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In this episode of the Seacreatures Podcast Matt chats to marine biologist and Handfish conservation expert Jemina Stuart-Smith all about the critically endangered Red Handfish and its relatives. Learn about how this mysterious lineage of fish are only found around Tasmania, Australia and how they are currently all critically endangered. There is hope though but you'll have to listen to the podcast to find out more!

Learn more about Handfish by visiting
https://handfish.org.au/
or visit the projects twitter page
https://twitter.com/HandfishProject

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In this episode of the Seacreatures Podcast Matt chats to marine biologist and underwater film maker Stefan Andrews all about one of his favourite animals, the Australian Giant Cuttlefish. Stefan tells us all about their amazing mating habits and the annual migration these cephalopods embark upon  to the area near Whyalla, South Australia.

Check out Stefan's amazing videos on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/ocean_imaging
and his website
https://www.theocean.com.au/

Learn more about the Great Southern Reef and these amazing Cuttlefish by visiting
https://www.instagram.com/greatsouthernreef
and
https://greatsouthernreef.com/

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In this episode Matt chats to Cairns-based underwater photographer Gabriel Guzman all about one of the biggest coral reef fish in the sea the Napoleon Wrasse, aka Maori Wrasse, aka Bumphead Wrasse. Gabriel shares some of his experiences and thoughts on these intelligent fish and in particular a  friendly individual locally known in Cairns as Wally.

Check out Gabriel's amazing photography on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/underwater_images

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In this episode Matt chats to Danny Lee, a local Tasmanian underwater photography and free diver all about his experiences with the majestic and curious Southern Right Whale. Danny shares stories about some of the scary and beautiful moments he has had with these marine mammals and the background of the photographs he has taken of them.

You can see Danny's amazing photography on his Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/submerged_images

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In this episode Matt chats to underwater photographer and nature lover Louise Nott all about the mysterious Pineapple Fish. We get to learn a bit about where they are found and the secretive sneaky hunting method they possess.

To see some of Louise's photography including photos of the magical Pineapple fish visit her Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/louisenott_underwater
or see her winning shot and learn more about it by visiting
https://underwater.com.au/shop/blog/post/winner-underwater-tour-2020-aquatic-abstracts-lousie-nott

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In this episode Matt chats to Dr Sue Mason all about her research with the Common Dolphin. Sue shares what its like to investigate these amazing animals  and discover some of their secrets and mysteries.

Contact and follow Sue on her Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/the_caffeinated_biologist
or read about her work at
https://www.cetaceanscience.com.au/the_caffeinated_biologist/

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In this episode Matt chats to the godfather of Coral, Dr Charlie Veron. Charlie talks all about how important corals are to places like the Great Barrier Reef and the research being done to assist these highly threatened animals.

Charlie Veron's book A Life Underwater is available where all good books are found. 

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In this episode Matt chats to underwater photographer Keren Green all about the Grey Nurse Shark. A shark that looks mighty scary and intimidating at first sight but turns out to be a bit of a shy, curious and ultimately harmless predator of the sea. Keren tells us what its like to see theses large sharks and shares a few tips on the best way to photograph them.   

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Check out some of Keren's photographic works on her instagram
https://www.instagram.com/scuba_kez_photography/
and even swim with these amazing sharks by visiting
https://swrdive.com.au/

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In this episode Matt talks to Paleontologist Ben Francischelli all about the Megalodon Shark and other extinct Seacreatures that were super predators living in the ocean only a few million years ago. Ben has spent countless hours searching for and cataloging various fossils of these extinct animals that were collected from some world famous fossil sites located locally in Port Phillip Bay.

Check out Ben's awesome fossils and great science communication on his Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/a_fools_experiment
of his Youtube channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI7eAPlkN1Sv88Gk8TX8OBg
Also if you're interested in the fossil fundraiser mentioned in this episode tickets can be found here
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/expedition-bayside-a-lost-world-of-bayside-fundraiser-for-museums-victoria-tickets-137555856269
(Matt is definitely going to be there so come say hi)

Check out Matt Testoni's photography on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/matt_testoni_photography/
or at
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