Radio Marinara

It's a surfing extravaganza with Dr Beach and Dr Surf...

Rex and Anth in the shop Sunday! After a news round up of the things that matter, Wrecks (Rex) Hunter will join us to talk about ships' tonnage. This might sound like a simple idea but there is a fair bit to it and many a person has been led up the garden path as a result. Rex will explore the very important Plimsoll line - named after Samuel Plimsoll, a 19th century UK parliamentarian who managed...

Radio Marinara - 10 June 2018

Dr Surf and Bron speak with champion kneeboarder Greg Bugden about the World Titles in Spain, and why kneelos are much tougher than your average bear. Then Dave Donnelly from Killer Whales Australia gives us the news on large whales arriving in Victoria's coastal waters and the release of the Two Bays Whale Project 2017 report. And Jeff brings us his latest in questionable Aussie TV with a wet and...

It's John and Bron in the fish bowl talking VCC Awards, and on the ph with Diego Barneche with his research on fish reproductivbe energey and relationship to body size. Dr Surf gets on the phone with Surf Report and John updates us with some news.

Paul Carnell from Deakin University talks about recent efforts to reduce excessive numbers of sea urchins in Port Phillip Bay, including why this has been a problem, his group's approach, and what they expect to come out of their efforts. Then we welcome Ross Holmberg from Phillip Island Nature Park to tell us about the brand new 'Seal Spotter Portal', where you can join researchers in efforts to...

Kade Mills returns to report back on last week's inaugural Victorian Sea Slug Census, with some amazing early indications of great nudibranch diversity and abundance in Port Phillip and Westernport. We'll cross to Blairgowrie to speak with PT Hirschfield for her latest on the annual spider crab migration into Port Phillip Bay. Artist Andrew Hazelwinkel joins us to talk about his upcoming exhibitio...

This edition of All things wet and salty is brought to you by Dr Beach and John in the fishbowl with Dr Surf on the phone.

We see sea slugs by the sea shore - Kade Mills (VNPA) and Professor Steve Smith (National Marine Science Centre) join us to talk about next weekend's first ever Sea Slug Census in Port Phillip Bay and Westernport. Terri brings us a dive report (seriously?? Is ANYONE diving this weekend??). Dr Beach brings the latest in marine science. And Jeff brings us another classic marine TV show from yesterye...

Bron, Anth and Rex Hunter will be in Sunday with a huge range of marine and coastal delights. First Dr Bryce Stewart - Marinara's emerging UK reporter - joins us live from York in the UK to talk about the impact from the "Beast" weather event on UK marine life, Brexit fisheries negotiations, and what is called the "Blue Planet" effect - something we will get here soon! And next weekend, Slow Food...

Bron and Dr Surf are joined by Rob Curnow (Dr Trash) talking about World Clean-up Day. Also in the fish bowl are guests from 2 Comedy fest Acts - Attack of the Plastic Time Monsters, and, Dead Men Tell No Jokes - good times!

Jade Mills joins Bron and Dr Beach to talk about a survey looking at the health of Port Phillip Bay. Then the University of Melbourne's Rebecca Morris and Teresa Konlechner will be in to talk about the natural approach to coastal restoration - is there a better way than more concrete walls and breakwaters to combat sea level rise and erosion? Dave Donnelly from Killer Whales Australia brings some...

Dr Beach, Dr Surf and Rex Hunter running amok in the Radio Marinara Fish Bowl.

Jemima Robinson, Director of the Ocean Film Festival joins us to talk about the amazing lineup coming up next week in Melbourne, Geelong, Rosebud and Halls Gap (and many other venues if you're not in Victoria). Jeff brings us Soundwaves - this week, where TV soaps meet the sea (eek!). John and Bron bring buckets of wet 'n salty news, including the horrendous effects of 'Beast from the East' storm...

What a big week! Dr Beach and Anth are in with Kent on the poddies and phones. We are talking about the latest news and views from marine and coastal stuff, including the new Environmental objectives for environmental quality of our watery environment in Victoria. Assoc Prof Geoff Wescott comes in to talk about the passage of the new Marine & Coastal Act through Parliament in Victoria. Also we...

Rex Hunter talks the Ships Graveyard off Port Phillip Heads plus the latest in marine archaeology news. We'll have Kade Mills in to give us a report on this week's national conference on shellfish reefs. Dr Beach returns for 2018 with the latest in Marine Science. Plus loads of news on beach and pier cleanups, discoveries of several new marine species, and a new push to finally properly protect Be...

Hilary McNevin joins us from Apollo Bay to talk about the Sustainable Seafood Festival on this weekend, and an event she's moderating called 'Conversations on the Edge'. Neil Blake brings the first 'Baykeeping' for 2018 including local news and events, and reports of a large scale stranding of bivalves at Seaford. And Terri brings us a summer of diving (cave and conventional) and her recent mega-s...

Bron and John. White NIght Melbourne - Underwater, Antonia Cooper - IMAS REd Handfish and JOhntalks about his summer trip to Arnham Land

We're BACK! At 9AM Sunday. Radio Marinara show #931 and the first for 2018 Bron and Anth in the good ship Marinara to kcik off the new year with a huge show. Rex Hunter's in with more about sensational ship wrecks. Jeff Maynard pops in for the first show of 2018 with a great Marine Soundscape - you will never guess. What marine news and views caught your eye over summer - well Bron and Anth have s...

our final show of 2017: we're celebRAYting a fantastic end to the year - changes in Victorian law to protect the rays, skates and banjo sharks of Victoria. Joining us will be Minister for Agriculture Jaala Pulford, Project Banjo Committee members PT Hirschfeld, Jacqui Younger and Mark Jones, Victorian Fisheries Authority Executive Director Travis Dowling with Principal Policy Analyst Dr Jo Klemke,...

It's Angeline's very last show!!!

Dr Surf, Dr Beach, Jay Power and Anth all in for the good ship Marinara Sunday. We talk penguins and gillnets, micronesian islands, the perfect wave and later in the show we will hear all about the Marine Discovery Centre over summer from Alex Giannuzzi who will be somewhere on the water phone in hand!

Phil Jarratt is well known in surfing circles, first making his name as editor of Tracks magazine in the mid 1970s, and later on penning more than thirty books including award-winning surf histories and bestselling biographies of surfing champions. We'll be speaking with Phil about his newly released memoir 'Life of Brine: A Surfer's Journey'. Rex talks about ships in bottles and maritime heritage...

Bron and JOhn are in the fish bowl talking with Terri on the phone regarding crabs at Christmas Island. Special Guest Margaret Wertheim is in to talk about Crotchet Coral Reef project

It's Bron and Angeline in the Fish Bowl. (Very) Young (and Very) Smart Harlan and Jamie are in again this time to talk about the Sea Bin Project. and Kade Mils talks The Great Victorian Fish Count.