Media
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February
Watch “Underwater Robot” on BBC Click
Seahorse Saviour (Mosman Daily)
March
The Sydney Seahorse Project on Planet Wild: Mission 25
Connection with nature turns hope into action
North Shore Living: Looking After Harbour Inhabitants
Celebration for ocean saviours (Mosman Daily)
June
February 2024
From sunrise yoga to science talks: the Ocean Lovers Festival
Sailgp To Help Restore White’s Seahorse Population In Sydney As Part Of Local Impact Project
March 2024
Living Seawalls: the effort to save Sydney Harbour’s marine life
Major change to Sydney Harbour you missed
World first behind change to Sydney Harbour
May 2024
Real-Time Water Quality Monitoring with Sydney Institute of Marine Science
Endangered seahorses released into Sydney Harbour | 9 News Australia
Endangered seahorse discovered at Cockatoo Island (The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP)
NSW Research Receives $15 Million Funding Boost (Office of the Chief Scientist & Engineer NSW)
SIMS/IMOS Coastal Ocean Observing Expansion (ABC Newcastle Drive Radio) from 1:36:00
How three tenacious reefs can help restore global oyster populations (University of Sydney)
New insights into juvenile crown-of-thorns starfish behaviors that threaten reefs
June 2024
Aboriginal rangers take lead on seahorse release (ABC Radio National)
Ocean Ideas | EP 6 | Restoring Sydney Harbour (Ocean Lovers Festival)
GOOD NEWS: 200 tiny endangered seahorses have been released into Sydney Harbour (Timeout)
Seahorses Find Homes At Balmoral – Mosman (Mirage News)
Balmoral seahorse release (ABC Radio | Breakfast with Craig Reucassel)
Oysters, seawalls & habitat restoration with Melanie Bishop (Seaweed People podcast)
Sailgp Champions Ocean Health On World Oceans Day
July 2024
Fishing for data: partnering with commercial vessels to measure ocean temperatures
Behind the design of Tauranga’s living seawall (WSP)
Celebrate National Science Week with the Australian National Maritime Museum (Medianet)
Fishing for data: partnering with commercial vessels to measure ocean temperatures (UNSW Newsroom)
Why Jo searches murky waters for creatures weighing up to 180kg (Nine Honey)
Seahorse hotels installed at Cockatoo Island / Wareamah (Harbour Trust)
August 2024
Sydney Awards 2024: Seahorse saviour among finalists for Young Sydneysider, People’s Choice gongs
September 2024
Sammy the Elephant Seal Makes Himself at Home In Portland Far from Sub-Arctic Home
Seagrass restoration along Sydney’s coastline a vital intervention to save marine life (MSN)
Seagrass restoration along Sydney’s coastline a vital intervention to save marine life (ABC News)
October 2024
Professor Frank Talbot AM – Marine biologist raised alarm bells over climate impact on coral reefs
December 2024
NSW ocean studied with the help of animals – ABC News
Boston Adopts Living Seawalls for Coastal Climate Resilience
Sewage Signals: How DNA detection is revolutionising water quality monitoring
New ‘living seawall’ to help protect popular foreshore
December 2023
Tasmania Falls for Neil the Seal, a 1,000-Pound Beach Bum (New York Times)
Project Restore: restoration of seascapes in Sydney Harbour (UNSW Media)
November 2023
High hopes for seahorses in Sydney Harbour (ABC Radio National)
October 2023
Baby crown-of-thorns starfish can survive devastating heatwaves (Cosmos Magazine)
September 2023
August 2023
July 2023
Seahorse hotels created for endangered species in Sydney (9 News)
Watch: Hundreds of baby seahorses released in Sydney Harbour (BBC)
Australia’s ‘seahorse hotels’ aim to save endangered species (Reuters)
Watch as more than 350 endangered seahorses return to the water (USA Today)
VIDEO: Marine scientists undertake “biggest release” of seahorses into Sydney Harbour (ABC News)
