Student Life On Board the R/V Falkor
My name is Chloe, and I am an honours student at the University of Western Australia and a research associate at the Western Australian Museum....
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SOI / ROV SuBastian
Mesophotic 4K Highlights – Video Update
From tiny nudibranchs to swaying sea snakes and brilliant corals, the ROV highlights from the #TwilightCoral expedition are vivd, beautiful, and stunning. Principal Investigator Dr....
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ROV SuBastian / SOI
All Good Things Must Come to an End
Having studied corals from the Great Barrier Reef to Antarctica, it is easy to think I have seen it all. But experiences like the Australian...
MoreWrapping Up at Ashmore Reef – Video Update
"It has been a fantastic journey." There have been a huge number of achievements on the #TwilightCoral expedition, including completely circumnavigating Ashmore Reef and fully...
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ROV SuBastian / SOI
Ashmore Reef – History and Recovery
Ship time for this amazing expedition exploring the mysterious depths of Western Australia’s Ashmore Reef has finished up, so this blog is about what we...
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SOI / ROV SuBastian
How do Corals Exist in Low-Light Environments?
I have known for some time that I wanted to be involved in coral research. I love diving underwater and entering that vibrant, alien-like world....
MoreThe Landscape as a Character
The expedition began with a two-day transit from Darwin to Ashmore Reef, slowly mapping the ocean floor with its rises and falls. During this time,...
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Iain Parnum / Curtin University / SOI
Seeing the Sea in 3D
I am a Senior Research Fellow with the Centre for Marine Science and Technology at Curtin University in Western Australia. My research focuses on underwater...
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Conor Ashleigh/SOI
Science Stories: 3D at Ashmore Reef – Video Update
Dr Iain Parnum is using advanced cameras and image processing techniques on the #TwilightCoral expedition to produce 3D maps of the reef systems in Ashmore...
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Conor Ashleigh/SOI
Beyond Scuba: The New Frontier for Museum Collecting
This July marks 20 years for me working at the Western Australian Museum. It has been a fantastic journey so far, working with animals and...
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Conor Ashleigh/SOI
Connection with Nature – Video Update
"My artworks are based around nature and connection with nature: How that effects our identities, independent and as a collective community." Go behind the scenes...
MoreCollecting Coral and Creatures on Ashmore Reef – Video Update
"The baseline data we are collecting here is going to be really important more broadly for understanding mesophytic reefs." "We are really keen to understand...
MoreThe Work of Masters
I started my preparation for our Twilight Coral expedition aboard R/V Falkor by learning about Ashmore Reef and the science party I would be joining....
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Conor Ashleigh / SOI
Student Science Stories – Video Update
"There just aren't that many opportunities for students of this magnitude." "I would never have access to these sort of resources: the ROV, the labs...
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Conor Ashleigh/SOI
Forest to the Sea
Running late, I leapt toward the vessel with my bags to join the team out front. It had been a manic week of packing and...
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Conor Ashleigh/SOI
The Opportunity of a Lifetime
I have been utterly captivated by the ocean from a young age, swimming, diving, and watching every single nature documentary I could get my hands...
MoreShining a Light on Mesophotic Coral – Video Update
"We are really thrilled so far... and it is only just the beginning!" An exciting start to the #TwilightCoral expedition with multiple unexpected discoveries -...
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Conor Ashleigh/SOI
Uncovering the Secrets of Ashmore Reef
On our way at last… It feels like we have been planning this voyage forever! What started as a spark of an idea back in...
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