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CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
Past Seminars

Seminar Abstract

Introduction to the International SeaKeepers Society

SeaKeepers is a not-for-profit organization, formed six years ago by a group of wealthy, yacht owning philanthropists. In addition to donating money, many of these individuals made their yachts available for evaluating and testing prototype oceanic and atmospheric monitoring systems. Today, we have a patented ocean and atmosphere monitoring system that has been deployed as an automated package on a large variety of different platforms. These platforms include private yachts, cruise ships, freighters, buoys, piers and lighthouses. There are currently 45 installed systems, with another 12 in process. On a typical day, we receive 3 hourly transmissions from between 15 and 20 platforms.

(www.SeaKeepers.org)

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CSIRO = Marine Laboratories Auditorium, Castray Esplanade, Hobart

For further information, or to schedule a seminar, contact:
Peter Oke, (Oceanographic seminars) CSIRO Marine Research (03) 6232 5387
Piers Dunstan, (Biological seminars) CSIRO Marine Research (03) 6232 5382
Katrina Nitschke, Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC (03) 6226 2265 & IASOS, University of Tasmania (03) 6226 2509