CSIRO, with the Western Australian Marine Science Institution (WAMSI), has partnered with four Kimberley Aboriginal organisations to build and deliver a course in aerial survey methodology to Aboriginal Rangers, with a focus on dugongs. The three-day course was hosted by Wunambal Gaambera Aboriginal Corporation’s Uunguu Rangers at their Garmbemirri camp in the north Kimberley. Representatives […]
Blog By: Josh Smith PhD, MUCRU For what could be the last field trip in a project to determine the feasibility of conducting passive acoustic monitoring of snubfin and humpback dolphins, the research team headed to Cone Bay on the northeast tip of King Sound in the Kimberley to focus on recording humpback dolphins specifically. […]
WAMSI oceanographic research has contributed to new findings documenting historic weather maps contained within WA’s coral reefs. The research, led by The University of Western Australia (UWA), which involved researchers from Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), Curtin University, CSIRO, and the University of California Santa Barbara, drilled into giant porite coral cores from Ningaloo […]
Researchers in the WAMSI Dredging Science Node are developing new automated scientific instruments to measure sediment deposition in the field with prototypes deployed and tested. Sediment deposition and subsequent smothering of marine habitats such as corals and seagrasses is one of the mechanisms by which dredging can impact on the environment. This pressure parameter is […]
A new review has found that turbidity and sedimentation, two of the most widely recognised threats to coral reefs, can have an effect on coral reproduction before, during and after spawning. Elevated turbidity regularly occurs in shallow, tropical marine environments driven primarily by wind-driven waves but this can be exacerbated by anthropogenic activities such as […]
Perth’s much-loved Swan and Canning rivers will remain vibrant and accessible for all West Australians under a new State Government strategy released today (Tuesday 20 October). Environment Minister Albert Jacob said the Swan Canning River Protection Strategy provided a master plan to guide investment, keep the rivers healthy and ensure they were accessible for the […]
WA Premier and Science Minister Colin Barnett released two AFL celebrity into waters off Broome as part of a broader program of marine research in the Kimberley. The two green sea turtles Cyril and Sharrod, named after the AFL Hawkes forward Cyril Rioli and Eagles defender Sharrod Wellingham by the Yawuru Rangers, were caught in […]
Published in AIMS Waypoint Spring 2015 Newsletter An ancient ‘topping off’ ceremony was used in July to celebrate the successful installation of the final concrete beam in the new Indian Ocean Marine Centre in Perth. The new marine centre is on the University of Western Australia’s (UWA) Crawley campus, and marks an exciting time for […]
By Jeff Whitty and Dr David Morgan Murdoch University’s Freshwater Fish Group (Centre for Fish & Fisheries Research) in conjunction with the Nyikina-Mangala Rangers, are unravelling the mysteries of one of the most threatened fishes in the world, the freshwater sawfish (Pristis pristis). A WAMSI project funded by Chevron Australia, ‘Team Sawfish’ is helping to protect […]
The success of a pilot project that generated a snapshot of environmental data relevant to impact assessment and monitoring off the northwest coast is on track to begin sharing industry meta-data from the many industry funded studies in Western Australia. Several conscientious oil and gas companies have taken the initiative by agreeing to share information […]