May 22 - International Day for Biological Diversity
Come and see the Hub’s exhibition of marine biodiversity images at Questacon in Canberra from 21 May to 31 July 2010 to celebrate the International Year of Biodiversity. Read more
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On a visit to Australia in January, His Royal Highness Prince William of Wales KG was given a tour of the research vessel Southern Surveyor. Hub researcher Dr Alan Williams provided a five-minute overview of marine biodiversity research in Australia.
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Marine Hub researcher Professor Corey Bradshaw has won the Life Sciences and Biological Sciences category of the inaugural Scopus Young Researcher of the Year Awards, presented by Senator Kim Carr, Federal Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research. Read more
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Marine Biodiversity hub researcher Kirrily Moore, together with Queensland primary school student Clare Cameron, have been announced joint winners of the competition to name Australia’s next marine research vessel. Read more
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A website has been developed to collect information about Longtail tuna from recreational fishers. Read more
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Each year over 120,000 Tasmanians go fishing at least once. Imagine ....120,000 potential ‘citizen scientists’ collecting valuable data about the marine environment! Redmap invites the Tasmanian community to spot, log and map marine species that are uncommon in Tasmania, or along particular parts of our coast. Read more
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* Nine new species for disappearing handfish family
* Invasive screwshell - making new habitat? Read more
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A fundamental aim of the Hub’s research is to produce high quality science which meaningfully informs decision-making on the marine environment. Read more
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On 14 December 2009, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) released a major study “Scientific Synthesis of the Impacts of Ocean Acidification on Marine Biological Diversity”. Read more
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Visit the new Census 2010 Gateway - Toward October 2010 - presenting the latest results from the Census of Marine Life. Read more
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This is the third article on the national advisory groups that the Marine Biodiversity Hub works with to improve the management of marine biodiversity. Read more
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Make use of the UN Atlas of the Oceans internet portal which provides information relevant to the sustainable development of the oceans. Read more
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2010 is the year that would have been Jacques Cousteau’s 100th birthday. Read more
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by Prof Nic Bax, Director, Marine Biodiversity Hub
A major aim of the Marine Biodiversity Hub has been to promote collaboration among Australian marine researchers and thus improve the quality and extent of science available to support decision makers tasked with managing Australia’s oceans. Read more
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See the individual stories that follow. Read more
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- Global Ocean Biodiversity Initiative Read more
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- Making earth observation data more accessible Read more
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- Marine geological and biological habitat mapping Read more
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- Biodiversity and seamounts Read more
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- Biodiversity and continental margins Read more
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- How many species are there in the oceans? Read more
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- Assembling the Tree of Life, evolutionary tree of scale worm fauna, sharks and rays of Borneo Read more
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- Climate Impacts on Oceanic Top Predators Read more
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The Canadian Healthy Oceans Network (CHONe) and the Marine Biodiversity Hub - Uniting marine scientists in Canada and Australia. Read more
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Seabirds and turtles have the unfortunate habit of paying no attention to national borders. Read more
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A main aim of the Hub’s Off-Reserve Management Program is to develop and test approaches to influence the spatial distribution of fishing effort without complete closures. Read more
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Alan Jordan, NSW Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water Read more
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A program to ‘remotely-sense’ patterns of inshore marine biodiversity at continental scales through support from recreational divers. Read more
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Andrew Heap, Rachel Przeslawski, Ralph Haese, and Justy Siwabessy, Geoscience Australia Read more
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Brendan Brooke, Geoscience Australia - CERF Surrogates Program Read more
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Also see the Marine Biodiversity Hub’s fact sheet “Ensuring a future for life in Australia’s oceans” Read more
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Dr Gary Poore (retired), Museum Victoria and Postdoc Rebecca Leaper, Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute Read more
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 Bramble corals, lace bryozoans and seapens are amongst the diverse invertebrate fauna found in Bathurst Channel, Port Davey, SW Tasmania, where strongly tannin-stained surface waters restrict light penetration, promoting... Read more
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