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Nebinyan's remarkable journey: a year in the life of a southern right whale
Media statementsOceans InstituteSchool of Biological SciencesResearch categoryCorporateHomeHome PageResearchScience and Environment14 September 2023For the first time ever, researchers have tracked the complete migration cycle of an Australian southern right whale in detail, following it over 6,000 km from near Albany in Western Australia to Antarctica and back again – and, remarkably, along sections of its migration it followed the exact same route.
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Extreme temperatures push oceans into uncharted waters
Media statementsAquacultureFisheriesCoral ReefsMammalsMarine ConservationEnvironmentHome PageCorporateHomeClimate08 September 2023Marine science experts have warned that record-high ocean temperatures, combined with a strong El Niño forecast to develop this year, are set to trigger intense marine heatwaves around the globe.
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Scientists reveal the highs and lows of life for silvertip sharks
Media statementsOceans InstituteResearch categoryCorporateHomeHome PageScience and EnvironmentResearch24 August 2023New research has revealed the depths warm water-loving reef sharks will go in their search for food, after an international team of scientists tracked silvertip sharks diving as far as 750m below the ocean’s surface.
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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