ARC funding for Coffin Bay research
Coffin Bay – the popular tourist destination on South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula – is known for its scenery, natural features and high-quality oysters and other marine […]
Plastic waste builds in waterways
Australia has a big problem with plastic waste, with millions of tonnes of household and industrial plastics breaking down in landfill, rivers and the sea every […]
New kind of tropical cyclone
Flinders University oceanography experts have described a new kind of cyclone in the Indian Ocean near Sumatra after observing satellite surface winds in the region. […]
Sea secrets surface in the Bight
Oceanographers have discovered more about why the eastern Great Australian Bight supports a year-round abundance of marine predators, including different whale species and white sharks which […]
Clues to killer whale cluster
Why do more than 100 gather off Western Australia every year? A Flinders University researcher has finally fathomed why large numbers of killer whales gather at […]
Making waves in oceanography
A new scientific discovery in Australia by Flinders University has recorded for the first time how ghost currents and sediments can ‘undo’ the force of gravity. […]
It’s all at sea: new clues to coastal erosion
New research has uncovered a missing nutrient source in coastal oceans, which could promote better water quality and sand management on popular beaches. While the release […]
Intrepid sea voyage seeks hidden marine predators
A bold expedition to the most remote western corner of the Great Australian Bight is underway to uncover hidden life at the bottom of the ocean […]
Conservation award for guardian of the Gulfs
Flinders oceanographer Jochen Kaempf has won the Conservation Council of South Australia’s Jill Hudson Award for Environmental Protection.