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S2 E12: Toxic Tide: South Australia's Deadly Algal Bloom Disaster
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In South Australia, a toxic algal bloom has resulted in more than 12,000 marine animals from nearly 450 different species washing up dead on local beaches, turning once-thriving ecosystems into underwater graveyards and leaving locals traumatised... But what's causing this disaster, and what can we do about it?
This week's guest: Stefan Andrews, marine biologist, filmmaker, educator, and Co-Founder of the Great Southern Reef Foundation,
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Chapters
1. S2 E12: Toxic Tide: South Australia's Deadly Algal Bloom Disaster (00:00:00)
2. Introducing Stefan Andrews (00:06:19)
3. What is the Great Southern Reef and what's special about it? (00:08:30)
4. Seaweed: The under-appreciated super organism (00:12:57)
5. The Amazing Sponge Gardens of the GSR (00:15:15)
6. The incredible Giant Cuttlefish Aggregation (00:16:50)
7. The amazing Sea Dragons of the GSR (00:19:29)
8. The important mission of the GSR Foundation (00:23:46)
9. The Toxic Algal Bloom Outbreak Devastating South Australia's marine life (00:28:09)
10. Causes of the Algal Bloom (00:32:10)
11. More climate impacts on the GSR (00:34:54)
12. What it's like diving in the midst of an Algal Bloom Outbreak (00:37:08)
13. What will the long term impacts of this algal bloom be? (00:39:37)
14. Marine attractions to visit in South Australia which are still healthy (00:42:34)
15. How the algal bloom is impacting humans (00:44:16)
16. What action can we take regarding this algal bloom? (00:46:12)
17. Does the GSR need more funding and recognition? (00:48:08)
18. The sea urchin outbreak on the GSR - and the surprisingly tasty solution (00:49:19)
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