Antarctic and Marine Studies theme area:
The Antarctic & Marine Studies theme area brings together people and activities in the Centre for Marine Science, the Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute (TAFI), the International Antarctic Institute, and the Institute of Antarctic and Southern Ocean Studies (IASOS).
Significant collaborations with the Australian Antarctic Division, CSIRO Marine Research, the Aquafin Cooperative Research Centre, the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre, as well as many international linkages further strengthen this UTas theme area.
Antarctic and Marine research:
- the Antarctic continent
- temperate marine science and the Southern Ocean
- climate change and variability
- oceanography
- marine chemistry and geoscience
- marine biology, ecology,
- Antarctic ecosystems and flora and fauna
- wild fisheries and aquaculture
- marine biotechnology
- marine environment (including marine protected areas, marine biodiversity, protection from marine pests and Natural Resource Management)
- marine law, policy and international relations
- Antarctic policy and international relations
- representations through literature, music and the visual arts.
Antarctic and Marine courses:
- the Antarctic continent including a Bachelor of Antarctice Studies (Hons), and a Masters in Antarctic Science
- temperate marine science and the Southern Ocean
- climate change and variability
- oceanography
- marine chemistry and geoscience
- marine biology, ecology,
- Antarctic ecosystems and flora and fauna
- wild fisheries and aquaculture
- marine biotechnology
- marine environment (including marine protected areas, marine biodiversity, protection from marine pests and Natural Resource Management)
- marine law, policy and international relations
- Antarctic policy and international relations
- representations through literature, music and the visual arts.
Antarctic & Marine Studies theme area coordinator:
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