Word on the Reef
Diving into marine science on the Great Barrier Reef and beyond!
Podcasting since 2024 • 27 episodes
Word on the Reef
Latest Episodes
S2 E12: Australia's Great Southern Reef: Kelp, Cuttlefish, and Climate Chaos with Stefan Andrews
The Great Southern Reef is an 8,000-kilometre stretch of temperate rocky reefs and kelp forests that hugs the southern coastline of Australia from Sydney to Perth. It’s home to incredible marine life like leafy sea dragons, giant cutt...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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S2 E11: How to Protect the Great Barrier Reef: Individual Actions You can Take Right Now
Climate Change is the biggest threat to coral reefs worldwide, causing unprecedented coral bleaching events. But here's the good news: individuals can take powerful, practical climate action to help save the Great Barrier Reef — and so...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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S2 E10: Trash Talk: Inside the Marine Debris Crisis on the Great Barrier Reef – and What You Can Do
This week we head to the remote beaches of the Great Barrier Reef—where plastic pollution is piling up faster than we can clean it. But is picking up rubbish really the solution? Or just the beginning?Join us as we play trash detective w...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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S2 E9: Catching Air, Calling for Action: A Tour Operator's Plea to Save the Great Barrier Reef
Brett Wright has spent the past 30 years taking visitors to the Great Barrier Reef from Port Douglas with his tour company Windswell Adventures—and he's seen the changes up close. From worsening coral bleaching to the devastation of extr...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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S2 E8: Hot Water and Hot Air: Which Political Parties Have the Best Policies to Protect the Great Barrier Reef?
In this special Election Edition of Word on the Reef, Tanya Murphy and Brett Goodban dive into one of the most critical questions facing Australians ahead of the Federal Election: Who has the best plan to save the Great Barri...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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