Seacreatures Matt Testoni

In episode 50 of the seacreatures podcast we celebrate this milestone show by mixing the it up a bit and having your host Matt Testoni as the guest. Matt's good friend Suz Kroeber interviews the seacreatures podcast host all about why he loves diving, how he goes about taking underwater photos, and his ocean passion.

Check out Matt Testoni's photography on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/matt_testoni_photography/
or at
https://www.mtunderwatermedia.com

Check out Dan Musil (our theme composer)
https://danmusilmusic.com/
or
https://www.facebook.com/dan.musil.music

Visit the Seacreatures Podcast buy me a coffee to support the show
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Matt chats to ocean artist Rachel Brooks all about the amazing world of the Basking Shark. Not only do Rachel and Matt chat about some cool facts, they also delve into the vast amount of unanswered questions that remain about the lives of Basking Sharks. From where they breed to why they might have Lampreys attaching to them, its all a bit of a mystery.

Check out Rachels amazing art here
https://rachelbrooksart.com/
or here
https://www.instagram.com/rachelbrooksart

Learn more about Basking Sharks here
https://hwdt.org/basking-shark

Check out Dan Musil (our theme composer)
https://danmusilmusic.com/
or
https://www.facebook.com/dan.musil.music

Check out Matt Testoni's photography on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/matt_testoni_photography/
or at
https://www.mtunderwatermedia.com

Visit the Seacreatures Podcast buy me a coffee to support the show
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mattTestoni
Visit the Seacreatures Podcast Patreon to support our show
https://www.patreon.com/seacreaturespodcast
Support the Show.
https://www.instagram.com/seacreatures_podcast/

Matt chats to Eel advocate and enthusiast Malcolm Johnson all about this amazing seacreature. Malcolm talks all about how Eels start their lives as tiny larvae way out at sea and migrate, and morph as they journey back into rivers and lakes, before returning decades later to the sea where they were born. 

Learn more about Eels with Malcolm by visiting his webpage 
https://bio.site/malcolmsjohnson
or Instagram 
https://www.instagram.com/maclikesthesea/
and watch the amazing TEDx performance "Searching for the Eel Song"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPXs0BAnD4Q
or check out Where Water Meets, a project all about Eels that Malcolm is involved with
https://linktr.ee/wherewatermeets

Check out Dan Musil (our theme composer)
https://danmusilmusic.com/
or
https://www.facebook.com/dan.musil.music

Check out Matt Testoni's photography on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/matt_testoni_photography/
or at
https://www.mtunderwatermedia.com

Visit the Seacreatures Podcast buy me a coffee to support the show
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mattTestoni
Visit the Seacreatures Podcast Patreon to support our show
https://www.patreon.com/seacreaturespodcast


Support the Show.
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Matt chats to wildlife photographer Jake Wilton all about the world of the Whale Shark. From how to photograph one these incredible animals to what it's like to swim and work alongside the worlds biggest fish.

Checkout Jake Wilton's fantastic photographic work on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/jakewiltonphoto
and his website
https://www.jakewiltonphoto.com/

Learn more about Whale Shark identification and citizen science by visiting
https://www.sharkguardian.org/whale-shark-research

Check out Dan Musil (our theme composer)
https://danmusilmusic.com/
or
https://www.facebook.com/dan.musil.music

Check out Matt Testoni's photography on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/matt_testoni_photography/
or at
https://www.mtunderwatermedia.com

Visit the Seacreatures Podcast buy me a coffee to support the show
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mattTestoni
Visit the Seacreatures Podcast Patreon to support our show
https://www.patreon.com/seacreaturespodcast
and our Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/seacreatures_podcast/ 
Support the Show.
https://www.instagram.com/seacreatures_podcast/

Lawrence Sheele and Matt Testoni talk all about the amazing world of the Gloomy Octopus (also known as the Sydney Octopus) in this episode of the Seacreatures Podcast. Lawrence talks all about how the Gloomy Octopus is one of the only octopus to be observed as living in a small community, nicknamed Octopolus and why this seacreature is one of his all time favourite animals.

 Check out Lawrence's website
https://www.lawrencescheele.com/
and his Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/snorkeldownunder

Check out Dan Musil (our theme composer)
https://danmusilmusic.com/
or
https://www.facebook.com/dan.musil.music

Check out Matt Testoni's photography on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/matt_testoni_photography/
or at
https://www.mtunderwatermedia.com

Visit the Seacreatures Podcast buy me a coffee to support the show
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mattTestoni
Visit the Seacreatures Podcast Patreon to support our show
https://www.patreon.com/seacreaturespodcast
and our Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/seacreatures_podcast/ 
Support the Show.
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In this episode Matt and marine biologist Quinn chat all about the incredible animal that is the Horseshoe crab. Quinn explains how this unusual seacreature is not a crab at all, but is actually more closely related to scorpions, has unique and medically special blood, and walks a huge distance on the seafloor to lay eggs up on dry land!

Learn more about Horseshoe crabs and Quinn's work here
https://www.littoralsociety.org/horseshoe-crabs.html
https://www.littoralsociety.org/quinn-whitesall.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseshoe_crab

Also check out the Littoral Society socials for updated on their inspiring and awesome work
https://www.instagram.com/littoralsociety
https://www.facebook.com/LittoralSociety

Check out Dan Musil (our theme composer)
https://danmusilmusic.com/
or
https://www.facebook.com/dan.musil.music

Check out Matt Testoni's photography on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/matt_testoni_photography/
or at
https://www.mtunderwatermedia.com

Visit the Seacreatures Podcast buy me a coffee to support the show
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mattTestoni
Visit the Seacreatures Podcast Patreon to support our show
https://www.patreon.com/seacreaturespodcast
and our Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/seacreatures_podcast/ 



Support the Show.
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