Op/Ed: An Antarctic Marine Protected Area is Long Overdue
against the compounding threats of human activity in the region.The authorsMarissa Parrott is a reproductive biologist, wildlife conservation & science, Zoos Victoria, and a honorary research associate at BioSciences, University of Melbourne.Carolyn Hogg is a senior research manager at the University of Sydney.Cassandra Brooks is an assistant professor of environmental studies at the University of Colorado Boulder.Justine Shaw is a conservation biologist at the University of Queensland.Melissa Cristina Márquez is a PhD candidate at Curtin University.(Source: The Conversation
New Corals Discovered at Great Barrier Reef
operated underwater vehicle (ROV) to view high-resolution video of the bottom of the ocean floor, some 1,820 meters deep, the science team examined deep sea bathymetry, wildlife and ecosystems. The collaborative mission brought together scientists from Geoscience Australia, James Cook University, University of Sydney, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Queensland Museum Network, and Queensland University of Technology, to answer a range of questions about the geological evolution and biology of the deep sea canyons and reefs.Remotely Operated Vehicle SuBastian is moved into
AI Guides Rapid Data-Driven Exploration of Changing Underwater Habitats
vehicle “Ae2000f” using high-altitude 3D visual mapping cameras at underwater sites between 680 and 780 meters depth. The international team deployed multiple AUVs, developed by the University of Tokyo, which were equipped with 3D visual mapping technology developed jointly by the University of Sydney, University of Southampton, and the University of Tokyo and the Kyushu Institute of Technology as part of an international collaboration.The conversion of the initial wide area survey imagery into three dimensional seafloor maps and habitat type summaries onboard Falkor, allowed the researchers
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;Back then I was a researcher at CSIRO working on habitat classification using their AUV. They were already working on what they thought at the time was a low-cost AUV, and this gave me the idea to go even further: I could make an AUV that was even more low-cost and more usable. I got a job at the University of Sydney for five years designing, maintaining, and deploying underwater robots and processing the data for clients. I was able to identify the things that make it difficult and expensive to collect underwater data. Because of those experiences, and almost a decade later, I now have a solution.&rdquo
Researchers Recover Treasures from Ancient Greek Shipwreck
Smith; videographer Evan Kovacs; documentary director Michalis Tsimperopoulos; supported by Michalis Kelaidis, Dimitris Romio, and Dimitris Manoliades. The robotic survey was conducted by Prof. Stefan Williams, Dr. Oscar Pizarro, and Christian Lees from the Australian Centre for Field Robotics, University of Sydney. U.S. National Parks Service underwater photographer Brett Seymour and archaeologist Dr. David Conlin volunteer their time and expertise. The Return to Antikythera project is supervised by the Director of the Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities Dr. Aggeliki Simosi and is under the
Evolution of Ocean Exploration: Mapping the Seafloor with Geodesy
measurements from satellites such as the European Space Agency’s (ESA) CryoSat-2 and NASA CNES Jason-1 with existing data, a global marine gravity model was constructed that is two times more accurate than previous models. The team of scientists included R. Dietmar Müller from the University of Sydney, EmmanuelGarcia of NOAA and Richard Francis from ESA. The data they collected regarding gravity measurements and sea surface heights have formed unprecedented detailed maps of beneath the oceans’ surfaces. “We’ve been doing this for a longtime – at first we
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and technology development. Collaborators get free access to R/V Falkor with her on-board research facilities and expert technical support in exchange for a commitment to openly share and communicate the outcomes of their research. In March 2015, the Schmidt Ocean Institute worked with the University of Sydney, MIT, as well as other institutions on the “Coordinated Robotics” project, which was also featured in June 2015 issue. The goal was to expand techniques for efficiently coordinating deployments of multiple exploratory underwater vehicles by advancing algorithms and their autonomous
New Map Exposes Previously Unseen Details of Seafloor
Research (ONR) deputy director, Ocean Sensing and Systems Division. “Accurate bathymetry and identifying the location of seamounts are important to safe navigation for the U.S. Navy.” In addition to Sandwell and Francis, coauthors of the paper include R. Dietmar Muller of the University of Sydney, Walter Smith of the NOAA Laboratory for Satellite Altimetry, and Emmanuel Garcia of Scripps. The study was supported by NSF, ONR, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and ConocoPhillips.