonstrates how two dolphin species – the Australian Snubnose and Humpback dolphin – successfully coexist in waters from Southern New Guinea across northern Australia; Also, Deakin University PhD student Cátia Freitas talks about her research to determine Ocean Literacy in classrooms across southern Australia and what the future holds. And in wet and salty news, the latest on paper parks, and some Deakin Uni research into an emerging seaweed industry for Australia.
Bron, Cabin Boy, Rex and Jeff talk the circular economy of ships…. In the 1800s no less. Also, National Science Week featuring Spider Crabs, and more Bond-meets-Marinara.
• Rex Hunter talks about the reuse and recycling of old ships in the Port of Melbourne during the 19th to mid-20th centuries – Rex covers the use of coal hulks and lighters, some of them famous clipper ships like Matthew Flinders’ ‘The Investigator’.
• Dr Elodie Camprasse, Deakin University, invites us all to come on a science-packed journey to help scientists use footage from time lapse cameras to solve spider crab mysteries, as part of National Science week;
• And Jeff Maynard continues the ’22 theme of telling diving history using James Bond Movies. Yes, James Bond might have chosen A Good Time to Die in his last film, but he lives on at Radio Marinara as we explore the birth of oceanography with the Roger Moore outing as 007 in ‘Moonraker’.
Dr Elodie Camprasse from Deakin Uni provides an update on the latest Spider Crab news - including her trip to the museum to see ancient crabs; Jas Chambers is an ocean advocate and the Chair and Co-founder of Ocean Decade Australia – a not-for-profit organisation with one client: the Ocean. She went to the UN Oceans Conference and talks about what happens at those big meetings; Dr Wing Chan returns after 2 years of experiments to tell us the results; and - Can we save corals by training their algal symbionts? Listen to find out! With presenters Fam and Anth.
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Joni Pini-Fitzsimmons, marine scientist and expert in fish behaviour and ecology, conservation and human-wildlife interactions, talks about the first documented accounts of stingrays making noise; Louise Howlett, Artistic Director of Re-Action Theatre, explains the story of 'The Raft of the Medusa' and how, through a residency in France, she will bring it to the stage with a new work called 'The Secret of the Raft'; and underwater explorer extraordinaire Dr Nerida Wilson from the WA Museum talks all things seadragons. With presenters Cabin Boy and Kade.
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Mark Rodrigue from Parks Victoria joins us to celebrate 20 years of Marine Parks in Victoria and talk about urchin culling as part of Bay pest management. And then... lung fish! Whaaaat... fish with lungs? Indeed! Dr Alice Clement from Flinders Uni explains how lungfish brains have changed throughout their evolutionary history – this can give us an idea of which senses were more important than others (such as vision vs olfaction) and what the brains of our land-based ancestors might have looked like. And last but never least: everyone's fave Baykeeper Neil Blake updates us about the St Kilda Penguins breeding in winter, and a brand new strategy to establish a Maribyrnong Riverkeeper. With presenters Kade and Fam.
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Presenters Cabin Boy and Kade speak to Dr. Marilyn Olliff, Founder and Chair of the Hobsons Bay Wetlands Centre, and learn about the groups vision to build a community hub for all things wetlands; Dr. Prue Francis, Course Director of the Bachelor of Marine Science at Deakin University, chats about 'Great Southern Reef', the new children's book that she has co-authored; and Cabin Boy provides tips on how to escape the chilly weather by sailing around the Whitsundays.
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Sheree Marris, marine biologist and Adjunct at James Cook University,talks about her involvement with ABC doc 'Southern Oceans Live'; Dolphin Research Institute's Research Officer Dave Donnelly calls in live from the Phillip Island Whale festival, and we have a spider crab update with Elodie Camprasse,Deakin University research fellow in spider crab ecology. With presenters Anth and Kade.
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Sailors have done it hard during the pandemic with many not visiting shore for over a year. The Marinara team talk about the often terrible plight of seamen with Jim (tugboat) Walsh and Phillip Cornish, the CEO of The Mission to Seafarers. And Jess Fairfax from the Werribee River Association comes in with John Forrester, the Werribee Riverkeeper, to provide an update on the river and spruik their July 2 event, Potluck and Plastic Free, to mark the beginning of Plastic-Free July.
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It’s Queen’s Birthday weekend, and Bron, Cabin Boy, Rex and Dr Beach talk SS Queensland, Queensland marine news (live from Queensland), and… yeah that’s enough. We speak with internationally acclaimed sailor and NEW world record breaker Lisa Blair about circumnavigating Antarctica, and take a look at how the humble shipping containers has changed the world ….
• We are absolutely thrilled to speak with internationally acclaimed sailor, author, and climate activist Lisa Blair, who has sailed solo around Antarctica not once but TWICE, holds three world records, is the founder of Climate Action NOW, and recently broke her own world record for her solo circumnavigation of Antarctica, all the while collecting ocean health data to deepen our understanding of ocean health and global weather patterns.
•Cabin Boy tells us how the humble shipping container has changed the world
•Rex tells us about the wreck of the SS Queensland, sunk in the waters off Wilsons Prom in 1876
•Dr Elodie Camprasse brings us the latest on the giant spider crabs, due any day now, including a weekly newsletter that you can sign up to
• And Dr Beach checks in from sunny Gladstone, Central Queensland.
Bron and Dr Beach explore ‘Ocean Mind’, the imminent arrival of the Giant Spider Crabs, effects of floods on marine ecosystems, and the impact of commonly used sunscreens to tropical corals.
• Ocean Mind is a charity that provides therapeutic surf programs services for young people aged 8 - 18 years experiencing mental health challenges, social isolation and disabilities. We’ll speak with Founder and Board Member Emily Box about how Ocean Mind’s work with young people experiencing disadvantage leads to enrichment and growth through surfing.
• Dr Elodie Camprasse, Deakin University brings us the latest news on the anticipated arrival of the giant Spider Crabs, including how those underwater cameras are going, and the last fortnight of iNaturalist reports.
• Shaun Burnicle and Amber Bury, third-year science students from Deakin University, join us to talk about flood impacts on marine life
• And in ‘Life’s a Beach’, Dr Beach discusses why a common sunscreen ingredient may be toxic to corals, and, modelling on how ocean acidification may badly affect the most important of our phytoplankton.
Bron, Fam Cabin Boy and Jeff talk surprising celeb sailors, A Cleaner Coast, Sea Creatures podcast, and the history of medieval diving techniques according to James Bond ...
• Cabin Boy brings us the latest on the plight of Russian Oligarchs, and enlightens us on some surprising celebrities who are sailors.
• We’ll cross live to the Surf Coast to speak with Katie Griffin from A Cleaner Coast, for a live report from the beach.
• Joining us from across Bass Strait is underwater photographer and podcast host Matt Testoni. Matt hosts the Sea Creatures podcast, for which he interviews marine scientists, activists, artists and ocean lovers about their favourite marine creature.
• And Jeff Maynard continues his exploration of the history of diving as told by James Bond. This month, it’s medieval diving bells with Pierce Brosnan in Die Another Day.
Bron, Dr Beach, Kade and Rex talk Caspian terns, 50 years of diving the Ships Graveyard, Spider Crabs, cleaning up the Surf Coast, and some brilliant citizen science work on the Great Barrier Reef..
• Rex Hunter talks about the history of diving the ‘Ships Graveyard’ off Port Phillip Heads. This coming November marks 50 years since it was first dived by the ‘Geelong Skindivers’. Rex discusses some of the first vessels and the first divers to explore this fascinating site.
• Dr Elodie Camprasse (Deakin University) brings us the latest observations on the much anticipated arrival of the giant spider crabs and her team’s research into the annual migration phenomenon.
• Katie Griffin tells us all about ‘A Cleaner Coast’, a Surf Coast based community organisation that does incredible work keeping our glorious beaches on the Surf Coast clean. We’ll talk about ‘A Cleaner Coast’, and everything you need to know about next weekend’s event where they’ll tackle clean-ups at three beach locations (Jan Juc, Torquay and Bells), fun times afterwards, and how you can get involved.
• And we’ll speak with Dr David Bourne from Townsville’s James Cook University about a wonderful partnership initiative with Earthwatch Australia, where in July, you (yes you!) can join scientists in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef in a citizen science project that sets to develop best practice methods for coral recovery.
Bron and Fam check out the Bellarine Catchment Network, Spider Crabs 2022 (will they or won’t they), approaches to managing coastal erosion, and community rapid response to outbreaks of the Northern Pacific Seastar...
• We catch up with Matt Crawley from the Bellarine Catchment Network. BCN is a Not-for-profit network on the Bellarine Peninsula, made up of representatives from key catchment and coastal organisations, with an integrated catchment management focus. This includes environment groups, 'Friends of...' groups, land managers, traditional owners, Landcare and Coastcare.
• Dr Elodie Camprasse, Deakin University, brings us the latest on the highly anticipated annual congregation of the Spider Crabs in Port Phillip Bay.
• Baykeeper Neil Blake talks coastal erosion policy and priorities behind the decision processes for mitigation - What are do you think the priority order currently is of infrastructure, cultural values and threatened natural habitat? What should it be?
• And Fam will update us on the Community Rapid Response Teams project, where volunteer teams are trained to respond to mass aggregations of the Northern Pacific Sea stars in Port Phillip Bay.
Happy May Day on Sunday. Bron, Anth and Dr Beach are in the good ship Marinara!
Anth has been looking at the election platforms of the 4 main parties and looking for anything marine... yawn.. if he can stay awake, he will let you know what he found.
Next Saturday 7 May, the Friends of Hobson’s Bay Wetlands are hosting an open day to celebrate the wonders of the Ramsar recognized wetlands, and an amazing public centre being built that focuses on their natural wonders, Aboriginal connection to country, and the importance of the wetlands to wellbeing. Friends of Hobson’s Bay Wetlands’ Rob Mancini, and Dr Rebecca Patrick (Deakin University) will join us to talk about it all.
Then we’ll speak multi-award winning surf filmmaker Tim Bonython about his soon-to-be released and much anticipated Big Wave Project 2, sequel to the 2017 ‘The Big Wave Project’. One of those films that needs to be seen on a big screen, we can’t wait to ask Tim about the biggest swells in the world, and the extraordinary skills of surfers around the world that chase them, ride them, and on occasion, save each other from them.
And Life’s a Beach will this week look heat-resistant corals in WA and how young Caspian terns get taught to migrate predominantly by their dads.
Kade, Bron and Fam will talk with Dr Elodie Camprasse from Deakin Uni about Spider Crab Watch, a new citizen science project to help solve one of the most mysterious natural phenomena of the Bay.
Have you got your new marine field guide to the Marine Fauna of Port Phillip Bay yet? Author Steven Kuiter joins us in the studio for a chat about this amazing book with well over a 1000 photos of marine creatures the Bay... that are not fish.
And last but never least: everyone's favourite Baykeeper Neil Blake talks rubbish and a national day of action on microplastics.
Happy Easter People. Kade and Anth are on air this weekend. We will start with an update on the Bells Beach comp and a special surprise guest. Radio Surfarama!
Then we Marinarians are going to take a break from popping Easter eggs in there mouth and turn the focus onto the eggs adrift in the sea. We will have an eggcellent time eggsploring the role eggs play in the marine eggcosystem. (groan...)
And finally Jeff Maynard, historian joins us live to continue discussing the history of diving through the use of James Bond films. Join us while you eat chocolate!
Bron and Kade get out the crystal ball and look to the past and to the future of marine and coastal management – perspectives from 60 years of recreational fishing, 20 years of Marine Protected Areas in Victoria, and the concept of 30% global protection by 2030...
• Bob Kearney is a life-long recreational fisher, having spent countless hours fishing off NSW rocks and beaches since the 1960s. He is also Emeritus Professor of Fisheries Management at the Institute for Applied Ecology at the University of Canberra. Bob has explored a lifetime of fishing for fun and work in “Fishing in the Good Old Days – was it really better?”, and we’ll speak with Bob his book and whether he’s found an answer to this question.
• We continue our discussion with Chris Smyth, former marine campaigner for the Victorian National Parks Association, about 20 years of marine and coastal protection in Victoria. We’ll take a look back at Marinara’s ‘game changing’ interview with world conservation heavyweights Sylvia Earle, David Bellamy and David Suzuki, and contemplate a growing global push for ’30 by 30’ – 30% of the marine environment protected by 2030.
• And we’ll speak with Mechelle Cheers, Chair of the Rye Community Group Alliance, about community concerns following recent news of plans to install 16 large concrete structures as a new artificial reef off Point Nepean.
Bron, Dr Beach and Rex talk seabathing in the 1850s, friendly jellyfish and current problems with Arctic research…
• Rex Hunter talks sea bathing in Port Melbourne during the gold rush era – once an exclusive affair, but then going through democratisation with the opening of the Railway baths in 1861.
• If you’ve ever thought about a career in the marine environment, you’ll want to attend next week’s ‘My friend the Jellyfish’ event, to be hosted next Saturday 9th April by the Australian Marine Sciences Association’s Victorian branch. We speak with current graduate students Chantel Foord and Morgan Ellis , Victorian student representatives of AMSA about this great annual event, what you can expect and what’s currently hot in graduate marine research.
• And Dr Beach brings news that Arctic marine science is in jeopardy, another consequence of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Bron and Kade talk Baykeeping with Neil Blake, Ocean Literacy with Dr Prue Francis, and the history of diving with Maynard...Jeff Maynard.
• Baykeeper Neil Blake talks about the ‘City Nature Challenge’, a program that aims to see which city can submit the most observations of native fauna. Neil also takes a look at different models of citizen science, and possible improvements in current methods used by citizen scientists.
• Dr Prue Francis (Deakin University) talks Ocean Literacy, continuing our conversation about the ‘Blue Curriculum’ and the support teachers need, the use of children’s books to introduce marine science to the classroom, and plans for some upcoming workshops for teachers.
• And Jeff Maynard continues to go deeper into the history of diving using nothing but his wits, charm and James Bond movies. This month Jeff explores 17th century diving methods with Pierce Brosnan as 007.
It’s a long weekend in Victoria, which means it’s ocean festival season! Bron and Dr Beach check out the Ocean Film Festival, one of its short films ‘I am Ocean’ about Melbourne’s mermaid PT Hirschfield, a great partnership that unites snorkellers and anglers, and the Lorne Biennale sculpture festival:
• Each year the Ocean Film Festival grows from strength to strength. It’s about to kick off, and this year the festival offers more than 2 hours of inspirational, educational and entertaining films related to the ocean from independent Australian and International filmmakers. We’ll speak with Festival Director Jemima Robinson about the 2022 Ocean Film Festival, and where it’s going to screen near you.
• Then, one of the featured short films is ‘I am Ocean’, a beautiful offering by filmmaker Sam Reilly about Melbourne mermaid PT Hirschfield, and how the ocean became a literal lifesaving gamechanger for her. We’ll speak with both PT and Sam about ‘I Am Ocean’.
Bron and Fam cover the announcement of the Endeavour discovery, developments in Ocean Literacy, and the science of sunfish:
• Marinara’s maritime archaeology guru Rex Hunter discusses the recent announcement of the identification of 'The Endeavour' wreck in Newport Harbour, Rhode Island USA, and why the announcement has sparked some serious controversy.
• We speak with Dr Prue Francis, Deakin University, for the first ‘Ocean Literacy’ for 2022. We’ll start global with the upcoming UNESCO Blue curriculum toolkit and how it can be used in Australian schools. Then we’ll move local to a survey called ‘OceansIQ’, the results of which will create a ‘best practice’ standard of ocean literacy teaching, and ultimately create an ocean literacy portal for marine education in Victoria.
• And we speak with Dr. Marianne Nyegaard, Research Associate with the Auckland Museum in New Zealand, about her exciting research on Mola, the giant ocean sunfish, and the mysteries she is uncovering about the heaviest bony fish on the planet.
Bron and Dr Beach bring you an hour of all things wet and salty.
• This Wednesday, the State Library of Queensland hosts a free in-person and online event called ‘The Women of the Great Barrier Reef: The Untold Stories of Environmental Conservation in Queensland’. We speak with presenter Professor Kerrie Foxwell-Norton (Griffith University) about the research behind this work, and the extraordinary contribution to GBR fish taxonomy by marine scientist Terrie Ridgeway.
• Dave Donnelly (Killer Whales Australia) joins us to talk about some local baby orcas, and an interesting story this week of a dolphin rescue.
• Surfer Rob Lorenzon was on the look-out for a new companion when he arrived at Lost Dogs’ Home in North Melbourne and met Spike, who went on to not only become Rob’s best mate, but surfing companion and national dog surfing champion. ‘Spike Surfs’ is Rob’s story of the impact of a winning combination of devotion and friendship, and we’ll chat with Rob about his and Spike’s ongoing story.
• And Dr Beach brings you the first 2022 instalment of ‘Life’s a Beach’ – our exploration of weird and wonderful marine science from near and afar. This week Dr Beach takes a deep dive in the polar seas with the work from the RV Polarstern: ice fish nests occupying an area of Antarctic sea floor the size of Paris, and enigmatic sponges feeding on the remains of an extinct species on submarine volcanoes in the Arctic.
Bron, Anth and Kade in the good ship RM.
In November we celebrate 20 years of marine parks in Victoria. Meaning, 20 years ago there were no marine parks in the state! Which begs the question what was going on all that time ago? To hear about all the moving & shaking of this pre park era we speak to Chris Smyth a doyen in the field of marine conservation in Victoria.
