Big Blue Ideas

Our oceans are full of it. We eat, drink, and breathe tiny plastic particles every day.

Is this the health crisis of our time, or are we overreacting? This session cuts through the noise with real solutions, no empty promises, just the hard truth about what works. 

The problem is inside us, literally –but the solutions might be, too.

Emily Jateff, museum curator of Ocean Futures will moderate a conversation between panellists:

• Craig Reucassel | Radio and Television Presenter / Comedian

• Dr Julia Reisser | Oceanographer / Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Uluu

• Kal Glanznig | Youth Ocean and Climate Advocate / Filmmaker

• Jennifer Macklin (Downes) | Senior Researcher at BehaviourWorks

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Before the talk, get exclusive after-hours access to Ultimate Depth, our immersive deep-sea exhibition.

After the talk, join us on the boardwalk for the Sea Citizens After Party - an evening of drinks, live music, and hands-on activities with fellow ocean advocates and guest panellists.

 Don’t miss:

• Tour of the Seabin Ocean Health Lab to see how trash and microplastics from our harbour

• Cabinet of Curiosities: get hands on with fossils and specimens

• Plastic injection moulding: turn bottle caps into your own carabiner or bubble wand

• Complimentary drink included with your ticket

This talk is presented as part of Big Blue Ideas, a new series from the Australian National Maritime Museum in partnership with the Minderoo Foundation about the future of our ocean.

Turn up. Speak out. Dive in. 

Big Blue Ideas is a new series from the Australian National Maritime Museum about the future of our ocean. 

Forget doom and gloom, this is not your typical climate conversation. 

Big Blue Ideas is where action meets imagination, where science meets hope. 

We’re not here to preach. We’re here to explore positive ideas, practical solutions. 

From AI and conservation tech to cultural storytelling and deep-sea discovery, these talks put you in a room with innovators, scientists, artists, and disruptors. 

Join the conversation. Let’s talk about the world we want to have.