Earlier last month Hydrobiology’s Dr Ross Smith (Director), was privileged to represent Hydrobiology and SETAC Asia-Pacific at meetings with the Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam, Dr Trang Hong Ha, and the Minister for Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE), Dr Dang Quoc Khanh, at meetings in Hanoi on the 7th March 2024. The meetings were preceded by the fourth International…
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This month Hydrobiology celebrated “International Women’s Day“, last Friday 8th March 2024. At Hydrobiology we recognize and support the importance of this special day, one in which we all can all come together to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of Women all around the world. The campaign theme for IWD 2024 is Inspire…
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Some may say that times are tough and the future looks a little bit rough, so Hydrobiology is doing our part and turning our focus towards the sustainability arts. Ok, so our poetry isn’t great, but we love a good scientific challenge! At Hydrobiology we have been applying our diverse in-house expertise to undertake science…
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Do you want to work on challenging, thought-provoking and truly interesting projects? An exciting opportunity now exists for an Aquatic Scientist to join our Ecology and Biodiversity Management Team, located within our Brisbane office. Hydrobiology believes in building inclusive, diverse, creative teams of people; not programmed Robots! Taking on this role is a great opportunity…
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Hydrobiology’s Land and Water Management Lead, Dr Ben Pearson, provided 1 of 2 Keynote Presentations for the recent International Erosion Control Association – Australasia (IECA) and Stormwater Queensland conference in Noosa. Ben spoke on the ‘Room for the River’ concept, specifically focussing on its interrelationship with geomorphic principles, and using case studies where we could…
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Following an intensive audit, Hydrobiology is pleased to announce that we have been awarded the Basic Aviation Risk Standard (BARS) from the Flight Safety Foundation. This covers our Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems operations (RPAS/drones). BARS is an International Aviation Safety Program, based on a suite of risk-based aviation standards that are measured during annual audits.…
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Biodiversity in or on the seabed can be characterised by ecologically important benthic communities and habitats (BCH). BCH can consist of superficial taxa such as photosynthetic seagrasses, algae and corals as well as subsurface critters like worms and molluscs that generate their energy from consuming organic matter and other organisms. Through an extensive portfolio of…
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Hydrobiology recently expanded its capabilities to conduct ground water dating in the remote eastern Pilbara by sampling numerous artesian and deep bores. This was conducted in partnership with Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Organisation (ANSTO) who will use various isotope dating techniques to identify the age of the water in the regional aquifers. The 14…
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We are very excited to announce that Hydrobiology is a Finalist once again in the 2023 Premier of Queensland’s Export Awards in the ‘Sustainability and Green Economy’ category. The awards are led by Trade & Investment Queensland (TIQ), and this year there are 43 companies competing across 15 national categories, with the overall winner to be named ‘Queensland Exporter of the Year’ and progress to…
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Today is ‘World Mental Health Day, 10th October 2023’ promoting “Our Minds, Our Rights” and specifically within Australia; ‘Queensland Mental Health Week (7th – 15th October 2023) promoting “Awareness. Belonging. Connection”. The World Health Organisation describes today as “an opportunity for people and communities to unite behind the theme: ‘Mental health is a universal human…
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