Since the late 1980s there has been a detailed long term monitoring program in the Great Barrier Reef that is showing all kinds of signals of impact from climate change, crown of thorns seastars and much more. There are some interesting patterns emerging. We talk with Dr Mike Emslie who is a Senior Research Scientist/Coral Reef Ecologist at the Australian Institute of Marine Sciences in Townsville because he is the Project Leader for Long Term Monitoring of the reef.
And to end the show Jeff Maynard said something about coming as Sean Connery in his PJs (interesting image that one) and if you heard the last show last year you know what amazing marine sound waves he has in store for us... if you didn't catch the last show, check it the podcast before Sunday or just join in to be amazed!
Hey there Marinara friends - we’re back, and we’re excited for a big year ahead of all things wet and salty! Hope you’re having a good summer, and getting some sweet sea goodness. 2022 is set to be a big year for Marinara – 20 years since our Marine National Parks were made, so much to talk about…
To kick off 2022, it’s big jellies, little coastal snails, beach clean-ups, standup paddleboarding and seaslugs, as Bron and the Cabin Boy set sail, and catch up with:
• Neil Blake, Port Phillip Baykeeper about the Lion’s Mane Jellies that have been plentiful this summer, a mystery estuarine snail spotted partying in St Kilda and Altona, and some upcoming shoreline surveys at Jawbone Marine Sanctuary and Laverton Creek.
• Jacqui Younger, on summer diving so far, some massive community beach and pier clean-up efforts, and the upcoming Seaside Scavenge at McCrae.
• George Thomas and Pete Jackson from Stand Up Victoria, giving us all a run down on Stand Up paddleboarding – recreation, competition, and the thriving community of paddleboarders along our Victorian coastlines and beyond, and
• Nicole Mertens, Victorian National Parks Association, reporting on this weekend’s ‘Sea Slug Census’, aka ‘NudiWatch’ – a celebration of our glorious nudibranchs and seaslugs.
n a week where we saw a lot about COP26 Dr Beach and Anth thought they'd delve into what it all means for the oceans.
What actually is a COP and why have there been 26 of them? And what does it mean for the ocean? Anth and Dr Beach will kick off by doing a COP 101 - all the questions you wanted to ask but were too afraid to as everyone seems to know what the stuff is about... If you have any specific questions, lets us know below and we'll try to answer them live.
Join us in the monthly coastal adaptation's spot ... Dr Tom Denniss has a PhD in Mathematics and Oceanography in a co-founder of Wave Swell Energy who have a pilot energy plant sitting in a bay off Grassy on King Island that could be the future for small coastal communities and renewable energy. The Uniwave 200 is bascially an artificial blowhole near the surf zone. Tom will join us to talk about what it does, why is works and if this technology really make power enough for small town.
And in light of ScoMo (and the Labor opposition) not wanting Australia to commit to cutting methane emissions, we’ll talk to Dr Steve Meller of CH4 Global about his company’s efforts to stop cows farting methane by feeding them red seaweed supplements. How do algae stop cows burping!?
And more marine and coastal stuff.
As so often happens with Marinara, a theme has emerged for this week's show - defence - against WWII submarines, the rising influx of plastics on our coastlines, and introduced marine pest species.
• Maritime Heritage expert Rex Hunter talks about WWII incidents in Bass Strait through the early 1940s, and the flight of a Japanese ‘glen float plane’ over Melbourne in 1942.
• We’ll speak with Jordan Gacutan from the University of New South Wales about what has been revealed after his team analysed 10 years of information from the Australian Marine Debris Initiative, one of the largest marine debris databases in the Southern Hemisphere, and created a national map of patterns in marine debris.
• And Fam will catch us up on a brand new Bay protection project that is currently recruiting volunteers to form Rapid Response Teams around the Bay, who will be trained in marine pest ID and help remove mass aggregations of Northern Pacific Seastars when they wash up on our shores.
Bron and Dr Beach steer the good ship Marinara – we’ll start and finish with plastics in the ocean, and in between navigate hyperallometry and, a new catalogue of Port Phillip Bay’s magnificent dolphins.
• First up, Baykeeper Neil Blake reports on some great research work by his students looking at the relationship between annual snapper movements in Port Phillip Bay and the presence of microplastics, and some great partnership work with Albert Park Yachting and Angling Club looking into current trends of recreational catch in Port Phillip Bay.
• Dave Donnelly (Killer Whales Australia, Dolphin Research Institute) talks us through a wonderful catalogue of the common dolphins in Port Phillip Bay.
• Dr Dustin Marshall (Monash University) takes us through the phenomenon of Hyperallometry – where larger fish produce disproportionately larger numbers of eggs, and how challenging current assumptions around fish reproduction means a new approach to fisheries modelling with the potential for better fisheries management.
• And Dr Tanveer Adyel (Deakin Uni's Blue Carbon lab) talks about his work on plastics in coastal environments and the letter he has published in Science this week pointing out what the Aust Govt should be doing right now to address this issue.
Bron and Kade wade in to the world of yacht racing, whales migrating, fish counting, Flinders Community campaigning, and Yarra monsters spooking...
• Cabin Boy opens up his 1983 diary, and takes us back to the 1983 America’s Cup and how it changed the world
• We’ll catch up with Dave Donnelly to get the latest on the migration of whales and their new babies along the Australian east coast as they head south to Antarctica for the summer.
• We’ll speak with Charles Reis, spokesperson for the Flinders Community Association about Flinders, the association, and some of their current interests including the proposed works at Flinders Pier, and an event on Sunday that explores the possibility of community energy leading to zero carbon in Flinders.
• And Soundwaves SEAquels (Jeff Maynard) presents the movie monster you did not see coming. And it’s all to do with the tunnel under the Yarra. Get your marine scientist on. There will be questions.
Bron, Fam and Rex look at 1850s Hobson’s Bay, plastics in the oceans (yep it hasn’t gone away), and pay tribute to the late, great Bob Whiteway, OAM.
• Maritime Heritage guru Rex Hunter takes a look at defence installations in Hobson’s Bay during the 1850s.
• We speak with Ricki Hersburgh, Executive Director of Plastic Oceans Australasia about how education and science-based strategies are changing how we value and use plastic and ultimately stop it from getting into the world’s oceans.
• And we pay tribute to Victorian pioneer marine conservationist and educator Bob Whiteway OAM who passed away last week. We’ll speak with Bob’s dear friend, President of Marine Care, Rickett’s Point and Marine Education Science And Community, President Ray Lewis OAM, and Secretary Virginia Mosk, about Bob’s life, his legacy, and the critical role he played in ensuring Rickett’s Point, Beaumaris is protected as a Marine Sanctuary for generations to come.
This week Bron, Kade and Captain Trash take you to Flinders Pier, Ningaloo Reef, and will try to not talk like pirates for a solid harrrrrgggh!*…
• Jo Richards and Michael Sams join us from Parks Victoria for an update on the proposed works at Flinders Pier, including findings from a report commissioned to determine the impacts from the proposed works on the local marine environment including the resident seadragons and nearby seagrass beds. We’ll also take a look at what’s planned in the months ahead.
• Paul Gamblin is the Director of Protect Ningaloo for the Australian Marine Conservation Society, and will speak about the proposed Gascoyne Gateway industrial port in Exmouth Gulf, and some big concerns about risks to humpback whale mothers and calves from what is proposed.
• We’ll cover the latest in wet ‘n salty news from over the last couple of weeks, including:
o the positive impact citizen scientists are having in restoring endangered seagrass on mooring scars in Port Stephens, NSW
o the extraordinary footage of a humpback whale feeding frenzy off the NSW Sapphire Coast in Bermagui
o a new report about the relationship between the Black Summer fires and massive phytoplankton blooms in the Southern Ocean
o a fabulous upcoming webinar called ‘Treasures of the Deep’ by Museums Victoria
And if you haven't subscribed yet, do it between 9 and 10am tomorrow and Captain Trash will give you your own piratey fish name.
Radio Marinara, Sundays 9-10am on RRR 102.7FM, or listen live or later via rrr.org.au
PS Cliff has been out and about in sunny Antarctica assisting Maddie Ovens with some Antarctic marine science – check out these images (reposted with permission)!
*Captain Trash permitted to talk like a pirate as long as he wants.
This week, Bron and Dr Beach take out their sorting brushes and see what’s what in the Marinara petri dish…
• Our Cabin Boy Brett Ditchfield talks about three different mooring systems – jetties, piers and wharves.
• A couple of weeks ago we were contacted by RRR subscriber Felix to let us know that his daughter Edie was deeply concerned about the plight of endangered sharks, and had come up with a 5-point plan to save them. We’ll be talking to Edie and her Dad about her plan, why sharks are so important to her, and what she hopes to do to spread the word to ensure their survival. Edie has a special connection to RRR, and we'll find out all about that too.
• Then Dr Beach talks meth-addicted trout. Because, why not?!
We catch up with Dave Donnelly about whale migrations, including a story of a lost baby orca lost off the NZ coast near Wellington. And we'll touch on this week’s news including a ban on releasing helium balloons into the air, and Parks Vic's proposed work at Flinders Pier.
This week, Bron and Kade brush off the dry suits …
• Rex tells us about the wreck of the small ketch Water Witch lost off Red Bluff in 1870, with the loss of two lives. Rex and his mates have been searching for this site since 2009 and he will talk about their quest to find it.
• We catch up with AJ Morton for a dive report, a check in on the spider crabs, and to talk about the news of the week - Flinders Pier
• Simon Branigan from the Nature Conservancy joins us for an update on the shellfish restoration project. Last time Simon joined us on Marinara, two shellfish reefs had been developed in Port Phillip Bay. Since then, the federal government has committed $20M to restore reefs throughout the country, and several more reefs have been built in Port Phillip Bay. How many reefs can be restored for $20M, and how many are now in the Bay? Tune in to find out!
• And Jeff Maynard continues on his quest to determine whether Soundwaves Seaquels will actually save the world. Actually Jeff says forget SEAquels. We’ve got the worst ever EAquel. Yes, the shark movie that copied another. Get ready for Jaws: the Delta variant.
Dr Beach and Anth are floating the marinara lilo out this week. Live on Sunday 9.00 AM. Poddie anytime after that.
Dr Beach will kick of with a beauty of a LaB by looking at Neuston – the understudied animals and plants that live on or near the surface of the oceans. Ever wondered about them and what they do and how? Now is the time to listen and learn.
Prof John Donald from Deakin Uni will join us live on air to discuss a big new Deakin Centre focused on all things marine.
And in this month's climate adaptations segment, Anth and Dr Beach will ponder the question - how much do we intervene in the marine environment to protect species and habitats under a changing climate? Do it or just let it change? Hard questions and we will explore some examples.
This week, Bron and Fam go beachcombing…
• We continue our chat with Dave Donnelly (Killer Whales Australia, Dolphin Research Institute), live on location for the ORRCA whale census day. We’ll find out what ORRCA is all about, and pick up where we left off last week about the start of the whale watching season, and some interesting research Dave’s been doing into Bubble Net feeding.
• Then we cross to Jacqui Younger - it’s D-day for the Spider Crabs of Melbourne – everything is set – the water temp, the full moon… so where are they? Are we actually looking at winter with no spider crab aggregation? Has this happened before? What might it mean for their future numbers? Should we be alarmed?
• Last Monday 21 June marked winter solstice – the shortest day of the year. It’s a particularly significant turning point in the calendar for the wonderful people maintaining our Antarctic research bases at Casey, Davis and Mawson stations. We’ll cross live to Casey Station, Antarctica to talk with our Antarctic correspondent Cliff Davis about midwinter and what it means for the ‘winterers’ at Casey, and the celebrations over the past week. We’re very excited to also meet Casey’s Senior Field Training Officer Maddie Ovens about her role there over winter, and a mind-blowing initiation she took part in during the week.
• Mal Webb and Kylie Morrigan stop by (virtually!) for a live performance (always a treat and we can’t wait!)
• And Fam brings us some news of the conservation status of the Great Barrier Reef following some announcements this week by the IUCN.
What a show! More packed in than a hermit crab. Sorry Radiotherapists, we might have to nick your hour!
his week, Bron and Kade grab the bucket & spade…
•Baykeeper Neil Blake has been looking at the known habitats of thin-ribbed cockles after thousands of freshly dead shells were cast up by last week’s storm. Neil will talk about his observations, and potential connection to the recent increase in sightings of Northern Pacific Seastars on the eastern side of Port Phillip Bay
•Johno Rudge is the director of Kina Diving and has been a commercial diver for over 30 years. He’s dived everywhere from sewage ponds to Wilson’s Prom. We’ll speak with Johno about life as a commercial diver, and Johno’s recent work culling over 150,000 urchins at Beware Reef Marine Sanctuary.
•We catch up with Dave Donnelly (Killer Whales Australia and Dolphin Research Institute) about current whale migrations, recent sightings, and a couple of recently released papers he’s co-authored, including a super cool examination of bubble net feeding, and observations of Antarctic Killer Whales in Australia.
Plus Jacqui Younger brings us news of the Spider Crabs – we’re in the back half of June – where are they? And Kade brings news of the week, including the annual conference of the Australian Marine Sciences Association and oil exploration licences offshore from the 12 Apostles.
This week, Bron and Kade don the virtual mask and snorkel and go exploring…
• Baykeeper Neil Blake talks up the concept of a rapid response community taskforce to report and remove newly arrived pest species like Asian Shore Crabs, and existing established pests like Northern Pacific Seastars.
• Shannon Hurley from the Victorian National Parks Association brings us this week’s report on the spider crabs – has this week’s blood moon brought them in? And if it has, are Victoria’s 5km restrictions going to offer them some unexpected protection this season?
• We speak with author, scriptwriter and mentor Kathryn Heyman about' 'Fury', her powerful story of how her experiences working as a deckhand on a fishing trawler in the Timor Sea led to a transformation from a dark history to a new life.
• And Dr Jacqui Pocklington, Coastcare Co-ordinator, joins us to talk through the latest round of community grants up for grabs, and how you and your community group can go about applying for one.
This week, Bron and Dr Beach grab the bucket and spade and head to the sand…
•Dr Beach brings a card-carrying seafarer into the studio to talk about the plight and tribulations of seafarers around the world, especially in covid times.
•It’s late May and the next full moon is on its way, which means… Melbourne’s Spider Crabs are on the march! We’ll catch up with AJ Morton and Jacqui Younger about the incoming crabs, the long campaign to protect them from exploitative harvesting, and what we can expect in the weeks ahead
•And if time permits before the incoming tide of Radiotherapy doctors, we'll explore the latest flotsam and jetsam of marine science and what's hit the marine newswaves over the last couple of weeks.
This week, Bron and Dr Beach head into the marine lab (to see what’s on the slab), and will peer down the microscope to examine...
• Pint of Science 2021! Are you feeling thirsty for some marine science and perhaps a bevvy to boot? Then Pint of Science is for you! Chanel Egan is Chief of Staff (or should that be Head Bartender?) at Pint of Science and will tell us about the wonderful two weeks of online science programs about to kick off.
• We’ll then have a chat with two of the stars of this year’s online Pint of Science. We’ll speak with Indrani Mukherjee from UTas about ancient ocean chemistry and the origins of complex cells, and Amy McIntosh from ANSTO in Sydney about radioactive contaminants associated with offshore rigs.
• Then Jeff brings us the next edition of Soundwaves Seaquels. Yes the bad stuff just won’t go away.
Fam and Anth are on deck Sunday with a diverse rock pool of marine and coastal stuff!
Fam been watching Seaspiracy - yep - and like all of us has some views. Join for an RM TV review (with a difference).
This weekend is Sharing the Love #5 - the amazing 5th time that Parks Victoria and others have run the Victorian Marine Volunteers Forum - Sharing the Love 5. Time they are in Anglesea. We will be joined live on the line from STL5 by a mystery reporter to fill us in on how this year has gone to date (and will go from here).
In our monthly look at marine & coastal adaptation we welcome back Dr Sue-Ann Watson, Senior Curator (Marine Invertebrates) from the Museum of Tropical Queensland, Townsville to talk more about the ways molluscs (marine snails and stuff) are adapting to a changing climate - especially the acidifying of our oceans.
This week, Bron and Kade are in the beach house:
•Cabin Boy joins us for a sailing report, taking a look at places to sail if you don’t live by the sea.
•We’re speak with Bellarine Peninsula artist Chelsea Gustafsson, who frequently uses washed up beach debris to create stunning art that expresses her worries about the health of our oceans and questions the role we as individuals play in making this world a better, or worse, place.
•Baykeeper Neil Blake talks about the perils of not-so-innocuous synthetic grass, and the potential impacts on our Bays and waterways.
•Plus news of plans to demolish the much beloved Flinders Pier, a federal government announcement this week of $100M for Australia’s oceans, and new research suggesting that the tagging of fish for research purposes might be more detrimental than we’ve previously thought.
Bron and Fam catch up with
•Rex Hunter about exciting news about the discovery of the Tommy Dodd in Port Phillip Bay
•Ben Francischelli (Museums Victoria), to explore the ethics of fossil hunting, and what you should do if you think you’ve found a fossil, and
•Jeff Maynard with Soundwaves Seaquels: this week we ask the burning question… how many Seaquels does it take to sink a franchise?
