Archived Industry News for Water Professionals - June, 2022
Researchers are embarking on an immense detective effort to help revive a calving ground that was smashed by the whaling industry.
Cable tested as new sensor
Experts have tested telecoms cables on the seafloor as a detector for earthquakes, tsunamis and the effects of climate change
Snowy slowing at bad time
More delays suggest Snowy Hydro will not be the saviour that the former LNP government claimed it would.
Huge flows keep managers on toes
NSW dam managers are struggling to stop rivers flooding during near-record wet.
Island lined up for traditional return
The NSW Government is taking steps to return an island in Sydney harbour to the Aboriginal community.
LNP leaves threatened legacy
Australia’s former Coalition government scrapped recovery plans for almost 200 threatened species and habitats ...
Plastics emerge in Antarctic snow
Researchers have made the grim discovery of microplastics in Antarctic snow.
Seafloor minerals probed
Researchers are working on a way to predict what mineral resources will be generated on the ocean floor.
Seagrass threats studied
Australia’s seagrass meadows are under threat of decimation from coastal development, marine sediments and climate change.