Water is a critical resource management issue in Australia and is recognised as being “part of Australia’s natural capital, serving a number of important productive, environmental and social objectives” (IGA-NWI, 2004, p. 1). The demand for water for residential supplies, agriculture, industry, and...

A prototype of an automatic algal monitoring buoy was developed for unattended operation in shellfish and finfish farm waters. The instrument employs novel antifouling and self-calibration strategies (subject to a provisional patent ) based on a battery-powered actuator extending into the seawater...