FAMER researchers in the news
Mornings with Margaret Throsby
Professor Iain Suthers was interviewed by David Marr on ABC Classic FM on 1st October 2009. He discusses the ecology and dynamics of the increasing East Australian Current, salps, plankton, larval fish, ocean gliders and satellites. As part of the interview, Iain was also able to pick his own music.
The songs he chose were:
- Dykes Eternal Father, Strong to Save - London Phil Choir; National Phil Orch/John Alldis Praise
- Grieg Peer Gynt Suite No 1, Op 46: Morning - Academy of St Martin in the Fields/Sir Neville Marriner Hänssler
- Rogers Northwest Passage - Stan Rogers, voc Fogarty's Cove
- Lennon/McCartney Yellow Submarine - The Beatles
- Gilbert & Sullivan The Pirates of Penzance: The Policeman's Song - Richard Van Allen, br; Chorus & Orch of the Welsh National Opera/Sir Charles Mackerras
- MacLean St. Croix Island Suite: Forest and River (excerpt) - New Brunswick Youth Orch/James Mark
Finding Nemo in a cruel sea
Professor Iain Suthers discusses the deployment, mission and retrieval of a Slocum Glider. The first deployment of such an instrument on the East Coast of Australia.
Robot 'Nemo' battered by Australia sea current
Professor Iain Suthers discusses the deployment, mission and retrieval of a Slocum Glider. The first deployment of such an instrument on the East Coast of Australia.
Jelly balls may slow global warming
Dr Mark Baird was interviewed by the Sydney Morning Herald on 17th November 2008 on our recent work on Salps and the potential implications for climate change.
Jelly blobs may hold key to climate change
Dr Jason Everett was interviewed by Simon Lauder on The World Today broadcast on ABC Local Radio and Radio National. Jason discusses the FAMER Facility's research on Salps and their potential implications for climate change
Download the interview in mp3 format here (2.2 MB).
Jelly balls normal: scientist
Professor Iain Suthers discusses the FAMER Facility's research on Salps which have been washing up on Coffs Coast Beaches in November 2008
Bright marine science students catch the Next Wave
Read an article by UNSW Science writer Dan Gaffney about a recent voyage aboard the Southern Surveyor, where Drs Jason Everett and Ross Hill (UTS) took
10 promising undergraduate students on a research voyage from Gladstone (QLD) to Sydney (NSW) as part of the Next Wave Program.
Cold Core Eddies off Eastern Australia on ABC News
Hear an ABC news interview with Professors Iain Suthers and Jason Middleton discussing a large cold core eddy sampled off Sydney while aboard the National Facility, the RV Southern Surveyor.This segment appeared on the 7pm ABC News in Sydney on Wednesday 11th Oct 2006.
Mulloway Restocking on Catalyst
Dr Matt Taylor is interviewed on the ABC's science program, Catalyst about his work in Mulloway restocking. The interview was part of a larger segement on conditioning fish to recognise and avoid predators
Elke Venstra discusses Mulloway on Big Fish
One of FAMER's researchers, Elke Venstra, was interviewed by Scott Levi on Radio ABC Central Coast for his program Big Fish. In this interview, broadcast on Saturday the 27th September, Elke discusses the FAMER facility's work in mulloway restocking.
The Mulloway Stock Enhancement Project on the Channel 9® lifestyle program Escape with ET®
This is a 3 minute television segment on the NSW Fisheries and Fisheries & Marine Environmental Research Facility Mulloway stock enhancement project, as seen on the Channel 9® lifestyle program Escape with ET®.
Stephanie Moore Radio Interview
This is a 10 minute radio interview with Stephanie Moore on the Discovery Science program on community radio. Stephanie discusses the importance of estuaries and how her work is helping to solve certain problems facing estuaine systems.
Study probes how sewerage affects oceans In this 1998 article in the UNSW Magazine Uniken, Iain Suthers discusses research the FAMER lab and PhD student Troy Gaston are doing into the effect of sewerage outfalls off Sydney on the populations of hula fish.
Read the pdf here