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Maria Island joins international ocean monitoring network
A key facility in an international observing network to detect increasing ocean acidification is monitoring carbon cycling in the Tasman Sea from a site near Maria Island.[more]
Wanted: Senior Research Officer
The Australian Coastal Ocean Radar Network (ACORN) is seeking a Senior Research Officer to join its Townsville operations, based either in Townsville or Perth depending on the skills and preference of the person appointed.[more]
Rusty stirs up the sea floor off WA
Scientists have for the first time been able to measure properties of the ocean such as turbidity during a tropical cyclone in Australia. The results have taken them by surprise. [more]
Tagged seals help solve 30-year mystery
Sensor-equipped southern elephant seals have helped scientists to discover a key source of cold water that helps to regulate the Earth’s climate.[more]
Ningaloo Niño
Abnormal climatic conditions in the Indian and Pacific Oceans during the 2010-2011 La Niña event combined to create the extreme marine heatwave seen off the Western Australia coast in 2011, according to a paper published last...[more]
Funding applications open
Applications opened today for funding through the Indo-Australian Science and Technology Fund, which has this year identified marine science as a priority area for collaboration.[more]
