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Rare fish rediscovered off Albany
Media statementsEnvironmentOceans InstituteHome PageCorporateHomeResearchScience and Environment05 February 2026A marine ecology researcher diving off Albany has had the thrill of a lifetime after spotting a tiny fish so rare it has been officially recorded only once since its discovery in 1996.
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UN envoy to address future of ocean health
Media statementsEnvironmentInternationalNature and ScienceOceans InstituteHome PageOur-communityScience and Environment30 January 2026The United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean will offer a personal perspective on the health of the world’s oceans, reflecting on environmental, social and economic pressures at a public lecture next month.
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Submarine mountains and long-distance waves stir the deepest parts of ocean
EnvironmentInternationalNature and ScienceOceans InstituteResearch categorySchool of Biological SciencesHome PageResearchScience and Environment29 January 2026When most of us look out at the ocean, we see a mostly flat blue surface stretching to the horizon. It’s easy to imagine the sea beneath as calm and largely static – a massive, still abyss far removed from everyday experience.
The ocean is this beautiful, unexplored place. Why on Earth everyone isn't down there, I don't know.
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The Oceans Institute nurtures an ecosystem of cross-disciplinary researchers and educators to serve the needs of the ocean community of Western Australia, the Indian Ocean and the world.
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