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World's largest ocean monitoring protects marine biodiversity
Oceans InstituteMedia statementsHome PageScience and EnvironmentSchool of Biological Sciences06 April 2021The network will document ocean wildlife including sharks, tuna and billfishes, to help protect marine biodiversity and the future of our oceans. - Latest News
WA coastal flooding risk rising rapidly, study reveals
Oceans Graduate SchoolOceans InstituteMedia statements** DO NOT USE ** Faculty of ScienceHome PageTopic PageResearchScience and Environment12 April 2021Scientists have found extreme sea levels in WA that cause flooding are rapidly increasing.
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Perth Canyon protection likely to save endangered species
Media statementsHome PageScience and EnvironmentResearchSchool of Biological Sciences30 March 2021A submarine canyon off the coast of Perth that is home to some of Western Australia’s most iconic wildlife deserves stronger protection. - Latest News
Food waste helps secure future fish
Media statementsHome PageFeaturedDigital storiesScience and EnvironmentResearchSchool of Biological Sciences30 March 2021Food scraps could be used to create food for farmed fish, leading to a more sustainable global fish economy. - Latest News
New video data to help conserve fish populations
Media statementsOceans InstituteHome PageFeaturedScience and Environment13 April 2021More than 60,000 hours of underwater video will help researchers better understand and conserve fish populations around the world.
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An ocean traveller has even more vividly the impression that the ocean is made of waves than that it is made of water.
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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.