Port Phillip Benthic Ecology - Allison O'Brien

National Archaeology week - Cassandra Phillipou

Australasian Science
Guy Nolch

Anth is in his last week of paternity leave from the show,so Bron is flying solo. Our thoughts go out to Cath - one of the Marinara Panel Goddesses as she recovered from a bingle during the week.

Watch our for a couple of new movies - one about the disappearance of 2 divers on the reef a few years ago - left behind by the diver boat, and the second being a totally fictitious impact of global warming on the planet.

Thanks for Terry for the challenge for Peter - is Ship High In Transit really the origin for one of the most common words in our current vocabulary (or at least, vernacular)?

And the Immigration Museum is gearing up for their biannual ship reunions. For more information, call Karen on 9927 2737

Nutrient cycling in the bay and invasive species was where it all started - looking at the poor cousin to the sea star, Sabella - the fan worm and the impact they have on small crustaceans (negatively) and bivalves (positively). It will be interesting to see what happens when the Sabella start to form a canopy.

Allison intends to expand the studies to look at how nutrient cycling impact on the chain of predators. It will probably be done by caging, adding fertilizer and diving her brains out in the depths of winter.

Maritime Archeology is being taught down at the Polly Woodside. The first stage of the course is about doing non-disturbance surveys, seeing what is there and documenting is without wrecking the wreck.

This is the second year of National Archeology Week, and varies from ships to the food and beverages that have been recovered from wrecks - to sustain the crew, passengers and the colony. Head to Como House to find out more.

Sunscreen from marine bacteria - these marine bacteria protect themselves from UV - and they do it by the use of an enzyme to mop up free radicals, and the key is to maximise the amount of the enzyme - recycling it as soon as possible to maximise the protection to the organisms.

Mass extinction events are not just from meteorites - by they are now being shown to be from massive volcanic events. 5 out of 7 seem to be from volcanic activity.

" Shadow Blues "

" Hyas and Stenorhynchus"

" Stay Up Late"

Yo La Tango

Talking Heads

The sunny bits have gone from Rye, but the diving as been stunning - great vis and the lack of swell. Head to Cape Shank for a good dive. Brett went water-skiing thought the heads on Friday - not a normal activity..