The resources on this page are provided to help voyage partners, collaborators and participants develop voyage-related content for media and public use.
What is the MNF?
The Marine National Facility (MNF) is national collaborative research infrastructure operated by CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, to enable marine research for national benefit. The MNF includes the ocean-class research vessel (RV) Investigator, which is owned by CSIRO.
Access to sea time on RV Investigator is available to Australian researchers and their international collaborators through a competitive application process. The vessel offers a highly flexible research platform with wide scientific capabilities, and voyages generally involve multiple projects, multiple partners and multidisciplinary science.
MNF naming conventions
Please use the official name of the facility and vessel for their first mention in text:
- 'CSIRO Marine National Facility (MNF)', with 'MNF' being fine to use following that
- 'CSIRO research vessel (RV) Investigator', with 'RV Investigator' being fine to use following that.
These conventions are requested to meet accessibility requirements, provide appropriate acknowledgements and support clarity in writing.
Acknowledging the MNF
Users of MNF data, samples and infrastructure are required to clearly acknowledge the MNF in recognition of these research services.
The following acknowledgement should be included in media and communication products produced by voyage partners, collaborators and participants:
- This research is/was supported by a grant of sea time on RV Investigator from the CSIRO Marine National Facility.
Media assets
The following media assets are provided by CSIRO for general use. All images, video and text are copyright ©CSIRO unless otherwise stated. Use of media assets is by attribution.
Download Marine National Facility media assets
Images
NB: High resolution photos are available on request.
Video
A range of vision packages showing the vessel and science operations are available to voyage partners, collaborators and participants on request. Please contact the MNF Communication Advisor to request video assets.
Voyage media kit
CSIRO produces media kits for some voyages to provide additional images and vision relevant to the research. Please contact the MNF Communication Advisor to confirm if a media kit is available for your voyage.
Logos
CSIRO and MNF logos must not be used without written permission from CSIRO. Please contact the MNF Communication Advisor for all logo use requests.
CSIRO social media
CSIRO has the following social media accounts that are used for - and can be tagged in - voyage-related content:
- Facebook @CSIROnews
- Instagram @CSIROgram
- LinkedIn @CSIRO
Media enquiries
Voyage-related media enquires can be directed to the MNF Communication Advisor or CSIRO Media.
The resources on this page are provided to help voyage partners, collaborators and participants develop voyage-related content for media and public use.
What is the MNF?
The Marine National Facility (MNF) is national collaborative research infrastructure operated by CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, to enable marine research for national benefit. The MNF includes the ocean-class research vessel (RV) Investigator, which is owned by CSIRO.
Access to sea time on RV Investigator is available to Australian researchers and their international collaborators through a competitive application process. The vessel offers a highly flexible research platform with wide scientific capabilities, and voyages generally involve multiple projects, multiple partners and multidisciplinary science.
MNF naming conventions
Please use the official name of the facility and vessel for their first mention in text:
- 'CSIRO Marine National Facility (MNF)', with 'MNF' being fine to use following that
- 'CSIRO research vessel (RV) Investigator', with 'RV Investigator' being fine to use following that.
These conventions are requested to meet accessibility requirements, provide appropriate acknowledgements and support clarity in writing.
Acknowledging the MNF
Users of MNF data, samples and infrastructure are required to clearly acknowledge the MNF in recognition of these research services.
The following acknowledgement should be included in media and communication products produced by voyage partners, collaborators and participants:
- This research is/was supported by a grant of sea time on RV Investigator from the CSIRO Marine National Facility.
Media assets
The following media assets are provided by CSIRO for general use. All images, video and text are copyright ©CSIRO unless otherwise stated. Use of media assets is by attribution.
Download Marine National Facility media assets
Images
NB: High resolution photos are available on request.
Video
A range of vision packages showing the vessel and science operations are available to voyage partners, collaborators and participants on request. Please contact the MNF Communication Advisor to request video assets.
Voyage media kit
CSIRO produces media kits for some voyages to provide additional images and vision relevant to the research. Please contact the MNF Communication Advisor to confirm if a media kit is available for your voyage.
Logos
CSIRO and MNF logos must not be used without written permission from CSIRO. Please contact the MNF Communication Advisor for all logo use requests.
CSIRO social media
CSIRO has the following social media accounts that are used for - and can be tagged in - voyage-related content:
- Facebook @CSIROnews
- Instagram @CSIROgram
- LinkedIn @CSIRO
Media enquiries
Voyage-related media enquires can be directed to the MNF Communication Advisor or CSIRO Media.
Mr Matt Marrison
Communication Advisor, Marine National Facility (Communication)