Core monitoring programs

Autonomous underwater vehicles for ocean data collection

Protecting coral in the Marine Park from COTS predation through manual control so their impact on coral is minimised.

eReefs simulates coastal and marine waters across all depths, including tides, currents, marine heatwaves, nutrients, sediments, phytoplankton, coral, seagrass, and seaweed, providing important insights for reef conservation and management.

Eye on the Reef is a program that collects information about reef health, marine animals and incidents in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.

Monitoring ocean acidification; a large-scale assessment of ocean acidity in the Great Barrier Reef region

Assessing and reporting on inshore water quality and the health of coral reefs and seagrasses

Systematic and sustained observing of Australia’s marine environments, across scales (from open ocean, onto the continental shelf, and into the coast), and across disciplines (physics, biogeochemistry, and biology and ecosystems). Examples of IMOS Facilities include ocean gliders, satellite remote sensing, coastal wave buoys, deep water moorings and autonomous underwater vehicles.

Comprehensive database of Northern Australia’s sea temperature

Using Earth observing satellites to monitor the Earth’s surface

On-reef record of climate and long-term trends