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Ep 25 🐙🌱 In part 2 of this chat with marine ecologist Zoe Doubleday, we start by asking - is eating a giant cuttlefish OK?! Among many things, Zoe’s contributed research to cephalopod fisheries and octopus aquaculture. She shares insights into the opportunities and challenges of humans starting to farm a new animal for the first time, and whether Australia’s new seafood labeling regulations are enough.  Zoe Doubleday is a marine ecologist who leads the Marine Research for Innovative Solutions Lab at Adelaide University (www.marislab.org).  She’s an awarded ‘Superstar of STEM’, and is driven by a mission to ensure that science reaches communities, and is not hidden behind closed doors.  You can find Zoe on LinkedIn or @drzoedoubleday on Instagram. You can find and contact me @seaweed.people, follow Quiet Night on Substack or buy a hoodie here! Donate to support the making of this show at buymeacoffee.com/seaweedpeople. Dr Zoe Doubleday - Instagram Zoe’s Linked In MARIS Lab (Marine Research for Innovative Solutions) GoodFish Sustainable Seafood Guide New seafood country-of-origin labelling in Australian hospitality venues (ABC) New seafood labelling - info for restaurants and suppliers False Bay's great white sharks have vanished, and the answer may be in our fish and chips (ABC) and the radio doco is here This episode was recorded and produced on Gadigal & Bidjigal Country. I acknowledge and pay respects to First Nations people and their elders past and present as the ongoing custodians of Sea, Land and Sky Country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ep 24 🫧🦑 Giant cuttlefish! This episode’s for you if you’re a cephalopod head , if you’re curious how octopus or cuttlefish can change textures or colours, and if you want to know what it’ll take to list the world’s largest aggregation as a species of concern. We talk about the disappearance of the Spencer Gulf giant cuttlefish aggregation this year, and some of the solutions and interventions that have been tested to mitigate the impacts of the algal bloom in South Australia.  Zoe Doubleday is a marine ecologist who leads the Marine Research for Innovative Solutions Lab at Adelaide University. She’s an awarded ‘Superstar of STEM’, and is driven by a mission to ensure that science reaches communities, and is not hidden behind closed doors.  You can find Zoe on LinkedIn or @drzoedoubleday on Instagram. You can find and contact me @seaweed.people, follow/support Quiet Night on Substack or **buy a hoodie here!** Donate to support the making of this show at buymeacoffee.com/seaweedpeople.  Some links to things we covered in this ep: MARIS Lab (Marine Research for Innovative Solutions) Giant Australian Cuttlefish Great Southern Reef Foundation - Giant Cuttlefish updates September 2026 The Conversation - Australia is home to the only mass cuttlefish gathering in the world. This year these giants didn’t return SA Governments algal bloom info page The bubble curtain  This episode was recorded and produced on Gadigal & Bidjigal Country. I acknowledge and pay respects to First Nations people and their elders past and present as the ongoing custodians of Sea, Land and Sky Country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

🧑‍🎨🪸 Welcome to Part 2 of our conversation for HoldFast! You’ll like this episode if you’re curious about the thermal tolerance of kelps and a vision of the near future from a molecular ecologist, if you want a first-hand account of managing a coral restoration project during a cyclone, if you find the word ‘hydrocommons’ alluring.  We hear from Leza Howie, Josephine Johnson and Nicole Steenhoff, three WA-based artists who have organised the HoldFast exhibition in Walyalup (Fremantle). We hear stories from Norway from Dr. Antoine Minne, dip into coral restoration with Research Director of WAMSI, Dr. Jenny Shaw, and - last but not least - we get an insight into asparagopsis (beyond the methane story!) from Tom Puddy, managing director of SeaStock.  Find out more about HoldFast here. Subscribe for updates or support the podcast at quietnightin.substack.com. You can find and contact me @seaweed.people. Donate to support the making of this show at buymeacoffee.com/seaweedpeople.  Links to guests and other stuff in this ep: Leza Howie - artist Nicole Steenhof - artist Josephine Johnson - artist Dr. Antoine Minne Gecokelp Project - Kelp forests in the anthropocene White Rock - short film by the Great Southern Reef Foundation Bodies of Water, Human Rights and the Hydrocommons - Astrida Neimanis SeaStock SeaStock’s Asparagopsis red pigment This episode was recorded and produced on Gadigal & Bidjigal Country. I acknowledge and pay respects to First Nations people and their elders past and present as the ongoing custodians of Sea, Land and Sky Country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

