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The Great Southern Reef with Dr Scott Bennett
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- Seaweed People
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- Apr 2, 2024
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- 1696
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Summary
If you’re into biodiversity hotspots, temperate reef ecosystems, protecting your local beach, collective action, or if you’re working in the media or education sector then this episode is for you 📣🦑 Dr. Scott Bennett is a research scientist at the Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies at the University of Tasmania. He was born and raised on Tassie’s reefs, and he’s studied kelp forest ecosystems across Australia. He currently leads the scientific advisory panel of the Great Southern Reef Foundation and along with a very impressive team of cinematographers, scientists and local communities, he’s putting the Great Southern Reef on the map and building the science and stories needed for its protection. You can find Scott at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (UTAS) or the Great Southern Reef Foundation . You can find and contact me at @seaweed.people . Links to research, projects and stories touched on in this ep: GSRF Instagram The ‘Great Southern Reef’: social, ecological and economic value of Australia’s neglected kelp forests (research paper) Senate inquiry recommends $55-million investment into managing long-spined sea urchin Sea Urchin Removal as a Tool for Macroalgal Restoration: A Review on Removing “the Spiny Enemies” (research paper) GSR Educators Hub Marine heatwaves are damaging reef ecosystems around Australia This episode was recorded and made on Gadigal/Wangal and muwinina land. I acknowledge and pay respects to First Nations people and their elders past and present as the ongoing custodians of Sea, Land and Sky Country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.