Media

SIMS aims to establish a relationship between marine science research and the community.

For all media enquiries, please contact: 

T: (02) 9435 4600
E: media@sims.org.au

Read below for a selection of SIMS media.

2020

• The conservation effort returning lost seaweed to Sydney's shores, The Sydney Morning Herald, January 2020 
• Australia's raging fires will create big problems for fresh drinking water, National Geographic, January 2020 
• How the unspoken rule of Sydney Harbour drove Victoria to high honours, The Sydney Morning Herald, January 2020 

2019

• Meet Adriana Verges: The Scientist Saving Our Seas, Marie Claire, October 2019 
• Polar explorer Greg Mortimer calls for civil disobedience on climate chane at Mosman event, The Daily Telegraph, October 2019 
• NSW My Community Project: Celebrating Sydney's Underwater Forests, NSW Government, September 2019
• Toxic fish, 'dead' sand, plastic and mattresses: Sydney Harbour in all its gory, The New Daily, September 2019
• Sea creatures come back to Sydney Harbour, City of Sydney,  August 2019 
• Dive into the Sydney Science Festival and see how science shapes the world around us, The Daily Telegraph, August 2019 
• Scientists create 3D printed tiles to help marine environments in Sydney Harbour thrive, ABC Radio, June 2019
• How 'seaweed sex' is restoring underwater environments, ABC Radio, April 2019
• Sydney Harbour living seawall instant sucess with marine life, The Daily Telegraph, April 2019 
• Operation Crayweed: Manly couple help to restore seaweed killed off by pollution 40 years ago, The Daily Telegraph, April 2019 

2018 

• Living Seawalls, Pittwater Times, November 2018 
• Living Seawalls, SVC Article 
• Living Seawalls, The Australian, October 2018 
• Living Seawalls Launch, Channel 7, October 2018 
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• You're Going to need a bigger tag, Mosman Daily, October 2018 
• 'Truly Scary": Researcher wants to brighten clouds to rescue the Great Barrier Reef 

2017

• ABC Radio National, Animals and Technology, July 2017
• Oceanographer seals collect crucial information as they dive, February 2017

2016 

• Underwater health check shows kelp forests declining around the world, Australian Geographic, November 2016
• Underwater health check shows kelp forests declining around the world, The Conversation, November 2016
• Return of Crayweed a Reality, Mosman Daily, November 2016
• Pittwater News Online, Operation Crayweed – Sculpture by the Sea, October 2016
• Operation Crayweed, Sculpture by the Sea, October 2016
• Sharks PDF Mosman Daily October 2016
• Business Insider, Science has found out why some corals are better at avoiding bleaching, June 2016
• Mosman Daily, Seeking shelter from storm, June 2016
• ABC, More ‘underwater forests’ to be restored off Sydney’s iconic beaches, May 2016
• Sydney’s corals now bleaching in ‘pretty shocking’ sign of warming waters, Sydney Morning Herald, April 2016
• Aggressive infectious bacteria species found in the Harbour, Sydney Morning Herald, April  2016
• National Press Club, Women In Science Forum, March 2016
• Sydney Morning Herald, Women scientists are here: we need to be seen and heard, March 2016 
• ABC Cataylst,  Microplastics, March 2016
• ABC Q&A, March 2016
• Researchers trial new immunity for ousters against the deadly POMS disease, ABC Rural News, March 2016
• Ocean Acidification is already harming the Great Barrier Reef, The Conversation, February 2016

2015 

• Who said flower pots were just for the garden, Sydney Morning Herald, 21 February 2016
• Scientists work to restore seaweed forests off Sydney’s Coast, ABC Online, December 2015
• SMH re Hoisington report
• Sydney Reef Study finds protection zones failing to stop species loss, 23rd August 
• Better marine science to underpin a doubling of the ‘blue economy”, The Australian, 11 August 2015
• Plan urges marine science coalition, The Australian, 12 August 2015
• 2015 Harbour Hike, Sydney Morning Herald, August 2015
• ABC, Scientists amazed by discovery of baby fish in ocean eddies far off shore, July 2015
• Clean Marina Program, Monitoring Water Quality a Priority for Sydney Harbour, June 2015
• Newsweek, Seals With Sensors on Their Heads Gather Data in the Antarctic, June 2015
• The Daily Telegraph, Sydney Reef Life Survey to tally all marine life under the sea, March 2015
• ABC Online, Sydney Harbour Boat Moorings are impacting seafloor marine life, March 2015
• The Conversation, Concrete Coastlines – Its time to tackle our marine urban spawn, March 2015

2014 

• SMH, Marine sites to be studied before protection declared, Dec 2014
• The Age, Unilever says it will ban face scrub product, Nov 2014
• ABC Rural, Pacific Oysters immunity vaccination, Aug 2014
• Daily Telegraph, Harbour shark alarm acoustic network, July 2014
• SMH, Underwater google street view, Mar 2014

2013 

• Harbourview Article Dec 2013
• Harbour Hike Promotion
• The Conversation, Seafood sustainabilty is not a sustainable reality, March 2013

2012 

• SMH Tiny Solution for climate change shown to be a big waste of money December 2012
• SMH Feature December 2012 Living Harbour Dynamic Science page 1
• SMH Feature December 2012 Living Harbour Dynamic Science page 2
• SMH On the Clock Dr Shauna Murray
• SMH SIMS Harbour Hike Special Promotion August 2012 page 2
• SMH SIMS Harbour Hike Special Promotion August 2012 page 1
• Manly Daily SIMS Not afraid of marine monsters: Valerie Taylor fights for ocean life August 2012
• Mosman Daily SIMS Harbour Hike showcases lower north shore’s most beautiful spots August 2012
• SMH Paradise at their doorstep July 2012
• SMH Under the sea, hidden creatures light up the harbour July 2012
• Mosman Daily SIMS Opening Ceremony May 2012 Article 2
• SMH SIMS Opening Ceremony May 2012
• Mosman Daily SIMS Opening Ceremony May 2012
• Herald Sun SIMS Opening Ceremony May 2012
• ABC Rural Telegraph – IMOS
• SMH Feature March 2012
• SIMS Feature March 2012 page 2

2011 

• SMH Feature November 2011 P 12
• SMH Feature November 2011
• Higher Education SMH September 2011Page 1
• Higher Education SMH September 2011 Page 4
• Mosman Daily SIMS Harbour Hike September 2011
• Harbour Hike SMH Feature August 2011
• Harbour Hike SMH Feature  August 2011 Page 2
• SMH Feature February 2011
• Northshore Living June 2011 

2010 

• SMH Feature August 2010 p.1 Whales
• SMH FeatureAugust 2010 p.4 Microbial
• SMH Feature  August 2010, Pull out
• SMH Feature March 2010 ‘What Lies Beneath’ p.1
• SMH Feature March 2010 ‘What Lies Beneath’ p.2
• Modern Boating Summer 2010