Radio Marinara

We're Back.. Radio Marinara 2017 Ep. 1. Bron, Dr Beach and Angeline are in the fish bowl. Talking all things wet and salty.

Bron, Dr Surf, Terri, Rex and Jeff bring 2015 Radio Marinara to a close with a look forward to summer. Rex Hunter takes a look at World War 1 Australian Submarines and then loss of AE1 and AE2, plus a general wrap up of summer maritime archaeology activity. Terri talks summer snorkelling - where are the best spots in Victoria? Also Nudibranchs of Blairgowrie (new reality show perhaps?), smooth ray...

Bron, Dr Beach and Rex are bringing you all things wet and salty for the 2 to last show of 2016...

On this RRR BBQ day a diverse and intriguing show with Bron, Anth and Terri in the tank. We talk to Paul Shannon from Surf Life Saving Victoria about every swimmer's nightmare, getting caught in a rip. Terri Allen joins us to talk about the best dive sites for summer. And Assoc Prof Damon Bolton from UNSW joins us live from Sydney discussing some recent work that he and colleagues have published a...

John covers the power and politics of recreational fishing. Chango Tree delight us all with some fantastic live music. And we play an interview recorded with Greg French, author of a wonderful book 'The Last Wild Trout', in which he explores declining trout biodiversity, around the world and why we should all be concerned.

Now sit right back and hear some tales of marine birds and the deep deep sea... Anth and Dr Beach will be on the good ship Marinara chatting about the latest news and views form the marine environment and our coasts! Alona Charuvi from Deakin Uni returns again this week with more heart beats and loads of Penguin facts and figures. Anth has been looking into the deep deep sea (unfortunately online...

The Mariners chat with author Graeme Henderson about his book Swallowed By The Sea .

This week the Mariners talk to Thomas Peschak, National Geographic photographer and Director of Conservation for the Save Our Seas Foundation about appearing live on stage in 'Wild Seas, Secret Shores' at the Arts Centre.

We present our interview with 2016 Pulitzer Prize (Biography) winner William Finnegan - Bill's memoir A Barbarian Life documents his life as a surfer through the 1960s and 70s and through to the present day, as he travelled the world, hunting for great surf throughout the South Pacific, Asia, Africa, here in Australia and more. Now a well known investigative journalist for The New Yorker , Bill sp...

John Ford and Anth are in the studio in a new weird timezone that it will be. Terri Allen joins us live from just near the water somewhere in SA to talk diving diving and more diving. Oliver Edwards from Goodfishbadfish joins us well to talk fish fish and fish. And Anth and John will spend some time looking at the kinds of trade-offs that occur when planning marine protected areas and what the sci...

The Environmental Film Festival kicks off in Melbourne on the 29th of September, and one of the headline films is Sonic Sea , a gripping documentary about the very real impact of human-made noise on the animals that live undersea. Here's a link to whet your appetite https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-jabL64UZE The film is excellent and we're really looking forward to speaking with film director and...

Dr Beach & Dr Surf are joined by Ian Lording and Jeff Vockler to tales of passion for collecting surf boards and a whole lot more surfing good stuff!

Murray Walding joins Dr Surf and Bron to discuss the new edition of Surf-O-Rama - a must for every collector of Australian surf memorabilia, or anyone interested in surf culture, from boards to wetsuits, movies, posters and skateboards. We'll discuss what's in the book and what's new about the recently published 2nd edition. Also surf news, and more satisfied groans at how epic the surf has been l...

It's Anth and Dr Beach in the Fishbowl this week. Their guests in today are Anna McCallum telling us about a great event at Museum Victoria that showcases Victoria's marina science and Geoff Wescott to talk about a new MACA discussion paper regarding State Government efforts to deliver on its commitment to create a new Marine and Coastal Act to improve the management of our marine and coastal area...

This weekend, marine protection volunteers across the state are gathering in Warrnambool for the third Sharing the Love forum. Friends of Merri Marine Sanctuary and Parks Victoria are hosting the event, which celebrates and supports community involvement in Victoria's marine national parks and sanctuaries. We'll catch up with convenor Louise Arthur, Parks Victora's Mark Rodrigue and Steffan Howe,...

Sean Willmore and John Fleming from the Thin Green Line talk about the 2016 International World Ranger Day, and a cracker comedy night at the Gaso to raise funds to support the rangers of the world who put their lives on the line to protect the animals we all love. Then Dr James Fitzsimons and Prof Geoff Wescott talk about their new book about Marine Protected Areas called 'Big Bold and Blue', wit...

Dr Richard Reina from Monash University talks about the sea turtles of Costa Rica, and how the problem of poaching has been turned around to the point where the former poachers have become the turtles' protectors and guardians. Then Oliver Edwards from Good Fish Bad Fish speaks with us about social licence in fisheries, and the growing need to demonstrate the many layers of value in supporting loc...

Blairgowrie Pier is set to get possibly the world's largest marine sponge transplant - in replacing the massive breakwall, not only do the damaging infestations of shipworm need to be removed, the sponges, ascidians and other pier dwelling animals and plants that call Blairgowrie Pier home need to be rescued. We'll speak with AJ, one of the divers involved in this rescue/transplant mission about t...

David Griffin from CSIRO talks about the adventures of IMOS - a torpedo shaped underwater research glider that has just completed a 74-day journey through 1,800km of the waters of the Great Australian Bight, and has returned loaded with interesting info. Neil Blake updates us on what's happening on Port Phillip Bay, including a new study of beach-cast microplastics, and some upcoming Baykeeper com...

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Terri Allen brings us Bowiebranchia - the result of the combined passions of someone who is utterly devoted to both Bowie and nudibranchs, and has realised a startling connection between the two. Neil Blake talks about the need for citizen science, the Baykeeper network in Rye next week, a UN award for Port Phillip EcoCentre's Gio Fitzpatrick, and 'Be the Re-generation' - engaging youth in local c...

Bron and Angeline working the Marinara magic. PT Hirschfield on the phone to talk Spider Crabs in the Bay, Erica McLernon talking Sea Shepard news and events and Bronwyn Pringle talking about her great show at La Mama theatre 'Beneath and Beyond'

It's World Environment Day and then World Oceans Day on Tuesday 8th June, with a theme of 'Healthy Oceans, Healthy Planet' - with a big focus on plastics in the oceans and the catastrophic impacts on sealife. In studio we have Neil Blake to talk microplastics, Richard Reina from Monash University to talk about the little penguins at Phillip Island and St Kilda, and Dave Donnelly about whales in We...

Bron's away! That leaves Dr Beach and Dr Surf to run amok with Capt'n Windshift, Perron Cook on Big Algae in Gipps Lakes and Jeff's in the house with more of his snippets from the Best of B Grade movies & The Sea.