BOM Webinar 7 April 2020: Predicting ocean temperatures for reefs

In this webinar, the Bureau experts Dr Claire Spillman and Dr Grant Smith will discuss seasonal ocean temperature outlooks around Australia. We'll look at how we monitor ocean temperatures, what is currently happening and why it matters. This will be of interest to those in fisheries, aquaculture, tourism and reef management around Australia.
1-4 mins – Introduction and topics covered today: Monitoring the oceans, ocean outlooks for Australia, can we predict ocean temperatures that cause coral bleaching? How do reef managers use our forecasts?
4-8 mins – Poll and first question and answer session.
8-18 mins – Senior research scientist Dr Claire Spillman shows us how the Bureau monitors and predicts ocean temperatures
18-23 mins – Senior research scientist Dr Grant Smith explains what the Ocean Temperature Outlook Service is and how it's used to support decision making.
23-30 mins – Poll and second question and answer session.
30-40 mins – Grant walks us through coral bleaching and how we predict it
40-47 mins – Claire talks about how the Bureau helps reef managers and the recent coral bleaching events.
47-56 mins – Third Question and answer session
56-60 mins – Summary and useful links

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Read more about the oceans at:
➡️ Ocean temperature outlooks http://www.bom.gov.au/oceanography/oc...
➡️ Reef health updates https://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/the-reef/re...
➡️ Marine heatwave explainer https://media.bom.gov.au/social/blog/...
➡️ ReefTemp http://www.bom.gov.au/environment/act...