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UWA partners with Global Citizen for screening of The Plastic Country
Media statementsEnvironmentOceans InstituteNature and ScienceResearch categoryHome PageOur-communityPolicy-and-opinionScience and Environment09 October 2026A special screening of documentary exploring the impact of plastic waste on ecosystems, wildlife and human health will be followed by a panel discussion on Australia’s plastic pollution crisis next week.
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Lecture to examine our understanding of sustainability of Australia's seafood
Media statementsEnvironmentIndustryNature and ScienceOceans InstituteResearch categoryRegional rural and remoteSchool of Biological SciencesHome PageOur-communityPolicy-and-opinionResearchScience and EnvironmentThe UWA Institute of Agriculture23 September 2026The future of Australia’s seafood supply and the choices available to consumers will be explored at a free public lecture to be held at The University of Western Australia next Wednesday.
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Survey reveals marine biodiversity hotspot needs protection
Media statementsEnvironmentGeography and PlanningNature and ScienceOceans InstituteResilient environment and climate changeOur place culture and heritageSchool of Biological SciencesHome PageCorporateHomeScience and EnvironmentResearch01 September 2026An environmental DNA study by a multi-institutional research collaboration has revealed distinct regions of extraordinary marine biodiversity that can help inform management of a proposed marine park in Western Australia’s Exmouth Gulf.
Can ye fathom the ocean, dark and deep, where the mighty waves and the grandeur sweep?
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.
WHAT WE DO
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Sea Country
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.