Join Natasha Mitchell and guests at the 2024 Ocean Lovers Festival in Bondi. From deep sea mining to illegal fishing on the high seas, who is the boss of the ocean? And why are scientists-turned-entrepreneurs singing the praises of seaweed?  Two panels of big thinkers exploring new frontiers for ocean exploitation — and inspiration — the risks, the rewards, and the regulation of this vast wilderness which covers 70% of the planet's surface

Panel 1 - Who owns the high seas and deep seas? Deep sea mining and illegal fishing 

Associate Professor Aline JaeckelAustralian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS)University of Wollongong

Captain Peter HammarstedtDirector of Campaigns and Chairman of Sea Shepherd Australia

Mattheiu RytzDirector of the film Deep Rising

Panel 2 - Is algae the new gold?

Dr Michael AskewExecutive Director and co-founderAlgae Co

Dr Pia WinbergFounder and chief scientistVenus Shell Systems

Dr Alexandra Thomson,Industry Engagement ManagerClimate Change Cluster (C3) Research InstituteUniversity of Technology Sydney