सर्वश्रेष्ठ Greatbarrierreef पॉडकास्टस (2024)

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S6.E7 Travis Sydes, Biosecurity and the Threat of Amazon Frogbit 18:38

23d ago18:38

18:38

Travis Sydes managing natural resources in Far North Queensland as part of FNQROC, which represents 10 local governments across the region. In this podcast he talks about biosecurity issues in the Wet Tropics with a particular focus on Amazon frogbit, an aquarium plant that is infesting local waterways.…

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S6.E6 Geoff McClure, Restoring Cattana Wetlands 14:16

1M ago14:16

14:16

Geoff McClure is one of hundreds of conservation volunteers who have helped transform Cattana Wetlands in the north of Cairns into an environmental park. In this podcast he talks about his love of conservation and the work that has gone into restoring the biodiversity hotspot at Cattana.द्वारा Wet Tropics Waterways

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S6.E5 Barbara Wueringer, Discovering The Elusive Sawfish 19:52

2M ago19:52

19:52

Zoologist Dr Barbara Wueringer talks about her work with the fascinating sawfish her research of and how trawling through old newspaper clippings from the Gold Rush era helped to understand more about its historic distribution before gill nets and trophy fishing decimated it's populations.द्वारा Wet Tropics Waterways

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S6.E4 Matt Moore, Fish Passage 25:03

2M ago25:03

25:03

Fisheries ecologist Matt Moore from Catchment Solutions talks about why fish habitat connectivity within waterways is so important and how decisions made to fix fish barriers such as weirs and dams.द्वारा Wet Tropics Waterways

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S6.E3 Sam Bastounas, Using Seaweed to Strip Nutrients from Water 19:49

3M ago19:49

19:49

Sam Bastounas is the CEO of Pacific Bio, an Australian company that develops green technology to address water quality and food security issues. In this podcast, Sam discusses the challenge of purifying water and the development of RegenAqua, a new technology developed with JCU that uses seaweed to strip nutrients from water before it enters waterw…

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S6.E2 Heidi Tait, Cleaning Up Marine Debris 23:44

3M ago23:44

23:44

Heidi Tait is the founder and Managing Director of Tangaroa Blue, a not for profit organisation focused on removing and preventing marine debris. In this podcast, Heidi talks about the problem of litter in our oceans and the importance of going beyond beach clean ups to tackle debris at its source.द्वारा Wet Tropics Waterways

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S6.E1 Phil Laycock, Results of the 2024 Wet Tropics Waterway Health Report Card 17:41

4M ago17:41

17:41

This is the 9th annual Wet Tropics Waterway Health Report Card to be released by Wet Tropics Waterways to assess the health and condition of freshwater basins, estuaries, inshore and offshore areas of the Wet Tropics in Far North Queensland. Independent Chair Phil Laycock explains some of the key findings in 2024.…

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S6.E8 Maree Baade, Tablelands Regional Council 11:11

4M ago11:11

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S5.E10 Dr Robert Walsh, Micro invertebrates in waterways 21:30

11M ago21:30

21:30

Micro invertebrates are tiny creatures that are invisible to the naked eye but form the basis of the food web in our waterways. Dr. Robert Walsh talks about the importance and diversity of microfauna for sustaining aquatic systems and reveals that their eggs can remain viable for up to 400-500 years, meaning that extinct species could come alive ag…

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S5.E9 Kim Hooper, Prawn Farming Near the Great Barrier Reef 18:25

12M ago18:25

18:25

Australia loves its prawns so much that Queensland's aquaculture industry produces more than $200M of produce of each year, but is it sustainable? Kim Hooper, Executive Officer of the Australian Prawn Farmers Association, talks about the industry, how it works and how it minimises its impact on local waterways.…

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S5.E8 Gareth Phillips, Tourism and Conservation on the Great Barrier Reef 26:52

12M ago26:52

26:52

Millions of tourists come to north Queensland each year to experience the natural wonder of the Great Barrier Reef. This influx of people from around the world represents an opportunity to educate and inform people about the complexity of the reef system and the threats that it faces. In this week’s Reef & Rivers podcast, Gareth Phillips, CEO of th…

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S5.E7 Associate Professor Mike Rasheed and Paul Doyle, Seagrass 25:51

1y ago25:51

25:51

Seagrass meadows play a critically important role in the reef ecosystem. They are nursery habitat for fish and prawns, they stabilise sediment and protect coastlines from erosion, they suck up and filter nutrients coming down from rivers into the reef lagoon, they absorb carbon and also help buffer the reef from pathogens and diseases. Associate Pr…

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S5.E6 Fiona Barron, Tracking Progress on Great Barrier Reef Water Quality 12:01

1y ago12:01

12:01

The Great Barrier Reef is about the size of Japan or Italy and there are millions of dollars being invested in improving the runoff of water flowing off the land. How do we know if these reef projects are actually working? Fiona Barron is the coordinator of the Paddock to Reef Program in the Wet Tropics, which tracks progress against targets in Aus…

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S5.E5 Mark Kennard, Bloomfield River Cod 24:39

1y ago24:39

24:39

Professor Mark Kennard discovered the Bloomfield River Cod in the early 90's whilst undertaking fish surveys as a research assistant. It is the only tropical cod in the world that has avoided predators by living in an 11 kms stretch of the Bloomfield River between two waterfalls.द्वारा Wet Tropics Waterways

