Category: Estuarine and Coastal Moorings
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South Australian coastal mooring data now available in the IMOS Australian Ocean Data Network
Near real-time observations from South Australia’s Harmful Algal Bloom coastal monitoring network are now available through the Australian Ocean Data Network, expanding the data available through the IMOS Estuarine and Coastal Moorings Facility. Federal and state government funding has enabled the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) to install the current South Australian Harmful…
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New IMOS moorings strengthen coastal water quality monitoring in Victoria
Two new IMOS Estuarine and Coastal Moorings will be deployed in Western Port Bay and Corio Bay, to establish a coordinated network of water quality observations across Australia’s coastal and estuarine environments. Deployed by Deakin University, in collaboration with the Environment Protection Authority Victoria, Port of Hastings Corporation and Melbourne Water, the new moorings will…
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New IMOS coastal moorings strengthen ocean observations in Exmouth Gulf
Two new monitoring stations have been successfully deployed by the IMOS Estuarine and Coastal Moorings – Western Australia Facility, expanding Australia’s national coastal observing capability into one of Western Australia’s most ecologically significant, and historically under-observed, marine environments. Co-funded by the Western Australian Government, Department of Energy and Economic Diversification, the new monitoring sites will…
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Establishing a National Network of Estuarine and Coastal Moorings
IMOS is expanding its national observing capability with the establishment of a new Estuarine and Coastal Moorings Facility, led by the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI). This initiative will deliver coordinated, near real-time monitoring of water quality in Australia’s estuaries and coastal zones. Australia’s coastal and estuarine environments are under increasing pressure from…