Voyage Number
IN2026_T01
Voyage Dates
Voyage Location
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Voyage livestream
Follow our 9-day transit voyage from Hobart to Fremantle as we travel across the Great Australian Bight.
Voyage summary
This is a transit voyage from Fremantle to Hobart to relocate RV Investigator in preparation for its next research voyage IN2026_V02. The voyage will be used by the Marine National Facility (MNF) as an opportunity for staff training and capability development.
The MNF seeks to maximise the benefit and use of sea time whenever the vessel is at sea. Transit voyages are commonly used for vessel maintenance activities, education and outreach activities, and staff familiarisation and training. They may also include science projects compatible with the voyage duration and track, noting that limited time is generally available during a transit for projects that require time on station.
During every voyage, underway data is collected continuously by RV Investigator from an array of distributed sensors on board.
There are 2 'piggyback' projects on this voyage:
- Globalising Marine Biodiversity Observations: autonomous genomic sampler system (Sahan Jayasinghe, CSIRO): development of an autonomous environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling system that can be integrated into the vessel’s underway seawater system.
- Developing Jonathan: an on-vessel automated seabird detector (Carlie Devine, Rich Little, CSIRO): collection of seabird counts using an automatic on-vessel seabird detector in coastal and open ocean environments.
The voyage has 23 participants from 3 institutions and 20 ship crew from Cyan Vessel Operations.
Voyage outcomes
Voyage outcomes will be published approximately 3-6 months after the completion of the voyage.