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Status
Released
Release
2025
Runtime
33m
"A Hidden Crisis Gripping Australia’s Underwater Forests"
White Rock brings together scientists, Traditional Owners, fishers and policymakers to expose one of the biggest environmental challenges facing our oceans: the explosion of long-spined sea urchins devastating Australia's kelp forests.
13 Cast Members
Damon Gameau
Self - Film Maker & Impact Campaigner
Dave Allan
Self - Urchin Processor, Tasmania Blue Seafood, Huonville, TAS
Dr. Scott Bennett
Self - Marine Ecologist, University of Tasmania
Shane Blackwell
Self - Urchin Diver, Salty Roe Tasmania, Saint Helens, TAS
Prof. Maria Byrne
Self - Urchin Scientist, University of Sydney
Gavin Hayes
Self - Abalone Diver, Mallacoota, VIC
Jared Huskin
Self - Custodian of Walbunja, Narooma, NSW
Dr. John Keane
Self - Wild Fisheries Research Fellow, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS
Athena Ko
Self - Marketing Manager, The Roe Australia, Melbourne, VIC
Layton Moore
Self - Custodian of Walbunja, Narooma, NSW
Makoto Shimizu
Self - Investor, Kita-Sanriku Factory Co.
Wally Stewart
Self - Walbunja Elder, Narooma, NSW
Jayde Theodore
Self - Abalone Diver, Eden, NSW
