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More than 85 per cent of Australians live less than 50 kilometres from the coast. We’re providing Australian governments, industries and communities with knowledge, tools and integrated approaches to manage their expanding coastal footprint.

Coral recruits: critical for coral reefs

We’re working to better understand the capacity of coral reefs to recover from natural and human impacts and how science can help reef systems regenerate.

Sustaining the Great Barrier Reef

Effective conservation and management of the Great Barrier Reef depends on quality science and integrated decision-making.

Pilbara Marine Conservation Partnership

CSIRO researchers in partnership with The University of Western Australia are conducting the first regionals-scale assessment of marine biodiversity in the Pilbara region, in northern Western Australia.

Marine research in the Kimberley

The Kimberley is a beautiful and remote region of tropical north-western Australia. The marine ecosystems of this region are very productive and support a high diversity of habitats and species. To assist decision-makers in government, industry and indigenous organisations tasked with the job of looking after the Kimberley, CSIRO is involved in research projects that will improve knowledge of the Kimberley’s marine environment.

Sima-Austral: Boosting aquaculture industry in Chile

We are working with Chilean agencies to help the Chilean aquaculture industry improve its long term sustainability after a series of challenges over the past decade.

Marine and Coastal Carbon Biogeochemistry Cluster (Coastal Carbon Cluster)

CSIRO’s Coastal Carbon Cluster will foster vital scientific research to strengthen our low carbon economy and prevent future excessive greenhouse gas emissions.

Coastal Collaboration Cluster: meeting coastal challenges

The Coastal Collaboration Cluster – a major three-year research program – is developing approaches to better connect science with the needs of governments, communities and industries to meet coastal challenges.

Marine incident response to mitigate, manage and monitor marine incidents

Our scientists are combining decades of knowledge in oil spill response with advanced research to provide the multidisciplinary expertise and technology to mitigate, manage and monitor marine incidents.
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