New study reveals big challenge for little local squid
A new study by marine researchers from Museum of Tropical Queensland and James Cook University has revealed how rising carbon dioxide levels in the ocean will almost halve the reproduction output of a unique species of squid.The two-toned pygmy squid Idiosepius pygmaeus grows to around 2cm long, weighs just 0.175g and is found locally in Ross Creek in Townsville, in shallow water bodies and inshore.
The research, published recently in Marine Environmental Research reveals the distinct connection between rising carbon dioxide levels and the effect they can potentially have on marine species.
Image credit: Rickard Zerpe [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)]
Rescue
A burning building and a wave rescue has all the makings of a movie blockbuster, but in a Museum of Tropical Queensland twist, the nail-biting scenarios will be brought together in a new interactive and hands-on exhibition called Rescue.
Rescue will take visitors on a journey into the perilous world of air, sea and land rescue, and demonstrate how advances in science and technology expands our capacity to carry out successful operations.
With realistic exhibition design and 17 interactive exhibits, visitors will be able to test their reaction to certain emergency situations when immersed in scenarios as varied as fire, vertical rescue, confined space rescue, helicopter, news reporting and search operations.
Replacement roof works at the Museum of Tropical Queensland
The Museum of Tropical Queensland will be undergoing replacement roof works until approximately late May 2020.
These roof works will repair damage from the 2019 monsoonal event and update the original structure that was built in 2000.
Museum of Tropical Queensland will remain open to the public throughout the entire process, ensuring that locals and visitors to Townsville will be able to access the same exciting exhibitions and programming over the next six months.
A burning building and a wave rescue has all the makings of a movie blockbuster, but in a Museum of Tropical Queensland twist, the nail-biting scenarios will be brought together in a new interactive and hands-on exhibition called Rescue.
Rescue will take visitors on a journey into the perilous world of air, sea and land rescue, and demonstrate how advances in science and technology expands our capacity to carry out successful operations.
With realistic exhibition design and 17 interactive exhibits, visitors will be able to test their reaction to certain emergency situations when immersed in scenarios as varied as fire, vertical rescue, confined space rescue, helicopter, news reporting and search operations.
Replacement roof works at the Museum of Tropical Queensland
The Museum of Tropical Queensland will be undergoing replacement roof works until approximately late May 2020.
These roof works will repair damage from the 2019 monsoonal event and update the original structure that was built in 2000.
Museum of Tropical Queensland will remain open to the public throughout the entire process, ensuring that locals and visitors to Townsville will be able to access the same exciting exhibitions and programming over the next six months.
Pandora Exhibition
Don't miss the opportunity to visit the artefacts from one the most significant shipwrecks in the Southern Hemisphere in Pandora, the flagship exhibition of the Museum of Tropical Queensland.
HMS Pandora was the British Royal Navy warship dispatched to the South Pacific in pursuit of the infamous Bounty mutineers. Today, the mutiny on the Bounty remains one of the best-known stories in the history of seafaring.
Few, however, are aware of the epic story of the Pandora and the extraordinary efforts of the Royal Navy to recover the “pirated” Bounty, and bring the mutineers to justice.
Museum of Tropical Queensland
70 -102 Flinders Street, Townsville, Queensland 4810
Don't miss the opportunity to visit the artefacts from one the most significant shipwrecks in the Southern Hemisphere in Pandora, the flagship exhibition of the Museum of Tropical Queensland.
HMS Pandora was the British Royal Navy warship dispatched to the South Pacific in pursuit of the infamous Bounty mutineers. Today, the mutiny on the Bounty remains one of the best-known stories in the history of seafaring.
Few, however, are aware of the epic story of the Pandora and the extraordinary efforts of the Royal Navy to recover the “pirated” Bounty, and bring the mutineers to justice.
Museum of Tropical Queensland
70 -102 Flinders Street, Townsville, Queensland 4810
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