Radio Marinara

Join hosts Bron Burton and Dr. Beach on Radio Marinara this week. Palaeontologist Ben Francischelli previews the prehistoric bayside exhibition at Brighton Town Hall (29 June - 25 August 2024). Elodie Camprasse discusses the Giant Spider Crab migration at Port Phillip Bay, and Julie A. Phillips explores marine flora in her book, The Lives of Seaweeds.

Hosts Bron Burton, Cabin Boy and Kade Mills speak with Simon Clearly about his first non-fiction book Everything is Water. The book details Simon's experience walking 344km alongside the Brisbane River (the Maiwar), and the lessons he learns along the way about the importance of water and the ways in which it connects us.

The hosts also get the weekly update from Deakin University's Dr Elodie Camprasse on her Giant Spider Crab Watch.

Next, Bert Parker, President of the Disabled Divers' Association, comes on the show to discuss the great work that the Disabled Drivers' Association is doing, the importance of accessibity to beaches and waterfronts, and how you can get involved.

Finally, Cabin Boy muses: is the America's Cup still relevant?....Was it ever? And just when did we lose the knack for naming the boats? Tune in to find out.

Hosts Bron Burton and Dr Beach are joined by dive reporter Cara Hull and marine scientist David Donnelly. Hull delves into the value of marine protected areas in the Great Southern Reef. Donnelly discusses the sightings of humpback whales in Port Phillip and Western Port.

Join the team for Fam's last show, where they speak to Rex Hunter who delivers a shipwreck story with a strange occurence. Fam delves into all things eels due to popular demand, and Jeff Maynard also joins the team to discuss the 7th worst marine movie, where crabs are getting aggressive.

Bron Burton, Kade Mills and Cabin Boy are joined by Earth Care St Kilda Vice President Dr Flossy Sperring, two members of The Nature Conservancy Australia (Scott Breschkin and Paul Tompkins), and Great Ocean Quarter storyteller Mick Sowry. Dr Sperring discusses the role of Earth Care St Kilda volunteers in providing care for penguins. Breschkin and Tompkins explain the importance of restoring lost kelp ecosystems. Sowry delves into his involvement in an upcoming panel discussion called ‘Next Wave: the Future of Independent Publishing’, which will be taking place in Torquay on May 30.

Bron Burton, Kade Mills and Cabin Boy are joined by Earth Care St Kilda Vice President Dr Flossy Sperring, two members of The Nature Conservancy Australia (Scott Breschkin and Paul Tompkins), and Great Ocean Quarter storyteller Mick Sowry. Dr Sperring discusses the role of Earth Care St Kilda volunteers in providing care for penguins. Breschkin and Tompkins explain the importance of restoring lost kelp ecosystems. Sowry delves into his involvement in an upcoming panel discussion called ‘Next Wave: the Future of Independent Publishing’, which will be taking place in Torquay on May 30.

Hosts Bron Burton and Dr Beach explore a variety of topics pertinent to Australia’s marine life. They talk first with engineer and fluid dynamics expert Richard Manasseh and sound artist Elissa Goodrich about their research and music for the Surf Sounds Project. This is followed by a weekly update from marine ecologist Dr Elodie Camprasse about spider crabs. The host then move on to the topic of edible seaweeds, speaking with Deakin University marine biologist Dr Alecia Bellgrove and Michael Houghton from Alphington Market.

Zoologist Julie Murphy comes in to chat about her new childrens book titled "cheer up blobfish", Also on the show is Dr. Elodie Campasse, marine ecologist to talk about mass aggregations of sea creatures like giant spider crabs. and Neil Blake chats about the correlation between sea life deaths and the mass influx of northern pacific sea stars.

This week on Radio Marinara, the team dive into all things coastal. The team first speak with Dr David Wright about his work to combat erosion in the Mekong Delta, followed by the weekly update from Deakin University's Dr Elodie Camprasse on where the spider crabs are. They also speak with Professor Agustin Sanchez-Arcilla on REST-COAST, an EU-funded project bringing 38 partners together to assess and improve ecosystem services across nine countries. Last, but certainly not least, the team finish up the show with a discussion with Flossy Sperring about the penguins of St Kilda and how Earthcare St Kilda is working with Parks Victoria to develop around the penguin colony.

The team are joined by Cara Hull, who is currently on location at the Bass Coast on the Great Southern Reef. She has gone in search of short-finned eels, which acts as the impetus for an entertaining discussion regarding their patterns of movements and places of habitat – surprising the hosts to find out that you can find eels as close to home as the sewers of St Kilda.

Next, the team speak to photographic artist Fiona Basile. Fiona provides living proof that good things come in 3’s: as she discusses the ‘immersion experience’, followed by her latest book ‘immerse’, and her exhibition at the upcoming Southside Festival. She talks alongside Freya McFarlane, the producer of the Frankston Arts Centre to talk furthermore about Southside Festival, which takes place on May 10th.

They also talk to Jeff Manard, who tickles his indulgence in marine based movies by analysing the worst underwater films of all time: this week’s film posing him to ask the question – “How did we ever get to the top of the food chain”?

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