Dr Beach and Kade bring you a diverse hour of all things wet and salty, including:
•an update on Save Cape Bridgewater campaign with campaign spokesperson Mary Picard
•a fascinating new science paper describing how a species of nudibranch literally loses its head (or body, depending on your perspective), only to grow itself whole again.
•evidence that once upon a time, there was a species of now extinct vegetarian shark (go Bruce!)
•and Deakin University’s Dr Trish Corbett joins us to talk about the Little Penguins of Middle Island, and the dogs that look after them.
Radio Marinara, Sundays 9-10am, Triple R 102.7FM, or listen live or later via rrr.org.au
Anth and Bron And Cabin Boy bring you all things wet and salty this week - really very interesting updates on killer whales included.
Bron and Dr Beach bring you this week’s hour of all things wet ‘n salty, including:
• Baykeeper Neil Blake calls creeks and rivers the ‘skinny bits of the bay’, so with that in mind, Neil joins forces with Werribee Riverkeeper John Forrester to talk about platypus, and their connection to the sea. Neil also reports on his recent work with Darebin Creek Sweepers, and John will tell us about a clean-up event happening tomorrow.
• We’ll then catch up with Jacqui Younger and Mandy Robertson for an update on the ‘Save Our Spidercrabs’ campaign, including the group’s response to a recently proposed spidercrab bag limit reduction by Victorian Fisheries Authority, the value of research into spider crab population dynamics, and a growing interest in the campaign to protect the Spider Crabs as we start to think about what this year’s migration and moulting event might bring.
• And in Life’s a Beach, Dr Beach returns to the marine soundscape: this week on how Fin Whale songs can be used for seismic imaging of the ocean crust and perhaps replace noisy air gun surveys.
Bron, Fam and Kade bring you this week’s hour of all things wet ‘n salty, including:
• Brett-the-Cabin-Boy, from somewhere in the middle of Port Phillip Bay, who’ll talk us through the logistics of planning a sailing voyage.
• We’ll then catch up with Mary Picard, member of ‘Save Cape Bridgewater’ about a private proposal to build a 240 bed resort on the cliffs of the currently undeveloped magnificent Cape Bridgewater, on the far western Victorian coast.
• And Jacqui Younger joins us from the beach at Mt Martha, to give us the lowdown on Sunday’s Mt Martha Beach Patrol event, some stats from the recent Seaside Scavenge at McCrae, and a huge effort by some great volunteers over the last few days to deal with a sudden rise in numbers of the Northern Pacific Seastar on the Mornington Peninsula.
Oh so much on the show this week!
Bron, Anth and Rex are in the studio.
Rex is hunting a new shipwreck - the wreck of the 17 ton ketch, Tommy Dodd lost off St Leonards in May 1877. He'll fill us in on the recent surveys and have located a small target... which may or may not be the site. Tune in to find out.
Q: What do you get when you cross Russell Coight with AFL Essendon legend Terry Daniher? A: Goofy larrikin Barry Jeffrey that, with his mate Roy McCoy (picture Coight-meets-comedian Anthony ‘Lehmo’ Lehman), are the unwitting stars of new release ‘The Idiots Guide to Anglin and Danglin’. We’ll speak with author Drew Howell about the adventures of Barry and Roy through what is ultimately a satirical and amusing guide to fishing (which may have left Bron slightly traumatised).
Anth is doing a regular slot this year about Climate Adaptations. He'll start with shellfish and surviving ocean acidification. We'll be joined by Dr Sue-Ann Watson, who is a Senior Research Fellow at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University and Queensland Museum Senior Curator who knows a thing or two about the impacts and adaptations required for shellfish to deal with ocean acidification.
Join us Sunday 9am live on air, online or via the poddie later...
Well ahoy there! The Marinara crew has polished the decks, hoisted the sails, and we're ready to embark on 2021 – the year of all things wet n salty!
For our first show back, tomorrow 9am:
• Bron, Kade and Fam bring some of the summer news. Or maybe that should be ‘extended-spring’ news as summer’s mostly taking some time out this year. Kade brings news of the Antarctic krill mission. And some upcoming events to plug including a clean-up dive, sea slug census event (with thanks PT Hirschfield for the fab photo below!), and Summer by the Sea.
• We speak with UNSW’s John Turnbull about a paper he’s just had published in ‘Conservation Biology’ that critiques the value of ‘partially protected marine reserves’ – marine protected areas that allow some forms of fishing. Are they effective in meeting their objectives to protect marine life, or are they a conservation red herring?
• And Fam talks about the culmination of the EcoCentre’s 6 years of research into microplastics in Melbourne’s big rivers and the bay. Incredible work yielding some fascinating insights.
Anth, Bron and Kade are (virtually and actually) in the house/ship Sunday and streaming online and in your pods anytime!
Lots of news and views and secret live musos (that even Anth pressing the buttons does not know who they are - Bron will reveal all live onair!).
BayKeeper - Neil Blake is in and will talk about the flexibility of the Baykeeper beach microplastics audit method in all beach conditions which is an Australian first! Also an update on the Moon Snail egg-mass survey that launched on the latest full moon (note that surveyors are also to record any plastic fish and Asian Shore Crabs they find!) .. which will take us to a chat about why Asian Shore Crabs are a concern and how people can get involved in decreasing their numbers.
Simon Mustoe joins us to talk about the role of the little known sea just above Australia - the Banda Sea - an amazing place where blue whales (and many other animals gather) and we will talk about its role in regulating Australia's climate... so much so that Simon has just blogged that the Blue Whales there contributed to the 2019 Australian Bushfires... (join us for this one!).
We will wrap up the show talking all things birds and beaches with Kasun Ekanayake, Beach-nesting Birds Project Coordinator at BirdLife Australia. Discussing how we can do our bit to protect the super cute and endangered hooded plover by being responsible beach goers this summer.
The Smooth Handfish was once so plentiful in Tasmania, it was one of the first Australian fish species to be documented in scientific literature. In July this year, it was declared extinct, representing another significant and devastating loss of a species. Tomorrow afternoon (Sunday 22.11) The Smooth Handfish Vigil will provide a space and time for anyone, anywhere in the world to pause, congregate, consider, and reflect on extinction, and particularly the Smooth Handfish. We’ll speak with Safdar Ahmed co-creator of the Smooth Handfish Vigil about the event, what it means, and how you can participate.
•Then we cross to Noumea to catch up with Paul Hamer, Principal Fisheries Scientist working for the Pacific Community . Paul will join us to talk about FADs – not the Tamagotchi type, but Fish Aggregating Devices and the world’s largest tuna fishery!
•Dr Beach feasts on the recent literature: from octopus arms tasting their prey, to elephant seals reporting on the super cold depths of the Antarctic.
• Plus we cover the 2020 Victorian Coastal Awards winners including our very own Fam Charko and Neil Blake/Captain Trash, the 2020 Great Victorian Fish Count, and incredible recent footage taken from the CSIRO Research Vessel ‘Investigator’ of a meteor breaking up off the south coast of Tasmania.
We speak with Dr Deborah Osterhage, Tasmania-based marine scientist, about some incredible recent footage of Bigfin Squid 'Magnapinna sp'. in the Great Australian Bight from the 2017 research voyage of the CSIRO vessel ‘Investigator’. We’ll speak with Deb about Bigfin Squid, this particular sighting, and the global significance of this sighting for Bigfin Squid distribution.
·Fam and Bron bring a plethora of marine news, including a fabulous new podcast called ‘Seacreatures’, nominations for the upcoming Coastal awards, and a great webinar happening on Thursday about the changes in reef condition across Port Phillip Bay over the last decade.
Rex Hunter teaches us all about the former ballast trade, carried out during the 19th century, and its vital role in enabling ships to leave Melbourne.
· ‘Blast Off’ is a fantastic surfing coaching program and competition for kids. In a great example of local leading to national leading to global, Blast Off is now celebrating its 15th year, and young surfers from all over the world are being encouraged to submit footage of them showing their stoke in the water. The competition finishes at the end of October, and to find out all about it we’ll catch up with Blast Off founder and former surfing world champion Barton Lynch.
· Can you believe it’s only 6 months until the Spider Crabs are set to return to the Mornington Peninsula to aggregate, moult and then breed? Jacqui Younger (Save Our Spidercrabs) brings us the latest on the campaign to bring stronger protection of Spider Crabs during their moulting and breeding cycle, and hopefully prevent a repeat of this year’s events.
Baykeeper Neil Blake joins us to talk about the Aequorea jellyfish that arrived in the mouth of Port Phillip Bay during the week. These jellies are pelagic, but their natural range is the east Pacific Ocean, so it’s quite unusual to find them this far west. Neil will speak to the potential connection of their presence to climate change and the easterly winds associated with our new La Nina cycle.
We’ll catch up with Dave Donnelly (Killer Whales Australia, Dolphin Research Institute) about this week’s sightings of Orcas just off Torquay.
Johnathan Davey (Seafood Industry Victoria) joins us to talk about how the pandemic is bringing about a positive shift in connecting Victorians with their seafood providers and what to keep an eye out for in the months ahead…
And Dr Beach shares his fave paper of the fortnight: on unidentified marine objects (UMOs) and the probable truth behind ancient sea serpent sightings...
All kinds of cool stuff to kick off Daylights Savings! Yep - they are taking our hour of sleep for 6 months again...
Bron, Anth, Fam and Rex Hunter will all be in (virtually) for the show.
Bron and Fam will be catching us up on all the news currently - including some great events around the Bay and via the Yarra Riverkeeper Association. And they will be reviewing My Octopus Teacher as a Netflix fill in lockdown time!
Anth will be talking whale diving with Simon Mustoe (ecologist and founder of Wildiaries) about the recent findings about Cuvier Beaked Whales are their diving abilities (based this: https://www.livescience.com/whales-break-diving-record.html). So how on earth can whales do that?
And Rex is talking about the ex opium trader Will O The Wisp that was lost off Queenscliff in 1853. And he promises there are no drugs left on board.
See you on the good ship Marinara Sunday (at the new daylight savings time!).All kinds of cool stuff to kick off Daylights Savings! Yep - they are taking our hour of sleep for 6 months again...
Bron, Anth, Fam and Rex Hunter will all be in (virtually) for the show.
Bron and Fam will be catching us up on all the news currently - including some great events around the Bay and via the Yarra Riverkeeper Association. And they will be reviewing My Octopus Teacher as a Netflix fill in lockdown time!
Fam and our Baykeeper Neil Blake talk about new legislation in South Australia that bans single use plastics, making SA the first state in Australia to do so. SA for the win!
Also some news about growing evidence about the impact of single use face masks on our marine wildlife, and Neil will lead a tribute to Tony Flude, the wonderful secretary from Port Phillip Ecocentre and Westgate Park, who dedicated 20 years of his life to restoring Port Phillip wetlands and sadly passed away this week.
We’ll catch up with James Rule from Museums Victoria and Monash University about a game-changing paper he’s just published in which he and his co-authors scientifically describe nine ancient seal fossils for the first time collected over 90-odd years by generations of scientists and citizens at Beaumaris. The implications are highly significant for what the world knows about seal evolution, and we can’t wait to catch up with James again to find out more.
And in this month’s Cabin Boy Diaries, Brett tips his frayed sailor’s cap to windsurfers, covering the history of windsurfing, and where to do it now.
The Beach is back! Dr Beach looks at mesocosm predictions of what marine life might be like in elevated CO2 future.
Then we catch up with Dr Surf to talk about what surfers do when they can’t go surfing. This could get interesting.
Mick Sowry is a true artistic treasure of the ocean – creator of art films ‘Musica Surfica’ and ‘The Reef’ and artistic director of ‘Great Ocean Quarterly – art, ideas and the sea’, a magnificent publication created for ‘sea affected lives’. We'll talk with Mick about creativity during a pandemic, the very exciting long awaited ‘Lost Eighth’ edition of Great Ocean Quarterly in preparation, and getting some big blasts of saltiness that we all need right now.
Space and the ocean are often described as the frontiers of science. But why have we mapped more of the surface of Mars and the Moon than the ocean floors of our own planet? ‘Oceans vs Space: the battle of the final frontiers’ is an online debate happening this week where Astronomer Kat Ross and adventurer James Dingley will argue the case for each frontier. We’ll catch up with James Dingley in Perth who is going into battle for our oceans in this fantastic National Science Week event.
•Ben Francischelli, vertebrate paleontologist, joins us to talk about some recent marine vertebrate fossils found made before Melbourne’s lockdown, plus an exploration of the ethics of fossil collecting in the area.
•We catch up with PT Hirschfield to talk about the Save-Our-Spidercrabs campaign, continuing throughout Stage 4 lockdown.
•Back in 2011, Rebecca Prince-Ruiz had a novel idea, and asked her colleagues to join her in a personal challenge to live life without plastic for a month. What followed was a global movement of 250 million people in 177 countries to reduce their plastic use. ‘Plastic Free’ documents the birth of one of the world’s most successful environmental, and we’ll speak with its author Joanna Atherfold Finn along with co-author and founder Rebecca Prince-Ruiz.
• And Rex Hunter, our resident maritime archaeologist, will talk about the time ball tower at Williamstown and what an important navigation aid it was in the 1850s.
Big show with Anth, Bron and Kade in the house(boat).
After watching the recent ABC doco on East Australian Current young Brett D, will explain how currents and tidal flows influence boating in a very flowing episode of the Cabin Boy Dairies.
Dallas D'Silva from the Victorian Fisheries Authority joins us to talk about the satellite tagging of Spider Crabs! Do they survive the moulting and mass gatherings I hear you ask? And how do they get the crabs to stay in wi-fi range...?
With all the recent accounts of houses falling into the ocean around Sydney, we thought in this month's edition of Coastal Adaptations we'd talk about what options there are to avoid coastal erosion. Allan Young is a coastal adaptation guru from NSW. He is the national leader of urban and regional planning at EMM Consulting. When it comes to our biggest coastal challenges, he has seen a lot, and thought a lot, and we will talk with him about how coastal communities can best prepare and adapt.
All that and just frankly shirt-loads more marine and coastal stuff in this COVID free hour of power on Sunday live or the poddies anytime!
Our Baykeeper Neil Blake reports on Street2Bay’s Project Scouts, including their push for state and local government support for their ongoing hard work in reducing plastic pollution on our streets, and ultimately the sea.
Then from the surfcoast to Warrnambool, we'll speak with seabird researcher Mel Wells who recently returned from 22 months living on sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island Nature Reserve, researching the spectacular seabirds that call Macquarie Island home. We’ll speak with Mel about her research and what she has planned for this coming Tuesday’s 'Speaker's Tent' session from Coastcare Victoria/Parks Victoria's Winter by the Sea program, open to anyone and everyone to enjoy.
It’s been about a month since the 2020 spider crab aggregation ended and the crabs headed back out to sea. With 9 months until they return, the clock is already ticking and the campaigns to increase their protection continues. We catch up with Jacqui Younger from Spider Crab Alliance, and PT Hirschfield from Spider Crabs Melbourne on what their groups have been up to since Crabapallooza 2020 ended, and what their plans are in the months ahead to continue their campaign efforts to push for greater protection in 2021.
Fam brings us up to speed on some new Australian research just published about fish abundance on artificial reefs placed in estuaries. Fam also has another trivia fact that you didn’t know about nudibranchs. Nudibranchs – what’s not to love!
And Jeff Maynard brings us this month’s Soundwaves, which returns to its Happy Place for yet another attempt to save the world using the undeniable wisdom of 1960s drive-in movies.
Ben Francischelli, a Vertebrate Palaeontologist with a background in prehistoric ancient marine organisms of Australia's southern coastline. We’ll catch up with Ben to talk about life as a vertebrate paleontologist, the Lost World of Bayside project, and what you should do if you find a fossil.
Dave Donnelly (Killer Whales Australia/Dolphin Research Institute), about some exciting local visits by migrating whales during the week, and in particular southern right whales. We'll also talk about the feeding ecology of humpbacks, whale watchers behaving badly, and an update on the whale migration season.
Andrew Hunter, President of the Scuba Divers Federation of South Australia and spokesperson for The Cuttlefish Alliance. We’ll speak with Andrew about the magnificent giant cuttlefish of Whyalla, new threats resulting from the recent removal of a temporary fishing ban by the South Australian government, and interesting parallels with the annual migration of giant spider crabs here in Victoria.
We speak with Canadian film maker Nathalie Bibeau about her incredible new documentary ‘The Walrus and the Whistleblower’. Focusing on efforts of former trainer Phil Demers to draw attention to the treatment of captive marine mammals at Marine Land, Niagra Falls, and in particular a walrus named Smooshi, ‘The Walrus and the Whistleblower’ recently won the top award at Hot Docs and is premiering at the Melbourne Documentary film festival on now until July 15th.
Then, it’s been too long since we caught up with Dr Surf – he’ll join us to share some observations about surfing through COVID. He may even share a few simple tips on in water etiquette for those new to surfing.
And Dave Donnelly (Killer Whales Australia and Dolphin Research Institute) talks about last weekend’s disturbing behaviour by some people out on the water, resulting in the harassment of a critically endangered southern right whale and her new calf. Dave will also update us all on the Two Bays Whale Project.
We’ll play an interview Bron recently recorded with currently London-based author Dr Rebecca Giggs about her new book 'The World in the Whale'. Bron speaks with Rebecca about her indepth exploration of the relationship humans have had with whales over thousands of years, with a deep dive into our adoration and exploitation of whales, and how our relationship with them has changed over time.
