#nuyina — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #nuyina, aggregated by home.social.
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Scientists collect unique sea creatures during voyage to East Antarctica https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-03/nuyina-scientists-collect-antarctic-sea-creatures-denman-glacier/105130020
"The RSV #Nuyina is partway through a 60-day voyage to the edge of #Antarctica — it's first mission dedicated solely to marine science... research teams are analysing some of the unique #biodiversity found in the #SouthernOcean. These include #SeaSpiders as big as your hand, #SeaStars that grow to the size of a dinner plate and #octopus species endemic to the region... some could be new to science"
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It’s the little things that count https://aappartnership.org.au/its-the-little-things-that-count/
"Deep inside the icebreaker RSV #Nuyina off the coast of East #Antarctica, as 9-metre swells and 50-knot gales rage outside, the #plankton team is busy collecting tiny creatures with the wet well: a unique sampling space below the waterline, connected to the ocean by large inlets... the wet well enables particularly fragile #animals, like #salps and #jellyfish, to be captured alive and in good condition."
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Antarctica’s fragile #plankton ready for research https://www.antarctica.gov.au/news/2024/antarcticas-fragile-jellies-ready-for-research/
"For the first time, a range of fragile and exotic #MarineCreatures, captured in waters off #Antarctica in perfect condition, are being housed in the Australian Antarctic Division’s research #aquarium. The gelatinous organisms include predatory #SeaAngels and #CombJellies that were captured in RSV #Nuyina’s unique ‘wet well’, during a recent voyage to Mawson research station."
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The new icebreaker Nuyina is having some problems down in Tassie...
> The ship, which came into service in 2021, has been refused permission to sail under the Tasman Bridge to reach its refuelling station, which means it has to travel to Burnie, 674km away by sea
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> Computer-based simulations show Australia's Antarctic icebreaker "hit" Hobart's Tasman Bridge four times#Antarctica #Nuyina #AAD #AustralianAntarcticDivision #AusPol