Arafura Timor Research Facility

The Arafura Timor Research Facility (ATRF) is a joint venture between AIMS and the Australian National University (ANU) supported with an Australian government Major National Research Facility infrastructure grant.

ATRF was created to facilitate world class scientific research into the resources and peoples of the Arafura and Timor seas region through the provision of infrastructure and the constructive engagement of national, Territory and State departments, industry sectors and overseas northern neighbours. On 5 September 2005 Charles Darwin University joined the Board of the ATRF, further enhancing the collaborative research effort in Darwin.

The award-winning facility is now fully tenanted and supports a range of collaborative and/or co-invested projects, including:

• Coastal migration patterns of jewfish;
• Satellite tracking of whale shark migration;
• Environmental monitoring;
• Foreign fishing; and
• Sponge farming.

Arafura Timor Research Facility (ATRF)

November 28, 2007