The Southern Gippsland Coastal Upwelling System

Project description

Recently, scientists discovered a previously unknown large sardine (Sardinops sagax) resource in Bass Strait of south-eastern Australia (Ward et al., 2023). This project will test the research hypothesis that this sardine resource is directly associated with the occurrence of coastal upwelling along the coastline of Southern Gippsland region of Victoria. This project will make use of various satellite and weather data and, optionally, an ocean circulation model. Reference: Tim M. Ward, Barrett W. Wolfe, Gretchen L. Grammer, Alex R. Ivey, Edward King, Andreas Schiller, Karlie S. McDonald, Jeffrey M. Dambacher, Large sardine resource discovered off south-eastern Australia: Potential risks, challenges and benefits of establishing a new fishery, Marine Policy, Volume 155, 2023, 105739, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2023.105739.

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