The Deep Down Under research expedition finished in Cairns, Australia after a successful voyage to the Queensland Plateau in the Coral Sea. The expedition aimed to investigate relict fauna, or animals that were previously thought to be extinct, but have persisted...

The German RV Sonne has one of the best deep-water multibeam mapping systems in the world, the Simrad EM120. The vessel was contracted by Leibnitz-Institute for Marine Sciences (IFM-GEOMAR) to conduct a series of oceanographic and marine geology expeditions in the...

The Australian Government has committed $120 million to the purchase of a new 85 metre research vessel for the Marine National Facility (MNF), together with an additional $30 million for the operation and maintenance of the current Australian research vessel, the RV...

Several times during the year, the Reef and Rainforest Research Centre (RRRC) hold Great Barrier Reef Operations Committee Meetings in Townsville, Australia. These meetings are an opportunity for the various marine scientists who have been awarded Marine and Tropical...

I was awarded a 2009 Queensland Smart Futures Fellowship for the project: High-resolution depth model for the Great Barrier Reef and adjoining Coral Sea. The Level 2 Fellowship is awarded by the Queensland Government and so I attended an award presentation...

The new www.deepreef.org website went live courtesy of Rob Rutten and Joyce Mar at Rutten Technology Services in Cairns, Australia. I am also grateful to Steve Holloway from James Cook University who helped with the initial design layout over the past year,...