🧑‍🎨🪸 This conversation is SO full of seaweed people I had to split it into two episodes. You’ll like this part if you’re interested in kelp forests growing on ancient coral beds, Scottish seaweed mythology, seaweed robots and trumpets, biobanking, how kelp makes babies, and stories about connecting scientists with communities and artists.  We hear from two artists - Leza Howie and Josephine Johnson - who along with Nicole Steenhoff have organised the HoldFast exhibition in Walyalup (Fremantle) WA. Also joining us are molecular ecologist Dr. Antoine Minne and Research Director of WAMSI, Dr. Jenny Shaw.  Find out more about HoldFast here. Subscribe for updates or support the podcast at quietnightin.substack.com. You can find and contact me @seaweed.people. Donate to support the making of this show at buymeacoffee.com/seaweedpeople.  Links to guests and other stuff in this ep:  Leza Howie - artist Josephine Johnson - artist Dr. Antoine Minne Abrolhos islands  Ecklonia brevipes Dr. Jenny Shaw - Research Director, WAMSI Seeing Change: A photographic story from Abrolhos fishers The Nuckelavee (Scottish mythology) The Tangie (Scottish mythology) Posidonia Australia: Prototype for Listening - Catherine Higham This episode was recorded and produced on Gadigal & Bidjigal Country. I acknowledge and pay respects to First Nations people and their elders past and present as the ongoing custodians of Sea, Land and Sky Country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This one’s for anyone who doesn’t want to consume 12kg of plastic, who likes the idea of the ocean as hero not victim, who’s into zines and radical imagination and composting. We're talking seaweed bioplastic! ♻️🦋 Sway is a material innovation company scaling compostable solutions for plastic made with seaweed. Their products match the performance of conventional plastics and plug into existing infrastructure - but unlike conventional plastics, Sway’s materials are made from regenerative seaweed and can be composted after use. Alyssa Pace, Sway’s Head of Marketing and Comms, is here to tell us all about it.   You can find Sway at swaythefuture.com on or socials @swaythefuture, and Alyssa on LinkedIn. Subscribe for updates or support the podcast at quietnightin.substack.com. You can find and contact me @seaweed.people. Donate to support the making of this show at buymeacoffee.com/seaweedpeople.  Links to other stuff in this ep: Leah Thomas (Greengirl Leah - Intersectional environmentalism) Four wings of movement collaboration (the butterfly) - Christine Tyler Hill Leah Penniman - Soul Fire Farm Creating a New Sargassum Value Chain in Puerto Rico | Newlab Regenerative organic certification SeaTrees Native Conservancy Sway - Impact & guiding principles  Macro Oceans  Sway x Umaro Foods - extracting proteins from seaweed and turning them to foods Seaweed Stories film (Rewild/Lonely Whale) HOPE! documentary (Javier Peña) This episode was recorded and produced on Gadigal & Bidjigal Country. I acknowledge and pay respects to First Nations people and their elders past and present as the ongoing custodians of Sea, Land and Sky Country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This one’s for early risers and big dreamers, those of you into kelp restoration fans, clothes made of seaweed, imagination, snorkelling and a fire by the beach, if you’re interested in how Indigenous Knowledges and ceremony can connect coastal communities, or how corporates can invest in the ocean 🌅🧶 Sea the Weed is a collaboration of organisations reforesting 70 hectares of once destroyed Phyllospora Comosa ('Crayweed') along Sydney’s coastline. Throughout 2025, friends Arthur Little and Brenden Newton from AIME have been running a monthly program of sunrise, ceremony and seaweed, drawing human attention back to nature and ‘looking sideways’. We recorded this one at Malabar beach, after a beautiful swim with the reforested crayweed.  Find dates and more info on the AIME website here. You can find and contact me @seaweed.people. Subscribe for updates or support the podcast at quietnightin.substack.com. You can find and contact me @seaweed.people. Donate to support the making of this show at buymeacoffee.com/seaweedpeople.  Links to other stuff in this ep:  AIME - mentoring & the Imagi-Nation hub Operation Crayweed (also listen to episode 2 with Adriana Verges) Abyss Scuba Diving Making a Hoodie Podcast with Sea the Weed  The Grey Space podcast with Brenden Newtown AIME’s Imagine film The seaweed hoodie (+ the Regenerators website) PYRATEX innovative textiles Seaweed fabric Become a shareholder of the ocean (deck) This episode was recorded and produced on Gadigal & Bidjigal Country. I acknowledge and pay respects to First Nations people and their elders past and present as the ongoing custodians of Sea, Land and Sky Country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You are going to love this conversation if you dream of spending a week greeting the sun with seaweed songs, having seaweed baths after saunas, if you’re into seaweed tattoos, if you’re a student or a teacher and you wanna go diving, and generally if you’re into the idea of regenerating underwater forests 🤿🛀🏽 Along with the team and communities behind Love Rimurimu, Zoe Studd is doing all of these things. Zoe is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Mountains to Sea Wellington Trust, where she manages both marine and freshwater education programs and citizen science programs, working with schools and communities in Aotearoa New Zealand. We talk about starting kelp restoration projects in schools, regenerating coastlines with science and cultural knowledge, and running a kickass seaweed festival. Follow the Love Rimurimu project here and on their socials. Subscribe for updates or support the podcast at quietnightin.substack.com. You can find and contact me @seaweed.people. Donate to support the making of this show at buymeacoffee.com/seaweedpeople.  