Record release of baby seahorses set to boost Sydney Harbour’s endangered population (ABC News)
ENDANGERED SEAHORSES RELEASED INTO CHOWDER BAY IN HISTORIC FIRST (Mosman Living)
‘Super seahorses’ signal hope for survival of iconic species (UTS Media)
Hundreds of baby seahorses released in Sydney Harbour (Radio New Zealand)
W Sydney wypuszczono na wolność rekordowo dużo zagrożonych koników morskich (Poland)
Australia, centinaia di cavallucci marini rilasciati nel mare di Sydney. VIDEO (Sky News Italy)
World’s biggest release of seahorses completed by SIMS at Chowder Bay (Harbour Trust)
Scientists Release Record-Breaking Number of Baby Seahorses Into Sydney Harbor (Smithsonian)
Record Number of Baby Seahorses Released (News for Kids)
Sky News Live
June 2023
April 2023
November 2022
US Ambassador visits Manly, Northern Beaches Advocate
August 2022
June 2022
Australian scientists develop model to spot soft corals most at risk of bleaching, Reuters
April 2021
Sea of glam supporters, Mosman Daily
January 2020
The conservation effort returning lost seaweed to Sydney’s shores, The Sydney Morning Herald
January 2020
Australia’s raging fires will create big problems for fresh drinking water, National Geographic
January 2020
How the unspoken rule of Sydney Harbour drove Victoria to high honours, The Sydney Morning Herald
October 2019
Meet Adriana Verges: The Scientist Saving Our Seas, Marie Claire
October 2019
Polar explorer Greg Mortimer calls for civil disobedience on climate chane at Mosman event, The Daily Telegraph
September 2019
NSW My Community Project: Celebrating Sydney’s Underwater Forests, NSW Government
September 2019
Toxic fish, ‘dead’ sand, plastic and mattresses: Sydney Harbour in all its gory, The New Daily
August 2019
Sea creatures come back to Sydney Harbour, City of Sydney
August 2019
Dive into the Sydney Science Festival and see how science shapes the world around us, The Daily Telegraph
June 2019
Scientists create 3D printed tiles to help marine environments in Sydney Harbour thrive, ABC Radio
April 2019
How ‘seaweed sex’ is restoring underwater environments, ABC Radio
April 2019
Sydney Harbour living seawall instant success with marine life, The Daily Telegraph
February 2019
Living Seawalls, SVC Article
November 2018
Living Seawalls, Pittwater Times,
October 2018
Living Seawalls, The Australian,
October 2018
Living Seawalls Launch, Channel 7
October 2018
You’re Going to need a bigger tag, Mosman Daily
July 2018
‘Truly Scary”: Researcher wants to brighten clouds to rescue the Great Barrier Reef
July 2017
ABC Radio National, Animals and Technology
February 2017
Oceanographer seals collect crucial information as they dive
November 2016
Underwater health check shows kelp forests declining around the world, The Conversation
November 2016
Return of Crayweed a Reality, Mosman Daily
October 2016
Pittwater News Online, Operation Crayweed – Sculpture by the Sea
October 2016
Operation Crayweed, Sculpture by the Sea
October 2016
Sharks PDF Mosman Daily
June 2016
Business Insider, Science has found out why some corals are better at avoiding bleaching
June 2016
Mosman Daily, Seeking shelter from storm
May 2016
ABC, More ‘underwater forests’ to be restored off Sydney’s iconic beaches
April 2016
Sydney’s corals now bleaching in ‘pretty shocking’ sign of warming waters, Sydney Morning Herald
April 2016
Aggressive infectious bacteria species found in the Harbour, Sydney Morning Herald
March 2016
National Press Club, Women In Science Forum
March 2016
Sydney Morning Herald, Women scientists are here: we need to be seen and heard
March 2016
ABC Cataylst, Microplastics
March 2016
ABC Q&A
March 2016
Researchers trial new immunity for ousters against the deadly POMS disease, ABC Rural News
February 2016
Ocean Acidification is already harming the Great Barrier Reef, The Conversation
