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WAMSI Node 3.4.2 - Characterisation of Geomorphology and Sedimentology of...
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
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 2.2.6 - Terrestrial-Ocean Linkages - Pawsey
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
This project aimed to understand how dissolved and particulate material from freshwater systems in the Kimberley are transported by the tides and currents into the coastal... -
WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - Project 2.1.2 - Human values and aspirations for...
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
The aims of the project are: Describe and analyse the social values of people associated with the coastal waters of the western Kimberley, especially Indigenous community... -
WAMSI Node 3.2.1 - Diversity, abundance and habitat utilisation of sharks...
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
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 - 1.2.6 - Evaluating the impacts of local and...
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
The tidal flats of the Kimberley coast support the largest populations of migratory shorebirds in Australia. Eighty Mile Beach and Roebuck Bay are the most important shorebird... -
WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - Project 2.2.1 Physical oceanographic dynamics in...
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
The physical oceanographic environment of the morphologically complex Kimberley coast is globally unique with deep and narrow inlets and extensive island archipelagos... -
WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - 1.4 - Remote sensing in support of marine...
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
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... -
WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - 2.2.4 - Benthic primary productivity: production...
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
This research addressed seagrass, macroalgal and microalgal abundance, biomass and productivity for the Sunday Island Group (in the Buccaneer Archipelago, Western Australia) and... -
WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - Project 2.2.2 - Pathways to Production:...
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
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 2.1.1 - Human use patterns and impacts in...
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
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 4.2.4 - Demersal fish assemblage sampling method comparison and...
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
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 the... -
WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - Project 2.2.1 Bio-physical Oceanography of the Kimberley
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
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 Node 4.2.4 - Demersal fish assemblage sampling method comparison and...
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
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... -
WAMSI 2 - Dredging Node - 3.2.1 - Plume Characteristics (Field) - Field Trip 2
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
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... -
WAMSI 2 - Dredging Node - Theme 2 Project 3.4 Development of a Numerical...
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
In Western Australia (WA), the Environmental Impact Assessment process requires dredging proponents to make scientifically sound predictions of the likely extent, severity, and... -
WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - Project 2.2.7 Climate modelling
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
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 4.3.1b - Trophic interactions in selected south-western...
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
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... -
WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - 1.2.3 - Distribution, abundance, critical habitat...
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
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: Project 1.2.5 Integrating Indigenous knowledge and...
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
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...