{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/61f9b731e619e20012dedf17/6a9f938c89f0f48b8807f9fd?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#201 The Rainforests of the Ocean: Natalie Coy on Seagrass, Seeds and the Fight to Save Posidonia Australis","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61f9b731e619e20012dedf17/1788841589839-3459c5ce-5feb-42bc-949d-ef4d5c6f0ad5.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Beneath the waves, one of the ocean's most important ecosystems is hiding in plain sight.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, Sarah talks with Natalie Coy, a PhD candidate and founder of the citizen science project Seeds of the Sea, about Posidonia australis, an endangered, flowering seagrass found only in Australia, and home to a single clone in WA stretching 180 kilometres, making it the largest known organism on Earth.</p><p><br></p><p>Natalie explains why seagrass meadows matter so much for carbon storage, coastline protection and marine nurseries, why NSW's Posidonia populations behave so differently to WA's, and what's driving the species' decline, from swing moorings to stormwater runoff.</p><p><br></p><p>She also shares how everyday Australians can help simply by photographing seagrass they spot while diving, boating or walking the beach, and her hope for a future of small, community-led restoration projects up and down the coast.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>More Information</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.seedsofthesea.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.seedsofthesea.org/</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.unsw.edu.au/research/cmsi/research-projects/Marine-Environmental-Sustainability/seeds-of-the-sea\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.unsw.edu.au/research/cmsi/research-projects/Marine-Environmental-Sustainability/seeds-of-the-sea</a></p><p><br></p><p>If you enjoy this podcast, please like and subscribe to our show wherever you get your podcasts.</p><p>Leave us a review and share this show with your friends.</p><p><br></p><p>It really helps us to reach more citizen scientists, like you.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Contact the Show</strong></p><p>We are always looking for more guests to tell us about interesting citizen science projects, research and events.</p><p>You can email us at: <a href=\"mailto:info@citizenscienceshow.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">info@citizenscienceshow.com</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Watch on YouTube</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@citizenscienceshow\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/@citizenscienceshow</a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Citizen Science Show"}