Marine Science at UWA

Marine Science at UWA Undergraduate studies in Marine Science at the University of Western Australia This makes WA an ideal living laboratory for your studies.

Marine Science is the study of the ocean, its ecosystems and its life forms as well as the study of coastal environments, oceanic currents and the sea floor. If you are fascinated by Western Australia's amazing marine and coastal environments then Marine Science is the major for you. Marine science includes marine biology and ecology, marine and coastal management, and oceanography. It combines kn

owledge of marine aquatic life with a solid understanding of the physical environment. Through experimental design and research, you will learn to appreciate the complex interactions that occur in marine ecosystems. This major also includes field work in places like Cottesloe Reef and a 5 day field trip to Albany. Western Australia's marine environment is a biodiversity hotspot with up to 80 per cent of fish, invertebrates and other organisms found nowhere else in the world. Teaching methods consist of lectures from leading experts and industry representatives, weekly practical, computer and laboratory classes and tutorials. . UWA is well equipped for teaching and research in marine science and our teaching is supported by the world class research of the Oceans Institute, Centre for Marine Futures, and the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS).

03/12/2025

OI member Dr Tai Loureiro joins RTRFM 92.1 radio to discuss how place, people, culture and equity can be used to inform ocean policy, in addition to environmental and economic factors.

https://rtrfm.com.au/story/social-ocean-policy/

03/12/2025
03/12/2025

Today the Minister for Fisheries announced a range of strong measures to increase the sustainability of our WA demersal fish stocks.

Although these measures will have significant impacts for many people, they reflect a pressing need to recover WAโ€™s iconic demersal species and are in line with the best science available.

๐—จ๐—ช๐—” ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฒ and UWA School of Biological Sciences researchers have been working with ๐—ช๐—” ๐—™๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ to investigate ways to find a balance between fishing and protection. They have published a new study demonstrating that setting aside areas from fishing in no-take zones combined with other appropriate fisheries management approaches could provide part of the solution.

Paper available now at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/396452425_A_fine-scale_fish_population_model_reveals_how_integration_of_spatial_and_temporal_management_can_maximise_conservation_and_fisheries_benefits

10/11/2025
Marine Biology is such fun ๐ŸŸ Marine Biology (BIOL2204) snorkelling for their last day of class this semester ๐Ÿคฟ ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ  ๐ŸŒ ๐Ÿ™
17/10/2025

Marine Biology is such fun ๐ŸŸ

Marine Biology (BIOL2204) snorkelling for their last day of class this semester ๐Ÿคฟ ๐Ÿ’ง๐Ÿ  ๐ŸŒ ๐Ÿ™

29/08/2025
10/08/2025

The multi-year heat wave nicknamed โ€˜The Blobโ€™ impacted thousands of kilometres of marine ecosystems from Alaska to Baja California.

10/08/2025

The Australian Marine Sciences Association WA branch has organised a special screening and live stream Q&A of Mammung, a documentary exploring indigenous knowledge about climate change adaption and sea level rise.

Mammung is the Noongar name for the whale. ๐Ÿณ ๐ŸŒŠ

Tickets and more info: https://lnkd.in/gM59bvCJ

About Mammung: https://lnkd.in/gBDWxuwA

04/08/2025

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