Dr Christine Porter has a PhD in environmental management from Deakin University. Christine has a long-held interest in the biology, ecology and conservation of marine invertebrates. Dr Geoff Wescott is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne and Deakin University. He is also the co-editor of Big, Bold and Blue: Lessons from Australia's Marine Protected Areas (CSIRO Publishing). Dr Alecia Bellgrove is a Deakin University academic and leads the DeakinSeaweed Research Group at Warrnambool campus. Dr Ty G. Matthews is a senior lecturer based at the Deakin University Queenscliff Marine Science Centre. Ty has 25 years of research and teaching experience associated with marine and freshwater ecosystems.
"""This book is an absolute delight. My only wish is that I had a copy of it earlier [...]. I highly recommend this book to anybody and anyone who is looking to learn more about Australia’s seashore species. A must have for the glovebox of a marine ecologist’s field trip vehicle, for the library at coastally located schools, and for the bookshelves of beach shacks across southeastern Australia, and beyond."" -- Nina Wootton * Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia *"