What does the Great Barrier Reef mean to you?

What does the future hold for the Great Barrier Reef and what part will we play? In the most extensive social study to date, CSIRO is asking 5000 locals, visitors to the reef and businesses how they use, relate to and value the Great Barrier Reef.

TJ Lawson: spatial data analyst and Draganflyer pilot

Ms TJ Lawson is a spatial analyst specialising in Global Information Systems, data management and Draganflyer unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

Ms Kimberley Opie: remote sensing and spatial data analyst

Ms Kimberley Opie specialises in satellite data acquisitions, image and vector analysis, and spatial data analysis and software development.

Ocean renewable energy

CSIRO modelling predicts that wave energy could play a large part in Australia’s future energy mix. Ocean energy extraction is an emerging technology and research is required on the nature of the resource, technology, performance and understanding the wider impacts.

Dr Andrew Ross: developing exploration tools for detecting oil accumulations

Dr Ross leads a hydrocarbon sensors research team developing new hydrocarbon exploration technologies and solutions.

A world of ocean research awaits RV Investigator!

Just over a year ago construction of Australia’s Marine National Facility research vessel Investigator began with flat sheets of steel, and now the blue-water research vessel looks amazing.

The North West Shelf: a model system for multiple use management strategies

A large scale study with the Western Australian Government has produced a world first report on management strategies for marine ecosystems to achieve ecologically sustainable development.

Marine incidents

CSIRO is joining forces with the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) to provide support for maritime environmental incidents, like oil spills and shipping accidents.

King George River research voyage

CSIRO is leading a team of scientists to a remote part of Australia’s north-west coast to record the plant and animal diversity and map the various habitat types along the coastline around the mouth of the King George River.

Sun, sea and pollution (Podcast 30 May 2013)

In an effort to better understand the impacts of human activity on Australia’s coastal environments, scientists are using powerful computer models to investigate and predict the water quality in coastal bays, gulfs, harbours and river estuaries.

Dr Kenneth Lee: Wealth from Oceans Flagship Director

Dr Kenneth Lee leads a national team of multidisciplinary researchers as Director of CSIRO's Wealth from Oceans National Research Flagship.

Predicting Australia's future marine environment with state of the art models

The drive to better understand the impacts of human activity on Australia’s coastal environments using computer modelling will bring together a team of international scientists in Hobart next week.

Marine forecasting on the horizon for Indian Ocean Rim

Indian Ocean nations will meet in Perth next week to discuss opportunities to develop regional ocean forecasting.

Wealth from Oceans Flagship: knowing our oceans, securing our future

CSIRO's Wealth from Oceans Flagship aims to provide Australians with enduring social, environmental and economic wealth from our vast ocean territory. The Wealth from Oceans Flagship focuses on national challenges where oceans play a central role.

Mr Colin Johnston: investigating innovative groundwater remediation and characterisation techniques

Mr Colin Johnston is working on innovative techniques for the characterisation and remediation of contaminated groundwater environments.

Dr Lilly Lim-Camacho: exploring adaptation of communities and organisations to climate change through communication and engagement

Dr Lilly Lim-Camacho is a social scientist focused on encouraging communities and organisations to mitigate and adapt to climate change through communication and engagement.

Flagship clusters

The National Research Flagships Program is one of the largest scientific initiatives ever mounted in Australia. Clusters, which are the main element of the Flagship Collaboration Fund offer opportunities for collaborations in areas of national importance.

Research spotlight turns on Ningaloo region

The Ningaloo Collaboration Cluster draws on the expertise of eight research partners to develop science that will help surmount the range of coastal resource management challenges presented by growing coastal populations and tourism.

Dr Asta Audzijonyte: linking evolutionary dynamics and ecosystem models in a changing world

Dr Asta Audzijonyte aims to develop quantitative models of potential evolutionary responses in marine organisms to human induced environmental changes.

Pipelines into the deep

Subsea or underwater pipelines carry oil and gas from drilling platforms to coastal processing centres. The CSIRO Subsea Pipeline Cluster worked closely with industry and universities to improve the safety of subsea exploration, mining and transport in Australian waters.

Dr Ian Cresswell: Science Director, Wealth from Oceans Flagship

Dr Ian Cresswell is responsible for delivering science to help Australians access the immense resources of our ocean in a way that balances economic, social and environmental benefit.

Australia's Marine Ecological Indicators Reports

Research has identified a set of indicators of marine ecosystem health and identified pressures that threaten Australia's marine environment.

Changing wave heights projected as the atmosphere warms

Climate scientists studying the impact of changing wave behaviour on the world's coastlines are reporting a likely decrease in average wave heights across 25 per cent of the global ocean.

BLUElink>: reliable ocean forecasting

A research initiative from the Wealth from Oceans Flagship offers maritime users more accurate prediction of ocean conditions.

Future Reef MAP

Ocean acidification can have a detrimental effect on corals and other organisms that build healthy coral reef ecosystems. CSIRO, with Rio Tinto Alcan and the Great Barrier Reef Foundation, are collecting water sample along the Great Barrier Reef to better understand what impact ocean acidification may have on Australia's iconic Great Barrier Reef.