Uncovering Turtle Histories: Jaiden’s Honours Research in Shark Bay

Our Honours student Jaiden Lane presents his research project on sea turtle mitogenomes hoping to support conservation of green and loggerhead turtles.

Welcoming Tejas Tagra – Sequeira Lab’s New Communications Assistant!

We’re excited to welcome Tejas Tagra to the Sequeira Lab as our new Communications Assistant, supporting our science communication and outreach efforts.

Sequeira Lab Showcases Marine Research at ANU Open Day

Sequeira Lab joined ANU Open Day 2025 to connect with future students—sharing our mission, research and passion for marine conservation.

Sequeira Lab is delighted to present Tasmin Engelhard, a PhB student in the lab!

Sequeira Lab welcomes Tasmin Engelhard. A PhB undergraduate student at ANU and will be analyzing tracking and environmental data in Shark Bay.

Newly Published: Salinity drives the distribution of a top-order predator in an inverse estuary

Ben D’Antonio publishes his final PhD chapter on hypersalinity's impact on tiger sharks, marking a strong contribution to the lab’s GAT project and our research into tiger sharks in that region.

Publications

Hot off the press: Natural and artificial seafloor structures influence whale shark movement

Sequeira Lab PhD candidate Ben D'Antonio has just publisehd his second PhD chapter on whale sharks and the influence of natural and artificial structures on their movements!

Publications

Newly published: Preserving bio-logging data for the future of wildlife

Lab Lead Ana Sequeira has just contributed to a new paper focused on maintaining access to bio-logging data.

Field trip

Sequeira Lab 2024 highlights: celebrating a year of growth, achievements, and adventure!

As we look back at the year just finishing, we are thrilled to share some of the highlights and achievements of the Lab! Field trips are always at the top of the highlights, and we were lucky to have three of them this year! Each trip focused on the capture and satellite tagging of different species

Meetings

Workshop on 'Ocean Fronts' at ANU Kioloa Campus

Lab lead Ana Sequeira has just returned from a workshop on the importance of ocean fronts for marine biodiversity!

Field trip

Another successful dugong tagging trip at Shark Bay, Western Australia!

The Sequeira Lab team just returned from a very productive trip tagging dugongs at Shark Bay, Western Australia!

Lab update

Celebrating the Gathaagudu Animal Tracking Project

The Sequeira Lab hosted a sundowner event to celebrate the Gathaagudu Animal Tracking Project.

Lab update

Ana attends the 2024 Pew Marine Fellows annual meeting in Bali, Indonesia

Assoc Prof Ana Sequeira attended the Pew Fellows annual meeting in Bali, gaining insights, networking, and collaboration opportunities in marine conservation.

Sequeira Lab attends the 25th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals!

Lab lead Ana Sequeira and PhD Student Olga M Azevedo were in Perth, Western Australia, for the 25th Biennial Conference in the Biology of Marine Animals.

Publications

Oceans Decade Working Group 2 unveils "Vision 2030" in a white paper

Lab Lead Ana Sequeira has contributed to a White Paper for the Oceans Decade Vision 2030 process.

Publications

Biodiversity conservation lessons from a Rubik’s Cube

Sequeira Lab lead Assoc Prof Ana Sequeira has just published a new paper titled “Lessons from a Rubik’s Cube: Solving the biodiversity crisis requires strict alignment across multiple dimensions” in the journal Conservation Biology.

Lab update

PhD Candidate Michelle VanCompernolle visits Canberra

PhD Candidate Michelle VanCompernolle visited the Sequeira Lab in Canberra for collaboration and team bonding!

Lab update

Ana presents at the ANU College of Science’s STEMM Lecture Series

Sequeira Lab lead Ana was invited to give a guest lecture at the ANU College of Science's STEMM Lecture Series.

Lab update

Sequeira lab social: a team outing to solve puzzles outside of the lab!

The Sequeira Lab team takes on a new challenge: escape rooms!

Lab update

A productive 3-month research visit in Germany by our PhD student Nils Kreuter

PhD student Nils Kreuter has just returned from his three-month visit to the Helmholtz Information and Data Science Academy in Germany!

Publications

New publication: Climate change may drive whale sharks into shipping lanes

Sequeira Lab lead Ana Sequeira has just been interviewed by ABC News for her recent contribution to a paper in Nature Climate Change on the impact that climate change has on the co-occurrence between whale sharks and ships.

Lab update

PhD candidate Ben D'Antonio has submitted his thesis and presented his PhD completion seminar!

Sequeira Lab is excited to share that PhD candidate Ben D'Antonio has just submitted his thesis and presented his PhD completion seminar!

Field trip

The Sequeira Lab returns from another successful turtle tagging trip to Gathaagudu (Shark Bay), Western Australia!

Sequeira Lab team members have returned from a successful field trip to satellite tag green and loggerhead turtles in Gathaagudu (Shark Bay), Western Australia!

Lab update

Introducing Priscilla - Sequeira Lab's first Communications Assistant!

Sequeira Lab is excited to welcome Priscilla Seah to our lab at the Australian National University as a Communications Assistant.

Publications

Publication on DNA metabarcoding use for fish species identification in ichthyoplankton

Sequeira Lab PhD student Olga M. Azevedo is thrilled to share the paper “Multi-marker DNA metabarcoding for precise species identification in ichthyoplankton samples” has just been published in the journal Scientific Reports.

Lab update

Welcoming Dahlia, a new postdoctoral fellow with the MegaMove project!

We are excited to welcome Dr Dahlia Foo to our lab at the Australian National University as a postdoctoral researcher. Dahlia brings a unique mix of skills in marine science and software development.