We're providing scientific knowledge and tools to support commercial development of Australia’s marine resources (e.g. fisheries, offshore oil and gas etc.), while mitigating environmental impacts and conserving marine biodiversity.
Our research supports balanced management and conservation of healthy, diverse and productive marine ecosystems.
Plankton are responsible for half the air we breathe, and are critical to the marine food web. Our research into plankton tells us about the changing nature of the ocean.
We’re using statistics and observation data of whale numbers from ships and aerial surveys to better estimate Southern Ocean whale populations for conservation management.