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Investigating deep sea-life in the Indian Ocean Territories

Friday 7 October 2022

From around 13 to 17 October a large high tech looking ship will be visible around Cocos. This will be the CSIRO research vessel (RV) Investigator. Marine scientists from around Australia are on-board as part of a 35-day voyage to explore the marine area around Cocos (Keeling) Islands. The scientists and technicians on board will be mapping the seafloor and surveying the sea-life that lives at great depths in this part of the Indian Ocean.