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Monitoring of Humpback Whales in the Pender Bay, Kimberley region, Western Au...
Four years of independent and shore-based humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) surveys in the remote Kimberley region were collected. Systematic shore-based surveys were... -
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... -
WAMSI Node 3.2.1 - Diversity, abundance and habitat utilisation of sharks and...
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... -
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... -
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 2.2.7 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 Node 1.1.1 - Xbeach model
Hydrodynamic and wave modelling to simulate currents and wave action over reef and lagoon systems. -
WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - Project 1.1.2 - Key ecological processes in Kimber...
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... -
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... -
WAMSI Node 6.1 - Offshore and coastal engineering and the effects of climate ...
WAMSI Node 6.1 deals with the modelling of past and future sea level / storm surge and waves. Western Australia is vulnerable to climate change impacts which may alter the... -
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 Node 3.2.1 - Diversity, abundance and habitat utilisation of sharks and...
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... -
WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - Project 1.1.3 - Ecological connectivity of Kimberl...
The overarching objective is to infer the routine distances of dispersal and patterns of connectivity among key populations within the Kimberley. Nine sub-projects will address... -
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 2.2.6 - 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... -
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... -
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... -
WAMSI Node 1.3 and 1.4 - Benthic habitat surveys of potential LNG hub locatio...
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... -
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...