422 – Algal Bloom Beach Witness Johanna Williams
Occupational therapist turned “marine-biologist” Johanna Williams describes the emotional toll of daily documenting the South Australian algal bloom at Glenelg using iNaturalist, before The Adelaide Show wraps up with a local musical reflection on the marine tragedy. For months, as an algal bloom wreaked havoc on the South Australian coast, most residents steered clear but not Johanna Williams. She’s been down to Glenelg Beach daily, ruler and phone in hand, methodically tracking the carnage. What started as a small, concerned step by a self-described occupational therapist soon transformed into a citizen science project with over 10,000 observations of dead and dying marine life, offering a grim, close-up view of the ecological disaster. Johanna’s commitment, though personally confronting, gives scientists and the community essential data and a crucial human perspective. This episode does not feature the SA Drink of the Week segment. The show concludes with a Musical Pilgrimage that connects
