Billion-dollar research facilities on verge of closure without promised funds

By Nicky Phillips
Updated March 11 2015 - 10:08am, first published March 5 2015 - 4:45pm
An IMOS ocean glider surfaces in water northwest of Western Australia to transmit data. Photo: AIMS
An IMOS ocean glider surfaces in water northwest of Western Australia to transmit data. Photo: AIMS
An autonomous underwater vehicle preparing to take high-res images of a coral reef. Photo: Kim Brooks/AIMS
An autonomous underwater vehicle preparing to take high-res images of a coral reef. Photo: Kim Brooks/AIMS
An IMOS ocean glider surfaces in water northwest of Western Australia to transmit data. Photo: AIMS
An IMOS ocean glider surfaces in water northwest of Western Australia to transmit data. Photo: AIMS
An autonomous underwater vehicle preparing to take high-res images of a coral reef. Photo: Kim Brooks/AIMS
An autonomous underwater vehicle preparing to take high-res images of a coral reef. Photo: Kim Brooks/AIMS
An IMOS ocean glider surfaces in water northwest of Western Australia to transmit data. Photo: AIMS
An IMOS ocean glider surfaces in water northwest of Western Australia to transmit data. Photo: AIMS
An autonomous underwater vehicle preparing to take high-res images of a coral reef. Photo: Kim Brooks/AIMS
An autonomous underwater vehicle preparing to take high-res images of a coral reef. Photo: Kim Brooks/AIMS
An IMOS ocean glider surfaces in water northwest of Western Australia to transmit data. Photo: AIMS
An IMOS ocean glider surfaces in water northwest of Western Australia to transmit data. Photo: AIMS
An autonomous underwater vehicle preparing to take high-res images of a coral reef. Photo: Kim Brooks/AIMS
An autonomous underwater vehicle preparing to take high-res images of a coral reef. Photo: Kim Brooks/AIMS

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