Western Australia’s blue economy has received more than $2.6 million in funding over three years to support marine science. The funds will go to the Western Australian Marine Science Institution to support the implementation of The Blueprint for Marine Science, which will guide long-term collaboration between all sectors operating in the marine environment. The Blueprint will establish […]
An international team of researchers has developed and tested a conservation tool for the Kimberley region, in Australia’s far northwest, that can predict how marine species may fair under different climate and development scenarios. A range of scenarios was modelled by scientists from CSIRO and Canadian-based ALCES under different management strategies to provide some insight […]
Researchers looking into the declining number of long-distance shorebirds say, while there is clear evidence that changes in Australian populations are strongly influenced by factors outside of the country, there may also be losses due to habitat pressure in the Kimberley. A shorebird monitoring project, supported by the Western Australian Marine Science Institution, found some […]
Researchers from The University of Western Australia Oceans Institute have been studying how giant tides in the west Kimberley (up to 12 metres range) flush reefs with water rich in nutrients and phytoplankton, which are food sources for seagrass, algae, coral, and other reef organisms. In a journal article recently published in Limnology and Oceanography, […]
Data from the Western Australian Marine Science Institution’s WAMSI-2 projects (2012-2018) is discoverable and available for reuse.
By: Jo Myers, CSIRO The remote Kimberley coast of northwestern Australia is one of the few marine environments on earth largely unaffected by human use. However, the region is undergoing increasing economic importance as a destination for tourism and significant coastal developments associated with oil and gas exploration. A team of researchers, which included scientists […]
A CSIRO study being carried out in partnership with Indigenous rangers in the Kimberley is merging Traditional Knowledge with science to gain a better understanding of the ecology of this magnificent species to help guide their future management. Click here to read the full story published in LANDSCOPE More information on […]
By: Matt Mckenzie (Monday, 5 February, 2018) A plan to expand the Onslow Marine Support Base has been given the tick of approval by the Environmental Protection Authority, three months after stage one of the project was completed. The existing facility is run by Kuwait-based Agility Logistics, located on Beadon Creek near the town […]
Peter Millington B.Sc.(Hons); M.Env.St.; M.Sc; FAICD Before taking up the appointment as WAMSI Chair Peter was Chief Executive Officer, ChemCentre, Western Australia’s main chemistry centre. He was responsible for the State’s chemical research across six areas: forensics, environmental health, emergencies and crises, food and agriculture, bioanalyses and occupational health. He was also responsible for collaborative […]