The UWA Oceans Institute

🌊🟡𝗠𝟰 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 🟡🌊 Bringing the M4 into the marina for our fist scheduled checks and maintenance. The first deployment stage has been very successful. The Marine Energy Research Australia team is very grateful to all the partners involved. Redeployment to follow very soon! Blue Economy CRC #renewables #innovation #waveenergy

🌊🟡 𝗠𝟰 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 🟡🌊 It’s been a great first two and a half weeks of operation! We have survived waves up to 2m max wave height, learnt a lot about hydrodynamic and mooring performance, and generated our first power from small waves up to around 0.5m wave height. Marine Energy Research Australia Blue Economy CRC

A review by marine biologists from the 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗼-𝗨𝗪𝗔 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗽-𝗦𝗲𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 has identified a need to prioritise future research of the Indian Ocean’s diverse deep-sea ecosystems. “While researchers have made progress exploring the shallower parts of this ocean, as well as some deep-sea areas with special industrial interest, the majority of its depths remain unknown" said paper co-author 𝗗𝗿 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘀. https://lnkd.in/gb-bJ6SB

The Australian Research Council has announced the 𝗔𝗥𝗖 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 (Round 1) for 2025. Congratulations to OI members Professor Graeme Cumming, Professor Thomas Wernberg, Dr Hugh Wolgamot, Dr Jana Orszaghova and colleagues for their success!

The deployment of the M4 Wave Energy Prototype was the culmination of 4 years of business cases, engineering design, procurement, fabrication, testing, instrumentation, and community engagement. Historically Australia's 'Energy Capital', Albany became home to our research centre in 2018 and is now home to this significant milestone in Australia's energy transition https://lnkd.in/ggGKRxpf #innovation #decarbonisation #renewables #regionaleconomy #blueeconomy Blue Economy CRC The University of Western Australia The UWA Oceans Institute UWA Albany Campus Department of Primary Industries & Regional Development Great Southern Development Commission City of Albany SMC Marine Christophe Gaudin Wiebke Ebeling Adi Kurniawan

Some snapshots of an amazing morning last Friday, creating textiles that tell stories about the Binalup / Middleton Beach region under the guidance of artist Verity Byth at Vancouver Arts Centre (VAC) in Kinjarling / Albany. The local community members who came along used creative approaches to visualise their special place. I'm always amazed at how people use materials - twigs, shells, twine, wool, netting and even silkworm cocoons were used in these squares! Special moments at this workshop included a beautiful guiding visualisation written by Verity, and leafing through some of the local magazines and books that participants brought as inspiration. The three hours went past in a flash. The textile squares will be stitched together to form a wall-hanging for display alongside the artists' statements - collectively it will be absolutely stunning! Our research team will use the stories that people told us through short interviews, as well as the artworks, to provide guiding principles for creative landscape designs for a resilient future coast. The designs will reflect both the likely environmental change along the coast (informed by our coastal science team) and the values that people hold dear. These design visions are intended to be a point of discussion about possible futures, rather than a plan to be enacted. This innovative (and super fun!) The University of Western Australia research project is funded by The UWA Oceans Institute's Better Oceans Program. We thank City of Albany for their support of this project and the UWA Albany campus staff, and of course the fantastic staff at the VAC. Research assistants for this trip included Susie Cramp (pictured), Sofie Nielsen and Ellie Biggs. UWA School of Design * UWA School of Agriculture and Environment * UWA Coastal and Offshore Research Lab * UWA Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy (CEEP) * Centre for Water & Spatial Science (CWSS)

At #COP29 in Baku this week, the Oceans Institute was proud to showcase innovative solutions to accelerate decarbonisation and reach net zero targets. From wave power to offshore renewables and blue carbon credits, we’re driving progress in sustainable energy. #RenewableEnergy #CleanFinance #BlueCarbon #Research

A new paper by lead author OI Member Dr Kate Sprogis has recommended protection measures for a humpback whale nursery ground in the Exmouth Gulf in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. “Humpback whales migrate from their Antarctic feeding grounds to their north-west Australian breeding grounds. Nursery areas, such Exmouth Gulf, are important for lactating humpback whale mothers, as they carry the highest energy demands in the population” Dr Sprogis said. https://lnkd.in/gk7XDvXz

Great discussions with the OI COP29 team and Sandeep Roy Choudhury and Kasturi Navalkar from VNV - Value Network Ventures around new blue carbon opportunities in the Global South. Looking forward to sharing our expertise in seagrass and kelp forest ecology to help countries and their local communities succeed in restoration and biodiversity recovery. #COP29 #BlueCarbon #seagrass

OI Director Christophe Gaudin and Dr Karen Filbee-Dexter spoke at COP29 about Australian opportunities to accelerate decarbonisation and reach net zero targets. Key messages were: 1. Research is critical to boost the innovations required to enact step changes that will accelerate decarbonisation, mitigate and adapt to climate change. 2. Australia is particularly well equipped to be a knowledge and expertise hub in the APAC region and worldwide, especially in renewable energy technology (including offshore wind) coastal management and adaptation, and blue carbon markets. 3. Research, Industry and communities partnerships, with government support are critical to implement changes at a scale that will make a real difference. #COP29 #decarbonisation #industry #renewables Marine Energy Research Australia The University of Western Australia