If you are looking for something to do on Saturday 18th May, you could do a lot worse than head to Merimbula to check out the action in the 27th malibu surf competition. See all the details here: Malibu Origimal programme.
Read more →Well the year started off busy and the pace is not likely to stop in the short term with a number of events lined up for our supporters up and down the coast. At 5:30pm on Friday 31st May, we will be hosting a young PhD student from Indiana State University in the US -…
Read more →SCMDC’s 5th Annual Marine Science Forum was yet another success. Although attendance numbers were slightly down on last year, enthusiasm for this significant event was definitely at a high. With the theme of ‘Who Cares?’ the Forum focuses on global research that had local outcomes and the attendees were overwhelmingly positive about their experience….
Read more →Professor Natalie Moltschaniwskyj, Associate Professor – Marine Science School of Environmental & Life Sciences at the University of Newcastle will be visiting the region in early June to give presentations about www.redmap.org.au Redmap stands for Range Extension Database and Mapping project. This project invites Australians to share sightings of marine species that are ‘uncommon’ to their local seas. Over time,…
Read more →In the lead up to our Annual Marine Science Forum on the 4th and 5th May, we will feature a post about each of the scientists presenting this year. Dr Stephen Eggins, Fellow, Research School of Earth Sciences, The Australian National University. Steve Eggins is a marine biogeochemist and senior fellow at the Research…
Read more →Forum bookings have had an upsurge in the last few days as people realise it is only days away now. We can still take bookings up until Friday afternoon but if you want to join us and mingle with the presenters during lunch, you need to register by Thursday. All attendees must fill in…
Read more →Exciting news! You can now register and pay for the Marine Science Forum online. Come along on the 4th and 5th of May for a wet and wild weekend hearing about exciting research relevant to the Sapphire Coast. Have a look at the Who Cares Forum Program to see the variety of presentations being held…
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There is some very interesting reading in the latest report from the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF). The report, entitled “South East Coastal Adaptation (SECA): Coastal Urban Climate Futures in SE Australia from Wollongong to Lakes Entrance” includes case studies on Wollongong, Sussex Inlet, Batemans Bay, Narooma, Eden, Mallacoota and Lakes Entrance…
Read more →Unfortunately we have a late change to our Marine Science Forum program. Dr Pia Winberg, who was scheduled to speak at 11.30am on Saturday 4th May will now be presenting at 9am on Sunday 5th May. Dr Steve Eggins and Kate Holland will present their talk ‘Why put the acid on Twofold Bay’s planktonic…
Read more →In the lead up to our Annual Marine Science Forum on the 4th and 5th May, we will feature a post about each of the scientists presenting this year. Kylie Owen, PhD Candidate, Cetacean Ecology and Acoustics Laboratory, School of Veterinary Science, University of Queensland. Kylie Owen knew from a very young age that she…
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