Archive for November 2021
Watch successful launch of The Midway Point
The National Marine Science Committee (NMSC) launched the National Marine Science Plan 2015–2025: The Midway Point yesterday. The online event drew 164 attendees and was supported by the Hon Sussan Ley, Minister for Environment, and the Hon Melissa Price, Minister for Defence Industry, Minister for Science and Technology. The report was also distributed to federal…
Read MoreAustralia’s Oceans 11 – marine science priorities to enable the blue economy and Australia’s economic recovery
The future of marine science in Australia, and its recent achievements, has been laid out in a new report by the country’s leading marine and coastal research organisations. Today, the National Marine Science Committee (NMSC) released its report The Midway Point, a detailed look at the sector’s progress in achieving eight recommendations first described in…
Read MoreSeabed mapping highly valuable for blue economy growth
Seabed mapping data directly contributed $9 billion to the Australian economy and employed over 56,000 FTEs in 2018-19, a recent Geoscience Australia (GA) report has found. This economic contribution was the result of marine industries and organisations using seabed mapping data to support navigation, exploration and research. Industries and organisations included commercial fishing, tourism, national…
Read MoreOnline launch of The Midway Point
On Tuesday 23 November, the National Marine Science Committee (NMSC) will launch the culmination of our past year’s work, the National Marine Science Plan 2015-2025: The Midway Point. We’ll also publish a revamped NMSC website. The Midway Point is a review and progress update of the National Marine Science Plan 2015-2025. The NMSC launched this…
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