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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 - 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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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WAMSI Node 4.2.4 - Demersal fish assemblage sampling method comparison and po...
The principal goal of this research was to investigate the most efficient, cost-effective and meaningful way of describing the structure and biodiversity of seabed habitats...
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WAMSI Node 4.4.2-2b - Genetic (microsatellite) determination of the stock str...
The aim of the research is to use microsatellite markers to elucidate the stock structures of Pink snapper (Pagrus auratus) and Baldchin groper (Choerodon rubescens) in Western...
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WAMSI Node 4.2.4 - Demersal fish assemblage sampling method comparison and po...
In January 2008, stereo-video surveys were conducted in the proposed Capes Marine Park at 3 sites within each of three locations. It appears that the relative composition of...
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WAMSI Node 4.2.4 - Demersal fish assemblage sampling method comparison and po...
In July 2006, stereo-video surveys were conducted at six sites within two locations adjacent to two no-take areas, Mandu and Osprey. This video from WAMSI 3.2 and Ben...
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WAMSI Node 4.2.4 - Demersal fish assemblage sampling method comparison and po...
The sub-tropical Houtman Abrolhos Islands and associated reefs are located approximately 60 km offshore from the mid-west coast of Western Australia on the edge of the...
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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...
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WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - 1.4 - Remote sensing in support of marine environm...
The goal of this project is to quantify the reliability of remotely sensed turbidity products for use in the Kimberley region. There are two specific objectives. 1: Analyze...
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WAMSI 2 Kimberley Node - Project 1.4 - Remote Sensing in support of marine en...
The Kimberley region is vast, remote and difficult and expensive to access and carry out field work in. Remote sensing technologies can provide cost effective methods to gather...
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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...
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WAMSI 2 – Kimberley Node – Project 2.2.2 Pathways to production: Biogeochemic...
KSN Project 2.2.2 provides key information on the oceanographic and biological forcing associated with nutrient supply that determines the near-shore productivity of the...
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WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - Project 2.2.4 Benthic primary productivity, produc...
Primary producers play significant roles in coastal processes and ecological function. These roles include provision of habitat, stabilising substrates and provision of a food...
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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...
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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...
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WAMSI 2 - Dredging Node - 3.2.1 - Plume Characteristics (Field) - Field Trip 2
3D plume mapping was conducted over a 10 day period at Chevron’s Wheatstone dredging operation near Onslow Western Australia. Dredge plums created by a cutter suction dredge...
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