The new Marine National Facility (MNF) Research Vessel Investigator is currently under construction.  Following a commissioning period in 2013-2014, Investigator is scheduled to be available for research in Australia's regional seas and oceans in 2014-2015.  Owned and operated by CSIRO, Investigator has been designed to undertake research in:

• physical, chemical and biological oceanography,
• marine geosciences,
• fisheries, and
• environmental science.

The vessel will be particularly suited to multi-disciplinary research projects.