The Marine Futures project, funded by the Natural Heritage Trust was delivered by a team including members from UWA, South Coast Natural Resource Management Inc., Fugro Survey Inc., WA Museum, Department of Fisheries, Department of Environment and Conservation, Department of Planning and Infrastructure Northern Agricultural Catchment Council, Swan Catchment Council and South West Catchment Council.

In announcing the award, the project's large spatial scale (mapping more than 1500 km2 of seabed), breadth of activity and strong educational and outreach components were acknowledged.

Video imagery collected by marine scientists at the University of Western Australia has been used to develop a world first swim through developed by the Pew Environment Group and Google Earth. To swim through our unique marine environment, visit The Wild Australia Program.