Asking the real questions!

Congratulations to OI members Dr Belinda Cannell and Dr Harriet Paterson who were awarded funding from the Sponsored Restoration Project last week, as part of the 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 held at UWA.

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REGISTER NOW 📑 Our final 𝗢𝗜 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗟𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 for 2025 with speaker Professor Jon Barnett (University of Melbourne) and a special guest panel to be announced soon. events.humanitix.com/oi-public-le...

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𝗜𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘀𝗲𝗮 𝗮 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱? Catch OI member Dr Todd Bond at the Australian National Maritime Museum's 𝘽𝙞𝙜 𝘽𝙡𝙪𝙚 𝙄𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙨 series, this Thursday in Sydney. bit.ly/43iK5Dl

A new study led by OI member 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗧𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗼𝗿, in collaboration with colleagues at DBCA and UWA, has revealed that a marine heatwave caused extensive habitat fragmentation in one of the world’s largest and most important seagrass ecosystems. Read more below. www.sequeiralab.com/news/marine-...

The @biodivcouncil.bsky.social spoke to OI researcher Dr Kate Quigley to find out if 'heat tolerant' corals could be bred and planted to help our reefs better survive future marine heatwaves. biodiversitycouncil.org.au/news/coral-r... @la-cientifica.bsky.social

𝗜𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗽 OI member Todd Bond will be presenting at SXSW Sydney tomorrow. Join him as he dives into the challenges and promises of ocean exploration! www.sxswsydney.com/lineup?date=...

Stay alert this weekend!

OI member 𝗗𝗿 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗱 𝗕𝗼𝗻𝗱 is marine ecologist who goes where very few humans have ever been: the deep ocean. He studies the strange, scary and often cute creatures who call the deepest parts of our oceans home. Catch Todd's appearance on ABC Conversations program at www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

𝗥𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗿 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗵 is on 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿. 10 talks, 5 bars, 1 night. And 2 fantastic OI members to check out! Secure your free tickets at www.rtbevent.com/rtb-perth-2025

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Minderoo Foundation and The University of Western Australia are partnering via the 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗼 𝗢𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗢𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗨𝗪𝗔, to deliver 𝙊𝙘𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨 - a large-scale, whole genome sequence, public data repository. Read the latest paper at www.nature.com/articles/s44...

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Have a great weekend everyone 😎

Cant argue that...

🌊 𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 🌊 Applications for the 2025 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗻 & 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 are closing this Friday, 19th September! The awards are open to UWA students who are undertaking a higher degree across multidisciplinary marine research.

Two of the four whales spotted at a Perth beach last week have been seen off the SW coast as they migrate to cooler waters. OI researcher 𝗗𝗿 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀 describes how the mother and calf communicate quietly with each other to avoid detection by nearby orcas. www.facebook.com/share/v/1Bee...

Corals' Last Stand follows the voyage of a team of prominent Australians including author Tim Winton and musician John Butler as they travel to the reef to bring worldwide attention to the impact that plans for gas drilling will have on Scott Reef events.humanitix.com/corals-last-...

🌊𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥 🌊 Applications for the 2025 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗻 & 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 are open! The awards are open to UWA students who are undertaking a higher degree across multidisciplinary marine research.

𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱-𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝘀 Engineering Ocean Solutions (EOS) 2025 and UWA are opening the doors to 2 of Australia’s most advanced marine research facilities on Sep 19: 🔹 UWA Coastal and Offshore Research Lab (CORL) 🔹 National Geotechnical Centrifuge Facility (NGCF) engineeringoceans.io

𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱-𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝘀 At Engineering Ocean Solutions (EOS) 2025, UWA are opening the doors to two of Australia’s most advanced marine research facilities: 🔹 UWA Coastal and Offshore Research Lab (CORL) 🔹 National Geotechnical Centrifuge Facility (NGCF) engineeringoceans.io

Happy Fathers Day to Dads of every type 😎

The air bubbles created by the curtain will form an underwater barrier that blocks the movement of algae passing through, mitigating the effects of the bloom. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

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Every now and again, dozens or even hundreds of perfectly healthy looking whales strand themselves on a beach. OI member 𝗗𝗿 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀 joined ABC's Lab Notes to share what scientists know and don't know about whale mass strandings. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

🌊Now taking applications for the 2025 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗻 & 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀! 🌊 Open to UWA students who are undertaking a higher degree across multidisciplinary marine research.

A new study led by OI member 𝗗𝗿 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀 reveals how humpback whales use productive feeding grounds, by combining animal tracking with satellite-derived ocean productivity data. www.uwa.edu.au/news/article...

Lucky we're here to help 😆

OI Deputy Director and @biodivcouncil.bsky.social member Prof Nicki Mitchell @nickimitchell.bsky.social joins the conversation on ABC Radio to discuss the role the Threatened Species List can play in fast-tracking protections. Listen at www.abc.net.au/.../politica...

More than a decade since the start of the longest ocean warming event ever recorded, scientists are still working to understand the extent of its impacts. Read more from OI member 𝗗𝗿 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗼 @samstarko.bsky.social theconversation.com/the-worlds-l...

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Have a great weekend everyone 😁

"Due to man-made climate change, the frequency and intensity of natural disasters that harm biodiversity, industries and communities will only increase" said OI Deputy Director and Biodiversity Council member 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗶 𝗠𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗹.

How can art, science, & design come together to envision a resilient future coastline? Artworks & poetry created by local community, with imaginative designs by emerging landscape architects from UWA, spanning the region from Middleton Beach to Emu Point. visit.museum.wa.gov.au/greatsouther...

𝗗𝗿 𝗪𝗶𝗲𝗯𝗸𝗲 𝗘𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 and 𝗗𝗿 𝗛𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗪𝗼𝗹𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗼𝘁 feature on ABC's Science Show. They talk about the M4 wave energy generator trial that has been running at Albany on WA's south coast, and how these offshore devices, if scaled up, could be an important source of renewable power. www.abc.net.au/.../power-fr...

Important business to discuss 😆