Bass Strait is an area of shallow continental shelf located between Victoria and Tasmania connecting the south-east Indian Ocean with the Tasman Sea (Figure 1). The region supports a diverse marine ecosystem with a wide range of habitats. The submerged temperate rocky reefs and canyons contain high species biodiversity with a large proportion being endemic to the area [3]. Marine activities of ...

A simplified model of ice-sheet behayiour is described. I t combines the assumptions of rapid ice flow, high viscous actiyation energy and realistic sediment-based sliding dynamics to form a non-linear diffusion-type equation which can display relaxation oscillations analogous to those of surging glaciers, and which may be relevant to large-scale surges of the Hudson Strait and Cabot Strait ice...

A numerical study was carried out in Bali Strait, Indonesia. Finite Volume Coastal Ocean Model (FVCOM) used to simulate the seawater circulation Strait. The water circulations were forced by four major tidal components (<i>S</i><sub>2</sub>, <i>M</i><sub>2</sub>, <i>K</i><sub>1</sub>, and <i>O</i><sub>1&lt...

Coastal waters in northern part of Hormuz Strait receive large inputs of anthropogenic pollutants. This study was conducted to determine the effects of environmental contaminants on plasma enzymes, thyroid hormones and biochemical blood parameters of Periophthalmus argentilineatus to monitor marine pollution from northern part of Hormuz strait. For this purpose, a total of 90 specimens were col...

The Rupat Strait on the eastern coast of Sumatera Island is currently undergoing a geomorphological process due to current system, which flows from Malacca Strait, and change use hinterland. main purpose this study identify dynamic by analyzing changes width depth strait. We propose remote sensing method using satellite imagery evaluate depth. was also measured echo sounding at 60 stations. stu...

BACKGROUND Indigenous peoples experience worse health and die at younger ages than their non-indigenous counterparts. Ethnicity data enables health services to identify inequalities experienced by minority populations and to implement and monitor services specifically targeting them. Despite significant Government intervention, Australia's Indigenous peoples, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Is...

INTRODUCTION Adverse pregnancy outcomes are more common among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations than non-Indigenous populations in Australia. Later in life, most of the difference in life expectancy between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and non-Indigenous women is due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Most Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women attend healt...

Arrays of hydrophones were deployed within the Bransfield Strait and Scotia Sea (Antarctic Peninsula region) from 2005 to 2009 to record ambient ocean sound at frequencies of up to 125 and 500 Hz. Icequakes, which are broadband, short duration signals derived from fracturing of large free-floating icebergs, are a prominent feature of the ocean soundscape. Icequake activity peaks during austral ...