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    Ever wanted to explore Western Australia’s deepest marine worlds? Now could be your chance.

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    A wave of new buoys to improve forecasting accuracy

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    Oceanographers at The University of Western Australia are set to make advances in wave forecasting with the deployment of small drifting wave buoys that promise to improve the accuracy of wave predictions, allowing for safer and more informed activities for those reliant on ocean conditions.

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    25 November 2024

    Girt by sea, Australia is uniquely well-placed to decarbonise the economy by leading offshore renewable energy generation, including wave energy.

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WHO WE ARE

UWA Oceans Institute

The Oceans Institute nurtures an ecosystem of cross-disciplinary researchers and educators to serve the needs of the ocean community of Western Australia, the Indian Ocean and the world.

We are committed to supporting the scholarship of our blue planet for a better tomorrow.

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We pay our respects to the past and present Traditional Owners of the land on which our experts reside, the Whadjuk Nyoongar people of Western Australia, and to all the native peoples of the lands and seas on which our researchers work.

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