Our war game simulations showed how vital it is to protect shipping routes across the entire ocean, not just in waters close to Australia.
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Defunding marine monitoring networks could jeopardise efforts to avoid losing track of the world’s oceans and their precious ecosystems, which drive the blue economy.
Over the past decade, India has come to see the Horn of Africa as a primary theatre of influence.
Dangerous events forcing shipping companies to sail along the Cape sea route are increasing in frequency.
While Israel’s recognition of Somaliland alters the board, it doesn’t end the game.
Cyclones Ditwah and Senyar show we must prepare for storms that are weak in wind but extreme in rain.
Little is known about the early life of sea turtle hatchlings but a modelling study shows the importance of ocean currents in their journeys.
What do the next few months hold, weather-wise? For clues, we can look to the oceans around Australia.
China and the US are well aware of Sri Lanka’s potential.
A security specialist in the Western Indian Ocean sees how countries work together to counter the threat of a massive oil spill.
The term can be traced back to the 1920s, but it only began to gain currency in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
The ongoing conflict and terrorist violence, coupled with cyclones like Kenneth in 2019, has caused repeated evacuations and worsening living conditions.
The agreement marks the transfer of sovereignty, but does not fully return the islands to Mauritius.
The skate is found in deep waters and it’s not clear how fisheries might threaten the species.
Analysis of data from underwater microphones could help researchers discover the fate of missing flight MH370.
This 18th-century history of piracy mixes fanciful invention with accurate accounts taken from contemporary newspapers and court records.
The first dedicated scientific surveys have confirmed the presence of blue whales in Seychelles.
A new report has found the marine reserve covering the Heard and McDonald islands must urgently be expanded.
South Africa’s ocean information management system is helping to mitigate security and environmental risks.
Despite advanced technology and search techniques the rugged seafloor can hide objects much larger than a plane.
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Professor of Coastal Oceanography, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Physical Geography, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of African Literature, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Lecturer, University of Pretoria
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Research Coordinator, Security Institute for Governance and Leadership in Africa, Stellenbosch University
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ARC Future Fellow and Associate Professor in Climate Science, ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Marine Biology and Head of School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University
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Lecturer, School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University
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Assistant Professor, UWA Oceans Institute, The University of Western Australia
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Reader of Applied Mathematics, Cardiff University
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Postdoctoral researcher in genetics and epigenetics of human populations, Université de Toulouse
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Postdoctoral Fellow in International Law, Lund University
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Professor, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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Post-doctoral fellow, Mammal Research Institute, University of Pretoria
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Associate Professor in Social and Maritime History, University of Reading