More than 320 shark, ray and chimaerid species are described and illustrated in the new edition of Sharks and Rays of Australia.

CSIRO’s Wealth from Oceans Flagship team has discovered hundreds of new marine species and dozens of undersea mountains, in a project to monitor the Commonwealth Marine Reserve Network off southern Tasmania.

A large scale, Wealth from Oceans Flagship study with the Western Australian Government has produced a world first report on management strategies for marine ecosystems to achieve ecologically sustainable development.

A new CSIRO report, released at GREENHOUSE 2007, provides the most up-to-date assessment of observed Australian climate changes and causes.

A marine ecosystem model developed by Dr Beth Fulton of CSIRO has been rated best in the world by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).

Dr Beth Fulton was awarded the 2007 Science Minister's Prize for Life Scientist of the Year in recognition of her impact on regional marine planning, fisheries management, and understanding climate change.

Scientists from the Wealth from Oceans Flagship have contributed to the Harvest Strategy Policy and Guidelines for Commonwealth fisheries.

New data and innovative modelling technology have led to more accurate stock assessments for the Northern Prawn Fishery.

In 2005-06, CSIRO scientists provided estimates of pollution emission rates from vehicles in road tunnels that are more accurate than figures previously used by road construction companies.

In 2005-06, the CSIRO Mk3L model, a comprehensive climate system model, was the first Australian climate system model that has been made generally available to university users. 

In 2005-06, the National Marine Bioregionalisation of Australia provided a framework for classifying Australia’s marine environment into bioregions relevant to their physical environment and ecological communities.

In 2005-06, CSIRO results were used for international benchmarking studies and will be part of the next international science assessment of climate change.

In 2005-06, CSIRO developed a scientifically based assessment and harvest strategy framework for the Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery, and provided it to the client, the Australian Fisheries Management Authority.

In 2005-06, CSIRO and other collaborators in the Greenhouse Gas Accounting CRC completed four comprehensive measurement programs quantifying nitrous oxide emission factors for major agricultural systems.

In 2005-06, CSIRO provided the most authoritative assessments of the likely impact of global climate change for Australia.

Regional climate change scenarios have been completed for the Murray-Darling Basin. Changes in water availability as a result of climate change will have a significant impact on how water is managed in the region.

Corals taken from depths of 1 000 metres are signalling a previously unknown pattern of temperate and oceanic climate change that has occurred over the past 200 years.

An assessment of bycatch reduction practices in the Northern Prawn Fishery (NPF) yielded good news for turtles, larger sharks and rays, but warns greater efforts are needed to protect smaller species from incidental capture.

The Adelaide Coastal Waters Study aims to piece together the complex story behind the decline of Adelaide’s coastal environment.