Oceans Archives - CSIROscope

Whale, whale, whale, what do we have here?

Scientists on our research vessel Investigator were treated to a spot of whale watching over the weekend.

Picture this: snap the sea for science

You can help scientists around the world monitor water quality by simply downloading an app and taking a photo of water when you see it.

What the shell: how much is too much plastic for sea turtles?

We know that sea turtles are consuming plastic found in the ocean, but is it actually killing them?

How much plastic does it take to kill a turtle? Typically just 14 pieces

Is the plastic eaten by turtles actually killing them, or do they just happen to have plastic inside them when they die? If we can estimate how much plastic it takes to kill a turtle, we can start to answer the question of exactly how turtle populations are affected by eating plastic debris.

Oceans

175,000 marine microbes – squint and you’d still miss them

DNA from the deep has revealed a stunning diversity of invisible life in Australia’s oceans.

The cold and the beautiful: five cool things we’ve been up to in Antarctica

Australia and Antarctica go way back. 96 million years, in fact. Lately, we’ve played a key role in some of the biggest scientific discoveries in Antarctica.

Plastic is deadly: how you can help

We calculated how many MCGs it would take to hold all the plastic in our oceans. Spoiler alert: a lot. Plastic is filling our oceans, killing animals and costing us billions. We need your help to solve this massive problem so here's what you can do about it.

Why we need to start categorising marine heatwaves like hurricanes

Although marine heatwaves can last many months and extend over thousands of square kilometres, they don’t have a naming convention, like hurricanes do.

Oceans

Warming oceans are changing Australia’s fishing industry

A new United Nations report on fisheries and climate change shows that Australian marine systems are undergoing rapid environmental change, with some of the largest climate-driven changes in the Southern Hemisphere.

Oceans

Antarctica has lost 3 trillion tonnes of ice in 25 years. Time is running out for the frozen continent

What will Antarctica look like in 2070? Will the icy wilderness we know today survive, or will it succumb to climate change and human pressure?

The mysterious beast of Ningaloo Reef: revealing the secrets of whale sharks

We’re uncovering the secrets of whale sharks by tracking their movements at Ningaloo Reef.

Oceans

How to get to Australia … more than 50,000 years ago

The first people to make it to Australia could have navigated their way by sea crossing, reaching the north-west coastline of the island continent.

Oceans