Dr Beach brings some fascinating new science on the benefits of otters as large predators, plus news on an amazing and unexpected partnership between animal rights activists and a dolphin zoo, resulting in a fantastic outcome.
We catch up with Spider Crabs Melbourne Founder PT Hirschfield about what has been a huge week in public interest in spider crabs, and what’s coming up in the weeks ahead.
And Neil Blake (our Baykeeper) focuses on healthy waterways, including an upcoming trial by the Port Phillip Ecocentre of McWAP – a pump powered microplastics collector.
Party’s over folks – the annual migration of the spider crabs is done and dusted for another year. So what were the highlights and lowlights of Crabapalooza 2020? We’ll speak with PT Hirschfield (Spider Crabs Melbourne) and Jacqui Younger (Spider Crab Alliance) about the spectacular 2020 migration event, their underwater and terrestrial observations of the human response to this annual phenomenon, and their groups’ plans from now until the 2021 migration. Got a question or observation of your own about Spider Crabs 2020? Post it here and we’ll try to address it on the show tomorrow.
Fam preps us for the upcoming Plastic Free July challenge.
And then, during the week, Bron asked Jeff Maynard to look at the 1960s TV show ‘Namor – The Submariner’. Jeff reports it took him to a dark place. Maybe Soundwaves won’t save the world this time.
Dr Beach and Anth in the pond this week with lots on... squeezed as we are between World Environment Day and World Oceans Day!
Wait for Life's a Beach and hear the latest marine science of interest from Dr Beach.
Dr Becki Morris from the University of Melbourne joins us live in the studio to talk about her paper out this week in the journal Nature - Climate Change focused on when and how to use nature-based coastal defences to adapt our coastlines ready for the future.
And Dave Donnelly, Killer Whales Australia joins us to give Winter Whale (and Dolphin) round-up - starting with whats going on at Winter by the Sea.
Plus more marine and coastal news and views!
Ok folks, It’s time for some charismatic megafauna!!
•First up, Bec Wellard tells us about a fascinating new line of cetacean communication research – bioacoustics of Orcas in Australian waters. Despite decades of research into the communication patters of whales and dolphins in Australian waters, almost nothing is known about how Orcas communicate here.
•We’ll then catch up with Dave Donnelly (Dolphin Research Institute, Killer Whales Australia) about the latest sightings of Humpbacks and Southern Rights, with whale watching well and truly underway.
•Dr Kate Charlton-Robb from the Marine Mammal Foundation talks about eavesdropping on Burrunan dolphins when the water went silent during the 6 weeks recreational boating ceased throughout the state.
•And to close the show, our Baykeeper Neil Blake brings us a new angle on the introduced pest species, Northern Pacific Seastar. When it comes to charismatic megafauna, we don’t get any better than Neil.
In our next instalment of Plastic Litteracy, we’ll be talking company-wide behaviour change around plastic use, with the Executive Director of Plastic Oceans Australiasia Ricki Hersburgh
Spider crab, spider crab, friendly neighbourhood spider crab – but which neighbourhood? Blairgowrie? Rye? Portsea? All or none of the above? We’ll speak with Dallas D’Silva from the Victorian Fisheries Authority about how our spideys are doing, upcoming research into their migration dyamics, and what’s been happening to address community concerns about excessive crabbing in 2019.
Then, is it worth it? A new winter coat and shoes for the wife and a bicycle for the boy’s birthday? Brett’s been shipbuilding and will tell us if it’s worth it in this month’s Cabin Boy Diaries.
If you were ever to get two activities that were diametrically opposed, it would be surfing and painting. We’ll speak with artist and surfer Henry Jock Walker about how he has managed to combine his two passions in more ways than one, and an upcoming online session at the Substation you will no doubt enjoy. Then we cross to Perth to chat with Dr Mark Meekan from the Australian Institute of Marine Sciences about how an extraordinary radioactive legacy of the Cold War’s nuclear arms race has led to an accurate new aging technique for whale sharks. Plus, Jeff Maynard’s Soundwaves saves the world again! This week we address the elephant in the semi-locked down room and find a way forward through 1950s movies and sea monsters.
Bron and Fam present a special volunteer focused edition of Radio Marinara. With marine and coastal volunteers in covid-19 isolation, staying connected to the coast has been a big challenge when so many have not been able to be physically get there. But as the saying goes, necessity is the parent of invention...
First up, we’ll speak with Parks Victoria’s Mark Rodrigue, and Coastcare Victoria’s Bec Cross about their combined initiative of designing a series of interactive online workshops and virtual field trips around Victoria’s coastline. Kicking off on May 19, there’s something for everyone with a 4-month series of virtual field trips, forums and workshops covering all aspects of Victoria’s marine environment.
We’ll then continue our discussion with Mark and Bec by bringing in three great people who are the eyes and ears of our marine environments: Don Love (Friends of Beware Reef), Elizabeth Jensen (Marine Care, Rickett’s Point and Beach Patrol 3193) and Jon Duthie (Friends of the Bluff, Barwon Estuary Project, Festival of the Sea) will (technology willing, cross your fingers folks!!) tell us all about the Marine Protected Areas under their care, their special groups of people who volunteer so much of themselves to look after them, how the current pandemic has impacted them and their work, and some pretty cool adaptations they’ve come up with to help people stay connected to the marine environments they love.
This is going to be a really special show – we hope you can join us. Via 102.7FM, or via live streaming at rrr.org.au
Dr Victoria Camilieri-Asch, researcher at QLD University of Technology will join us from sunny BrisVegas discussing her reseach into how Sharks and Rays smell - and don't say "terrible...". She would have been doing a "Pint of Science" chat in a pub for the festival in May pre-COVID but instead she joins us live (maybe not with a beer in our hands)...
Dr Wing Chan from the University of Melbourne returns to discuss the amazing work she and her colleagues are doing on climate resilient algae that live inside coral so the GBR can last beyond this century.
And Dr Beach has a Life's a Beach segment where he will be talking science and, among other things, a very cool paper on how monkeys crossed the pacific on rafts more than 30 million years ago to colonise South America. Seriously!
In his April chapter of Cabin Boy Diaries, Brett talks about the Plimsoll Line, a vessel marking which has saved thousands of sailors from a watery grave, and has had some controversy to make it legislation.
We'll catch up with Mark Rodrigue from Parks Victoria about some plans coming up for this year's 'Sharing the Love' gathering of coastal community advocates from all over Victoria.
We’ll speak with James Rule from Monash University and Museum Victoria about an amazing discovery made back in 1998 by a beachcomber in Portland - an interesting looking find turned out to be an ancient seal tooth that has changed our understanding of how seals evolved in southern Australia, and what might lie ahead if sea levels rise.
And Fam looks at how to stay connected to the ocean when you’re in lockdown.
Estuaries in NSW are warming at twice the rate of oceans! Elliot Scanes from Sydney University joins us to talk about his recent research that uncovered this unnerving information. Then from Sydney to Perth...
Ocean Mind is a wonderful program running out of Torquay and connecting young people experiencing mental health issues with the ocean. But now that group activities are out of the water for a while, founder Rachel Parker has come up with a great online alternative (for now!) called 'Drop In', launched this week. We'll catch up with Rachel about Drop In and the planned activities in the next few weeks.
Ever thought about how one might go about measuring a whale? Grace Russell has – she’s measuring humpback whales as part of her PhD research, looking into differences between humpbacks migrating along the east and west coasts of Australia. So how did she do it?
Jeff Maynard joins us for a Soundwaves like no other. Paying tribute to the great and sadly late Tim Brooke-Taylor, we’ve momentarily paused 2020 Soundwaves Saves the World for Soundwaves Self-Isolates – in a lighthouse. Yes it’s The Goodies, stuck in a lighthouse and having to learn to get along. Soundwaves serving up some tips for staying at home.
Plus some cracking tunes – it’s April Amnesty, and throughout April we’ll be celebrating some of RRR’s magnificent music shows getting inspired by all things wet ‘n salty :) Who will it be this week?
With cabin fever setting in for many of us, Brett’s March edition of Cabin Boy Diaries couldn’t be better timed. Stuck in his own cabin, Brett explores the etymology of the yacht, and the social standing of owning a yacht or a boat. Or a rubber ducky. Or a giant inflatable swan. Or whatever gets you on the water.
AJ brings us up to speed on the work to protect the incoming spider crabs, plus a report from the Mornington Peninsula – how have the beaches been this weekend? We’re really hoping the answer is ‘empty’.
We’ll then cross to Townsville to speak with Professor Ellen Ariel from James Cook University about her research in investigating the prevalence of plastic in the gut of stranded sea turtles and how it impacts turtle populations. Her research is being supported by funds raised by Melbourne-based artist Rekha Khurmi through the sales of her beautiful ‘Sea Turtle’ artwork this weekend via an online exhibition as part of the ‘True Form’ group exhibition at Black Spot Gallery and Studios, Mornington. We’ll also have Rehka with us via Skype while we speak with Ellen by phone - hopefully the techgremlins stay out of the studio!
And then from Townsville to Perth, we’ll speak with Australian Geographic photographer Wade Hughes about the images and stories behind a stunning new photographic book called ‘Looking for Whales’ – after 15 years and 14 expeditions, Wade and his partner Robyn have captured the lives, behaviour and habitats of several whale species in various life cycle stages from all around the world in an utterly stunning publication that you'll want to have in your collection.
For our March edition of ‘Coastal Recovery’, we speak with Surf School Surf and SUP coach Rob in Broulee on the NSW South Coast. Coming up to nearly 3 months after the massive bushfires on New Year’s Eve, how are smaller coastal towns like Broulee recovering? What does the complication of CV19 mean for their recovery, and will well meaning tourists over Easter help or hamper the efforts of coastal towns to bounce back?
Fam brings us Plastic Litteracy, where she’ll look at some CV19 science behind practising safe water sports, whilst staying sane in not reverting to our disposable plastic addiction.
AJ joins us to talk about the impact of CV19 on diving, plus an update about the campaign to protect our incoming spider crabs, who unsurprisingly won’t be waiting for CV19 to go away before they come in to moult, breed and risk being taken by the thousands.
And – because we need it more than ever - Soundwaves Saves the World – Jeff Maynard believes all the answers to life can be found in 1950s drive-in movies so Soundwaves will present Vincent Price explaining the current corona virus crisis – where’s the marine hook? Tune in to find out.
Bron’s flying solo this week! Join her as she catches up with
• Rex Hunter, Marinara’s maritime archaeologist and historian, about Hobson’s Bay on fire during the gold rush of the 1850s, when 9 vessels were burnt and sunk. Might there still be gold off Hobson’s Bay?
• Associate Professor Dan Ierodiacanou about some exciting imagery of a newly discovered underwater landscape in the middle of Bass Strait that seems to be a critical habitat for fish, an important hotspot for marine biodiversity, and river systems that would have flowed when the sea level was lower, many thousands of years ago.
• PhD candidate Holger Janes about some fantastic new research that has, for the first time, put a value on the contribution of coastal ecosystems to the diet of fish, estimating it is worth $80 million a year to Australian fisheries.
And Dr Surf - it took a global pandemic, but we've got Dr Surf back on the phone for a 'calm the farm' style surf report. Like he has any other style...
It’s International Women’s Day, and Bron and Fam are acknowledging and celebrating this day with a focus on some extraordinary women doing extraordinarily good things to care for, understand, protect and respect our marine environment:
Emma Webb, prosurfer, 2019 Pacific Longboard champion and founder of 'Wild Women on Water' joins us from Lorne to talk about women's competitive surfing - where it's come from, where it's at and where it's going. Plus Emma outlines her personal mission to get as many women up on boards as she can!
Dr Allyson O'Brien (Melbourne Uni) returns to talk about 2019 Homeward Bound expedition to Antarctica (along with Einstein Au Gogo’s Dr Jen) and what came out of it, plus her life as a marine scientist, and her personal journey as a woman in academia.
Dr Jacqui Pocklington (current PV Marine Parks Manager) tells us about her experiences as a university based marine science researcher, and what it's like now working in government in charge of all of the science programs in Victoria's marine national parks and sanctuaries.
Plus we cross to Merimbula NSW to Jacqui Younger who is leading a dive trip along the NSW Sapphire Coast supporting coastal communities impacted by the summer fires.
Dr Paul Carnell (Deakin University’s Blue Carbon Lab) will update us on sea urchin culling trials in Port Phillip Bay, plus seagrass loss at Corner Inlet and the implication(our Baykeeper) reports on Summer by the Sea, the upcoming Wooden Boat Festival in Geelong, and what's coming up in March. Plus Neil’s alterego Captain Trash reckons he’ll also pop in with his ‘Bamboozlarr’, a musical instrument made from rescued and recycled materials, played with…. thongs (for our US subscribers… the thongs worn on your feet). We catch up with AJ on the Ninch about growing concerns about the vulnerability of the natural phenomenon that is the annual migration of spider crabs (photo by the fab PT Hirschfield). And Jeff Maynard brings the first of his 2020 ‘Soundwaves Saves the World!’ Science is proving powerless in the face of superstition. Science has to get mad to save the world. This year we go in search of mad science and what better place to start than 1950s ‘Dive In’ movies. Grab your popcorn and get ready for giant crab people, talking alligators and seaweed beach monsters. They could be the ocean’s last hope.
Marinara’s own Cabin Boy Brett Ditchfield brings us his latest diary entry – Sail Cargo emission free cargo ships, Williamstown Seaport Festival, and the latest on the rebuild of the Alma Doepel. Fam Charko joins us by phone from Lorne to give us a surf report, live on location where she is taking part in a surf clinic for women run by professional longboarder Emma Webb. Then we’ll speak with Natalie Davey from the SV Pelican about their recent work on the Sapphire Coast, the Two Bays program, and details of a sunset cruise coming up next Saturday. And Dr Chloe Leach from Melbourne Uni will be telling us about some new citizen science called CoastSnap. https://pelican-expeditions.squarespace.com/
Bron and Kade catch up with Hilary McNevin about next weekend’s Apollo Bay Seafood Festival, 3 days of celebrating Victoria’s greatest marine produce surrounded by the stunning sea view backdrop of the Great Ocean Road region. Hilary will also talk up the Festival 'Conversations' on Sunday 16 February, an exploration of the hot button issues that affect both the ocean and land with a sensational lineup of panellists.
Jacqui Younger tells us about next weekend’s underwater clean up event at Mordialloc Pier, plus a fantastic dive trip over Labour Day weekend to the Sapphire Coast – Merimbula, Bermagui, Eden – perfect way for our diving community to support people on the NSW South Coast and see their spectacular underwater environments at the same time.
Then it’s time to catch up on the Fight for the Bight. Lots has happened since we went on summer break, including Federal Government agency NOPSEMA’s granting environmental approval for Equinor’s plans to drill in the Bight. We’ll we speak with Wilderness Society Director Peter Owen about what this approval means, and Wilderness Society’s submission to launch a legal challenge to NOPSEMA’s decision in the Federal Court.
And Kade will discuss the use of sound to restore reefs.
Big show! Hope you can join us.
We're back for 2020!! Marinara returns in our 25th (chronolocial) year (24th full year of broadcasting!).
Bron, Dr Beach and Anth will be in talking 2020, and many things wet and salty.
Frances Northeast, Exec Officer of the Victorian Marine and Coastal Council will join us to call for you all to nominate your favourite marine and coastal group or activity for the 2020 Victorian Marine and Coastal Awards!
Danielle Ryan discusses her film 'The Map to Paradise', screening soon in Geelong and Melbourne.
Dr Beach discusses a Nature paper challenging a link between increased ocean CO2 levels and fish behaviour in an all new revamped LAB segment for 2020.
Some summer news, some diving news and much much more...
our Baykeeper Neil Blake is doing beach microplastics audits around the Bay this weekend. He'll join us by phone to summarise findings of audits over 2 years, and mention other studies underway to help track plastics to their source. Neil will also be joined by Amy Westnedge from Mt Martha Beach Patrol and Boomerang Alliance to talk about the great work her group does, and why they believe it’s time for a Container Deposit scheme in Victoria. Then we’ll be joined by Dr Paul Hamer from Fisheries Victoria to talk about Victoria’s snapper fishery, and why its equivalent in South Australia is about to be closed for the next three years. And to bring us home, Fam Charko tells us all about Ocean Clean-up’s newest whizz bang ocean plastics clean up machine – The Interceptor, with an appropriate hat tip to the inspirational and cutting edge 'Mr Trash Wheel'.
VNPA's Nicole Mertens tells us all about the 15th annual Great Victorian Fish Count – kicking off this weekend, the statewide ‘Our Marine Life Rocks’ citizen science project highlights the many wonderful and unique species of fish that call Victoria’s Rocky Reefs home.
Then we’ll be joined by Drs Damien Callahan (Deakin University) and David Hill (Melbourne University) to give us the full low-down on their 3 weeks on board the RV Investigator. Rex Hunter goes back to basics – what’s involved in researching and finding a shipwreck
And Dr Surf brings us a surf report, plus news of a large paddleout coming up as the Fight for the Bight campaign continues.
Fam Charko brings us her next instalment of ‘Plastic Litteracy’ – this month, plastic roads.
Kerrie Goodall and Priya Cooper from Sea Shepherd Australia join us to talk about the MV Steve Irwin, once the mighty flagship defender of marine life in our southern oceans, now with a new purpose in Sea Shepherd’s 'Ship4Good' program. We’ll speak with Kerrie and Priya about the history of the MV Steve Irwin, and some of its great activities coming up as we head into summer.
