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Shark deterrents found to reduce fisheries loss
Media statementsEnvironmentInnovationNature and ScienceOceans InstituteResearch categoryClean energy transition and sustainable resourcesSchool of Biological SciencesHome PageResearchScience and Environment26 February 2026In a world-first discovery, researchers have found an electrical shark deterrent used at Cocos (Keeling) Islands was effective at reducing the number of fish taken off fishing hooks by sharks – a process known as depredation.
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Rare fish rediscovered off Albany
Media statementsEnvironmentOceans InstituteHome PageCorporateHomeResearchScience and Environment05 February 2026A marine ecology researcher diving off Albany has had the thrill of a lifetime after spotting a tiny fish so rare it has been officially recorded only once since its discovery in 1996.
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UN envoy to address future of ocean health
Media statementsEnvironmentInternationalNature and ScienceOceans InstituteHome PageOur-communityScience and Environment30 January 2026The United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean will offer a personal perspective on the health of the world’s oceans, reflecting on environmental, social and economic pressures at a public lecture next month.
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