Links to other stuff in this ep:  Seaweeds of Wellington (video ID) Mountains to Sea Wellington Experiencing Marine Reserves community program New Zealand approves first special permit to remove kina barrens Project Baseline Wellington Kelp Forest Alliance website (or listen to Episode 11 with Aaron Eger) Green Gravel Group Love Rimurimu’s Seaweed Restoration Toolkit Seaweed Fest 2025 Hot tubs, seaweed soaks & saunas in Ireland This episode was recorded and produced on Gadigal Country. I acknowledge and pay respects to First Nations people and their elders past and present as the ongoing custodians of Sea, Land and Sky Country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode is for you if you’re wondering what the heck is going on across the sea for our friends in the US, if you’re into citizen science and communities coming together to protect kelp, and if you like a good ocean film 🌊🍿 Blue Frontier is a US-based organisation that’s been building solution-oriented citizen engagement for 20 years, to protect oceans, coasts and the human and wild communities that depend on them. We’re joined by Blue Frontier’s David Helvarg and Natasha Benjamin to talk about people-powered conservation, the seaweed rebellion and their new film Sequoias of the Sea, which documents a community of fishermen, tribes and scientists working to restore a kelp habitat devastated by a warming climate. Find out more about Blue Frontier here and follow the film Sequoias of the Sea here. Subscribe for updates or support the podcast at quietnightin.substack.com. You can find and contact me @seaweed.people. Donate to support the making of this show at buymeacoffee.com/seaweedpeople.  Links to research, projects and stories touched on in this ep:  Sequoias of the Sea film (US) Blue Frontier - website Rising Tide - Blue Frontier’s podcast Jared Huffman (“Kelp Congressman”) White Rock film by the Great Southern Reef Foundation (Australia) The Australian Urchin Taskforce   The Golden Shore: California’s Love Affair with the Sea Kelp Forest Challenge The Seaweed Rebellion This episode was recorded and produced on Gadigal/Wangal Country. I acknowledge and pay respects to First Nations people and their elders past and present as the ongoing custodians of Sea, Land and Sky Country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This one’s for you if you’re an artist, or a scientist or conservationist wanting to communicate in creative ways, and if you love the deep sea, the Great Barrier Reef and Kate Bush 🪸💎 Kirsty Kross is an eco-feminist Australian artist currently based in Oslo, Norway, whose work is about finding ways of connecting diverse groups with issues around the climate crisis, often by embodying a vibrant coral trout. We talk about deep sea mining, mesopotamian deities, which countries are two-tit countries and a seaside collaborative opera performance 📣🪼 You can find Kirsty at her website or on Instagram @kirstykrosss. Subscribe for updates or support the podcast at quietnightin.substack.com. You can find and contact me @seaweed.people. Donate to support the making of this show at buymeacoffee.com/seaweedpeople.  Deep sea mining links & stories touched on in this ep:  Greenpeace AU petition to ban deep sea mining ahead of international ISA meeting in July 2025 Pacific Blue petition to ban deep sea mining Blue Peril short film New battleground in critical minerals race is on Australia’s doorstep What We Know About Deep-Sea Mining — and What We Don’t Analysis of the implications of deep seabed mining for the global biodiversity framework and the sustainable development agenda (WWF report) Immortal jellyfish! National Treasure at Woollahra Gallery, Redleaf The Cult of Atargatis and Transgender Priestesses Jack Halberstam on Queer Failure, Silly Archives and the Wild This episode was recorded and produced on Gadigal/Wangal Country. I acknowledge and pay respects to First Nations people and their elders past and present as the ongoing custodians of Sea, Land and Sky Country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This one’s for you if you’re into nudibranchs, sea grapes, solar power, butterflies, citizen science and tongues with teeth(!?) 