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Marine science explores areas of oceanography, ecology, geology and more. It seeks to understand all aspects of the marine environment and how they interact with one another. At UNSW, honours projects in Marine Science research the effects of climate change on marine ecosystems and the habitats of marine life. View our current projects and connect with an honours project supervisor to learn how you can get involved.

Temporal dynamics of coral microbiome following thermal stress

The project aims to determine the seasonal changes in the coral microbiome and the influence of thermal stress events on microbial community structure.

Supervisor: A/Prof. Tracy Ainsworth

Investigating blue swimmer crab fisheries in Botany Bay & Lake Illawarra

This is part of a Fisheries R&D Corporation (FRDC) project investigating the portunid crab fisheries in NSW.

Supervisor: Prof. Iain Suthers

Where do seagrasses get their microbes from?

In this project you will use experimental ecology to investigate where roots from the seagrass Zostera muelleri get their microbes from – sediments or other plants.

Supervisor: Prof. Paul GribbenÌýand A/Prof Ziggy Marzinelli

Fishing for Ocean Data in Sea Country with Marine Rangers of the Tiwi Islan

This project will demonstrate the feasibility of collecting baseline subsurface water temperature data with Tiwi using cost-effective technology.

Supervisor:ÌýProf. Moninya Roughan

The evolution of colourful ornamentation in land-dwelling fishes

Uncover how the transition to land by fish (yes, fish!) has opened the door to the evolution of elaborate ornamentation for reproduction.

Supervisor: A/Prof. Terry Ord

Probiotics for the ocean

This project aims to investigate how bacteria can improve the growth, health and environmental adaptation of marine seaweeds (macroalgae).

Supervisor: A/Prof. Suhelen Egan

Understanding disease in seaweeds

We use observational and molecular methods to investigate the interplay between bacterial virulence and environmental factors, such as temperature, light and nutrients, and natural bacterial inhibitors to understand the development and impact of disease on seaweeds.

Supervisor: A/Prof. Suhelen Egan

Predicting bluebottles on Sydney beaches

Many Australians have had a painful bluebottle sting when swimming at the beach, yet little is known about the oceanographic conditions that bring bluebottles to our shores.

Supervisors: Prof Alistair Poore (BEES), Dr Amandine Schaeffer (School of Mathematics and Statistics), Dr Jaz Lawes (Surf Life Saving Australia)

How eco-engineering mitigate impacts on biodiversity

To investigate how eco-engineering interventions, such as Living Seawalls, can mitigate impacts on population of key species.

Supervisor(s): Mariana Mayer-Pinto

How eco-engineering affect species interactions?

To investigate how eco-engineering interventions, such as the Living Seawalls, can mitigate the biodiversity impacts of seawalls, through changes in species interactions.

Supervisor(s): Mariana Mayer-Pinto

Foreshore stabilisation and consequences to fish assemblages

This project will assess how different shoreline management interventions (i.e., cobblers, seawalls and none) influence the fish assemblages on nearby seagrass beds.

Supervisor: Dr Mariana Mayer-Pinto

Restoring an endangered seagrass species in NSW estuaries

This project leads theÌýPosidonia australisÌýrestoration projects in Sydney andÌýnearby locations.Ìý

Supervisors:ÌýProf Adriana Vergés, Erin McCosker

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