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Solar-powered seaweed-sucking seaslugs with Nicole Mertens
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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.
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
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.
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