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The episode features the world's first live underwater podcast, discussing seagrass with expert Mike van Keulen.

WE DID IT! The world’s first live underwater podcast — hosted by Kurt Krispyn — went to air on February 27th at 10am, broadcast directly from a seagrass meadow off Rottnest Island for World Seagrass Day. Our seagrass expert and underwater guest was Associate Professor Mike van Keulen from Murdoch University. Mike is the chair of the IUCN Seagrass Specialist Group, Academic Chair of Marine Biology and Dean of Environmental of Conservation Sciences. With decades of experience Mike is the perfec...

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