Radio is a powerful, cost-effective, and widely accessible communications tool in the Pacific. Radio has far reach in both the primary cities in the region as well as to the outer islands. SeaWeb has also found that radio can provide valuable training opportunities, while distributing ocean conservation messages to large numbers of people.
SeaWeb and Finger Lakes Production International produced nearly one thousand 90-second radio programs. These programs highlight ocean issues and are now available as a template for other radio programs. More >
Radio Communications Workshops
Our radio communications workshops train local scientists, resource managers, and others involved in ocean conservation how to simplify complex ocean conservation issues for the public. Participants adapt Ocean Report scripts and create their own spots, incorporating local languages and culture. The finished products are aired on local radio stations.
We conducted a three-day radio communication training for eight members of local ocean conservation and management groups from July 31 - August 2, 2005. Our training team included renowned PNG radio personality, Justin Kili (JK), and Senior Producer with KQED Radio in San Francisco, George Lewinsky. Radio scripts about sea turtles written by the participants were produced and aired on local radio stations FM Central, FM100, NBC, NauFM and YumiFM. Click here to download the Agenda (.pdf).
SeaWeb provided a six-day workshop (May 24-30, 2004) for fifteen ocean experts from PNG marine conservation organizations. We worked with three professional journalists to design and implement a workshop to improve ocean communications skills. The trainers represented well-known media personalities from the radio communities from Fiji, Papua New Guinea, and North America. Click here to download the Agenda (.pdf)
In April 2003, SeaWeb partnered with the Fijian Locally Managed Marine Area Network (FLMMA) to host a Radio Communications Training Workshop. Twenty key members from FLMMA interacted with experienced media professionals to improve their skills in communicating ocean issues through radio. Participants worked with radio equipment to re-create an interview setting. They also researched, wrote, and recorded radio spots, including a five minute piece about a Fijian village that is being overrun by pollution from the Suva Harbor. The radio spots were aired on Bula FM, a radio station in Suva, Fiji.
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