We’re working to discover, enhance and sustain marine ecosystems and maximise the benefits from Australia’s marine territory.
By Jaci Brown, CSIRO Occasional erratic bursts southward of the East Australian Current (EAC) are thought to have moderated the […]
As heads of state gather in New York for tomorrow’s United Nations climate summit, a new report on the state of the world’s carbon budget tells them that greenhouse emissions hit a new record last year, and are still growing.
Our oceans are full of plastic. These are the findings of our national marine debris research project - so what are we doing about it?
Australia’s Biodiversity series – Part 9: Seas and coasts Life originated in the oceans 3–5 billion years ago and even […]
Published in the journal Climate Risk Management today, our research is the first to quantify the probability of historical changes in global temperatures and examines the links to greenhouse gas emissions using rigorous statistical techniques.
Counting sharks isn’t quite like counting sheep – you can’t just sit underwater going ‘One, two, three …’ and hope […]
When you hear the word ‘bungee’ you don’t immediately think of ocean research. But the daredevil’s rubbery, stretchy friend is […]
Many coastal communities in Papua New Guinea are particularly vulnerable to change. Global drivers such as peak oil, fluctuating economic […]
The Atlantis modelling tool was rated the best for considering alternative potential futures for fisheries and marine ecosystems by the UN in 2007.
By Jaci Brown, CSIRO We wait in anticipation of droughts and floods when El Niño and La Niña are forecast […]
All evidence suggests that the tag had been eaten by another white shark.
By Simon Torok Despite being the third largest ocean in the world, the Indian Ocean is one of the least explored marine […]
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