Walter Starck interviewed by Alex Hood and Annette Hood in the Alex Hood folklore collection [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 4492783
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Starck, Walter A, interviewee
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 2008
- 1 sound file (ca. 128 min.)
- Series:
- Alex Hood folklore collection.
- Summary:
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Folkloric recording. Walter Starck describes the waterways and reefs in Florida, his interest in Marine Biology and photography; his studies at Miami University; snorkelling, scuba diving; compares Florida Quays with Great Barrier Reef; conservation restrictions; restrictions on aquaculture in Australia; over-regulation; a consulting job in Western Australia; 'Green Zones'; computer modelling; importance of fishing industry to human nutrition and immune systems; his academic achievements; night diving and photography; Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute; his research vessel which he eventually sailed to Australia; setting up his own Research Institute to work around South Pacific area; making documentaries for TV; new discoveries of species; new equipment enabled expansion of Reef knowledge; William Beebe; Smithsonian Institute; Slit shells species; new re-breathing gear; Wet-sub, diving at Lord Howe Island; crocodiles, sharks; the Daintree (1979); Tony Ayling; his former boat 'El Torito', cyclone experiences; Tom O'Flynn; Terry Hannigan; Geoff Wills; writing on Environmental management; Geoff McCoy; 'bleaching' of coral and 'global warming' claims; Arctic warming; El Nino effects; use of ethanol; coal reserves, carbon sequestration; his writings and web page; Marine Parks Authority; refers to CSIRO study funding by Qld. Government; the spread of Malaria; misleading theories; CO2 emissions; Australia's trade deficit; future recessions.
- Notes:
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- Recorded on August 18 , 2008 at Townsville, Qld.
- Digital master available National Library of Australia;
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary (3 p.)
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- Creation date:
- 2008
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