Ann IMOS ocean glider was recently deployed off Fowlers Bay in the eastern Great Australian Bight, where it is sampling the broad, ~200 km continental shelf to better understand shelf processes and the behaviour of the South Australian Current.

Ann IMOS ocean glider was recently deployed off Fowlers Bay in the eastern Great Australian Bight, where it is sampling the broad, ~200 km continental shelf to better understand shelf processes and the behaviour of the South Australian Current.
Over the past decade, IMOS has been working to build a more nationally coordinated approach to providing observations essential for understanding wave-driven processes and change in coastal zones, including wave and water temperature conditions đź”— bit.ly/4rLrif3
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Near real-time observations from South Australia’s Harmful Algal Bloom coastal monitoring network are now available through the Australian Ocean Data Network, expanding the data available through the IMOS Estuarine and Coastal Moorings Facility.
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Australia’s Sustainable Ocean Plan has been released, marking the first time the nation has come together as a country to agree on a shared national vision for our ocean.
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The Exposure Draft of the 2026 National Research Infrastructure (NRI) Roadmap is now available for comment.
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Two new IMOS moorings in Western Port Bay and Corio Bay will provide near-real-time observations of key water quality parameters. Discover how these sites are strengthening coastal monitoring and building a consistent national picture of environmental change.
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Reflections on 20 years of IMOS.
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IMOS Executive Director, Michelle Heupel, is an invited participant in the G7 FSOI International Workshop on GOOS Resilience and Evolution in Paris this week.
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NCRIS is helping researchers understand how marine species may cope with climate change.
At AIMS, Professor Jodie Rummer (JCU) is using the NCRIS-supported SeaSim to study how epaulette sharks survive some of the Great Barrier Reef's most extreme conditions.
Reflections on 20 years of IMOS.
The observational capability of the IMOS Ocean Colour sub-Facility was recently enhanced through the installation of a HYPSTAR hyperspectral radiometer system at the Lucinda Jetty Coastal Observatory.