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🌊 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...

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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...

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OI members 𝗗𝗿 𝗠𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗖𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗿 and 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝘆𝗮𝗻 𝗟𝗼𝘄𝗲 are bringing together a national network of wave buoys to help understand the processes and changes driven by waves in the coastal zone. www.uwa.edu.au/news/article...

A new study by OI members 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗴, 𝗗𝗿 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗯𝗲𝗲-𝗗𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗿, and 𝗗𝗿 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗲 shows that climate change is driving more frequent and intense marine heatwaves, damaging ecosystems and threatening biodiversity. www.uwa.edu.au/news/article... @twernberg.bsky.social @filbeek.bsky.social

New researcher by OI member and UWA PhD candidate 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗹𝗶 and colleagues has revealed the huge role Indian Ocean fisheries play in feeding the world and supporting nutritional security. www.uwa.edu.au/news/article...

Impacts of marine heatwaves on biodiversity and ecosystem services: our new paper in Nature Reviews Biodiversity is out! doi.org/10.1038/s443.... @natrevbiodiv.nature.com @uwaoceans.bsky.social @filbeek.bsky.social @dansmale1.bsky.social

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...

✨𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 ✨ WA Coastal Engagement Coordinator bit.ly/WACoastalEng...

Applicatins are open at researchdegrees.uwa.edu.au/scholarships...

✨ 𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗔𝗩𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘 ✨ Research Associate (Evolutionary Biology/Neuroscience) More information at bit.ly/RA-Biology

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If you weren't able to attend the 𝗪𝗲𝗻 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻- 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗟𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 last week, a recording is now available. Special guest Professor Ben Halpern from the University of California – Santa Barbara presented his lecture ‘The promise & peril of the blue economy’ youtu.be/bW6m7wQs34s

OI member 𝗗𝗿 𝗔𝗻𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗼 is conducting research on the value of surfing and its role in ocean conservation, following her attendance at the United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice. www.facebook.com/share/v/19J7...

Last week, we had the honour of hosting Professor Ben Halpern, Director of the National Center for Ecosystem Analysis and Synthesis @nceas-ucsb.bsky.social. During his visit he gave a lecture as the 4th speaker in the Wen Family Chair in Conservation Public Lecture series #WenGiving.

📢A MegaMove milestone has just been published in @ScienceMagazine! With ~380 collaborators from 50 countries, we mapped the movements of 12k+ marine megafauna to identify key habitats 🌊🐋🦈 @pewenvironment.bsky.social @uwaoceans.bsky.social www.sequeiralab.com/news/megamov...

Marine megafauna travel vast distances to feed and breed. But almost a third are now at risk of extinction due largely to fishing, shipping, pollution and global warming. New research by OI member 𝗔/𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗻𝗮 𝗦𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗮 and colleagues sheds light on the issue. theconversation.com/we-tracked-1...

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Today is 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗮 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆! In the next two decades, climate change will impact the emergence success & sex ratio of flatback turtle hatchlings in the Pilbara region of WA. Identifying beaches of high protection priority can help us make more informed conservation decisions.