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ABC Perth Saturday Breakfast Ocean Segment
Jessica’s March ocean segment on the big blue focused on how history has shaped our views of an inexhaustible ocean. She blames a Dutch lawyer from the 1600s.
14th March 2026
ABC Perth Saturday Breakfast Ocean segment debut
The MFL is delighted to share that the ABC Perth Saturday Breakfast programme, hosted by Amber Cunningham, has debuted a monthly “ocean” segment with our lab’s Director, Jessica Meeuwig.
14th February 2026
Latest midwater BRUVS survey in the Perth Canyon
The team, led by Adam Jolly, Nadine Mauch and Jett Walker, successfully completed another midwater BRUVS survey in the Perth Canyon this month, marking a significant offshore field effort.
23rd March 2026
Latest midwater BRUVS surveys in the South-west Corner Marine Park and Geographe Marine Park
Congratulations to our team led by Nadine Mauch and Jett Walker, with support from Chloe Crossland, Izzie Evans, Rachel Tan, Ramesh Sankar, who, together, knocked off midwater BRUVS surveys last month in the South-west Corner Marine Park and Geographe Marine Park.
4th March 2026
ABC Perth Saturday Breakfast programme
The MFL is delighted to share that the ABC Perth Saturday Breakfast programme, hosted by Amber Cunningham, has debuted a monthly “ocean” segment with our lab’s Director, Jessica Meeuwig.
16th February 2026
Marine Futures Lab Director Prof. Jessica Meeuwig Recognised with Order of Australia Honour
The Marine Futures Lab is incredibly proud to congratulate our Director, Professor Jessica Meeuwig, on her appointment as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM), recognising her significant service to ocean science and conservation.
27th January 2026
Launch of the Hammerhead Hub at the Fremantle Underwater Film Festival
We are delighted to announce the successful launch of the Hammerhead Hub, a new citizen-science app that allows ocean users to report hammerhead shark sightings directly to scientists to guide evidence-based conservation.
12th November 2025
A New Rewilding Paradigm: NEBA-CA Case Study of an End-of-Life North Sea Oil Platform
Our new paper published in Annals of Limnology and Oceanography, “A New Rewilding Paradigm: NEBA-CA Case Study of an End-of-Life North Sea Oil Platform”, introduces the notion that decommissioned offshore installations can potentially be considered in the context of rewilding.
28th August 2025
Quantifying the Nutritional and Socio-Ecological Dimensions of Indian Ocean Fisheries
A new study published in the journal Fish and Fisheries has revealed the outsized role Indian Ocean fisheries play in feeding the world and supporting nutritional security.
11th July 2025