Polar Blast and Yachts for Science. Mapping the ocean floor with Dr Paige Maroni (#199)

Ever wondered how you could contribute to ocean science without being a scientist yourself?

In this episode, we speak with Dr Paige Maroni, founder of the Polar Blast Project, about how private yacht owners, captains and crews around the world are helping scientists access some of the most remote and least understood marine environments on Earth.

From automated water samplers to remotely operated vehicles surveying the Antarctic seafloor, Paige reveals just how many ways an ordinary vessel, and an ordinary person, can help fill in the map of our unexplored oceans.

We also dig into the incredible biodiversity hiding beneath the polar ice, a newly documented squid species, and why protecting these fragile ecosystems is a race against time.

More Information

Yachts for Science: https://www.yachtsforscience.com/

Polar BLAST: https://www.polarblast.org/

DONATE to Polar BLAST: https://giving.uwa.edu.au/online-giving?id=f6f8e736-5885-4772-ae45-9c98e6105894

Dr Paige Maroni: https://research-repository.uwa.edu.au/en/persons/paige-maroni/

A recent short film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHIppptKE58

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