As an island continent, Australia is surrounded by oceans. We also have one of the largest marine jurisdictions in the world. In fact, it is approximately double the size of our land mass and 4 per cent of the world’s oceans. Understanding our ocean is essential to realising the economic, environmental, social and cultural benefits of this valuable natural resource. Accurate and reliable seabed maps are a vital input to any planning or decision-making in our marine region. From Geoscience Australia, Dr Jodie Smith will discuss with Fugro’s Paul Seaton Australia’s initiatives to collect, make sense of, and distribute vast troves of Australian seabed data.
Speakers
Dr Jodie Smith, Geoscience Australia is Head of the Oceans, Reefs, Coasts and the Antarctic Branch at Geoscience Australia. Jodie has 20 years’ experience leading coastal and blue-water marine research with multi-disciplinary teams across Australia’s tropical, temperate and Antarctic regions. Jodie is the executive champion for neurodiversity at Geoscience Australia and an advocate for women and girls in STEM.
Paul Seaton, Fugro is the Climate & Nature Director at Fugro (Asia Pacific). He studied economics at the University of Queensland, before completing a masters in International Relations at Macquarie University. In his role as director of climate and nature for APAC, Paul has led Fugro’s strategy to capture climate change related work in the Asia Pacific and secured landmark projects with the UNDP and Asia Development Bank.
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This is an online only event
Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Time: 7:30 – 8:30 pm AEST
8:30 – 9:30 pm AEDT
Delivery: ZOOM
MC for the event: Gavin Kennedy
Cost: $0.00 Members
$5.00 Non-Members
Free Students
This event may be recorded. If you have any questions, please email us at info@rgsq.org.au.