And we make our second attempt at a live cross to the far north of Australia to speak with Deakin University marine scientist Dr Damien Callahan, currently on board the Research Vessel Investigator, collecting critical information to be used in climate change modelling.
Brett Ditchfield brings us Chapter 2 of Cabin Boy Diaries – are you thinking about getting into sailing, and best way to go about it. Should you start on a keel boat or get in a dinghy? And what defines a keel boat anyway? Brett has all the answers for you (and us!)
Dave Donnelly joins us live on location from his research vessel to talk about whale migrations – some late season sightings, the season summary, and a very exciting new paper he’s co-authored on the transmission of humpback whale song, and the significance of migratory convergence.
And on the penultimate ‘Soundwaves Meets Blowaves’, Jeff Maynard presents all the 70s TV shows that narrowly missed the cut. In the words of the great Maxwell Smart, “Missed by that Much”!
Fam Charko brings us ‘Plastic Litteracy’ – this month, nano and microplastics in the human body (there's a marine hook we promise!), some exciting new research that’s being done this year by research in the Netherlands, and the dilemma of the Great Ocean Cleanup project. Then bits and pieces on sharks from Dr Beach. And Jeff Maynard brings us ‘Soundwaves meets Blowaves’ – get ready to rug up, cos the coolest guy in 70s television is about to hit Marinara (oh please tell us we’re not about to jump the shark Jeff!)
Big Show! Bron, Kade and Anth are in the good ship Marinara. And don't forget to put your clocks forward on Sunday morning...
How many uses of seaweed are you aware of? Zoe Brittan will fill us in on her research into all the amazing indigenous uses of seaweed in Australia.
Journo Callum Denness tells the team about his book, Sharks: A History of Fear in Australia.
Group Lead Climate Sciences from CSIRO Kathy McInnes was a lead author on the recent IPCC Special Report on Oceans and the Cryosphere (ice) and she joins us to talk about the latest info.
So much on. Hear you then.
Eleven years ago ‘Beached Az’ was born - a 90-second animation series featuring random conversations between a Kiwi seagull and his mate the whale who is, well, beached as. Next week Beached Az returns to our screens with ‘Beached Aziversary’, and we are stoked to chat with Beached Az co-creator and voice of Seagull, Anthony McFarlane about the the new mission of Whale and Seagull to ‘Kck the sht’ out of global warming (it’s from their press release so we fgure thet’s ok!) . Then...
Back in August, Bron spoke with musician and surfer Ash Grunwald when he was in Melbourne to launch his new book ‘Surf by Day, Jam by Night', capturing Ash’s conversations with surfers and musos about the things that drive them to do what they love. Tune in to hear Bron and Ash chat about things surfers and musos have in common - some of it technical, some of it artistic, but also a mutual growing critical drive to do whatever can be done to help resolve growing environmental crises around the world.
Did you see the footage of the Sunfish just cruising around Port Phillip Bay this week? Just when we think we’ve seen everything PPB has to offer! Baykeeper Neil Blake notes his observations on the sunfish and also talks about sandy sediment mollusc surveys, Northern Pacific Seastars, the link between the two, and how we need to better understand their movements and impacts on the Bay’s environment. Kade brings us Part 2 of ‘Noise in the Sea’ – the much long awaited sequel to ‘Noise in the Sea’ Part 1.
And Jeff Maynard brings us the next instalment of ‘Soundwaves meets Blowaves’. Jeff says this time there’s a singalong. We’ve all been warned.
Hoist the sails! Our brand new sailing reporter Brett Ditchfield brings us his inaugural segment ‘Cabin Boy Diaries’. Brett will talk about the myths and mysteries of crossing Bass Strait in a small yacht. Got a question for Brett about this? Post it below and we’ll ask him for you.
We catch up with AJ on the Mornington Peninsch about this week’s diving options, plus news of a very special cleanup event happening next weekend in Frankston. Holy great trashbags Batman!
Then, Dave Donnelly (Killer Whales Australia) is back from Tonga to talk about the ethics of whale swim tourism and the revision of the Tongan whale swim regulations, plus an update on the whale migration patterns.
And Kade brings us ‘Dragon Quest’ – Marinara’s answer to D&D. Kade will be joined by some wonderful students from Melbourne Uni to talk about this wonderful citizen science project led by the VNPA, where people are invited to share photographs of weedy seadragons found in Port Phillip Bay to help monitor population numbers and movements.
The Beachster and Anth are piloting the good ship marinara this week as we reflect on the excitement that was Radiothon.
Dr Bryce Stewart all the way from the University of York in the UK joins us to talk about Scottish Marine Protected Areas, interactions with Fisheries and good old Brexit (from the fish perspective!).
Dr Beach will bang on about a deep-sea microbe that’s getting evolutionary biologists very excited, and how 100-year old salmon-smeared notebooks tell of the massive declines of these fish. Hmmmm smelly...
And we will congratulate all the winners and nominees from this week's Landcare and Coastcare Awards at Govt House along with all the news and views that are fit to swim in.
Marine Protection meets Marine Science!
Have you ever seen a sea creature and wondered ‘What on earth is that?’ If the animal or plant is from Port Phillip Bay, the answer to that question can now be at your fingertips! Dr Jacqui Pocklington (Parks Victoria) will tell us all about a brand new guide to the marine life found in Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park.
Then we speak with Dr Dustin Marshall (Monash University) about an exciting new research paper he has had published in the Ecological Society of America journal ‘Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment’. Dustin and his co-authors believe that the benefits of marine protected areas are actually being underestimated. Exciting news for marine conservation.
And to celebrate National Science week, Museums Victoria are gearing up for an exciting week of exploration and discovery. We’ll speak with Dr Robin Wilson, Senior Curator of Marine Invertebrates at Museum Victoria, about National Science Week at Museums Victoria, the ‘Living Wonders’ Morning Seminars and some of the great wet ‘n salty activities that you’ll not want to miss!
Radio Marinara turns 1000! Way back in December 1996, Tim Allen, Dave Speller and Anthony Boxshall launched a summer fill on RRR that still has not gone away...
Bron will talk with Tim, Dave and Anth about the origins of Marinara and all our recollections of what RM has done over the years.
We will play some snippets of our some our favourite interviews going more than 22 years ago. Some other old voices will join us, including Joh Ford. And more...
We will highlight some of the movements that RM has been involved in shining the marine and coastal light on over the years, including the critical part we played in providing science into the pollies in the early 2000s for the need for marine protected areas. Bron even has found a copy of the CD she narrated for every parliamentarian during that debate. Another example is Bron's interview with Louis Psihoyas about The Cove - at the time she interviewed him he had only been interviewed 3 times about the movie that went on to win an Oscar for best documentary!
We are going to reminisce and we want you to call in with your fav memories about RM over the last 1000 shows at some point on Sunday. Join us to celebrate 1000 shows!
We’re somewhere near the half-way point in the annual whale migrations along Australia’s east coast, and Dave Donnelly (Killer Whales Australia) gives us a mid-season review of what’s been spotted and where, including reports of a match from Phillip Island to Port Stephens in NSW. Dave will also bring us up to speed on vessel regulations – with all the excitement of spotting whales, it’s a timely reminder of what the law says in terms of how close we humans are allowed to be to whales and dolphins.
If you’ve been listening to Radio Marinara for a while you’ll be familiar with the work of Sea Shepherd, passionate eco-activists who wholly dedicate themselves to defending whales and dolphins around the world from being hunted and killed in the waters that have been established to legally protect them. This work has now been documented in a magnificent film called ‘Defend, Conserve Protect’, narrated by Dan Aykroyd and made by Melbourne based film maker Stephen Amis. It opens this week in Melbourne, and we are thrilled to be speaking with Stephen Amis about his film and experiences with Sea Shepherd during their 4 months at sea on their 9th campaign ‘Zero Tolerance’.
Jeff Maynard brings us the July instalment of ‘Soundwaves meets Blow Waves’ – this month, in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, Jeff brings us astronauts, sharks and sunken submarines… all in a 1970s TV show. Get ready for lift off!!
Plus Dr Beach brings us the latest news from the world of marine science, and Terri brings us a dive report from Portsea.
Fam Charko brings us the next installment of ‘Plastic Litteracy’, Fam’s monthly segment focusing on the problems caused by plastics in the marine environment, and what we can all do to address them now and into the future. Then we speak with Dr Matt Dunbabin, creator of Rangerbot, the world’s first vision-based underwater robotic system designed specifically for assessing and managing coral reef environments. This week Rangerbot was announced the winner of the Good Design Award for Sustainability at the 61st annual Good Design Awards, Australia's peak design industry awards and highest honour in design innovation. Geoff Westcott joins us from the Victorian Environmental Assessment Council to talk about VEAC’s recent Assessment of the Values of Victoria’s Marine Environment. Bron talks about finally breaking her 15+ year diving drought, and Kade brings some news from the briny blue. Or in the case of present Melbourne, a kind of angry greyish black.
Big Week! Bron and Anth are joined by a huge line up of guests.
Fam Charko from Port Phillip Eco-Centre and her next in the series on plastics and our oceans.
Dave Donnelly from Killer Whales Australia to give a whale watching report - there have been lots of sightings of whales in and around Port Phillip and Westernport this week.
Jeremy Brown, Founder of Ocean Protect, shares tips on keeping our oceans and beaches clean.
Dr Beth Strain, School of Biosciences about some recent work on the perceptions of marine and coastal ecoengineering by scientists, decision-makers and community.
Bron and Dr Beach catch up with Port Phillip Baykeeper Neil Blake about the ‘native wells’ on the beach between Beaumaris and Brighton, there due to local sandstone layers that seep groundwater in sheltered coves such as Half Moon Bay. Neil will also tell us all about a Hercules Club Whelk shell found at Point Richards that’s not been recorded in Victoria west of Wingan Inlet. How did it get there? Neil might have a theory for us!
We’ll then catch up with Dr Erich Fitzgerald, Senior Curator of Palaeontology, Museum Victoria about an exciting discovery that may account for a 5 million year gap in the global fossil record of baleen whales, the largest animals on earth. It’s a story of evolution, extinction and resurgence, and we cannot wait to find out more.
We’ll then stay in the theme of fossils as Dr Beach talks fish – from fossils to genes.
Plus a dive report from Terri Allen, and an update from Terri on the annual phenomenon of the spider crabs at the southern end of Port Phillip Bay.
Bron and Dr Surf talk eco-friendly surf wax, orcas in the bay, and cleaning up Frankston Beach. We’ll speak with Bianca Julicher, young local surfer who has has created and set up a market for environmentally friendly surf wax, whilst also battling sexism in surfing. We catch up with Dave Donnelly from Killer Whales Australia, now off the CSIRO Investigator and gearing up to launch into whale watching season. Dave will tell us about a new whale watching app, reports of orcas in Port Phillip Bay, and the upcoming Whale Festival on Phillip Island. We’ll speak with Hannah Tait from Action for Dolphins, a marine conservation organisation involved in organising next weekend’s Frankston Beach Clean-up Festival along with Frankston Beach Patrol and Sea Shepherd. Plus a surf report from Dr Surf, and the annual phenomenon of the spider crabs – they’re baaaaaack!
Fam Charko presents ‘Plastic Litteracy’, a monthly exploration of the impact of plastics on our oceans, and some alternatives to their production and use. Tomorrow Fam will talk about how mushrooms can replace polystyrene packaging, and also methods of clean-up after oil spills. Then we’re joined by Lina and Christine, two science communication students from Deakin Uni. They’ll present a segment they’ve prepared just for us and you on adapting coral reefs for climate change.. Jeff Maynard presents Soundwaves meets Blow waves - TV shows from the 70s. In this one we discuss scuba tank safety, shipwrecks and bad mullets. Really bad mullets. Plus some cracking marine science from Dr Beach – another show about all things wet and salty just for you as you snuggle in on a late autumn Sunday morning.
Rex Hunter runs through the recent finding of the Iron Throne (oops Iron Crown) and the circumstances surrounding torpedoing. Well catch up with Jacqui Younger from Dive2U about the results of the Oyster Watch, a citizen science project looking at what has been growing on settlement plates at Blairgowrie Marina, in partnership with the VNPA. Well also hit Jacqui up for a dive report on this magnificent autumn weekend. Then we zhoom over to Perth to speak with artist Erin Coates about Dark Water, a new exhibition on in Melbourne at the moment that explores the concept of oceanic gothic with a twist of horror. And Kade brings us the final final instalment in his series on the characteristics and impact of noise underwater.
Neil Blake brings us the latest of marine citizen science around Port Phillip Bay, including some observations about those pesky Northern Pacific Seastars (yep they're still around!), and Neil's thoughts on their current and potential future management. Then we speak with David Cazzulino from the Australian Marine Conservation Society about next weekends federal election, potentially a critical turning point in how our nations leaders will protect our oceans, seas, estuaries and coasts. Well speak about the AMCS hot-off-the-press scorecard, an analysis of policies to protect Australia's iconic oceans from climate change, pollution, and unsustainable fishing, which has revealed a stark contrast of policies from the major and some of the minor parties. Then we cross from Cairns to Byron Bay to catch up with Sean Doherty about Fight for the Bight campaign to prevent deep sea drilling in the Great Australian Bight by Norwegian company Equinor. News from the campaign both here and in Norway, plus Sean's summary of what the major parties are saying they'll do about the Bight if you vote for them. Plus a surf report from Dr Surf, and some cracking marine science from Dr Beach — big show!
Bron's away so it's Dr Beach, Dr Surf and guest Web Webster steering the good ship Marinara.
Rex Hunter gives us an update from the Maritime Archaeology Association of Victoria, plus some wrecks you can dive from the shore in Port Phillip. Terri gives us a dive report, plus a report on a diving tech conference she attended last week in Sydney. We then are joined by Surfrider Melbourne President Marvin Barker and Vice President Jonathan Taylor, and Fight for the Bight Campaigner Sean Doherty, to talk about the campaign to save the Great Australian Bight and half of Australia's coastline from the planned drilling by Norwegian company Equinor. We'll also talk about tomorrow's Melbourne predicted epic paddleout, all set from 2pm in St Kilda. Kade gives us a report on the Sea Slug Census. Also, we all know rock 'n roll ain't noise pollution - but what about boat noise? Kade will continue his discussion on noise in the ocean and the impact it can have.
Dr Beach joins us for his first Marinara for 2019, exploring the latest in marine science in Lifes a Beach. Baykeeper Neil Blake talks about the Grey to Green reef at Point Richards, installed 12 months ago by the City of Greater Geelong to address 15 years of Beach erosion. Neil has been busy looking at the effects of the reef, including doing some surveys to examine the intertidal sediment mollusc ecology. We catch up with Sean Doherty about this weeks developments in the Fight for the Bight campaign have you got your comments in? Only 3 days remaining before public comments close. And Jeff Maynard joins us to talk about his new and very wonderful book Antarcticas Lost Aviator about Lincoln Ellsworth a man who, according to Jeff, couldnt navigate, didnt like the cold, and avoided hard work. Really looking forward to finding out more about this unlikely polar explorer hero.
Fam Charkos Plastic Litteracy, when well dive into some shocking new revelations about plastic in the deepest parts of the worlds oceans. Then we catch up with Sean Doherty about Fight for the Bight its been a big week since we caught up with Sean last Sunday with growing awareness and nationwide paddleout protests last weekend. Then Nicole Mertens from the VNPA will bring us up to speed on the Sea Slug Census, with the third census ready to kick off next weekend. And Elodie Camprasse will join us to talk about the upcoming Port Phillip Day by the Bay Festival at Point Cook, following the recent February Festival in Mornington.
Just when we all thought the prospect of drilling in the Great Australian Bight was a thing of the past, Norwegian company Equinor have formally released their draft environmental plan for deep water oil drilling in the Great Australian Bight. Equinor intends to commence drilling later this year and industry regulator NOPSEMA is already assessingModelling indicates in the event of a spill, the outcome would be an environmental catastrophe on every level for beaches from Margaret River in Western Australia to Port MacQuarie in the east. Well speak with Sean Doherty (Patagonia, Tracks) from the Fight for the Bight Alliance to ask the big questions - is there any reason to allow it to proceed, and is there any chance of stopping it?
Then well be joined by Tanya Whelan and Elle Lacy from the Mornington Peninsula Branch of Surfing Mums, which is a support group for mums (and dads!) that meet weekly to surf together and relay minding the kids. Surfing Mums was established over 10 years ago and now has over 30 branches throughout Australia. Well be discussing how it works and how to join, and most importantly who stays on the beach when its pumping. And then we cross to Sydney to speak with Jemima Robinson, Festival Director of the Ocean Film Festival which kicked off on Friday. If you like hearing about all things wet and salty well youre going to love this - two hours of carefully curated captivating ocean-themed short and slightly longer films, screening in 29 towns and cities across Australia. If last years festival is anything to go by, you wont want to miss it! BIG. SHOW.
