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<p>In May 2024, 100 strange rocky structures were installed along Tauranga's harbour shoreline. These flower-shaped artificial rockpools, nicknamed 'sea pods', provide prime waterfront real estate for marine life – from colourful sea slugs to sneezing sponges. Justine Murray finds out how 'living sea walls' are bringing back biodiversity to urban harbours around the world, and joins a marine scientist to check out what creatures have moved into Tauranga's sea pods.</p><p><strong><em><a href="https://radionz.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=211a938dcf3e634ba2427dde9&id=81ad21bafe">Sign up to the Our Changing World monthly newsletter</a> for episode backstories, science analysis and more.</em></strong></p><p><strong>In this episode:</strong></p><p>00:49 – What is a sea pod?<br/>06:27 – Living sea walls in Sydney with Dr Aria Lee</p><p>10:25 – Sea pods around the world and in Tauranga</p><p>13:06 – Monitoring marine life in the sea pods with David Culliford</p><p>20:50 – Port of Tauran...