The Southern Coastal Research Vessel Fleet includes the RV Djildjit which is owned and operated by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development in Western Australia. It was launched in 2024 and is a 18.6 m semiplaning hull designed
Exmouth Gulf is one of Australia's most important coastal marine environments, supporting fisheries, biodiversity, tourism and significant blue carbon ecosystems.
The purpose of this voyage was to collect water and sediment samples along the continental shelf and shelf break in the Perth Canyon region, targeting locations predicted to receive high inputs of kelp and other coastal‑derived carbon.
The RV Linnaeus is designed for multi-disciplinary marine research, environmental monitoring and oceanographic studies along Western Australia’s coast.
The Great Australian Bight Marine Biodiversity Expedition 2026 was a collaboration between Parks Australia and the South Australian Department for Environment and Water (DEW).
The RV Naturaliste is designed to undertake open-ocean multi-disciplinary research off WA.
Access to grants of sea time on the Southern Coastal Research Vessel Fleet is a valuable but limited resource. Researcher demand for grants of sea time exceeds availability. All research delivered by fully funded grants of sea time onboard the
Read about research voyages undertaken by the Southern Coastal Research Vessel Fleet.
Integrating new datasets from the Snapper Science Program and developing a projection model to predict future population trends.
The purpose of this voyage was to map the distribution, abundance, and composition of seafloor habitat and substrate types in Gulf St Vincent.