#RV Southern Surveyor

Steven Micklethwaite

Southern Surveyor: Stories from on board Australia’s ocean research vessel – Dr Steven Micklethwaite

The book includes a chapter on Dr Steven Micklethwaite, a geologist from Monash University who ‘undiscovered’ a 27km long island in the Pacific Ocean in 2013 and changed the map of the world!

Rough weather (image MNF)

RV Southern Surveyor some pretty nasty weather!

Some days at the office as a marine scientists can be a bit gruelling. This is the former Marine National Facility research vessel Southern Surveyor making its way through some pretty nasty weather.

The beautiful, harsh, unrelenting and amazing Southern Ocean

The Southern Ocean can be beautiful, harsh, unrelenting and amazing, all at once. Here are some incredible photos taken by scientists and support staff on voyages led by Professor Tom Trull, on board Southern Surveyor.

Southern Surveyor: Stories from on board Australia’s ocean research vessel – Professor Tom Trull

The book includes a chapter on physical oceanographer Professor Tom Trull from the ACE CRC, CSIRO and the University of Tasmania, whose infamous voyages into the Southern Ocean, have left many a scientist curled up in a bean bag in the Operations Room, while the ship battled through big seas and strong winds.

Southern Surveyor: Stories from on board Australia’s ocean research vessel – Professor Colin Woodroffe

The book includes a chapter on Professor Colin Woodroffe a coastal geomorphologist from the University of Wollongong, who while studying a spectacular remnant volcano on board Southern Surveyor, near Lord Howe Island, uncovered the southern-most living corals in the Pacific Ocean.

Southern Surveyor vs Investigator

Comparing the sea floor mapping capabilities of RV Investigator with RV Southern Surveyor

The amazing new sea floor mapping sonars on RV Investigator are so advanced they can map down to any ocean depth, including the deepest location in the ocean, the Mariana Trench at 10,994 metres.

A sea floor map of oceans off the coast of Queensland (image MNF + Rob Beaman)

ABC’s Radio National Drive talking to Dr Robin Beaman about mapping the Great Barrier Reef

Here's is a great interview with Dr Robin Beaman from James Cook University talking about some of the amazing marine science discoveries he made on board RV Southern Surveyor about our Great Barrier Reef.

Southern Surveyor: Stories from on board Australia’s ocean research vessel – Professor Richard Arculus

The book includes a chapter on Professor Richard Arculus an igneous petrologist from the Australian National University, who used the sonar systems on board RV Southern Surveyor to discover the West Mata submarine volcano, which lies 1,100 metres below the ocean’s surface and is 200 kilometres southwest of Samoan Islands.

Neville Exon

Southern Surveyor: Stories from on board Australia’s ocean research vessel – Professor Neville Exon

The book includes a chapter on Professor Neville Exon, a sedimentary geologist at the Australian National University, who discovered everything from oil and gas fields, to ancient coral reefs and a five-million-year-old whale skeleton on his voyages on board Southern Surveyor.

Release the kraken!!

The latest video for the Southern Surveyor follows sea-going hydrochemist Alicia Navidad and her quest to capture the most elusive lifeforms at sea.

Microscopic magic!

A new book about RV Southern Surveyor includes a chapter about Dr Martina Doblin, who discovered shortages of nitrogen along the East Australian Current.

Australia’s east coast tsunami research

The new RV Southern Surveyor book includes a chapter on Tom Hubble and the potential vulnerability of Australia's coastline to landslides.