Only at AIMS will you find:

• A limited-access site of 207 hectares in tropical Australia (in a scientific research zone), surrounded by national and marine park, with a high level of natural biosecurity.
• State-of-the-art seawater aquaria and controlled environment rooms.
• Integrated high-tech research facility for identification of marine molecules.
• Advanced biosecure laboratories with a PC2 facility, located on the coast near the Great Barrier Reef, enabling a fast transition from the sea to the lab.
• A bioresources library with one of the largest collections of marine extracts in the world, gathered from more than 20,000 organisms from around Australia.
• Accredited biodiscovery capability compliant with all legislation and policy.
• A coordinated network of weather stations providing real-time data about the Great Barrier Reef.
• Climate change research capability including coral core based climate hindcasting.
• Long-term monitoring of the main drivers and indicators of coral reef health.
• Access to high-quality coastal water with pumping capacity of more than 700,000 litres a day, with major storage and treatment capability.
• Aquaculture facilities where marine species can be reared from egg to adult, under optimal conditions.
• Purpose built research vessels that provide access to tropical coastal and continental shelf waters.
• Arafura Timor Research Facility (ATRF) - the only specialised marine research laboratory in Darwin.

November 13, 2007