Join Lucy Arrowsmith on the 14th October for a livestream about whale sharks!

Want to learn about whale sharks and what influences the movements of this charismatic megafauna? Here is an opportunity to do so! Join Lucy Arrowsmith as she shares her PhD research and takes us into the world of this ocean giant, revealing details of their life below the surface.

The Sequeira Lab threw some axes (at inanimate objects)

The Sequeira Lab went on our first lab outing of 2020! We are fortunate in Western Australia to have life 'almost' back to normal now (with the due precautions). So, what better way to get out pent up pandemic frustration than to throw some large axes at a target?

A new post-doc at Sequeira Lab

Takahiro Shimada has just joined the Sequeira Lab! Taka has been heavily involved in research and conservation of sea turtles for the last 14 years.

Watch the video abstract entered by our student Jessica Pearce into PacBio’s competition

Our Master’s student Jessica Pearce participated in the recent video abstract competition held by Pacific Bioscience (PacBio) , on behalf of UWA Oceans Institute and DNA Zoo Australia.

A new PhD student at Sequeira Lab

Michael Taylor has joined the Sequeira lab to undertake an exciting project investigating movement, interactions, and habitat use of Shark Bay’s iconic megafauna.

Join us today on the Livestream: Conservation on the Move!

Today, Wednesday 22nd July at 6 pm AWST (11 am GMT), Ana and Nuno Queiroz (CIBIO, Universidade do Porto) with be having a live chat about their global collaborations to unravel marine megafauna movement.

New paper on the future distribution of sharks around Australia

Our new research on ‘Future Distribution of Suitable Habitat for Pelagic Sharks in Australia Under Climate Change Models’ has just been published in Frontiers in Marine Science. In this study led by Charlotte Birkmanis, we predicted where pelagic sharks are likely to occur in Australian waters under

Meet Sequeira Lab’s newest addition!

4-May-2020 (written by Jessica Pearce) Jessica Pearce has joined the Sequeira Lab to do her Masters Degree investigating shark evolution using novel genomic technologies in collaboration with Dr Matthew Fraser from UWA Oceans Institute and Assoc Prof Parwinder Kaur, Director of DNA Zoo Australia. Jessica will be sequencing the tiger

Join Sequeira Lab members in a ‘Shark Tales’ Livestream tomorrow!

21-April-2020 (written by Lucy Arrowsmith) Do you need a change from your isolation routine? Want to know more about life as a shark scientist and what it’s like to do research in the field? Well, you are in luck! The UWA Oceans Institute is hosting a livestream to bring

Charlotte is competing at FameLab 2020!

07-April-2020 (written by Charlotte Birkmanis) What do oceanic sharks, toilet paper, and stethoscopes have in common? Find out by watching our own Charlotte Birkmanis presenting in FameLab 2020! FameLab is an international science communication competition that inspires people to see the world in a new way by encouraging theatrical explanations

Suitable pelagic shark habitat in Australia is mostly unprotected

Sequeira Lab’s first research paper for 2020 is out on the March issue of Global Ecology and Conservation. In this paper, led by Charlotte Birkmanis, ...

We are excited to announce Ana is a Pew Fellow 2020!

26 March 2020 (written by Ana Sequeira) Ana is one of only eight researchers named to be a 2020 Pew Marine Fellow to tackle the ocean grand-challenges and develop tools to strengthen marine conservation. Through the award of the Pew Fellowship, Ana will step up her research and focus on

News&Views piece just published in Nature

In the News&Views article just published in Nature, Ana writes about the ‘hot-off-the-press’ study led Hindell and Reisinger ...

The Sequeira Lab is hiring!

We are excited to announce we are looking for a new member to join our team!

Collaborators from Europe visited Sequeira Lab!

The Physicists Dr Victor Eguíluz and Dr Jorge Rodríguez (based in Spain and Italy, respectively) have just came to SequeiraLab for a short visit and to work with Dr Ana Sequeira and Dr Malcolm O’Toole.

The Sequeira Lab has a new member!

Michelle VanCompernolle will be working on an exciting project in the Galapagos Islands...

Our PhD candidates present their research on beautiful Rottnest Island!

Hannah Calich, Lucy Arrowsmith, and Megan Meyers had the opportunity to attend the UWA Oceans Graduate School (OGS) Rottnest Island retreat ...

Collaboration and Conservation : two key pillars of Sequeira Lab in 2019

The Sequeira Lab has been up to a lot throughout 2019!

The Lab went on a “Weekend Getaway”

The team at Sequeira Lab, along with three furry companions (dogs), took off for a lab weekend...

Megan travels to Indonesia: a trip to Saleh Bay

In October, Megan took a trip to the remote village of Labuhan Jambu on the island of Sumbawa, Indonesia.

Charlotte has taken her Fresh Science to the pub!

Charlotte Birkmanis faced the ultimate pub test, taking to the stage and describing her research in the time it took for a party sparkler to burn out …

SequeiraLab at OceanObs’19

Following an invitation to do a plenary presentation at the OceanObs’19 conference in Honolulu, Hawaii, Dr Ana Sequeira and Dr Malcolm O’Toole ...

Our PhD candidates received Robson and Robertson Awards!

We are excited to report that both Hannah Calich and Lucy Arrowsmith have received Robson and Robertson awards...

Sequeira Lab PhD students presented at the Annual Marine Studies Award

Charlotte Birkmanis and Lucy Arrowsmith presented their PhD research to a public audience in under 5 minutes at the Fremantle Flying Angel Club.

It was a strong showing of Sequeira Lab presentations at the AMSA conference

Since Fremantle, Western Australia, is just minutes from our offices at UWA, the 2019 Australian Marine Sciences Association (AMSA) conference was the perfect opportunity for many of our members to showcase our research.