Northern Territory
IMOS and its Northern Territory partners are observing the Territory’s unique coastal and offshore environments while also promoting awareness and use of IMOS data.
This infrastructure plays a critical role in supporting current and future monitoring, research, and decision-making across the Northern Territory.
IMOS’ sustained ocean observing infrastructure in the Northern Territory
Ships of Opportunity
The IMOS Ships of Opportunity (SOOP) Facility uses a combination of volunteer commercial and research […]
Marine Microplastics
Marine microdebris is comprised of anthropogenic solid waste, specially microplastics, smaller than 5mm in length, […]
National Mooring Network
The National Mooring Network is a collection of mooring arrays strategically positioned in Australian coastal […]
Animal Tagging
Animal Tagging deploys miniaturised sensors on marine animals to collect oceanographic data from remote and […]
Biomolecular Observing
The IMOS Biomolecular Observing Facility analyses biological molecules to describe biodiversity at its foundational level, […]
Coastal Wave Buoys
The national IMOS Coastal Wave Buoys Facility provides data essential for understanding the processes and […]
The Northern Territory marine science community has used IMOS observations to produce
67
Journal Articles
28
Reports
17
Projects
28
Data Products
2
Postgraduate Projects
Northern Territory institutional users of IMOS observations
3
Government Departments & Research Agencies
4
Research Collaboration & Non-government
4
Industry & Services
1
University
State partnerships
IMOS is delivering oceanographic data and turtle movement insights through satellite tagging in collaboration with the Tiwi Rangers, Tiwi Land Council, the Australian Institute of Marine Science and the Sydney Institute of Marine Science.