
Word on the Reef
Diving into marine science adventures on the Great Barrier Reef and beyond!
Podcasting since 2024 • 47 episodes
Word on the Reef
Latest Episodes
S2 E31: Art Meets Ocean: How Creativity, Science & Community Are Protecting the Great Barrier Reef
What do underwater art museums, bomb tests, and citizen science have in common? They're all part of the story of the Great Barrier Reef’s past, present—and possible future.Our guest this week is Dr. Adam Smith—freediver, marine biologist...
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S2 E30: Seeing Green: Divers Investigate South Australia's Algal Bloom Disaster
Today we're traveling back to South Australia for an update on the devastating toxic algal bloom that's been unfolding there over the last seven months, and what it it's been like for the divers who know and love these waters.Marine Biol...
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Episode 30
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S2 E29: Caring for Yirrganydji Sea Country on the Great Barrier Reef with Gavin Singleton
First Nations people have been caring for land and sea along the Great Barrier Reef Coast for thousands of years. In this powerful interview, Traditional Owner Gavin Singleton explains the enduring connection First Nations people have with the ...
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Episode 29
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S2 E28: Corals' Last Stand: The Fight to Save Scott Reef
💸 WIN $100! Fill out our Word on the Reef Listener Survey before 30 Septe...
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Episode 28
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S2 E27: Stronger Storms, Stronger Solutions: Saving Coral After Cyclones
Cyclones are part of life in the tropics, but climate change is making them stronger and more destructive. On the Great Barrier Reef, their force can pulverise thriving coral gardens into unstable rubble fields where baby corals struggle to gro...
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Episode 27
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