Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities - Grant ID: LE170100007 [ 2017-01-01 - 2017-12-31 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Brendan Kelaher (Chief Investigator) ,  Douglas Tait (Chief Investigator) ,  Dr James Smith (Chief Investigator) ,  Harcourt, Rob (Chief Investigator) ,  Kai Schulz (Chief Investigator)
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Brief description A fisheries and oceanographic observing system for the continental shelf. This project aims to create a floating, mobile fisheries and oceanographic observing system for Eastern Australia. Australian oceanographic and fisheries research has been hampered by the lack of appropriately sized and equipped research vessels required to investigate continental shelf waters and beyond. The automated floating facility will provide data to support ongoing ARC-funded research programs in marine biogeochemistry, climate change, ocean acidification, coastal hydrology, biological oceanography, active acoustics, and fisheries resources and technology in the continental shelf and beyond. The expected outcome will bridge a major gap in fisheries and oceanographic research capacity to make observations in a critical region of the Australian marine estate and provide a stronger scientific basis for early detection of changes in seawater chemistry, biology and fisheries in priority waters experiencing rapid change.

Funding Amount $552,000

Funding Scheme Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities

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