Episode description
Join Natasha Mitchell and guests at the 2024 Ocean Lovers Festival in Bondi. From deep sea mining to illegal fishing on the high seas, who is the boss of the ocean? And why are scientists-turned-entrepreneurs singing the praises of seaweed? Two panels of big thinkers exploring new frontiers for ocean exploitation — and inspiration — the risks, the rewards, and the regulation of this vast wilderness which covers 70% of the planet's surface
Panel 1 - Who owns the high seas and deep seas? Deep sea mining and illegal fishing
Associate Professor Aline JaeckelAustralian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS)University of Wollongong
Captain Peter HammarstedtDirector of Campaigns and Chairman of Sea Shepherd Australia
Mattheiu RytzDirector of the film Deep Rising
Panel 2 - Is algae the new gold?
Dr Michael AskewExecutive Director and co-founderAlgae Co
Dr Pia WinbergFounder and chief scientistVenus Shell Systems
Dr Alexandra Thomson,Industry Engagement ManagerClimate Change Cluster (C3) Research InstituteUniversity of Technology Sydney