We catch up with whale researcher Dave Donnelly on location in Antarctica on board the CSIRO research vessel The Investigator'. Well be asking Dave about what has transpired over the past 3 weeks of the epic research trip. Then from Antarctica to the Great Ocean Road, we speak with Sam Suendermann about next weekends 'Wild Women on Water' - an annual event of the Surf Coast Longboarders Club that brings women together to celebrate, compete and have a fun day surfing. From the West Coast to Phillip Island and West Gippsland, when we are joined live in studio by artists Mick Turner and Mark Schaller who have come together to combine their art in a new exhibition of coastal art called Current Rips, opening this week at Brightspace St Kilda. And finally, we speak with Jill Sokol and Julian Donlen from Love Our Street, a growing collective of community groups focusing their energies on stopping marine pollution at its main source city and surburban catchments and streets. We're pumped for a huge show
We welcome back Dr Maddy McAllister from Heritage Victorias Maritime Heritage Unit at Heritage Victoria for an update on the excavation of the wreck of the Amazon, discovered last year on the beach at Inverloch. Then our Baykeeper Neil Blake joins us to report on the great Nurdle Hunt that took place around Port Phillip Bay last weekend. Neil will also update us on some interesting trends from the latest microplastics trawls in the Yarra and Maribyrnong Rivers, an update on the Street2Bay project, and his perspective on the recent Port Phillip Bay Forum Then marine educator Matt McArthur joins us to talk about Antarctic marine life (well need a whole week for this!) and details on a talk hes giving at Nerd Nite next week called 'Diving with the Kiwis among the Penguins'. Rex brings us the latest in news from the Maritime Archaeology Association of Victoria. Dr Surf will join us briefly to bang on about how great the surf is. And Terri Allen brings us a dive report if we can get her out of the water long enough to give us one!
This weekend, hundreds of wooden boats from all around the world have converged upon beautiful Hobart for the Australian Wooden Boat Festival - an exciting celebration of rich maritime culture. Well cross Bass Strait to speak with Brett Ditchfield, live on location in Hobart to tell us all about it. Then Hilary McNevin joins us in studio to talk about Conversations in the Littoral - a panel-based exploration of the sustainability, science and practicalities of primary producer life as part of next weekend's Apollo Bay Seafood Festival. Jeff Maynard brings us the first Soundwaves for the year. Jeff's 2019 theme 'Where Soundwaves meets blowaves'. Yup. Were tipping big hair, big shoulder pads, and big drama. And, Kade brings us the latest in marine news. So much to cover, so little time!
We're Back. First Show for 2019 and it's Bron, Anth and Dr Surf. Guests: Lisa Hunter talking about her research into women in surf, Heidi Talyor talking about the Nirdle Hunt and Dave Donenelly all the way from Antarctica.
Neil Blake, our Baykeeper joins us for the last time in 2018 to talk about what he'll be doing with the upcoming annual Summer by the Sea holiday program, January's mega-Seaside Scavenge in Rye, and recent reports of By-the-Wind Sailors in Port Phillip Bay. We'll play Bron's interview with Philippe Cousteau Jnr, grandson of Jacques Cousteau, about EarthEcho International, a global education program established 18 years ago by the Cousteau family that that harnesses the combined skillsets of teachers and marine scientists to focus on solutions to problems caused by human impacts on our coasts, seas and oceans. Dr Surf brings us a surf report.
Dr Beach and Anth are back in the studio together for tomorrow's RM. And they have a hugely diverse show.
Terri is over in SA just about to heading into a Cave to dive - she will join us from the water's edge for a diving update. Anth is back from OS and survived the floods in Venice - he is wondering how we will bounce back to big tides and storm surges.
Dr Rebecca McKintosh and Ross Holmberg from the Phillip Island Nature Reserve will be back into the RM studio 6 months after launching Sealspotters - a citizen science program for seal research. It has gone gang busters!
Dave Donnelly joins us to talk about whale strandings - there has been an upswing recently in our region. Why?
And of course, the latest marine science in Life's a Beach - SO packed!
Fam Charko from the Port Phillip EcoCentre returns to talk about Plastic Litteracy - a concept of how much we really understand the recyclability of plastics. Fam will talk about the differences between degradable, biodegradable and compostible plastics. Then we're joined by Dr Angela Murphy from Federation University and Gary McPike from Barwon Coast Committee of Management to talk about a great study into beach use along the Barwon coast - who uses the beach and why, an upcoming review of the regulations for dogs on beaches in 2019, and how the results of the beach use research will feed into this process. And Dr Kate Charlton-Robb president of the Australian Marine Science Association and Marine Mammal Foundation director returns to give us a wrap of the Showcasing Victoria's Marine Environment event held earlier in the month, and about research she is doing into vessel compliance with dolphins and seal camera trap work. Also, Kade will be bringing in a mystery object he found while diving off Torquay during the week for Kate to identify live on air - no pressure Kate!
Dr Surf is joined by Dr Garbage to talk about the Kazzie Awards, financial grants for women who are working to protect the environment through litter prevention. We discuss the 2018 winners and what you can do to apply for the 2019 grants. Then Bron and Dr Beach catch up with Dr Ben Radford from the Australian Institute of Marine Sciences to talk about how modelling points towards a troubled future for the kelps of Australia's great Southern Reef - even under the most optimistic scenarios, ocean warming is likely to case substantial seaweed loss by 2100. What does this mean for the fish, invertebrates and other marine life that depend on kelp forests for their existence? Is there any hope at all? Kade reports on the 2018 Great Victorian Fish Count which kicked off today. And we will cross live to speak with Grainne MacGuire from Birdlife Australia who is busy counting birds from Victoria's largest sand island.
Research into the future of Australia's great Southern Reef shows that our kelp forest habitats are in trouble. Even under the most optimistic scenarios, ocean warming is likely to case substantial kelp loss by 2100. What does this mean for the fish, invertebrates and other marine life that depend on kelp forests for their existence? Is there any hope at all? Bron and Dr Beach speak with ecological modeller Dr Ben Radford from the Australian Institute of Marine Sciences to find out. Rex Hunter tells us all about clipper ships - what they were, why they were used, and some that were wrecked in Victoria and are of interest to are maritime heritage historians. Rex will be joined by Dr Maddy McAllister, maritime archaeologist at Heritage Victoria, to talk about the Amazon project at Inverloch, jointly led by the Victorian Government's Maritime Heritage Unit and Flinders University Masters Students. And Soundwaves continues its theme of Aussie TV shows of yesteryear with a maritime theme. Jeff Maynard says this one features an American cowboy. Something for everyone this week.
Over the last week some of the world's heavy hitters in marine conservation gathered at the 2018 'Our Ocean' Conference in Bali, where a very exciting announcement was made that our own Wilson's Promontory Marine National Park was awarded a Platinum Global Ocean Refuge status. We'll speak with Parks Victoria Marine Science Manager Steffan Howe and Scuba Divers Federation of Victoria spokesperson John Hawkins about this significant award and what it means for Wilson's Prom. Then we speak with artist Oslo Davis - well known for his art series 'Overheard' in the Sunday Age - now one of eight artists selected for the public art project Melbourne Art Trams. We speak with Oslo about his Art Tram piece 'Swimming Through Traffic, and his special connection to the sea and marine environment. Finally we'll be joined by Kate Charlton-Robb, President of the Victorian branch of the Australian Marine Science Association, to discuss this week's public forum to showcase Victoria's amazing array of Marine Science research, and also some exciting research she is doing on the endangered Burrunan Dolphin. Then we'll need a lie down - BIG SHOW!!
Over the last week folks around the world have gone a bit ga-ga over extremely rare footage of a creature known as the 'headless chicken seamonster'. The Australian Antarctic Division says this is the first time the unusual variety of sea cucumber has been filmed in the Southern Ocean, and only the second sighting in history. We'll catch up with Dr Dirk Welsford from the Australian Antarctic Division to find out more about this elusive mysterious creature and the excitement surrounding its discovery. Neil Blake drops by to talk about his work with the St Kilda penguin study, joining forces with Scout groups around Port Phillip Bay to run plastic pollution audits for the Street2Bay project, and his new qualifications as a fully-fledged Drain Detective. Jacqui Younger gives us a report on a mighty combined effort by Sea Shepherd and Dive2U with a big dive clean up at Frankston Pier and Beach last week, plus a couple of key events to put in your calendars for the weeks ahead.
Anote Tong is the former president of Kiribati (pronounced 'Kiribas'), a nation in Micronesia on the brink of disappearing from continually rising sea levels. Now an acclaimed environmental campaigner, Anote Tong fronts an international campaign to highlight the impending catastrophe for his nation. His incredible efforts are captured in 'Anote's Ark', a powerful new documentary directed by Matthieu Rytz, shortly to screen at the upcoming Environmental Film Festival Australia here in Melbourne on 15 October. We are honoured to be speaking with with Anote Tong about this extraordinary film, the dire predictions of the impact of climate change on Kiribati, and his monumental campaign efforts to drive meaningful change. . We'll also speak with Nicole Mertens from the Victorian National Parks Association about Sea Slug Census 2 (the sequel!) - a wonderful citizen science project that captures information about the types of spectacular nudibranchs that inhabit Port Phillip and Westernport Bay. We'll ask Nicole about Sea Slug Census 1 - how it went, what they found, and what they've done with the information collected.
Dr Surf brings us a surf report, including the surf livesaving analysis of 2017 drownings. We'll also catch up with champion kneeboarder Greg Bugden to discuss the importance of fins in high end boards.
Massive show!
We cross live to our Baykeeper Neil Blake for a live-on-location report and update from the Moonee Ponds Creek Paddle Against Plastic below the Bolte bridge. Then Darren Cottam from EPA Victoria joins us to talk about 'Drain Detectives', a new program where you can play a role in monitoring beaches in Sandringham, Mentone, Mordialloc, Dromana and Rye, and maybe even help solve the mysteries of what ends up in stormwater drains that perhaps shouldn't. And following on from last week, Callum and Affrica are environmental science students from Deakin University who will give us the lowdown on current best practice coastal planning, with a forecast to what should be happening into the kinda unknown future of global warming and sea level rise.
And Dr Surf joins us for a surf report - it's been going ORFF!
Tangaroa Blue are coming to Melbourne! Over the next week they'll be running a series of workshops on litter reduction initiatives. Director Heidi Taylor joins Bron and Dr Beach to talk about what Tangaroa Blue is all about, the Australian Marine Debris Initiative, this week's workshops and how you can get amongst it, and Tangaroa Blue's brand spanking new data collection app. Then Deakin Uni Law/Science students Ram and Louis bring the latest on some dredging legislation to be put to State Parliament. Plus the latest in wet 'n salty science, and news - thing are ramping up at the International Whaling Commission, Adani's getting prosecuted - it's all happening folks!
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Wow - after that whirlwind of a radiothon fortnight (for us) Dr Beach and Anth will be in with some old fashioned, calm chatter about all things sciency, marine and coastal.
First up we will catch up on the all interesting marine news and views from the last week or two.... from a possibly new island in the Gulf of Arabia to Russian nuclear power plants to the upcoming Pacific Island forum.
Then we go from BIG to small... this week the Bureau of Meteorology released the new three month climate outlook and confirmed the El Nino likelihood as "Watch" looking like moving up higher. We'll have a look at the two biggest ocean movements that impact us - the ENSO and the IOD.
And then go small and oozy. What is a diatom ooze and where do you see one? Dr Beach brings us a focus on the latest science in the diatom ooze world. very small...
Dr Beach and Anth in for a biggie Sunday - lots of news and views - including what the hell IS a Wholphin... if anything at all.
Simon J Karis from Melbourne experimental label Nice Music joins the program to talk about Moshka, his co-curated event at Winter Wild Festival in Apollo Bay, which sees artists Various Asses, Nina Buchanan, Golden Syrup and more from the label come together for one night in the Otways on August 25.
It is amazing what you can tell from digging into the sediments in an estuary - Dr Sarah McSweeney from the University of Melbourne joins us to talk about what she found out about the hidden history of what happened in and around Balcombe Creek in Mornington over last few thousand years.
We spend an hour 'Sharing the Love', celebrating the annual coming together of Victoria's wonderful marine and coastal volunteer groups. We'll be crossing to Somers for the entire show, when we'll speak with our own Kade Mills and Parks Victoria organiser Mark Rodrigue to get an overview of the weekend. Then we'll have a concentrated chat with Mel Wells about her year on Macquarie Island studying subantarctic birds, ranger Jono Stevenson about the current state of marine pest species around Victoria, and Dr Jacqui Pocklington about Seasearch - what it is, and some tips and tricks on how to use it
Our Baykeeper Neil Blake joins Bron and Kade to talk beach profiles, mollusc surveying in Portarlington and the potential merits of alternative coastal protection methods. Craig Sherman from Deakin Uni enlightens us about eDNA - what it is and how it can be used to understand our own marine environment in Victoria. And Jeff brings us his latest find in the 2018 Australian TV that you might not know about, and possibly for good reason. This one be having lots of pirate talking.
Rex and Anth in the shop Sunday!
After a news round up of the things that matter, Wrecks (Rex) Hunter will join us to talk about ships' tonnage. This might sound like a simple idea but there is a fair bit to it and many a person has been led up the garden path as a result. Rex will explore the very important Plimsoll line - named after Samuel Plimsoll, a 19th century UK parliamentarian who managed to save thousands of lives of merchant seaman.
Dr Angela Murphy from Federation Uni will join us live on air to talk about some emerging social research about what people think about using their coastlines in the Barwon area. What do we want with our changing population levels? We hear the watercooler chats but now Fed Uni is looking into some facts. And there is an ad for an upcoming PHD looking into it more for those interested!
Oh and much much more...
Dr Surf and Bron speak with champion kneeboarder Greg Bugden about the World Titles in Spain, and why kneelos are much tougher than your average bear. Then Dave Donnelly from Killer Whales Australia gives us the news on large whales arriving in Victoria's coastal waters and the release of the Two Bays Whale Project 2017 report. And Jeff brings us his latest in questionable Aussie TV with a wet and salty bent.rf and Bron speak with champion kneeboarder Greg Bugden about the World Titles in Spain, and why kneelos are much tougher than your average bear. Then Dave Donnelly from Killer Whales Australia gives us the news on large whales arriving in Victoria's coastal waters and the release of the Two Bays Whale Project 2017 report. And Jeff brings us his latest in questionable Aussie TV with a wet and salty bent.
It's John and Bron in the fish bowl talking VCC Awards, and on the ph with Diego Barneche with his research on fish reproductivbe energey and relationship to body size. Dr Surf gets on the phone with Surf Report and John updates us with some news.
Paul Carnell from Deakin University talks about recent efforts to reduce excessive numbers of sea urchins in Port Phillip Bay, including why this has been a problem, his group's approach, and what they expect to come out of their efforts. Then we welcome Ross Holmberg from Phillip Island Nature Park to tell us about the brand new 'Seal Spotter Portal', where you can join researchers in efforts to understand more about the dynamics of our magnificent seals in colonies along the Victorian coastline. Terri gives us the lowdown on diving in the Philippines and an update on the Spider Crabs of Port Phillip Bay. And we talk about the biggest wave ever recorded in the Southern Hemisphere - once again, the Kiwis show us how it's done!
Kade Mills returns to report back on last week's inaugural Victorian Sea Slug Census, with some amazing early indications of great nudibranch diversity and abundance in Port Phillip and Westernport. We'll cross to Blairgowrie to speak with PT Hirschfield for her latest on the annual spider crab migration into Port Phillip Bay. Artist Andrew Hazelwinkel joins us to talk about his upcoming exhibition 'What the Sea never Told', paying homage to the tragic drowning of 15 young footballers in Port Phillip Bay back in 1892. And Dr Beach brings the latest in marine science news. Science, art, community, spidercrabs and nudibranchs - once again we've got something for everyone!
This edition of All things wet and salty is brought to you by Dr Beach and John in the fishbowl with Dr Surf on the phone.
We see sea slugs by the sea shore - Kade Mills (VNPA) and Professor Steve Smith (National Marine Science Centre) join us to talk about next weekend's first ever Sea Slug Census in Port Phillip Bay and Westernport. Terri brings us a dive report (seriously?? Is ANYONE diving this weekend??). Dr Beach brings the latest in marine science. And Jeff brings us another classic marine TV show from yesteryear with Australian icon (and token female marine biologist). Catch you then!
Bron, Anth and Rex Hunter will be in Sunday with a huge range of marine and coastal delights.
First Dr Bryce Stewart - Marinara's emerging UK reporter - joins us live from York in the UK to talk about the impact from the "Beast" weather event on UK marine life, Brexit fisheries negotiations, and what is called the "Blue Planet" effect - something we will get here soon!
And next weekend, Slow Food Melbourne presents the inaugural 'Slow Fish Festival' in Spotswood, a time to take stock of the many threats faced by our oceans and bays and those who rely on them for food or their livelihood The Slow Fish Festival will share insights into what's needed to ensure our seafood and aquaculture can survive now and the future, whilst celebrating and savouring the catch on our very doorstep. We'll be speaking with Festival Co-ordinator Allison Peak, and third generation fisher and festival presenter Phil McAdams.
To finish of a busy show REx Hunter has a new and exciting wreck to discuss... but we will keep it secret until Sunday!
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Bron and Dr Surf are joined by Rob Curnow (Dr Trash) talking about World Clean-up Day. Also in the fish bowl are guests from 2 Comedy fest Acts - Attack of the Plastic Time Monsters, and, Dead Men Tell No Jokes - good times!
Jade Mills joins Bron and Dr Beach to talk about a survey looking at the health of Port Phillip Bay. Then the University of Melbourne's Rebecca Morris and Teresa Konlechner will be in to talk about the natural approach to coastal restoration - is there a better way than more concrete walls and breakwaters to combat sea level rise and erosion? Dave Donnelly from Killer Whales Australia brings some exciting news about sightings and documented research into the extremely elusive Shepherd's Beaked Whale of Australia and New Zealand. And we'll even sneak in a dive report from Terri. BIG SHOW!
