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We developed a ‘donor registry’ of pre-adapted #Posidonia genotypes by mapping the distribution of alleles to visualise allelic composition, a first step to select source material for future-proofing restoration: doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7… #seagrassrestoration #GenotypebyEnvironment

Working with the Albany Heritage Reference Group, participating Elders chose the Noongar name ‘𝗞𝘄𝗶𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗵’ – dolphin for M4, describing the leaping/hinging motion above water and the strong connection and knowledge shared between dolphins and coastal communities.

Have you read the latest edition of the OI Newsletter? Available now at bit.ly/OINewsletterDe…

You didnt think we'd leave you without a Friday laugh during the Uni shut-down now did you? 😎

Wishing everyone a happy and safe festive holiday with family and friends! The M4 (𝘒𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘺𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘩) wont be taking any time off over the break, it’ll be working hard collecting data!

“I think the world was ready for a bit of seaweed love. Just as corals unite the features of the Great Barrier Reef, seaweed connects the Great Southern Reef” says OI member Prof Thomas Wernberg Thomas Wernberg cosmosmagazine.com/earth/oceans/t…

Swimming into 2025, UWA has re-opened for the year!

#DeepSea Drifter of the #SouthernOcean 🪼 At depths between 1800–2200 meters in the icy waters surrounding #Antarctica, we filmed Benthocodon cf. pedunculatus, of the family Rhopalonematidae. Inkfish KelpieGeo UWA Oceans Institute youtube.com/shorts/rpw18no… via YouTube

Local coral connections at the Scott Reefs help boost its resilience following bleaching and storms. New research led by Australian Institute of Marine Science's Camille Grimaldi Read more > bit.ly/4j8ExS7 UWA UWA Oceans Institute Cal Faubel James Gilmour #CoralReefAlliance #MarineScience #ScottReef

Ever wanted to explore Western Australia’s deepest marine worlds? Now could be your chance. uwa.edu.au/news/article/2…

Anyone else still trying to get into the swing of 2025?

Happy to share that I contributed to a new paper on how we can preserve bio-logging data to help address conservation issues. Many thanks to @movebankteam for their hard work! Ecology&EvolutionANU UWA Oceans Institute sequeiralab.wordpress.com/2025/01/17/pre…

Productive start to 2025. Another exciting collaborative paper looking at the influence of natural and artificial features on the movement and connectivity of whale sharks - led by Ben D’Antonio (He/him) Australian Institute of Marine Science UWA Oceans Institute ECOCEAN Inc. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dd…

70% of Nature readers who responded to an online poll are using the social-media platform Bluesky. Us too! UWA Oceans Institute.bsky.social nature.com/articles/d4158…

Exhibition Antarctica - 5,200 metre dive youtu.be/3_lxZxK3AWE?si… via YouTube Diving deep in Inkfish submersible Bakunawa exploring the habitats and local biodiversity. 'It was like something out of a kids' book' - Alan Jamieson UWA Oceans Institute UWA KelpieGeo