Some of the world’s leading marine scientists have been Zooming in to high school classrooms this term to help Year 12 students achieve their best in their final year of study amid the COVID-19 confusion.

WAMSI is seeking expressions of interest in small scale research proposals on behalf of the former WASTAC.

Results from the culmination of five-years of groundbreaking research to understand how dredging and sediments affects corals have been released in a new paper published in Scientific Reports.

Historical records from seabed sediment cores have revealed that the warming climate and increased rainfall in Australia’s North West could in fact be creating ideal conditions for the increased production of one of nature’s most important indicators of ocean health.

Following a major governance review, the Western Australian Marine Science Institution has welcomed a new board led by Dr Paul Vogel AM as chair.

Western Australia’s capability to respond to environmental pressures including marine heatwaves, oil spills and fish kills, has been significantly improved by the development of a ground-breaking initiative that will see government and industry survey information made publicly available.

Always say yes to an opportunity and work out the details later. That was the advice handed out by CSIRO Chief Scientist Dr Cathy Foley at an International Women’s Day address to marine scientists in Perth.

Artist Angela Rossen writes about her journey with the RV Falkor deep sea expedition mapping the ocean floor of the Bremer Canyon.