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Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS)
IMOS is designed to be a fully-integrated, national system, observing at ocean-basin and regional scales, and covering physical, chemical and biological variables. IMOS... -
IMOS - AUV SIRIUS, CAMPAIGN: WHYALLA, JUNE 2008
AUV Sirius (IMOS Platform code: SIRIUS) was deployed near Whyalla in South Australia in June 2008. The objective of the trip was to document nocturnal cuttlefish camouflage... -
IMOS - AUV SIRIUS, CAMPAIGN: Western Australia, APRIL 2012
Temperate WA (Kendrick, Babcock, Smale): A cruise was undertaken in collaboration with the University of Western Australian and CSIRO to document benthic assemblages on... -
IMOS - AUV SIRIUS CAMPAIGN: WESTERN AUSTRALIA, APRIL 2011
Rottnest Island, Jurien Bay and the Abrolhos (Kendrick, Smale): AUV benthic reference sites were established at Rottnest Island, Jurien Bay and the Abrolhos Islands. Large swell... -
IMOS - AUV SIRIUS CAMPAIGN: WESTERN AUSTRALIA, APRIL 2010
Temperate WA (Kendrick, Babcock, Smale): A cruise was undertaken in collaboration with the University of Western Australian and CSIRO to document benthic assemblages on... -
IMOS - AUV SIRIUS CAMPAIGN: TASMANIA, OCTOBER 2008
AUV Sirius (IMOS Platform code: SIRIUS) spent two weeks in Tasmania in October 2008 surveying sites as part of the Commonwealth Environmental Research Facility (CERF) Marine... -
IMOS - AUV SIRIUS CAMPAIGN: TASMANIA, MARCH 2009
Tasmania (Barrett, Lucier - TAFI; Johnson, Ling - UTAS) The primary objective of this work was to describe biological assemblages associated with rocky reef systems in deep... -
IMOS - AUV SIRIUS CAMPAIGN: TASMANIA, JUNE 2011
Tasmania – Tasman Peninsula, Freycinet MPA and Governor’s Island (Barrett, Johnson):Dives in Tasmania were focused on two main goals. One aspect of the surveys in Tasmania is to... -
IMOS - AUV SIRIUS CAMPAIGN: TASMANIA, JUNE 2010
Southern and Eastern Tasmania (Barrett, Johnson): There are two elements to the IMOS AUV Facility activities in Tasmania, including sustained observation of the impacts of... -
IMOS - AUV SIRIUS CAMPAIGN: TASMANIA, JUNE 2009
Tasmania (Barrett, Lucier - TAFI; Johnson, Ling - UTAS) The primary objective of this work was to describe biological assemblages associated with rocky reef systems in deep... -
IMOS - AUV SIRIUS, CAMPAIGN: St Joseph Banks, JUNE 2008
AUV Sirius (IMOS Platform code: SIRIUS) surveyed benthic habitats around the Sir Joseph Banks Island group in South Australia during June 2008 as part of an IMOS-funded research... -
IMOS - AUV SIRIUS, CAMPAIGN: South East Queensland, OCTOBER 2010
SE Queensland – Moreton Island (Babcock): Dive sites were selected inside and outside of a green zone offshore of Moreton Island. A broad grid was completed at each site and... -
IMOS - AUV SIRIUS, CAMPAIGN: South East Queensland, NOVEMBER 2011
The objectives of the work in SE Queensland (Nov. 2011) was to revisit dive sites inside and outside of a green zone offshore of Moreton Island. There were a few issues... -
IMOS - AUV SIRIUS, CAMPAIGN: Solitary Island , AUGUST 2012
Solitary Islands (Barrett, Jordan, Hayes): Dives in the Solitary Islands were focused on surveying reef habitats around the Solitary Island Marine Park. The surveys were... -
IMOS - AUV SIRIUS, CAMPAIGN: NINGALOO, MAY 2007
AUV Sirius (IMOS Platform code: SIRIUS) undertook a series of trials were undertaken in collaboration with scientist from the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) to... -
IMOS - AUV SIRIUS, CAMPAIGN: Great Barrier Reef, SEPTEMBER 2007
AUV Sirius (IMOS Platform code: SIRIUS) was part of a three week research cruise in September 2007 aboard the R/V Southern Surveyor documenting drowned shelf edge reefs at... -
IMOS - AUV SIRIUS, CAMPAIGN: GREAT BARRIER REEF, FEBRUARY 2011
GBR Queensland (Doherty): In the Great Barrier Reef the program is focused on seagrass beds in the middle of the GBR lagoon to understand how their abundance is affected by... -
IMOS - Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) Sirius
The IMOS AUV Facility has an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle called Sirius (IMOS platform code:SIRIUS), capable of undertaking high resolution geo-referenced survey work. This... -
IMOS - ANMN Western Australia (WA) Two Rocks 50m Mooring (WATR05)
The Western Australia (WA) Two Rocks 50m Mooring was deployed in July 2009 and has been collecting data since that time. The mooring was discontinued and removed in May 2013.... -
IMOS - ANMN Western Australia (WA) Two Rocks 150m Mooring (WATR15)
The Western Australia (WA) Two Rocks 150m Mooring was deployed in July 2009 and has been collecting data since that time. This mooring was decommissioned in October 2013. The...