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Australian scientists have identified causes of a rapid warming in the upper subtropical oceans of the Southern Hemisphere.

WA shark study questions affect of tagging on animals' feeding ability.

WA shark study questions affect of tagging on animals' feeding ability.

News across the world has been dominated by the tragic mystery surrounding the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 somewhere in the southern Indian Ocean. Many people have been asking CSIRO for our take on the situation, the ocean, the technology being used to find the debris of the plane - so we wanted to let you know how our technology is being used and how we're assisting the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA).

The Gulf of Carpentaria off Australia's northern coast has one of the highest rates of abandoned fishing nets, or so-called ghostnets, anywhere in the world. In fact, up to three tonnes of netting washes ashore each year for every kilometre of coastline.

A bio-rich region that provides much of the country's seafood is the first site in Australia to demonstrate CSIRO's AquaWatch technology works.

It sounds like a bad sci-fi plot: a fleet of 'bio robots' are let loose in the world's third largest ocean to study its physical and biological makeup.

Here's a simple backyard science experiment for you to try, which has global implications.

Navy to help climate scientists in pirate-infested waters.

CSIRO's research vessel (RV) Investigator departed Darwin for a 45-day voyage of biodiversity discovery in the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean.

Refreshed and salty from its travels along the Ningaloo Reef, our favourite underwater robot Starbug X has been shining a light on some of the secrets beneath the world-heritage waters.

Around 60 years ago, marine scientists on an armada of ships from 14 countries combined their efforts to explore the largest unknown area of earth, the deep waters and seafloor of the Indian Ocean.

A new study from Australia's national science agency, CSIRO, in waters off the Western Australian coast has showed floating a special kind of filter paper in seawater can reveal which species are present in an area.

What do turtle nail clippings, diving whale sharks, and 12 million mushroom corals have in common?

Strange and unusual deep sea creatures revealed by CSIRO scientists off north-west WA.

Ships have been translocating species around the world for hundreds of years but attempts to understand and manage this issue date back only three decades. Here we review the assessment and management of risks from vessel biofouling and ballast water over this time period from an Australian and New Zealand perspective. We detail a history of successes and failures at the science-policy interface that include international guidelines for biofouling management and the recent ratification of a ballast water convention. We summarize the efficacy and costs of current treatment options, and highlight the practical challenges and policy implications of managing the diffuse and succinct bio-invasion risks that shipping creates pre- and post-border. We then use the lessons learnt over the last 30 years to recommend a future empirical strategy.

Scientists have captured rare footage of five Bigfin Squid in the Great Australian Bight, the first time they've been seen in Australian waters.