Species Spotlight

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Why Every Species Matters

Biodiversity is the heartbeat of a healthy ocean. Each species plays a part—filtering water, cycling nutrients, or holding food webs together. When even one is lost, the balance can shift. That’s why understanding marine life is the first step in protecting it.

Drifting like seaweed but alive with colour, this Australian marvel is one of the ocean’s most enchanting illusionists.

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With ear-like fins and a slow, graceful glide, this soft-bodied marvel thrives where few others dare to go.

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Tiny, bold, and impossible to ignore—this cuttlefish walks the seafloor in a cloak of changing colours.

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With a blade-like snout and spring-loaded jaws, this deep-sea shark is one of evolution’s strangest survivors.

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With every move, this cephalopod becomes something else—an animal with no fixed form, and endless tricks up its tentacles.

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Punches like a boxer, sees like a scientist, and dazzles like a rainbow—this shrimp is no ordinary crustacean.

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Dazzling blue, deadly beautiful. This tiny drifter turns danger into defence—riding the waves with stolen stings.

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With a built-in lantern and a mouth full of teeth, this deep-sea hunter thrives where light cannot reach.

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It doesn’t swim. It walks. It doesn’t chase. It waits. Meet the ambush artist hiding in plain sight.

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We’re just getting started

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The ocean is home to millions of extraordinary species—and we’re only beginning to tell their stories. New Spotlights are on the horizon. Check back soon—or follow NAUTRA to be the first to know when the next wave arrives.

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Don’t stop now—there’s more to uncover!

Where to next?

Keep exploring marine science or discover more ways to be part of the wave.

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