Episode 18: Grey Nurse Sharks with Keren Green

02/26/21 • 20 min

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In this episode Matt chats to underwater photographer Keren Green all about the Grey Nurse Shark. A shark that looks mighty scary and intimidating at first sight but turns out to be a bit of a shy, curious and ultimately harmless predator of the sea. Keren tells us what its like to see theses large sharks and shares a few tips on the best way to photograph them.
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and even swim with these amazing sharks by visiting
https://swrdive.com.au/
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In this episode Matt talks to Paleontologist Ben Francischelli all about the Megalodon Shark and other extinct Seacreatures that were super predators living in the ocean only a few million years ago. Ben has spent countless hours searching for and cataloging various fossils of these extinct animals that were collected from some world famous fossil sites located locally in Port Phillip Bay.
Check out Ben's awesome fossils and great science communication on his Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/a_fools_experiment
of his Youtube channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI7eAPlkN1Sv88Gk8TX8OBg
Also if you're interested in the fossil fundraiser mentioned in this episode tickets can be found here
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/expedition-bayside-a-lost-world-of-bayside-fundraiser-for-museums-victoria-tickets-137555856269
(Matt is definitely going to be there so come say hi)
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In this episode Matt chats to marine biologist Marta Panero about her love of Gorgonian Sea Fan Corals and all the tiny little seacreatures that call these corals home. Marta is currently carrying out research about how these survive stressful environments in the waters of northern Australian and Papua New Guinea and shares with us what it feels like to explore what she describes as tiny underwater cities.
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https://www.instagram.com/theseanditscreatures
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https://www.instagram.com/matt_testoni_photography/
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