On a visit to Australia in January, His Royal Highness Prince William of Wales KG was given a tour of the research vessel Southern Surveyor. Hub researcher Dr Alan Williams provided a five-minute overview of marine biodiversity research in Australia.

The Prince was also shown samples of coral, deep-sea fish, crustaceans and sea stars from the Australian Museum’s Fish Collection and CSIRO. Prince William, second in line to the throne, had a good background for the tour – he received a 2.1 from St Andrews for his Master of Arts dissertation on the coral reefs of Rodrigues. Media release http://www.csiro.au/news/Prince-William-Southern-Surveyor-Visit.html