09.02.2012
CPR detects the red-tide dinoflagellate Noctiluca scintillans in the Southern Ocean for the first time
David J. McLeod, Gustaaf M. Hallegraeff, Graham W. Hosie and Anthony J. Richardson
20.01.2012
IMOS Job vacancy: IMOS Technical Officer
Applications are invited for appointment to this position, which is offered in a full-time fixed term basis commencing a... read more
16.01.2012
Tasmanian beaches; as warm as Bondi?
Ocean surface temperatures are presently 18 to 19°C off eastern Tasmania, which is about 3° above normal.
08.12.2011
Marine Matters Issue 11 now available online
The 11th issue of Marine Matters is now up on the IMOS website.
It includes:
Director's Corner
IMOS News:
06.12.2011
Australia and New Zealand Join Forces in Marine Observation
Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research Senator Kim Carr and the New Zealand High Commissioner, Major Ge... read more
05.12.2011
Sharing ocean research and data across the Tasman
Many of the leading scientists from Australia and New Zealand have gathered in Hobart to develop ongoing collaborative r... read more
Australia’s Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) was established in 2007 under the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS), with initial funding of $50M and co-investment of $44M from partners. It has successfully deployed a range of observing equipment in the oceans around Australia, and is making all of the data freely and openly available through the IMOS Ocean Portal – http://imos.aodn.org.au/webportal/ - for the benefit of Australian marine and climate science as a whole.
With the injection of an additional $52M from the Education Investment Fund (EIF) in 2009, and up to $66M in further co-investment, IMOS will be extended out to mid-2013 and enhance its monitoring in the Southern Ocean and northern Australian waters.
IMOS is designed to be a fully-integrated, national system, observing at ocean-basin and regional scales, and covering physical, chemical and biological variables.
