Science for tomorrow: developments

This article in Farming Ahead contains four stories on CSIRO’s research on climate studies, improving revegetation, walk-over weighing for cattle and forest growth models. (1 page)

New technologies to reduce biofouling

Wealth from Oceans Flagship is conducting advanced research to develop new solutions to biofouling problems for the petroleum industry. (2 pages)

Coastal Collaboration Cluster brochure

This brochure describes how the Coastal Collaboration Cluster – a major three-year research program – will develop approaches to better connect science with the needs of governments, communities and industries to meet coastal challenges. (2 pages)

223YachtRace CMAR MedRelTsr

Science and sailing are converging for the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race with oceanographers refining their satellite view of Australia’s eastern seaboard to track the ocean currents between Sydney and Hobart.

PressureQC™ system: hydrodynamic data quality control

A brochure detailing PressureQC™, a tool that allows direct comparison of historical and contemporary pressure data. This maximises the benefits of offset wells in fossil fuel exploration and production. (11 pages)

Net profits: the challenge of managing the world's fisheries (Podcast 26 Oct 2009)

An Australian method for assessing the environmental impact of marine fisheries has caught the eye of fishery management agencies worldwide. (5:00)

Environmetrics

Australia's largest team of environmental statisticians is working on the big issues that face environmental managers, policymakers and ... all of us.

PressureDB™ data entry forms interface

Download a presentation about the Oracle Forms data entry interface for PressureDB™. (18 pages)

222Seafloor CExM MedRelTsr

The historic announcement of a new seafloor minerals initiative by Mining Company Placer Dome after it reached an agreement with Nautilus Minerals on its PNG tenements, is the next logical step in a chain of events that began with a mammoth research effort over almost 20 years by CSIRO Exploration & Mining.

Hydrocarbon incident response

This two-page brochure outlines CSIRO's expertise and resources used to develop strategic monitoring and response plans for oil and gas spill incidents.

PressurePlot™ oil and gas software demonstration

PressurePlot™ has been developed specifically to analyse formation data on a single well or multi-well basis. Download the PDF demonstration. (27 pages)

Science for services

This brochure highlights how government agencies, telcos, travel companies, banks and other service organisations can benefit from CSIRO research. In this brochure, you can read about 11 research successes in the Australian service sector. (4 pages)

75Flagships Funding NRF MedRelTsr

CSIRO's Chief Executive Dr Geoff Garrett today welcomed the Prime Minister's announcement of additional funding for the organisation's National Research Flagships as part of the Government's Building our Future through Science and Innovation program.

Are handfish walking towards extinction? (Podcast 21 May 2010)

Nine new species of handfish have been described by CSIRO in research that highlights an urgent need to better understand and protect the diversity of life in Australia’s oceans. (5:33)

Platform free fields

A brochure about the Platform Free Fields project within the Wealth From Oceans Flagship. (2 pages)

Addressing national challenges: science sustaining Australia's future

An overview of some of the highlights of the National Research Flagships from 2006-07. (28 pages)

Future Research Vessel Project brochure

This brochure details CSIRO's project to deliver a new research vessel for the Marine National Facility. (2 pages)

Gone fishing - assessing marine ecosystems (Podcast 31 Jul 2009)

A global study by an international team of authors into the status of marine fisheries and ecosystems was recently completed after two years of intense research. (5:38)

BLUElink> ocean forecasting for Australia's future

This six-page brochure describes the BLUElink> ocean forecasting system, which provides timely predictions of the ocean conditions around Australia.

Melbourne: Aspendale, Vic (Aspendale laboratories)

CSIRO’s Aspendale laboratories undertake research into the atmospheric environment, including atmospheric pollution and the prediction of climate, weather and ocean processes.

Model predicts seafloor at risk by climate change (Podcast 19 Oct 2009)

CSIRO scientists have produced the first preliminary predictions of the potential impact of climate change on the Australian seabed. (5:28)

Science for tomorrow: New developments

This article from Farming Ahead contains four stories on a revised grassfire guide, a new water yield assessment project, a genomic tool to speed up genetic gain in sheep breeding and a long-term ocean observation network. (1 page)

Warming waters increases invasive range of northern fish (Podcast 01 Oct 2010)

Scientists are reporting significant changes in the distribution of coastal fish species in south-east Australia which they say are partly due to climate change. (4:53)

Petroleum geoscience: Hydrodynamics

CSIRO’s capabilities in petroleum hydrogeology are applied to industry challenges including fault and top seal capacity for oil, gas and CO₂ hydrocarbon migration, depletion studies, geological storage of CO₂, submarine groundwater discharge and geothermal energy. (2 pages)

Values and concerns of seafloor mining: results from community workshops

To evaluate the acceptability of seafloor mining, community members need information on potential environmental impacts, the relative costs and benefits, and how the industry will be managed. This knowledge will help address a considerable amount of uncertainty regarding the industry. (26 pages)