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    Albany takes lead in renewable innovation with wave energy converter launch

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    03 September 2024

    UWA’s Marine Energy Research Australia will today unveil a world-first initiative to showcase Albany’s wave energy resources and research expertise, positioning the Great Southern region as a leader in renewable energy innovation.

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    Grant to help map biodiversity of deep-sea marine parks

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    09 September 2024

    Research into the biodiversity of WA’s deep-sea marine parks has been boosted by funding with The University of Western Australia’s Dr Paige Maroni receiving an award as part of the Federal Government’s National Taxonomy Research Grant Program.

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    New marine species found 'hidden' in plain sight

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    02 September 2024

    An international team of researchers delved into museum collections and discovered new species of sponge-associated zoantharian, a small colonial organism similar to anemones.

How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is quite clearly Ocean.

Arthur C. Clarke

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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