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S5.E4 Dr Samantha Tol, Dugongs, Turtles and Seagrass 20:26

1y ago20:26

20:26

Did you know that seagrass is the only plant in the world that is capable of fruiting and flowering underwater? This is just one of many fascinating facts shared by Dr. Samantha Tol in this week’s Reef & Rivers podcast. Samantha is a researcher at JCU and well known in the marine science world for her research into dugong and sea turtle poo. Her fi…

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S5.E3 - Joe Marano, Cane Farming by the Great Barrier Reef 26:14

1y ago26:14

26:14

The sugarcane industry is a highly visible part of the Wet Tropics landscape – if you drive between Ingham and the Daintree, you can’t miss it. Employing more than 4000 direct jobs and supporting another 1800, it contributes over $630 million to our local rural economies. However, since the health of the Great Barrier Reef has been in the spotlight…

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S5.E2 - Nathan Waltham, Restoring Coastal Wetlands 18:03

1y ago18:03

18:03

Nathan Waltham, Senior Principal Researcher at James Cook University, is an expert in coastal landscape ecology and processes. In this episode of the Reef & Rivers podcast Nathan talks about the importance of different wetland habitats, the pressures from urban development and the future fo restoration work.…

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S5. E1 Greg Vinall, Results of the 2023 Wet Tropics Waterway Health Report Card 19:53

1+ y ago19:53

19:53

This is the 8th annual Wet Tropics Waterway Health Report Card to be released by Wet Tropics Waterways to assess the health and condition of freshwater basins, estuaries, inshore and offshore areas of the Wet Tropics in Far North Queensland. Independent Chair Dr Greg Vinall explains some of the key findings in 2023.…

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S4.E10 The role of aquariums as educators 10:53

2y ago10:53

10:53

If you’ve visited the Cairns Aquarium you’ll know that biodiversity and conservation education are a driving force behind their business model. In fact, raising awareness about the biodiversity in our world heritage-listed reef and rainforest underpins their entire philosophy. With over 100,000 visitors annually, the Aquarium is in a unique positio…

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S4.E9 A blueprint for turbo-charging reef water quality progress 14:12

2y ago14:12

14:12

The Wet Tropics Major Integrated Project was an ambitious 4-year social change and reef water quality project, and has been described as a blueprint to accelerating progress towards achieving reef water quality targets. The project had unprecedented engagement from the agricultural sector and resulted in 23,966 of hectares of land under confirmed p…

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S4.E8 Bum breathers - the Johnstone River snapping turtle 13:25

2y ago13:25

13:25

Despite its name, the Johnstone River snapping turtle is no snappier than any other freshwater turtle – and is perhaps better known by its alias, the ‘bum breather’. According to turtle expert Alistair Freeman, this ability for cloacal respiration is thought to enable bum breathers to stay under water for prolonged periods to avoid predation, altho…

3+ y ago28:00

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Season 3 Episode 4: Cathy Retter from Kuranda Envirocare 15:19

3+ y ago15:19

15:19

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Season 3 Episode 3: Dr Lynne Powell from Cairns Regional Council 18:37

3+ y ago18:37

18:37

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Season 3 Episode 2: Aaron Davis on Working With Canegrowers on Project 25 15:38

3+ y ago15:38

15:38

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Season 3 Episode 1: Gareth Phillips from Reef Teach & AMPTO 19:46

3+ y ago19:46

19:46

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Season 2 Episode 14: Professor Steve Turton on the 2020 Results 22:22

4+ y ago22:22

22:22

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Season 2 Episode 13: Travis Sydes on Aquatic Weeds 17:39

4+ y ago17:39

17:39

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Season 2 Episode 12: Matt Brien on Crocodiles 26:42

4+ y ago26:42

26:42

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Season 2 Episode 11: Dr Michael Rasheed on Seagrass 18:58

4+ y ago18:58

18:58

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Season 2 Episode 10: Leanne Carr on Farm Nutrient Planning 17:38

4+ y ago17:38

17:38

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4+ y ago14:46

14:46

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Season 2 Episode 4: David Moffatt on Fish Surveys 13:06

4+ y ago13:06

13:06

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Season 2 Episode 3: Dr Ryan Turner on Pesticides 12:55

4+ y ago12:55

12:55

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Season 2 Episode 2: Dr Karl Bowles on PFAS 15:31

4+ y ago15:31

15:31

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Season 2 Episode 1: Michelle McKinlay from ABGC 17:07

4+ y ago17:07

17:07

Over 90% of Australia's bananas are grown in the Wet Tropics but with increasing pressure on our agricultural sectors to become more environmentally sustainable, the banana industry is making changes to improve the quality of water flowing off banana farms into the Great Barrier Reef lagoon. Michelle McKinlay, Industry Manager for the Australian Ba…

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Steve Turton: 2019 Wet Tropics Report Card Results 23:09

5y ago23:09

23:09

In July 2019 the fourth Wet Tropics Waterway Health report card was launched, highlighting the condition of the basins, estuaries and marine zones from the Daintree in the north to Hinchinbrook in the south. Wet Tropics Waterways chair Steve Turton describes the results of the report card program, discussing changes since the 2018 report card and t…

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