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WAMSI Kimberley and Pilbara hyper-spectral, tri-spectral and aerial photo dat...
On the 18th, 19th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd and 25th of September 2008, Jorg Hacker flew parts of the Kimberley (Montgomery Reef, Packer Island, Perpendicular Head, North Head, Gourdon... -
WAMSI 2 Kimberley Marine Research Program: Project 1.1.2 Key Ecological Proce...
Herbivory is a key ecological process that sustains food webs, and can regulate the biomass of primary producers in an ecosystem. It has long been hypothesized that rates of... -
WAMSI 2 - Dredging Node - 3.1.1 - Review of Plume Characteristics
Predicting the distribution and fate for suspended sediment plumes associated with dredge operations may be achieved by advanced hydrodynamic modelling (REFS). The accuracy 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 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 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... -
WAMSI Node 3.10 - Assessment of Coastal Groundwater dynamics and linkages wit...
This WAMSI project was carried out between March 2008 and March 2010 project and had 5 general objectives: To characterise the western coastal geological and aquifer... -
WAMSI 2 - Dredging Node - Project 3.1.3 - Numerical modelling of dredge plume...
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... -
WAMSI Node 3.2.1 - Diversity, abundance and habitat utilisation of sharks and...
Two types of platform transmitter terminals (PTTs) were used, Wildlife Computers (Redmond, USA) smart position or temperature transmitting tag (SPOT4 or SPOT5) and SPLASH tags. -
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 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 2.1.2 - 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 2.2.1 Bio-physical Oceanography of the Kim...
WAMSI Kimberley Research Projects The Western Australian Government has declared an intention to establish a number of MPAs in the Kimberley region to preserve and manage its... -
WAMSI 2 - Dredging Node - Theme 2 Project 3.4 Development of a Numerical Dred...
In Western Australia (WA), the Environmental Impact Assessment process requires dredging proponents to make scientifically sound predictions of the likely extent, severity, and... -
WAMSI Node 5.1 - Western Australia marine Bioresources Library (WAMBL)
The Western Australian Museum has teamed with the Australian Institute of Marine Science, and the Western Australian Marine Science Institution, to establish a marine... -
WAMSI 2 - Dredging Node - Project 4.7 - Defining Thresholds and Indicators of...
An understanding of coral population dynamics (demography) is needed when designing and evaluating studies that aim to detect the effects of natural and anthropogenic mediated... -
WAMSI Kimberley tri-colour scanner data - 21st September 2008
On the 21st of September 2008 a tricolour scanner (Airborne Research Australia/AWI Airborne Tri-spectral Scanner System) collected data from part of the Kimberley (Packer Island... -
WAMSI Pilbara hyper-spectral data - 25th September 2008
On the 25th of September 2008 a hyper-spectral scanner (AISA+ Airborne Hyperspectral System from Specim - Spectral Imaging Ltd.) collected data from near Karratha (Regnard Bay).... -
WAMSI Node 4.2.3 - Fisheries dependent data and climate - Continuous temperat...
From 1990, continuous (15-minute, 30-minute or hourly) logging of water temperature was conducted at these puerulus (Panulirus cygnus) collector sites: Quobba Pt, Shark Bay... -
WAMSI Node 5.4 - (PhD) Quorum quenching compounds from marine bacteria
Antibiotic resistance is of enormous concern in disease control and is one of the factors driving the search for new strategies for controlling bacterial growth. Quorum sensing...