🌱🐛 Nicole Mertens is a marine ecologist with a passion for sacoglossans, a science communicator and the Nature Stewards Coordinator with the Victorian National Parks Association. Nicole is passionate about using citizen science as a platform for evidence-based conservation, and helping people connect with their local environment.  You can find Nicole and the VNPA team here and on socials @vicnationalparks.  Subscribe for updates or support the podcast at quietnightin.substack.com. You can find and contact me @seaweed.people. Donate to support the making of this show at buymeacoffee.com/seaweedpeople.  Links to research, projects and stories touched on in this ep:  Seaslug census Facebook group (Australia) iNaturalist - sacoglossans of Victoria (good pics) Nudibranchs - videos + freaky facts Shaun the Sheep internet famous nudi Keep your head: the self-decapitating sea slugs that regrow their bodies – hearts and all Solar-powered sea slugs  VNPA ReefWatch citizen science programs This episode was recorded and produced on Gadigal/Wangal and Larrakia Country. I acknowledge and pay respects to First Nations people and their elders past and present as the ongoing custodians of Sea, Land and Sky Country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This one’s for you if you’re interested in how a class action case works, if you wanna hear about seaweed farmers taking on big oil companies or if you’re also a soil person 🌱🪱 Freya Mulvey is a senior lawyer and environmental enthusiast who is passionate about implementing better soil and landscape regulation into policy and legal frameworks. She is a 2023 Churchill Fellow and a 2017 recipient of the Australian Lawyers Alliance Civil Justice Award for her work on the Montara Oil Spill. She is also a published author of the book Ground Breaking: Soil Security and Climate Change. We're also making a podcast together! You can find Freya on LinkedIn, subscribe to SOIL on Spotify here, find us on socials @soilpodcast or read more at thesoilpodcast.com. Subscribe for updates or support the podcast at quietnightin.substack.com. You can find and contact me @seaweed.people. Donate to support the making of this show at buymeacoffee.com/seaweedpeople.  Links to research, projects and stories touched on in this ep:  Indonesian seaweed farmers win class action over one of Australia's largest oil spills Interview with Greg Phelps Phil Mulvey, Environmental Earth Sciences International Ground Breaking: Soil Security & Climate Change (the book Freya co-authored with Phil Mulvey) SOIL - Pozible campaign Soil on Spotify Seaweed People is completely independent. You can support the making of this show at buymeacoffee.com/seaweedpeople. This episode was recorded and produced on Gadigal/Wangal and Larrakia Country. I acknowledge and pay respects to First Nations people and their elders past and present as the ongoing custodians of Sea, Land and Sky Country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This one’s for you if you’re interested in biochar, giant kelp, marine engineering or thinking about seaweed as a solution to a whole lotta problems 🛠️🐟 Adam Brancher is a Principle Marine Surveyor and the Founder of Southern Ocean Carbon (now known as Next Wave Seaweed), which aims to mitigate the impacts of climate change through responsible seaweed mariculture and bio-mitigation around aquaculture farms. We touch on a few of the exciting projects his team is working on across the world in this episode, such as growing seaweed for bioplastics, offshore mariculture, IMTA and seaweed for food security.  Since this ep was recorded SOC has rebranded to Next Wave Seaweed - you can find them here or on socials @nextwaveseaweed. Subscribe for updates or support the podcast at quietnightin.substack.com. You can find and contact me @seaweed.people. Donate to support the making of this show at buymeacoffee.com/seaweedpeople.  Links to research, projects and stories touched on in this ep:  The Problem with Carbon Credits and Offsets Explained Forensic carbon accounting with Catriona Herd (SP episode) Opportunities and constraints for biochar technology in Australian agriculture: looking beyond carbon sequestration (research) Kelpy (NSW-based seaweed bioplastic) Nopla - bioplastics Blue Economy CRC Hydrodynamic energy attenuation by seaweed aquaculture Developing Production Systems for Offshore Kelp Mariculture A new paper on seaweed explores its potential in nourishing low- and middle-income nations Some info on IMTA (integrated multi-trophic aquaculture) Nutrition, Nitrogen & circular Systems with Pia Winberg (SP episode) This episode was recorded and produced on Gadigal/Wangal and Palawa Pakana lands. I acknowledge and pay respects to First Nations people and their elders past and present as the ongoing custodians of Sea, Land and Sky Country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You’ll love this ep, I just know it 🐋🦅 It’s for you if you like baby seahorses and migrating whales, if you live in a coastal city, if you've heard about wildlife coming back into harbours during lockdowns, or if you want to know what a strong collaboration between Indigenous knowledge-holders and western science looks like.  