Marine forecasting on the horizon for Indian Ocean Rim

Indian Ocean nations will meet in Perth next week to discuss opportunities to develop regional ocean forecasting.

Wealth from Oceans Flagship: knowing our oceans, securing our future

CSIRO's Wealth from Oceans Flagship aims to provide Australians with enduring social, environmental and economic wealth from our vast ocean territory. The Wealth from Oceans Flagship focuses on national challenges where oceans play a central role.

Mr Colin Johnston: investigating innovative groundwater remediation and characterisation techniques

Mr Colin Johnston is working on innovative techniques for the characterisation and remediation of contaminated groundwater environments.

Dr Lilly Lim-Camacho: exploring adaptation of communities and organisations to climate change through communication and engagement

Dr Lilly Lim-Camacho is a social scientist focused on encouraging communities and organisations to mitigate and adapt to climate change through communication and engagement.

Flagship clusters

The National Research Flagships Program is one of the largest scientific initiatives ever mounted in Australia. Clusters, which are the main element of the Flagship Collaboration Fund offer opportunities for collaborations in areas of national importance.

Dr Asta Audzijonyte: linking evolutionary dynamics and ecosystem models in a changing world

Dr Asta Audzijonyte aims to develop quantitative models of potential evolutionary responses in marine organisms to human induced environmental changes.

Pipelines into the deep

Subsea or underwater pipelines carry oil and gas from drilling platforms to coastal processing centres. The CSIRO Subsea Pipeline Cluster worked closely with industry and universities to improve the safety of subsea exploration, mining and transport in Australian waters.

Dr Ian Cresswell: Science Director, Wealth from Oceans Flagship

Dr Ian Cresswell is responsible for delivering science to help Australians access the immense resources of our ocean in a way that balances economic, social and environmental benefit.

Australia's Marine Ecological Indicators Reports

Research has identified a set of indicators of marine ecosystem health and identified pressures that threaten Australia's marine environment.

Changing wave heights projected as the atmosphere warms

Climate scientists studying the impact of changing wave behaviour on the world's coastlines are reporting a likely decrease in average wave heights across 25 per cent of the global ocean.

BLUElink>: reliable ocean forecasting

A research initiative from the Wealth from Oceans Flagship offers maritime users more accurate prediction of ocean conditions.

Future Reef MAP

Ocean acidification can have a detrimental effect on corals and other organisms that build healthy coral reef ecosystems. CSIRO, with Rio Tinto Alcan and the Great Barrier Reef Foundation, are collecting water sample along the Great Barrier Reef to better understand what impact ocean acidification may have on Australia's iconic Great Barrier Reef.

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.

Acid test: monitoring ocean CO2 uptake (Podcast 16 Apr 2013)

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.

Building a bigger picture of the Bight

A unique Collaborative Research Science Program to improve understanding of the environmental, economic and social value of the Great Australian Bight was today announced by BP Developments Australia (BP), CSIRO and Marine Innovation Southern Australia (MISA).

Building a bigger picture of the Great Australian Bight

CSIRO, BP and MISA are undertaking a major collaborative research program in the Great Australian Bight to gain a greater understanding of this unique marine territory.

Australia's Marine National Facility: exploring ocean ecosystems, geology and climate

The Marine National Facility supports research across Australia's vast ocean territory and adjoining oceans.

Dr John Keesing studies benthic marine ecology and biogeochemistry

Dr John Keesing studies the response of marine plants and animals to environmental pressures such as pollution, fishing, aquaculture, habitat modification and climate change.

Dr Thomas Schroeder: Developing remote sensing solutions to enable environmental monitoring

Dr Thomas Schroeder develops remote sensing applications for the retrieval of oceanic, terrestrial and atmospheric properties from air- and space-borne instruments.

Dr Tim Malthus: exploiting earth observation to better manage land and water resources

Dr Tim Malthus combines skills in calibration, validation and field spectroscopy with analysis of airborne and satellite Earth observation data.

Dr Graeme Batley: assessing contaminants in waters and sediments

Dr Graeme Batley's expertise is in the area of the analytical and environmental chemistry of trace contaminants in natural water systems.

Ore systems science to unlock Australia's hidden mineral wealth

Ore Systems research underpins CSIRO’s exploration geoscience, allowing the development and testing of models for the formation of large ore systems. This improves mineral exploration targeting at all stages, from area selection to drilling.

One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish: CSIRO knows them all (Podcast 13 Mar 2013)

From identifying what's on the end of your fishing line, to finding out which fishes occur in your local waters, FishMap has the answers.

Dr Richard Pillans: obtaining data for better management of coastal resources

Dr Richard Pillans leads research and is part of teams exploring the natural and human forces that shape our amazing coastal ecosystems and sustain their integrity and value.

Damian Thomson

Mr Damian Thomson’s core expertise lies in studying benthic ecology and the processes influencing the life history of organisms living on or near the sea floor.