Show Notes
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
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