Parks Australia
Justin Hulls: master pilot of underwater robots
Sep 26, 2024
Every school holiday, Justin Hulls’ parents used to take him and his brother to Port Fairy. He learnt to walk in a tent and on that beach on Victoria’s western coast he also fell in love with the sea. “I knew I wanted to work in or around the water,” he says. That idea led…
Scientists spot girls-only shark slumber party in Bass Strait’s Beagle Marine Park
Aug 14, 2024
The mysterious gathering was videoed by an underwater robot, known as a remotely operated vehicle, being ‘flown’ above the seafloor from the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) research vessel MRV Ngerin. The research team had previously seen the sharks here six years ago during the first survey of Beagle Marine Park, which is…
Revisiting the riches of Beagle Marine Park
Jul 31, 2024
The two-week voyage on the marine research vessel (MRV) Ngerin is led by the University of Tasmania’s Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) and funded by the Australian Government through the National Environmental Science Program. Beagle Marine Park covers almost 3000 km2 of central Bass Strait waters. It is one of 60 Australian Marine…
NESP Conference consolidates strong research partnerships for environmental management
Jun 19, 2024
More than 200 participants attended the two-day event. They included NESP-funded researchers, policymakers, Traditional Owners, and other stakeholders from across Australia. Marine and Coastal Hub project leaders Dr Toby Patterson of CSIRO and Professor Simon Goldsworthy of the University of Adelaide and the Threatened Species Commissioner, Dr Fiona Fraser, delivered presentations on research priorities for…
How the Marine and Coastal Hub applies FAIR principles for data management
Jun 19, 2024
Members of the international research community developed FAIR data principles in 2016 to enhance the reusability of research data. The principles require data to be easily located, readily accessible, compatible with other data systems, and sufficiently documented for future use. The Marine and Coastal Hub data management strategy provides a framework for how these principles…
Cairns workshop connects people on the path to a practical framework for feral pig management
Jun 19, 2024
The project ‘Developing integrated pest management for feral pigs’ will develop an integrated pest management (IPM) framework that combines robust science, diverse control methods and community engagement to manage pest populations in an environmentally and economically sustainable way. In early June, hub project leader Dr Justin Perry from the North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea…
A 16-year science-management partnership for Australia’s oceans
Mar 25, 2024
A long-term partnership between Parks Australia and the National Environmental Science Program has been critical to this achievement. In early March, Marine and Coastal Hub co-leader Dr Alan Jordan, and Senior Advisor – Science and Management Effectiveness, Parks Australia, Dr Steffan Howe, shared their insights on the value of this partnership and the ingredients of…
Project 4.11 Information sheet
Mar 11, 2024
4.11
Mar 11, 2024