Exploring Tasmania's underwater heritage
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Oceans and Atmosphere
Published: 10 March 2026
CSIRO's RV Investigator mapped Tasmanian shipwrecks using multibeam sonar, producing the first high-resolution imaging of the SS Tasman wreck site for the Seabed 2030 program.
Keywords: shipwreck mapping, multibeam sonar, RV Investigator, Seabed 2030, underwater heritage, Tasmania
Going with the flow: Weather challenges bring new opportunities
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Published: 12 March 2026
MBARI expedition adapted deep-sea mapping plans when weather shifted from Sur Ridge to Monterey Bay, successfully surveying Sponge Ridge and Central Slope coral habitats using the MiniROV system.
Keywords: deep-sea mapping, MiniROV, coral, sponge, Monterey Bay, seafloor survey, marine expedition
Scientists race to understand Greenland-North Atlantic climate tipping point
British Antarctic Survey
Published: 11 March 2026
An international team of 17 partners heads to Greenland to study how rapidly melting glaciers may push the Atlantic Ocean toward a critical climate tipping point in the 5-year GIANT project.
Keywords: Greenland, ice sheet, tipping point, AMOC, Atlantic Ocean, glaciers, climate change, ocean circulation
