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Tag: Ocean

Australian Subsea Business Awards Night

Join for an unforgettable evening at this year’s Awards Night—where the subsea and ocean-based energy community comes together to celebrate excellence, innovation, and industry impact.

Reconnect with peers, toast to success with colleagues, and witness the unveiling of this year’s award winners. Be inspired by the remarkable achievements shaping the future of the Subsea sector.

DEADLINE: WA Coastal Awards for Excellence

Presented as part of the Western Australian Planning Commission’s CoastWA program, the Coastal Awards recognise work undertaken to enhance, rehabilitate and adapt to threats and pressures along Western Australia’s extensive coastline.

This year, nominations are invited across five categories:

  • Coastal Champion
  • Coastal Planning and Design
  • Coastal Management
  • Education, Engagement, Science and Research
  • Coastal Adaptation.

Nominations close 4 pm on Thursday 28 August 2025. Winners will be announced at the WA Coastal Forum hosted by WA Coastal and Marine Network on 27 October 2025.

2025 WA Coastal Forum: Communities, Coasts & Change

Join a vibrant community of coastal thinkers, doers, carers, and connectors for a dynamic one-day event dedicated to Western Australia’s changing coast. The Forum brings together diverse voices from across the state to share knowledge, stories, and practical solutions.

Highlights include:

  • Expert presentations and hands-on masterclasses
  • Insights from Traditional Owners, scientists, planners, coastal managers, volunteers, and community leaders
  • CHRMAP session in collaboration with WALGA and DPLH
  • Field tour: See collaborative coastal care in action at the Coogee Beach Community Dune Rehabilitation Project
  • A relaxed sundowner celebrating coastal excellence at the WA Coastal Awards

A must-attend event for anyone passionate about WA’s coastal future.

Learn more and register here: 2025 WA Coastal Forum: Communities, Coasts & Change

TRAVEL SUBSIDIES  are available to all regional coastal and marine attendees. Please contact wacmcn@gmail.com for further information.

Autonomous Marine Technology (AMT) Conference

TOPIC: “Scaling the seas: Building and operating robust autonomous maritime systems”.

Returning in 2025, the Autonomous Marine Technology Conference (AMT) – formerly Autonomous Underwater Technology Conference, will be held in Perth, Western Australia in October. The conference aims to showcase the rapid advances in the AMT field along with demonstrating real world and future potential applications of the different technologies within our marine environment.

This long running and well reputed conference continues to be one of the most globally essential knowledge centres and networking opportunities in this field, allowing delegates to meet with industry leaders, academics and researchers in this innovative section of subsea development.

In addition, you’ll gain invaluable insights and new learnings about technology advances and recent case studies of AMT equipment to assist in your professional development.

 

DEADLINE: Job Opportunity – WA Coastal Engagement Coordinator

Play a leading role in shaping Western Australia’s coastal research and infrastructure priorities within a national innovation framework. Work at the forefront of marine science partnerships within a world-class research environment at UWA.

The WA Coastal Engagement Coordinator will play a strategic role in coordinating WA-based coastal activities within the national framework.

About the opportunity

  • You will provide strategic coordination and stakeholder engagement to identify and advance Western Australia’s coastal observational and research infrastructure priorities.
  • You will coordinate the integration of WA coastal initiatives within the national CoastRI program, a cross-NCRIS collaboration involving 13 national research infrastructure facilities.
  • You will foster cross-sector partnerships to enhance co-investment, shared use, and long-term planning for coastal infrastructure. The role also involves translating emerging science, policy, and community needs into actionable infrastructure priorities aligned with best practices.

Learn more about the role and apply

Closing date: 11:55 PM AWST on 23rd July 2025.

WaveX Investor Webinar

Join Simon Renwick, Managing Director of WaveX, for a live investor briefing on the future of ocean energy and how WaveX is solving a $1T inefficiency in the offshore renewables sector.

WaveX is currently raising capital via liquidity and offers:

ESIC eligibility (invest before 30 June)

$1M+ already raised in the current round

Proprietary D-Spar™ technology: scalable, survivable, no underwater moving parts

Tier 1 commercial engagement and $2.5M+ in non-dilutive funding

🔹 Date: Tuesday 24 June 2025
🔹 Time: 2:30pm AWST
🔹 Host: Simon Renwick, Managing Director
🔹 Audience: Sophisticated investors only

Driving Innovation in Offshore Wave Energy

The Society for Underwater Technology invite you to the June 2025 Evening Technical Meeting:

Driving Innovation in Offshore Wave Energy

The evening will focus on the following three topics:

1. Role of wave energy in future renewable grids by Dr Jana Orszaghova, UWA

2. Leveraging Oil and Gas Industry Experience for Sustainable Wave Energy: The D-Spar Technology by Tim Green, WaveX

3. The M4 wave energy deployment in Albany by Dr Hugh Wolgamot, UWA

Register here: Driving Innovation in Offshore Wave Energy

Subsea Awareness Course

Subsea Engineering deals with the design, construction, installation, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of equipment in the ocean or on the seabed.

This is an essential course delivered by industry experts, providing a greater understanding of the subsea environment.

Learn moreHERE