Deakin's Marine Biobank: Preserving Endangered Species for Future Restoration

A “living library” being built at Deakin’s Queenscliff Marine Science Centre. This marine biobank stores and maintains at-risk species and life stages, including golden kelp, native flat oysters and seagrass, to support future restoration and research.

A recent Guardian article highlights Dr Kathy Overton’s work with critically endangered native flat oyster reefs, Dr Prue Francis’s golden kelp gametophyte collections, and Dr Laney Callahan’s seagrass restoration research across Victoria.

Together, the work shows how lab-based conservation can help protect genetic diversity now, so restoration teams have more options in the years ahead.

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