Jemima Robinson, Director of the Ocean Film Festival joins us to talk about the amazing lineup coming up next week in Melbourne, Geelong, Rosebud and Halls Gap (and many other venues if you're not in Victoria). Jeff brings us Soundwaves - this week, where TV soaps meet the sea (eek!). John and Bron bring buckets of wet 'n salty news, including the horrendous effects of 'Beast from the East' storm off the UK this week, and the oldest message in a bottle found this week off the coast of WA.
What a big week!
Dr Beach and Anth are in with Kent on the poddies and phones. We are talking about the latest news and views from marine and coastal stuff, including the new Environmental objectives for environmental quality of our watery environment in Victoria.
Assoc Prof Geoff Wescott comes in to talk about the passage of the new Marine & Coastal Act through Parliament in Victoria.
Also we discuss the latest warm Arctic winters and how much food to polar bears need? What does this mean for bears and our climate?
Rex Hunter talks the Ships Graveyard off Port Phillip Heads plus the latest in marine archaeology news. We'll have Kade Mills in to give us a report on this week's national conference on shellfish reefs. Dr Beach returns for 2018 with the latest in Marine Science. Plus loads of news on beach and pier cleanups, discoveries of several new marine species, and a new push to finally properly protect Beaumaris' ancient fossil site on the foreshore.
Hilary McNevin joins us from Apollo Bay to talk about the Sustainable Seafood Festival on this weekend, and an event she's moderating called 'Conversations on the Edge'. Neil Blake brings the first 'Baykeeping' for 2018 including local news and events, and reports of a large scale stranding of bivalves at Seaford. And Terri brings us a summer of diving (cave and conventional) and her recent mega-sail across Bass Strait.
Bron and John. White NIght Melbourne - Underwater, Antonia Cooper - IMAS REd Handfish and JOhntalks about his summer trip to Arnham Land
We're BACK! At 9AM Sunday. Radio Marinara show #931 and the first for 2018
Bron and Anth in the good ship Marinara to kcik off the new year with a huge show.
Rex Hunter's in with more about sensational ship wrecks.
Jeff Maynard pops in for the first show of 2018 with a great Marine Soundscape - you will never guess.
What marine news and views caught your eye over summer - well Bron and Anth have some catching up to do... including the amazing escaping King fish in northern NSW, the newly discovered Red Hand Fish in Tassie and much more...
our final show of 2017: we're celebRAYting a fantastic end to the year - changes in Victorian law to protect the rays, skates and banjo sharks of Victoria. Joining us will be Minister for Agriculture Jaala Pulford, Project Banjo Committee members PT Hirschfeld, Jacqui Younger and Mark Jones, Victorian Fisheries Authority Executive Director Travis Dowling with Principal Policy Analyst Dr Jo Klemke, and 'Talking Fishing' TV Host David Kramer. A massive show to wrap up a massive year of all things wet and salty!
Dr Surf, Dr Beach, Jay Power and Anth all in for the good ship Marinara Sunday.
We talk penguins and gillnets, micronesian islands, the perfect wave and later in the show we will hear all about the Marine Discovery Centre over summer from Alex Giannuzzi who will be somewhere on the water phone in hand!
Phil Jarratt is well known in surfing circles, first making his name as editor of Tracks magazine in the mid 1970s, and later on penning more than thirty books including award-winning surf histories and bestselling biographies of surfing champions. We'll be speaking with Phil about his newly released memoir 'Life of Brine: A Surfer's Journey'. Rex talks about ships in bottles and maritime heritage news. Captain Trash (aka Neil Blake Bay Keeper) has been visiting Ocean Grove Coastcare and one of them will join us along with President of Ocean Grove Coastcare Jackie Scally to talk about some great plastics reduction campaign work. And John brings us the latest in wet 'n salty news.
Bron and JOhn are in the fish bowl talking with Terri on the phone regarding crabs at Christmas Island.
Special Guest Margaret Wertheim is in to talk about Crotchet Coral Reef project
It's Bron and Angeline in the Fish Bowl.
(Very) Young (and Very) Smart Harlan and Jamie are in again this time to talk about the Sea Bin Project. and Kade Mils talks The Great Victorian Fish Count.
Anth and Dr Beach are joined in the fish tank by Jeff Maynard and a good time was well had!
Dr Beach and John are joined by Baykeeper Neil BLake, Amy Foster talks Plastics and Simon Branigan is on the phone discussing Reef Cam at Pope's Eye.
Dr Beach and Anth are in with a shirt load of marine news Sunday at 9AM. Anth has been looking in something the Einstieners pointed us to about the Shark Netting trials in northern NSW. Dr Beach has been looking at new marine science. Dr Alex Rattray from Deakin University will be in to tell us about the Victorian Marine Habitat Mapping project, an online portal which will bring together data on Victoria's seafloor and coastal ecosystems. And Don Love joins us from down Gippie way to talk about the latest in the wins for the "Friends of Beware Reef" who on Friday in front of the Govenor won the Victorian Landcare award in the Coastcare category for excellence in marine and coastal activities. Don will represent all the friends and we are lucky to get him as they are often under the water!
Rex Hunter joins us to talk about when David Mearns found the HMAS Sydney in 2008 when no one could for many many years. Dave Donnelly talks live in the studio about the 50th Humpback Whale being sighted and catalogued by the Dolphin Research Institute and Dianne Bray from Museum Victoria comes into talk marine stuff before we head into Radiothon - remember It is Alive... Bron and Anth are not so scary this week...
It's the John and Bron show this week...talking with Gabrielle McCorkell regarding the Stop Adani Campaign, Dianne Bay and Facelles FIsh plus all the usual news in all things wet and salty.
Bron and Dr Beach sail the good ship Marinara with Capt Windshift, Dr Surf and Special Guest David Hirst talking about his upcoming exhibition 'Wet Feet' addressing climate change and rising sea levels in the South Pacific
Bron and Anth sail the good ship marinara with a dive report from Terri Allen and loads of the latest news and views. We are joined by Oceanographer Dr David Provis talking about the recent NOnathanrfarrelly@hotmail.comAA predictions for global mean sea level and what this could mean for the Victorian coast in 2040 and 2100. Jeff Nottle, Chairman of Preserve Westernport Action Group, joins us to talk about his group's response to the recent announcement by Infrastructure Victoria on the timing and location of an additional container port. Also we promo world oceans day which is of course June 8th!
Dr Surf returns to the Rs and shortly will be doing a wetty review. Dr Beach talks about the oldest red algae fossil in the world. Tim O'Hara joins us from the deep seas off the east Australian coast. And Jeff brings the perfect storm of retro marine movie review.
Scientist Tim O'Hara will be coming in to talk about leading the first deep-sea exploration voyage upon The Investigator (the CSIRO's marine research vessel) from Launceston to Brisbane. On this voyage, Tim will be leading an international team of 40 scientists for a 31-day scientific expedition, it will be the first survey in Australia to examine marine life down to the depth of 4km. The expedition is an important one because the data that is gathered will be crucial to understanding deep-sea habitats so that we can protect them against the challenges faced by climate change, pollution and more.
Anth and John will don the mark and snorkel and range across a wide ocean of ideas... from the extent of Australian marine debris to Indo plastic and loadsa other news to Dr Travis Park joining us live to talk about the evolutionary origin of whales and finally we tackle the real question of "can aquaculture save us?" - a dilemma to be thought through....
Anth and John will don the mark and snorkel and range across a wide ocean of ideas... from the extent of Australian marine debris to Indo plastic and loadsa other news to Dr Travis Park joining us live to talk about the evolutionary origin of whales and finally we tackle the real question of "can aquaculture save us?" - a dilemma to be thought through....
It's Bron and Angeline in the fishbowl today.
PT is on the phone with an update on the Ray's Awareness campaign we discussed last week.
Visits from Dr Rebecca Spindler talking coral research, conservation and the future of reef science and Marinara's regular, Rex Hunter reports on sailing the Square Rigger 'Tenacious' and the wreck off safety beach.
Who is killing the great rays of the bays? PT Hirschfield joins us to explore a trend of growing concern - horrific killing and dumping of local rays in Port Phillip and Westernport and particularly under piers and jetties. John brings us an eclectic grab bag of news. Then dust off your ropes, because Jeff Maynard brings us a film about nautical knots. And we acknowledge the passing of one of the great advocates for protection of the natural wonders of Westernport, Mr John Clarke.
Join Anth and Angeline for show #894 (!) when we talk salmon farming, a bunch of news, barramundi life cycles and aquaculture with Dr Michael Salini, and Captain Windshift rides the winds of Brunswick into the studio to update us on the latest in the world of sailing locally. Let you Sunday wash over you with Radio Marinara.
It's Dr Beach and Anth in the fishbowl.
Travis Park talks his research and BLue Whales. David Provis on recent NOAA on climate and Quinn Oliver chats Blue Carbon with the crew.
Enjoy!
Bron & Angeline are in the fish bowl. Guests this episode are Adam Shalekof from the Mornington Peninsula Council talking about the Clean and GReen Peninsula Program, Anne Gabriel from the Marina Stewardship Council talking about Sustainable Seafood Day and our trusty Baykeeper Neil Blake telling all about the current randy behaviour by our bayside penguins..
Bron and John take a call fropm Mark Rodrique down a Festival of The Sea. Glenda Nichols comes into the studio to talk about her exhibition 'Weaving the Waterways'. Malcolm Nicholson is in to tlak Marine Education and Marinara regular, Rex Hunter joins in!
Bron and Dr Beach in the Triple R Fishbowl for all things wet and salty this week.
Joined by Terri Allen for the diver report, Mark Rodrigue and Jon Duthrie talking The Festival on The Sea next week and it's welcome back to Jeff Maynard with his sound clips from all your favourite B-Grade Marinara related movies - in this case it's the 1950s and 'Operation Petticoat' (there are submarines).
Bron and Angeline are in the Fish Tank. Carl Gardniner comes in talk about his upcoming exhinbition 'Beats Working'. Bron is on the phone with Lizzie Doyle talking about 'Wild Women On Water' and Angeline brings us up to speed on Seals and Tassie Salmon Farms
Bron & Dr Beach are in the Fishbowl...with guests Tim Smith talking Sea Grass, an update on sea travels from Teri Allen along with a phone in from Mark Rodrigue.
We're Back.. Radio Marinara 2017 Ep. 1.
Bron, Dr Beach and Angeline are in the fish bowl. Talking all things wet and salty.
Bron, Dr Surf, Terri, Rex and Jeff bring 2015 Radio Marinara to a close with a look forward to summer. Rex Hunter takes a look at World War 1 Australian Submarines and then loss of AE1 and AE2, plus a general wrap up of summer maritime archaeology activity. Terri talks summer snorkelling - where are the best spots in Victoria? Also Nudibranchs of Blairgowrie (new reality show perhaps?), smooth rays, boat tours and dolphin swims.Dr Surf brings news of the release of the Bells Beach Management Plan, released this week by Environment Minister Lisa Neville, and some news of surf comps including a new Tom Carroll on the horizon of competition surfing. Live music from the Mornington Peninsula with The Warrains. And Jeff sees us all out with what he promises to be the most amazing Soundwaves segment EVER!
Bron, Dr Beach and Rex are bringing you all things wet and salty for the 2 to last show of 2016...
On this RRR BBQ day a diverse and intriguing show with Bron, Anth and Terri in the tank.
We talk to Paul Shannon from Surf Life Saving Victoria about every swimmer's nightmare, getting caught in a rip.
Terri Allen joins us to talk about the best dive sites for summer.
And Assoc Prof Damon Bolton from UNSW joins us live from Sydney discussing some recent work that he and colleagues have published about how artificial light can really mess with the lives of fish and other marine critters directly and indirectly.
There's news and BBQ stories galore.
John covers the power and politics of recreational fishing. Chango Tree delight us all with some fantastic live music. And we play an interview recorded with Greg French, author of a wonderful book 'The Last Wild Trout', in which he explores declining trout biodiversity, around the world and why we should all be concerned.
Now sit right back and hear some tales of marine birds and the deep deep sea... Anth and Dr Beach will be on the good ship Marinara chatting about the latest news and views form the marine environment and our coasts! Alona Charuvi from Deakin Uni returns again this week with more heart beats and loads of Penguin facts and figures. Anth has been looking into the deep deep sea (unfortunately online and not in a sub!) and has 9 questions for Dr Beach about the bit of the ocean a long way from his name - The Hadal Zone. Also did you see that stuff about whales and IWC this week. What does it mean for the whales? Anth and Dr Beach will discuss.
This week the Mariners talk to Thomas Peschak, National Geographic photographer and Director of Conservation for the Save Our Seas Foundation about appearing live on stage in 'Wild Seas, Secret Shores' at the Arts Centre.
We present our interview with 2016 Pulitzer Prize (Biography) winner William Finnegan - Bill's memoir A Barbarian Life documents his life as a surfer through the 1960s and 70s and through to the present day, as he travelled the world, hunting for great surf throughout the South Pacific, Asia, Africa, here in Australia and more. Now a well known investigative journalist for The New Yorker, Bill spoke with Bron and Dr Surf about A Barbarian Life, and how to this day he manages his double life of surfer and 'normal person' (whatever that is!)
John Ford and Anth are in the studio in a new weird timezone that it will be. Terri Allen joins us live from just near the water somewhere in SA to talk diving diving and more diving. Oliver Edwards from Goodfishbadfish joins us well to talk fish fish and fish. And Anth and John will spend some time looking at the kinds of trade-offs that occur when planning marine protected areas and what the science is behind these choices.
The Environmental Film Festival kicks off in Melbourne on the 29th of September, and one of the headline films is Sonic Sea, a gripping documentary about the very real impact of human-made noise on the animals that live undersea. Here's a link to whet your appetitehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-jabL64UZE The film is excellent and we're really looking forward to speaking with film director and producer Daniel Hinerfield, live from Santa Monica, California. Any questions for Daniel? Send them through to our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Radio-Marinara/132333556812317 . Neil Blake, Port Phillip Baykeeper joins us to talk about his team's sandy seabed live mollusc surveys - anyone know anything about the life cycle of Paphies elongata? We want to hear from YOU! Neil will also report on the recent Coast to Coast conference, and his role in the consultation processes currently underway with the new Marine and Coast Act. And Dr Beach talks about the great Eastern Pacific Blob of 2013-15
Dr Beach & Dr Surf are joined by Ian Lording and Jeff Vockler to tales of passion for collecting surf boards and a whole lot more surfing good stuff!
Murray Walding joins Dr Surf and Bron to discuss the new edition of Surf-O-Rama - a must for every collector of Australian surf memorabilia, or anyone interested in surf culture, from boards to wetsuits, movies, posters and skateboards. We'll discuss what's in the book and what's new about the recently published 2nd edition. Also surf news, and more satisfied groans at how epic the surf has been lately. We also catch up with Hilary Bouma, Education Leader at the Great Ocean Road Coast Committee, about her education program with Year 9 students in Geelong schools about coastal conservation.
It's Anth and Dr Beach in the Fishbowl this week. Their guests in today are Anna McCallum telling us about a great event at Museum Victoria that showcases Victoria's marina science and Geoff Wescott to talk about a new MACA discussion paper regarding State Government efforts to deliver on its commitment to create a new Marine and Coastal Act to improve the management of our marine and coastal areas.
This weekend, marine protection volunteers across the state are gathering in Warrnambool for the third Sharing the Love forum. Friends of Merri Marine Sanctuary and Parks Victoria are hosting the event, which celebrates and supports community involvement in Victoria's marine national parks and sanctuaries. We'll catch up with convenor Louise Arthur, Parks Victora's Mark Rodrigue and Steffan Howe, and some of the wonderful people who go above and beyond to make sure we all have marine ecosystems protected and monitored into the future.
And in two weeks' time, coastal managers from around the country will be flocking to Melbourne to talk about the coasts around Australia, and some of the big issues in making sure they're managed properly. Rob Gell, friend of Marinara and Victorian Coastal Councillor joins us along with Conference Dinner special guest speaker Mick Sowry, to talk about the conference itself, and the special role of the arts in bringing the personal connection with the oceans to us all.
Sean Willmore and John Fleming from the Thin Green Line talk about the 2016 International World Ranger Day, and a cracker comedy night at the Gaso to raise funds to support the rangers of the world who put their lives on the line to protect the animals we all love. Then Dr James Fitzsimons and Prof Geoff Wescott talk about their new book about Marine Protected Areas called 'Big Bold and Blue', with lessons from having MPAs around the globe. Plus the latest science from Dr Beach in the LaB. And a catch up with AJ down at Blairgowrie.
Dr Richard Reina from Monash University talks about the sea turtles of Costa Rica, and how the problem of poaching has been turned around to the point where the former poachers have become the turtles' protectors and guardians. Then Oliver Edwards from Good Fish Bad Fish speaks with us about social licence in fisheries, and the growing need to demonstrate the many layers of value in supporting local business. Dr Alecia Bellgrove from Deakin University has just returned from taking a group of her students to Japan - she talks about marine science in Japanese Universities, and some big changes on the horizon for marine research at Deakin University.
