11. Nicole Miller on filming underwater forests, her new seaweed documentary, and championing our oceans

Dr Nicole Miller is a Wellington scuba diver who cares deeply about our underwater kelp forests and marine life. She's the Chair of the Friends of Taputeranga Marine Reserve Trust, the former President of Wellington Underwater Club, and the founder of Explore Your Coast , with the goal of filming 70km of Wellington Harbour, Te Whanganui-a-Tara, and documenting changes to our coastal ecosystems. In this marine conservation episode we talk about giant kelp, octopuses, creative ways of showing people what's below the surface to raise awareness, protecting what we love, and Nicole's new documentary called Seaweed, a Love Story . Watch the trailer for Seaweed, a Love Story and keep up to date with the latest news and events . Nicole is also looking for partners and sponsors to bring the film to different parts of NZ. To find out more, contact her at exploreyourcoast@gmail.com. Visit Explore Your Coast for more about Nicole's project to film and document 70km of Wellington's coastline. Visit Taputeranga Marine Reserve on Wellington's South Coast. Watch a video about kina/sea urchin grazing in Wellington Harbour (2021 and 2022 comparisons), then learn about kelp forest recovery after kina removal and community action. Watch Nicole's TedxWellington talk (2024). * Support the podcast via ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/SwimChats⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Swim Chats on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hit 'Follow' so you don't miss an episode. Thanks for listening! :-)