Whether it's learning about the daily behaviour of tuna or the changing circulation patterns of an entire ocean basin, marine observing technologies are essential for understanding our marine environment.
Collecting information from the vast marine environment
CSIRO's marine scientists use an impressive array of sensitive and innovative equipment, deployed in some of the world's most hostile environments, to deliver high-quality ocean data.
The information is used to understand and monitor ocean currents and habitats, to determine the ocean's role in climate, and even follow the journeys of fish and sharks in order to provide information for the sustainable management of fish stocks.
Unique technology and engineering solutions
CSIRO has a long history of developing practical solutions to the unique problems associated with data gathering at or in the sea, with much of the technology used by scientists developed or refined in-house.
These include:
Specifically, CSIRO has developed and/or uses:
Deployment of an Argo float from a ship.
Deployment of an Argo float from a ship.