Blairgowrie Pier is set to get possibly the world's largest marine sponge transplant - in replacing the massive breakwall, not only do the damaging infestations of shipworm need to be removed, the sponges, ascidians and other pier dwelling animals and plants that call Blairgowrie Pier home need to be rescued. We'll speak with AJ, one of the divers involved in this rescue/transplant mission about the massive task ahead, and what you can do to be part of this amazing community exercise. We also speak with Hayden O'Neill, an emerging surf photographer from the Mornington Peninsula, about his exhibitions and his brand new publication. And Dr Beach brings us some mind-blowing marine science.
David Griffin from CSIRO talks about the adventures of IMOS - a torpedo shaped underwater research glider that has just completed a 74-day journey through 1,800km of the waters of the Great Australian Bight, and has returned loaded with interesting info. Neil Blake updates us on what's happening on Port Phillip Bay, including a new study of beach-cast microplastics, and some upcoming Baykeeper community activities. Angeline updates us on the Clean up the Ocean Project being run out of the Netherlands, and specifically work underway in trail deployment. And Dr Surf joins us briefly for a surf report. He might not be able to say much because he says the surf has been most rad.
Terri Allen brings us Bowiebranchia - the result of the combined passions of someone who is utterly devoted to both Bowie and nudibranchs, and has realised a startling connection between the two. Neil Blake talks about the need for citizen science, the Baykeeper network in Rye next week, a UN award for Port Phillip EcoCentre's Gio Fitzpatrick, and 'Be the Re-generation' - engaging youth in local coastal monitoring and habitat improvement. Jeff Maynard brings us a special offering from his treasure chest of nautical aural treats. And Victorian Coastal Council's (and Melbourne's favourite weatherman) Rob Gell talks about 'Coast-to-Coast' conference in Melbourne soon. Rob will also give us the official Community Cup weather forecast
Bron and Angeline working the Marinara magic.
PT Hirschfield on the phone to talk Spider Crabs in the Bay, Erica McLernon talking Sea Shepard news and events and Bronwyn Pringle talking about her great show at La Mama theatre 'Beneath and Beyond'
It's World Environment Day and then World Oceans Day on Tuesday 8th June, with a theme of 'Healthy Oceans, Healthy Planet' - with a big focus on plastics in the oceans and the catastrophic impacts on sealife. In studio we have Neil Blake to talk microplastics, Richard Reina from Monash University to talk about the little penguins at Phillip Island and St Kilda, and Dave Donnelly about whales in Westernport. And our own Dr Beach with marine science, and Bron with the latest in marine news including some good news coming out of San Francisco this week.
Bron's away! That leaves Dr Beach and Dr Surf to run amok with Capt'n Windshift, Perron Cook on Big Algae in Gipps Lakes and Jeff's in the house with more of his snippets from the Best of B Grade movies & The Sea.
Bron and Angeline in the Fishbowl Studio for chats with Skip Woolley from Museum Victoria on the first ever map of the deep sea floor, with Mark Keenan, the Marine Response Unit Coordinator at Zoos Victoria and Terri Allen with the Dive Report
Setting sail on Sudnay are Anth and Bron. Joining them to talk diving in caves is our Marinara Dive Reporter - Terri Allen from some cave in some far away state!
Mark Rodrigue will be joining us to talk FOTS and marine film nights!
A couple of recent exciting pieces of marine and coastal science have crossed Anth's desk - one about fraud in fish sales in Europe being on the decline and another about getting ready for coastal inundation once that little old sea level beings to rise and rise and rise...
Bron and Anth have a load of news and views and music like you wouldn't believe!
What a mixed and diverse show... Bron and Anth will cover topics as wide as Saving the Sea Eagle by maintaining wetlands, the amount of the ocean floor is actually mapped and at what resolution, practical local solutions to preparing for and responding to the impact of climate change around Western Port with Greg Hunt Exec Officer of the South East Councils Climate Change Alliance, and finally the Sea Shepherd response to the Japanese recommencing fake "scientific" whaling again... and all interdispersed with great music!
Dr Beach reviews a new science paper about mercury build-up in sea mammals.
Our dive reporter Terri Allen gives us the lowdown on what's involved in learning to dive - what to look for, what to avoid - with summer fast approaching and the water temperatures on the rise, this is a segment you won't want to miss!
And Bron pays homage and tribute to Dr Bill Ballentine, NZ marine scientist and global pioneer in marine protection legislation who sadly passed away during the week.
o we all know that male seahorses get pregnant but new research from University of Sydney is telling us much more about what happens in that pouch on the dad... this is just one of the bits of news Bron and Anth will bring on Sunday...
Just sit right back and you'll also hear a tale, a tale of a fruitful trip - this week, six Victorian teachers set sail on an expedition in Moreton Bay in Queensland, to assist scientists researching the health of the bay's fragile marine ecosystem. Their quest is part of Earthwatch's Sailing for Seagrass research project, and takes in studying the impact of Brisbane's coastal development on seagrass beds that are vital for the survival of dugongs, Green Sea turtles and other marine life in the bay, including commercial and recreational fisheries. We'll speak with Dr James Udy, Chief Scientist of Healthy Waterways, about the trip, the teachers who were chosen to take part, and what they'll do in taking the learnings from their experiences back into their classrooms.
And finally a couple of weeks ago the marine and coastal gliterati headed to the Arts Centre to find out who won the Victorian Coastal Awards. We did mention it at the time and Sunday Anth brings his review and report from the night. As usual it is humbling to see what amazing community volunteers do along our shores!
Straight from the 2015 Australian Fish Biology conference, John brings the lowdown the current trends in fisheries and coastal management, and the latest science on artificial reefs stock enhancement strategies. Terri Allen joins us for a dive report - warm-weather divers are dusting off their BCs and regs...Then Albert Li from Scuba for Change, a fantastic local initiative that puts 100% of profits from diving holidays in the Philippines back into local communities. Albert will be joined by partner Stairway Foundation founders Monica Ray and Lars Jorgensen to talk about their Sea Adventure School, and an upcoming fundraising event with Cracked Mirrors Theatre Production. Plus news from Sea Shepherd, including a massive legal win in their fight against deep sea poaching in the Southern Ocean, and some startling numbers of marine deaths from entanglement in shark netting, many of which are not actually sharks.
PhD student Derek Dapp, and his supervisor Associate Professor Richard Reina talk about their research into different shark breathing modes, and how they may affect survival after accidental capture. And some updates on that amazing and ambitious project to clean up plastics in the Pacific gyre, some sobering observations and short term predictions about seabirds ingesting plastic and reports of arrests of Ric O'Barry in Japan and the good people of Sea Shepherd in the Faroe Islands.
Rex Hunter takes us on an underwater exploration of the shipwrecks of World War 2 in Victoria. PhD students Lauren and Laetitia will entertain us with stories of Gannets at Pope's Eye, and Fur Seals in the sub-Antarctic.And Terri Allen talks about cave diving and marine fossils.
Cecelia Whitton is the Executive Officer of the Westernport Biosphere and joins us to talk about Biosphere Reserves in a global context, why and how Westernport is considered as one, and some of the current challenges facing Westernport and other Biospheres around the world.
Sean Doherty, surf scribe and author joins us for a discussion about the big news of the week - 'that' shark attack on 'our' Mick Fanning. Sean has been chatting to those in Sth Africa who were at J Bay, and he's got the low down. There were several photographers in the water at the time - what happened to them? And what does this mean for future events at J Bay and elsewhere? We'll also talk about Patagonia's business philosophy and the environmental causes they support. And two papers that have piqued Dr Beach's interest: one on corals inheriting a love for heat, and the other on microbes deep deep down below the ocean floor.
goodness me where to start... With Bron having a weekend down the coast, Anth and John will be joined by Jeff Maynard for SoundWaves in a packed show. On a cold Monday evening on July 6th in Geelong about 150 harder interested people joined the Australian Marine Sciences Association public Forum for over an hour of Q&A about marine and estuarine things. With Anth pretending to be Tony Jones, we will bring you a very small snapshot of a great and lively discussion. In his words, Jeff Maynard is on a bit of an Atlantis theme at the moment... so we expect some weird Atlantean SoundWaves. Of course all the marine and coastal news and views too!
We've been bringing you up to date the last few Sundays about the annual amassing of the spider crabs in Port Phillip Bay. Local underwater photographer and diving enthusiast PT Hirschfield has been getting out there as often as she can, during the week she shot some sensational footage of the spectacular crustacean 'stacks on', and an opportunistic giant sting ray honing in on a giant crabby smorgasbord. We'll be speaking with PT Hirschfield about her experiences with the spider crabs and her footage that's gone viral.
Scuba for Change is a unique, world first social enterprise in the Scuba Diving industry, where 100% of profits are invested back into local communities in the Phillipines to drive positive and lasting environmental and social legacies. We speak with Scuba for Change Founder and Board Member Albert Li about the origins of the program, where it operates and how it can be supported. We'll talk about diving in the Philippines too - a tempting option in the middle of a Melbourne winter!
And Angeline and Bron talk all things AMSA - the annual conference of the Australian Marine Sciences Association is in full swing, and Angeline and Bron talk about what's going on in downtown Geelong, a notable Queens Birthday marine related Honours award, and campaign news from Sea Shepherd.
Hilary McNevin gives us the lowdown on the humble oyster - what's around, what to go for, what to avoid. And seasonal fish and the cold - does weather matter to fish in the marketplace? Dr Alecia Bellgrove (Deakin University) on the latest from her field of phycology (algae research). And Rex Hunter enlightens us about ship fires in Port Phillip Bay during the gold rush years (cue George Dreyfus themed banjo plucking).
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Warm-blooded fish: Dr Beach to discuss and dissect (metaphorically!). Dr Surf's annual winter wetsuit review. Back zip, chest zip, no zip? 3/2, 4/3, 5/4? Rip Curl, O'Neill, Patagonia, Excel? What the hell does all this mean? And Radio Marinara Dive Reporter Terri Allen talks about diving with US sharks, and what the wreck diving scene is like in North Carolina.
celebrating World Oceans Day on Monday we will bring you up to date on all the latest marine news and views. Dr Adam Pope, President of the Victorian branch of the Australian Marine Sciences Association joins us to discuss the upcoming AMSA national conference in the balmy warmth of downtown Geelong starting July 5th. It includes a public science event with MC Anthony Boxshall who will try to channel Tony Jones for a marine Q&A. Tomorrow Bron, John and Anth will be also discussing the value of World Heritage listings like the news about the GBR discussed last week on air... they all have differing views and no fear of expressing them in this months Marine Roundtable.
- The CEO of Australia for Dolphins, Sarah Lucas, joins us to talk about a landmark decision by Japan's peak zoo association to stop members purchasing dolphins captured in Taiji.
- Preliminary results are in from the global voyage of the Tara: at least 100,000 new plankton species, and much more... Dr Beach will discuss
- Plus more from the latest marine science, and news including a cool national citizen science project about king tides.
Drs Surf and Beach discuss the origins of swell (the surf type) prediction and grill Dr Tim Smith about seagrasses in PPB and the mysterious Chilean connexion.
We cross to Japan to speak with Dr Jacqui Pocklington (aka Dr Pocko) - she's over there doing post-doctoral research into Japanese marine life following her PhD in Melbourne. John Ford talks us through an article he's just co-written with Associate Professor Rob Day from the University of Melbourne about the conundrum of flake and the unanswered question of its sustainability. Is flake sustainable? And just what is flake anyway? And our inhouse dive reporter Terri Allen brings us our monthly dive report, including what's so special about diving through a Victorian winter. Winter is coming...
We cross to Japan to speak with Dr Jacqui Pocklington (aka Dr Pocko) - she's over there doing post-doctoral research into Japanese marine life following her PhD in Melbourne. John Ford talks us through an article he's just co-written with Associate Professor Rob Day from the University of Melbourne about the conundrum of flake and the unanswered question of its sustainability. Is flake sustainable? And just what is flake anyway? And our inhouse dive reporter Terri Allen brings us our monthly dive report, including what's so special about diving through a Victorian winter. Winter is coming...
Bron and Anth pop in to talk news and views, and how marine snow is part of the story about the impact of the Deep Horizon oil spill. Chris Smyth from the VNPA will be in to talk about managing pipis in MPA and other things!
We speak with Sea Shepherd Managing Director Jeff Hansen about their hard work over summer, including 'Operation Icefish' - investigating and preventing illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing known generally as 'poaching' in the Southern Ocean, and the recent apparent self-destruction of the Thunder, a vessel well known to Sea Shepherd as a vessel of piracy fishing. Then, Joanne Brookfield, a seasoned professional stand-up comedian, talks about her own experiences with the confronting work done by Sea Shepherd - not something we might associate with stand-up comedy. Joanne not only managed to cut it with the most hardened ocean protectors and activists, but come away from the experience with a stand-up comedy show currently on with the 2015 Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Radio Marinara Dive Reporter Terri Allen brings us her monthly dive report, including a special report on the underwater wonders of West Papua, and in direct contrast, cave diving in Mt Gambier. And Angeline brings a bucket of news, including a story about an orca knocking off a great white, and the apparent repercussions since.
This Sunday Daylight Savings ends. Anth and John will be in to cover marine urbanisation, maritime territory expansion as two linked but very different topics about how we use the sea now and how that will trend into the future. Ever wonder what the coastal zones might be being used for in 2200? And how is that starting now... Amongst all that will be the same great marine and coastal news and views.
Drs Beach and Surf will be joined by Perran Cook (Monash Uni) to talk about worm holes - not the cosmological kind, but actual worm holes - and how, as Charlie Darwin suspected, they are really, really important in turning over stuff (chemical goodies) on land and sea. Then, in the lead up to the 53rd Bells Beach Surf Comp, we'll yack to Bob Smith, archivist and historian for Rip Curl, and John Collins, who ran the competition in the 90's. We'll ponder the history of the longest running professional surf comp in Australia, if not the world, and find out just how much work is involved in organising it.
Mark Rodrigue talks about the 2015 Festival of the Sea - lots of great stuff happening in Barwon Heads this weekend for all of us who love the brilliant briny. Then Dr Giovanni Turchini joins us to talk about his research into the rapidly diminishing quanitities of omega-3s in farmed salmon, and better ways to manage aquaculture. Rex Hunter presents some interesting facts about a wreck off Point Cook - the Henrietta, sunk in 1940. And Angeline brings us some news, including dredge spoil dumping in the Great Barrier Reef, and a marine species register.
Dr Julie Mondon from Deakin University has just come back from a stint in Antarctica doing research into impact of sewage produced by researchers and staff on Australia's Antarctic bases. She'll join us to talk about her research and what she found.
Many of us are pretty confident we know the coastline around Port Phillip Bay and Westernport, but none more so than Graham Patterson. He walked the entire 580km coastline of both embayments, including Phillip and French Islands, and then put all of his observations and research into two fabulous guides. We'll be speaking with Graham about what inspires him so much about Port Phillip and Westernport, and what's in these great new publications.
Plus the latest from the world of marine science, and we celebrate International Women's Day with a tribute to marine research pioneer and early shark conservationist champion, the recently departed Professor Eugenie Clark.
Lots and lots on in the marine and coastal world a the moment! John, Bron and Anth will be in to chat about it! Prue Addison from the AMSA Victoria branch about the upcoming ""Showcasing Marine Science in Victoria"" forum on March 4th in Melbourne. Mark Rodrigue from Parks Victoria talks about Sea Search, a program designed to encourage public involvement in marine monitoring and research. Mark will talk about their trip to Mud Island, and also the annual Festival of the Sea in March. Professor Lynnath Beckley of Murdoch University joins us live from Perth to give the lowdown on a decade of fantastic scientific research from Ningaloo and what it has meant for an area about which we knew little until very recently.
Terri Allen is Radio Marinara's new Dive Reporter, and on Sunday brings her inaugural dive report, including her pick of where to dive this Sunday. Tim Silverwood gives us the lowdown on a marine-themed evening as part of the 2015 Sustainable Living Festival. We speak with Juliana Bahr-Thomson who is about to paddle 150km from Newcastle to Bondi Beach to raise money for the Surfrider Foundation. Dr Surf discusses the role of surfers in beach rescues, with a recently published study from the University of NSW showing that surfers may rescue as many people from the surf as surf life savers. And Angeline brings us a bucket of news from the deep.
ast week, Dr Erich Fitzgerald from Museum Victoria spoke about the uniquely precious marine fossil record along the Beaumaris coastline - if you didn't catch the show. Erich brought some extraordinary information - the site is Australia's best snapshot of marine life 25 million years ago, and 85% of Australia's seal fossils on record are located in this site alone! The whole site is currently under threat by proposals to develop a 120 berth marina, breakwall and outfall, and the rproposal has moved forward to consideration under an Environment Effects Statement. To explore the issues and campaign to have the site saved from destruction, we'll be joined by Sandringham Foreshore Association's Helen Gibson and Professor Tim Flannery.
Then Jeff brings us a coastal classic - our only clue - John Carradine and a diving bell.
Bron and Anth will be in with a bumper show. Loads of news and views including Bron's review of Oddball - not often that a Radio Marinara story is made into a feature film! Concerned about all this stuff on Sharks in the (mainly Sydney) media Anth has been doing a bunch research into the facts and we need to be very afraid of ... just about everything else in the house and world EXCEPT for sharks! Bron and Anth will ponder why we fear these beautiful animals. And finally Jeff Maynard is in with the latest in his stunning aural marine experiences! Join us after your not sleep in...