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29 June, 2024
Word about Reef spreads widely across globe
STORIES of divers and conservationists on the Great Barrier Reef are being spread across the world in a new local podcast series to inspire urgent action to protect one of the world’s seven natural wonders.
With a background in journalism and 12 years’ experience working as a marine naturalist, dive instructor and marine conservationist, ‘Word on the Reef’ host Tanya Murphy has plenty of expertise to share.
With a range of exciting guests joining her on the show, Word on the Reef consists of episodes diving deep into various topics, including First Nations conservation knowledge, hair-raising encounters with marine life, like sharks, whales and sea turtles, and first-hand reports of this summer’s devastating coral bleaching event from scientists who live and work on the Reef’s most remote islands.
Ms Murphy said that, although there was a lot of hope, we needed to act quickly.
“Despite recently suffering through its fifth mass coral bleaching event in eight years, the Reef still has areas which are in healthy condition,” she said. “There’s a lot of confusion out there about the Reef, with some people believing it’s already dead and others saying it’s completely fine”
