The voyage aims to reveal the fine‑scale ocean processes that shape one of the world’s most important marine environments: the Ningaloo Coast. Ningaloo Reef’s health is facing pressure from changes in ocean temperature and circulation. The ocean flows that connect Ningaloo Reef to the open ocean are important for maintaining the reef ecosystem’s health, yet are poorly understood. Led by Professor Nicole Jones from The University of Western Australia School of Earth and Oceans and the UWA Oceans Institute, the voyage will deliver the most detailed measurements to date of submesoscale ocean currents. These powerful but elusive flows occur at scales of 100 meters to 10 kilometers and play a critical role in transporting heat, nutrients, larvae, pollutants, and other ocean‑borne materials from the ocean to the reef. “Despite their importance, these currents have remained largely unobserved due to their small size and rapid evolution,” Professor Jones said.…