Marine conservation

Pygmy blue whale swimming

It was the whales’ singing that gave them away.

Exhibition space at UNSW Library with oyster shells on the floor

The exhibition at the UNSW Library sends a strong message about conservation and listening to Indigenous knowledge.

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World-leading marine ecologist Professor Emma Johnston has won this year's Royal Society of NSW Clarke Medal. It is the second consecutive year the prize has been awarded to a UNSW Science researcher.

Japanese fish

Human-made debris such as plastic have vastly increased the numbers of marine species crossing the oceans, write Emma Johnston and Jim Carlton.