Information About
Orpheus Island Research Station is a marine biology research and education facility that is owned and operated by James Cook University. This section of our website aims to provide specific information about the environment and facilities available for researchers, education groups, volunteers and visitors to the station.
Please select an option from the list below:
- Research Projects at OIRS
- Flora and Fauna
- Station Facilities
- Photo Gallery
- Volunteer program
- Our Sponsors
Alternatively please select an option from the following pages available within this section:
- Location
- Water and Power Supply
- Making a Researchers Booking
- Researchers Station Etiquette and Regulations
- Researchers Pre-Arrival Planning
- Information for researchers upon arrival at OIRS
- OIRS Raceways
- Getting toOIRS
- Accommodation at OIRS
- Aerial photo of OIRS and Pioneer Bay
- Flora and Fauna Register Data Form - (File download)
- Make a Booking
- History
- Freight Deliveries
- Saltwater System
- Tide Chart 2013
- Wet Laboratory
- Station Facilities
- Orpheus Island Climate
- Getting toOIRS
- Environment
- Temperature Control Rooms
- Larval and Algal Laboratories
- Dry Laboratory
- Researchers Departure Planning