We’re working to discover, enhance and sustain marine ecosystems and maximise the benefits from Australia’s marine territory.
It’s World Oceans Day and we’re going to drag you down into the abyss, where we can determine if truth really is stranger than fiction.
Our researchers are aboard RV Investigator, travelling along an Indian Ocean route that was last studied 60 years ago, looking at how the oceans have changed with the climate.
Satellite and acoustic technologies have revealed the complex movement patterns of juvenile white sharks on Australia’s east coast.
As demand for fish continues to grow, new research has revealed that the global fishing fleet has doubled to 3.7 million.
When you look at the waves breaking at the beach, those waves might be at the end of a long journey. They could have been created far away, or just nearby.
An exciting new synthetic biology research project is looking at ways to deploy ‘pseudo jellyfish’ to clean up harmful spills in oceans and waterways.
A fleet of autonomous oceanic robots called 'Argo Floats' braved icy winter waters to learn more about melting ice in East Antarctica.
Sixty years after the first major study of the deep, unknown waters of the Indian Ocean, a team of scientists on our RV Investigator are returning to see what’s changed.
The pattern of El Niño has changed dramatically in recent years, according to the first seasonal record distinguishing different types of El Niño events over the last 400 years.
When you think of plankton, do you think of the diabolical little creature with a penchant for trying to steal the Krabby Patty recipe? Or do you think of the tiny drifting plants and animals which are vital components of our aquatic systems? Take our quiz to test your knowledge.
Finding shipwrecks isn’t easy – it’s a combination of survivor reports, excellent archival research, a highly skilled team, top equipment and some good old-fashioned luck. But that’s just what happened with the recent discovery of SS Iron Crown, lost off the coast of Victoria in Bass Strait during the second world war.
In 1876, SS Queensland sank off Wilsons Promontory in Victoria, after colliding with the steamer Barrabool. In 2019, RV Investigator is using the wreck of SS Queensland to give us higher quality maps for safe navigation ahead of a program of historic shipwreck surveys in the area.
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