On December 9 the ACE CRC chairwoman, Dr Katherine Woodthorpe, and sea-ice scientist Dr Guy Williams attended the 2013 CRC Showcase at Parliament House, Canberra. Dr Williams is pictured with the Minister for Industry, the Hon Ian Macfarlane MP. Dr Williams used computer animations generated from data collected by tagged seals to explain new research into sources of Antarctic Bottom Water, which has a critical influence on the global ocean circulation and therefore global climate.