S3 E31: Kelp Restoration on the Great Southern Reef with Professor Prue Francis
Send us Fan Mail The kelp forests of Australia's southern waters are in serious decline, impacted by rising ocean temperatures, pollution, and overgrazing by sea urchins. Today's guest, Prue Francis, Associate Professor of Marine Science at Deakin University in Melbourne, is part of a team racing to give a kelping hand to these underwater forests before it's too late. Thumbnail Image: Professor Prue Francis snorkelling. Photo by Stefan Andrews. www.pruefrancis.com Support the show ------- SUP...
22 Oct 2026
S3 E30: Can Cloud Seeding Cool the Great Barrier Reef? With Dr Daniel Harrison
Send us Fan Mail Scientists are developing powerful cannons which can spray a fine mist of seawater off the back of a boat into the sky, helping clouds form to shade and cool sections of the Great Barrier Reef. But does it work? Are there any side effects? And is this futuristic technology going to be enough to save the reef in the face of worsening climate change? To help answer these questions, our guest on this episode of Word on the Reef is Dr. Daniel Harrison, oceanographer and engineer...
10 Oct 2026
S3 E29: Farming for a Healthier Reef with Frank & Dianne Sciacca
Send us Fan Mail What do bananas have to do with protecting the Great Barrier Reef? More than you might think! In this episode of Word on the Reef, we meet Frank and Dianne Sciacca from Pacific Coast Eco Bananas in Innisfail, who more than 25 years ago took a radical approach to banana farming. By ditching synthetic pesticides and fertilisers and working with nature instead, they’ve been showing that growing delicious bananas and protecting our waterways don’t have to be mutually exclusive. F...
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