Robert Cooley is a Senior Ranger and leader of the Gamay Rangers, an Indigenous ranger team that cares for country on Gamay, or Botany Bay in Sydney, and on conservation land owned by the La Perouse Local Aboriginal Land Council. Since 2019, the Gamay Rangers team have been regenerating coastal habitats, protecting marine mammals, providing food for vulnerable people during Covid lockdowns and connecting local communities to Sea Country in Australia’s biggest city.  You can find Robert and the Gamay Ranger team on socials @gamayrangers. Subscribe for updates or support the podcast at quietnightin.substack.com. You can find and contact me @seaweed.people. Donate to support the making of this show at buymeacoffee.com/seaweedpeople.  Links to research, projects and stories touched on in this ep:  La Perouse Local Aboriginal Land Council Operation Crayweed - restoring Sydney’s underwater forests  Operation Posidonia - healing old wounds  The Sydney Seahorse Project (SIMS/Gamay Rangers) SIMS Aboriginal Youth Ranger Program  Wild Sydney Harbour - citizen science project  Country Needs People - what are Indigenous Rangers? Indigenous Rangers (NIAA/gov) This episode was recorded and produced on Gadigal/Wangal and Bidjigal lands. I acknowledge and pay respects to First Nations people and their elders past and present as the ongoing custodians of Sea, Land and Sky Country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This one’s for you if you’re into craft beer, you like dreaming up side hustles with your mates, you’re a chef wanting to experiment with kelpy umami or if you’re an aspiring seaweed farmer 👩🏽‍🍳🍻 Cam Hines and Brent “Bert” Cross are two of the three founders of Southern Seagreens. From backgrounds in craft beer and naval diving, they joined forces with Rob (the third, a scientist) to learn how to farm native kelp at their sea farm down in Flinders, Victoria. They also hunt wakame, one of the world’s most invasive (yet delicious) species, and turning it all into tasty treats.  You can find Cam & Bert via the Southern Greens website or socials. Subscribe for updates or support the podcast at quietnightin.substack.com. You can find and contact me @seaweed.people. Donate to support the making of this show at buymeacoffee.com/seaweedpeople.  Links to research, projects and stories touched on in this ep:  AU government Invasive pests: Wakame control plan  Removing wakame (Parks Victoria) Mountain Goat Beer Aegir Divers (Bert’s company) GreenWave - global network of regenerative ocean farmers Reviving Tassie’s giant kelp with Mick Baron (SP companion episode about Macrocystis) Seaweed babies & kelp farms with Jo Lane (another companion ep about Ecklonia radiata) An Overview of the Alternative Use of Seaweeds to Produce Safe and Sustainable Bio-Packaging (Lomartire et al., 2022 - research) This episode was recorded and produced on Gadigal/Wangal land and Boon Wurrung/Bunurong land. I acknowledge and pay respects to First Nations people and their elders past and present as the ongoing custodians of Sea, Land and Sky Country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is maybe as seaweed peopley as it gets. It’s for you if you want an overview of kelp forests, if you’re into rewilding and sea otters, if you have any kind of skill and want to put it toward conserving kelp, if you like the sound of a national marine gardening day or if you just want to hear about a big, impressive enviro movement 🦦⚡ Aaron Eger is the Founder and Program Director of the Kelp Forest Alliance, a global community of kelp restoration and conservation practices and research that evolved from his PhD. He was the lead author of the first ever kelp restoration guidebook and facilitated the creation of the Kelp Forest Challenge, a global mission to protect and restore 4 million hectares of kelp forests by 2040. You can find Aaron at UNSW or via the Kelp Forest Alliance website. Subscribe for updates or support the podcast at quietnightin.substack.com. You can find and contact me @seaweed.people. Donate to support the making of this show at buymeacoffee.com/seaweedpeople.  Links to stuff we talk about:  Sunshine Coast Canada - Kelp ecosystem restoration  Sea Otters Have Helped Bolster California’s Kelp Forest Global Rewilding Alliance Global kelp forest restoration: past lessons, present status, and future directions (Eger et al., 2022) The Race to Help Kelp (Google resource. Great pics) Kelp Restoration Guidebook Kelp Forest Challenge  The Kelp Forest Challenge: A collaborative global movement to protect and restore 4 million hectares of kelp forests (open access) Korean Kelp Restoration Manual Gardening Marine Forests (film) - South Korean kelp restoration Tips for finding & contacting your local MP (courtesy of the Australian Marine Conservation Society) This episode was recorded and produced on Gadigal/Wangal land. I acknowledge and pay respects to First Nations people and their elders past and present as the ongoing custodians of Sea, Land and Sky Country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.