15 March 2020
The South-west Corner Marine Park is the largest marine park in the South-west network and covers 977 square kilometres extending from near-coastal shallow waters to the deep ocean reaching depths of 6400 meters. During this survey, the team has successfully deployed 200 Pelagics BRUVS and collected 18 eDNA samples in addition to manta tows to collect sea surface samples.

26 February 2020
Illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing is widespread; it is therefore likely that illicit trade in marine fish catch is also common worldwide. We combine ecological-economic databases to estimate the magnitude of illicit trade in marine fish catch and its impacts on people.

28 October 2019
Chris Thompson was awarded the Head of School Commendation on the print of a Samson Fish (Seriola hippos). The image was created using the Japanese printing technique gyotaku, a form of nature printing developed in the 1800s used by fishermen to record their catch.

04 April 2019
We’re delighted and super excited to announce that Prof. Jessica Meeuwig has been appointed the Australian Academy of Technology, Science and Engineering’s 2019 Eminent Scientist for Western Australia.

28 March 2019
Here we describe the first underwater sighting of Shepherd’s beaked whale (Tasmacetus shepherdi). Two individuals were observed together on video footage obtained via mid-water stereo-Baited Remote Underwater Video Systems (BRUVS) deployed off the coast of Inaccessible Island, Tristan da Cunha, in the South Atlantic

21 March 2019
Congratulations to Prof. Jessica Meeuwig and Dr. James Hehre on winning Singularity University’s Global Impact Challenge (GIC) for Western Australia and the finals in Melbourne! The University of Western Australia’s Marine Futures Lab won for their idea to halt and reverse global fisheries declines by developing open-access technology for governments and stakeholders to better evaluate, manage and protect important fisheries.