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WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - Project 1.5 - Kimberley Indigenous Saltwater...
The Kimberley Indigenous Saltwater Science Project (KISSP) has produced a range of documents that seek to build capacity for collaborative management of Kimberley Saltwater... -
Crayfish and octopus surveys, Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia (WAMSI Node 3...
A series of field trips were made along the entire length of Ningaloo Marine Park (NMP) in May, July, and September 2008. Underwater visual census (UVC) at inner and outer reef...
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Monitoring of Humpback Whales in the Pender Bay, Kimberley region, Western...
Four years of independent and shore-based humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) surveys in the remote Kimberley region were collected. Systematic shore-based surveys were...
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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...
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WAMSI 2 Kimberley Node: Project 1.2.5 Integrating Indigenous knowledge and...
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 1.1.1 - Xbeach model
Hydrodynamic and wave modelling to simulate currents and wave action over reef and lagoon systems.
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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,...
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WAMSI Node 1.1.1 - Downscaled hydrodynamic models
This work describes the physical oceanography at successively smaller scales, from that of the eastern Indian Ocean, to the shelf from NW Cape to Cape Leeuwin, down to the...
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WAMSI Node 3.2.1 - Diversity, abundance and habitat utilisation of sharks...
From April 2007 to June 2009, six field trips were undertaken to investigate the elasmobranch faunal composition of the Ningaloo Marine Park (NMP), determine the distribution...
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WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - Project 1.1.2 - Key ecological processes in...
Identify the timing of coral and fish replenishment (recruitment of young) in the Kimberley. Determine the significance and impact of algal and seagrass eating species...
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WAMSI Node 4.5.2 - Modelling Recreational Fishing Behaviour
A model of recreational fisher behaviour for the West Coast Demersal fishery was developed in which fishers optimize fishing time per trip and the number of trips per year...
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WAMSI Node 1.3 and 1.4 - Benthic habitat surveys of potential LNG hub...
A number of sites in the Kimberley region were considered for their suitability as a location for a proposed common-user liquefied natural gas hub precinct. These included...
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WAMSI Node 3.2.2c - Spatial variation in algal-herbivore interactions on the...
The process of herbivory is particularly intense in coral-reef ecosystems, where herbivorous fishes play a key role in promoting the resilience of coral reefs by mediating...
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WAMSI 2 – Kimberley Node – Project 2.2.6 - Terrestrial-Ocean Linkages: The...
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 Node 3.2.1 - Diversity, abundance and habitat utilisation of sharks...
Longline fishing was used to survey elasmobranchs outside the reef and was carried out from the Western Australia Fishery Department vessel RV ‘Naturaliste’. A total of 111...
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WAMSI - Montgomery Reef Heritage Assessment
A range of physical, chemical and biological data was collected during four approximately week- long trips from June to September 2008. Two temperature- pressure loggers...
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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 - Dredging Node - Project 3.1.3 - Numerical modelling of dredge...
In this review, we synthesize the current knowledge on several key processes for sediment transport modelling, and standard practice of sediment transport modelling around the...
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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,...
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WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - Project 1.2.1b - Monitoring of Humpback Whales...
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...
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