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WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - Project 1.5 - Kimberley Indigenous Saltwater Scien...
The Kimberley Indigenous Saltwater Science Project (KISSP) has produced a range of documents that seek to build capacity for collaborative management of Kimberley Saltwater... -
WAMSI 2 Kimberley Node: Project 1.2.5 Integrating Indigenous knowledge and su...
Dugongs (Dugong dugon) are listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened species and as other specially protected fauna in WA under Schedule 7 of the Wildlife... -
WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - Project 2.2.7 Climate modelling
In this project (Kimberley Marine Research Project 2.2.7), historical data and numerical models have been used to identify the climate sensitivity of the Kimberley coast... -
WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - Project 1.3.1 - Reef Growth and Maintenance
The goal of this project was to gain a regional understanding of the geomorphology of the Kimberley coral reefs, including their interaction with different substrates,... -
WAMSI 2 – Kimberley Node – Project 2.2.6 - Terrestrial-Ocean Linkages: The ro...
Terrestrial landscapes and coastal marine environments are linked by the rivers that flow between them. This is particularly true in the Kimberley, where each year large amounts... -
WAMSI1 - Node 1.1.3 - Marmion Benthic Survey 2007
In May-June 2007, an "autumn bloom cruise" was conducted on the National Marine Facility, Southern Surveyor, led by Peter Thompson. The voyage was conducted in three legs, with... -
WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - Project 2.1.2 - Human values and aspirations for c...
The aims of the project are: Describe and analyse the social values of people associated with the coastal waters of the western Kimberley, especially... -
WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - Project 2.2.8 - Knowledge Integration and Manageme...
This record describes the WAMSI KMRP Project 2.2.8: Knowledge Integration and Management Strategy Evaluation (MSE) Modelling of the Kimberley Region. The project explores the... -
WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - Project 1.2.2 - Key biological indices required to...
The main components of the project were: - Determine distribution, abundance, seasonality, and the duration and peak of nesting season for Kimberley sea turtles - Collect... -
Surveys of deep water benthic communities using towed video in Ningaloo Marin...
A total of 365 towed video transects were completed in the 2006/2007 surveys. The sampling has identified a vast array of habitats and will be used for broad scale mapping of... -
WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - 1.2.3 - Distribution, abundance, critical habitat ...
This project aims to: To count saltwater crocodiles in the Kimberley region; To survey Kimberley waters that have never been surveyed for crocodiles e.g. Drysdale River and... -
WAMSI Node 4.1 - Applying the EBFM framework
WAMSI Node 4.1 focussed on: 1) developing a means (mechanisms and processes) of integrating Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management (EBFM) into “mainstream” fisheries management,... -
WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - 1.2.4 - Relative abundance, population genetic str...
This WAMSI 2 project complements wider research programs which aim to increase our understanding of the distribution, abundance and population connectivity of Australian snubfin... -
WAMSI Node 3.4.2 - Characterisation of Geomorphology and Sedimentology of Nin...
The overall aim of this project was to determine the geomorphological and sedimentary characteristics (biological and physical) of the Ningaloo Reef and shelf, and to identify... -
WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node: Project 2.2.9 Historical reconstructions of water q...
The remote Kimberley coast of north-western Australia is one of the few marine environments domains on earth largely unaffected by human use. However, the region is undergoing... -
WAMSI Node 3.2.1 - Diversity, abundance and habitat utilisation of sharks and...
Elasmobranchs were tagged with acoustic tags and subsequently monitored with acoustic receivers (Vemco VR2, VR2W and VR3) moored on the seabed that constitute the Ningaloo Reef... -
WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - Project 2.2.2 - Pathways to Production: Biogeochem...
One of the few remaining pristine coastal environments in the world, the Kimberley is highly valued for its biodiversity, cultural values, tourism and fisheries. The... -
WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - Project 1.2.1b - Monitoring of Humpback Whales (Me...
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) migrate annually along the coast of Western Australia (WA) from their summer Antarctic feeding grounds to warm tropical waters in the... -
WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - Project 2.1.1 - Human use patterns and impacts in ...
Aerial surveys were undertaken throughout the Kimberley for a 12-month period from November 2012 – October 2013. The three main survey areas incorporated into the sampling... -
WAMSI Node 4.3.1b - Trophic interactions in selected south-western Australian...
This study is aimed at identifying the key primary producers, which support abundant fish species with different feeding modes, in a permanently-open (Swan-Canning) and a...