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Last week we were pleased to welcome Professor Sharath Sriram, WA Chief Scientist, to the OI and UWA Coastal and Offshore Research Lab (CORL).
We look forward to continuing to work with the Chief Scientist’s office to help advance WA’s science, technology, and sustainability ambitions.
We look forward to continuing to work with the Chief Scientist’s office to help advance WA’s science, technology, and sustainability ambitions.
November 24, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Last week we were pleased to welcome Professor Sharath Sriram, WA Chief Scientist, to the OI and UWA Coastal and Offshore Research Lab (CORL).
We look forward to continuing to work with the Chief Scientist’s office to help advance WA’s science, technology, and sustainability ambitions.
We look forward to continuing to work with the Chief Scientist’s office to help advance WA’s science, technology, and sustainability ambitions.
If you weren't able to make it to 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗿 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗵, listen to the podcast!
1) One fish, two fish: why counting ocean wildlife matters. Presenter: 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙛 𝙅𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙖 𝙈𝙚𝙚𝙪𝙬𝙞𝙜
2) In the deep end: educing blockage in sub-sea infrastructure. Presenter: 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙛 𝙕𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝘼𝙢𝙖𝙣
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1) One fish, two fish: why counting ocean wildlife matters. Presenter: 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙛 𝙅𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙖 𝙈𝙚𝙚𝙪𝙬𝙞𝙜
2) In the deep end: educing blockage in sub-sea infrastructure. Presenter: 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙛 𝙕𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝘼𝙢𝙖𝙣
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November 18, 2025 at 5:31 AM
If you weren't able to make it to 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗿 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗵, listen to the podcast!
1) One fish, two fish: why counting ocean wildlife matters. Presenter: 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙛 𝙅𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙖 𝙈𝙚𝙚𝙪𝙬𝙞𝙜
2) In the deep end: educing blockage in sub-sea infrastructure. Presenter: 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙛 𝙕𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝘼𝙢𝙖𝙣
soundcloud.com/raising-the-...
1) One fish, two fish: why counting ocean wildlife matters. Presenter: 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙛 𝙅𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙖 𝙈𝙚𝙚𝙪𝙬𝙞𝙜
2) In the deep end: educing blockage in sub-sea infrastructure. Presenter: 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙛 𝙕𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝘼𝙢𝙖𝙣
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OI members 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲 and Associate Professor 𝗔𝗻𝗮 𝗦𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗮 lead an international team of marine scientists to identify and assess major threats to marine megafauna.
www.uwa.edu.au/news/article...
www.uwa.edu.au/news/article...
Study identifies main threats to marine life in boost to global conservation
An international team of marine scientists has identified and assessed major threats to marine megafauna, which are needed to inform conservation strategies.
www.uwa.edu.au
November 18, 2025 at 4:39 AM
OI members 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲 and Associate Professor 𝗔𝗻𝗮 𝗦𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗶𝗿𝗮 lead an international team of marine scientists to identify and assess major threats to marine megafauna.
www.uwa.edu.au/news/article...
www.uwa.edu.au/news/article...
Anyone else? 🤔
November 14, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Anyone else? 🤔
Asking the real questions!
November 7, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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.
November 5, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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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October 31, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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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.
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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.
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OI Public Lecture Series- Climate Change and Atoll Islands: Do We Dare to Hope?
Our final OI Public Lecture for 2025, featuring Prof Jon Barnett
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October 28, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Catch OI member Dr Todd Bond at the Australian National Maritime Museum's 𝘽𝙞𝙜 𝘽𝙡𝙪𝙚 𝙄𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙨 series, this Thursday in Sydney.
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Is the deep sea a wasteland or wonderland?
What’s really at the bottom of the ocean – strange life, hidden treasure, or trouble?
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October 14, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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
Catch OI member Dr Todd Bond at the Australian National Maritime Museum's 𝘽𝙞𝙜 𝘽𝙡𝙪𝙚 𝙄𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙨 series, this Thursday in Sydney.
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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-...
Read more below.
www.sequeiralab.com/news/marine-...
Marine Heatwave Drives Long-Term Fragmentation of Shark Bay Seagrass Meadows
A new study, part of Mike Taylor’s PhD thesis and in collaboration with DBCA, shows the 2010/11 marine heatwave in Shark Bay led to continued long-term fragmentation of its vast seagrass meadows. The ...
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October 14, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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-...
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.
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Can we help coral reefs adapt to climate change? | Biodiversity Council Australia
Researchers have been developing techniques to increase the heat tolerance of corals for over a decade, but human intervention can only take us so far. Learn more in our Q&A with coral geneticist Dr K...
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October 13, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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...
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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=...
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=...
October 13, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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=...
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!
October 10, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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...
Catch Todd's appearance on ABC Conversations program at www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
October 8, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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...
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
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
October 6, 2025 at 5:36 AM
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
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
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...
Read the latest paper at www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Ocean Genomes: reference genome resources for marine vertebrates - npj Biodiversity
npj Biodiversity - Ocean Genomes: reference genome resources for marine vertebrates
www.nature.com
October 3, 2025 at 5:23 AM
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...
Read the latest paper at www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Have you read the latest edition of the OI Newsletter? Available now at bit.ly/OINewsletter...
October 1, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Have you read the latest edition of the OI Newsletter? Available now at bit.ly/OINewsletter...