The initial ship-based expedition to Camden Sound was conducted under the auspices of WAMSI’s Kimberley Benthic Biodiversity Project, which aims to provide a better knowledge base about what occurs where in the Kimberley’s diverse marine environments, especially in areas of management priority such as the state government’s proposed marine parks and reserves. Cruise leader on […]
We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Professor Lindsay Collins. Lindsay has been involved with WAMSI since its inception in 2006. A leading geomorphologist with the Applied Sedimentology and Marine Geoscience Group, Department of Geology at Curtin University, he was a valued friend and project leader on both the Ningaloo Research Program […]
Early results from WAMSI’s crocodile survey in Western Australia’s north suggest their numbers have tripled over the last 30 years. (More…) (Video: Croc Watch: ABC Landline) Category: Kimberley Marine Research Program
Novel research within WAMSI’s Dredging Science Node will redefine how current dredged sediment transport models predict key pressure parameters such as sediment deposition rates within ecologically significant marine habitats. 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. […]
It’s an amazing journey for most tropical fish starting out life as larvae floating in the open ocean to making it back to the coast to settle down and live out the rest of their days. During this process many species undergo rapid and often radical changes in their appearance changing from transparent larvae to […]
Chair of National Marine Science Committee John Gunn talks about the importance of having a national plan, what it means for Western Australia and how partners in industry, government and consulting will be involved. 1. Why is it so important to have a National Plan for Marine Science? There are a number of drivers that […]
· $100 billion benefit to the blue economy · Gaps in national ocean observation modelling · WA well placed with NMSP and the State’s Blueprint for Marine Science 2050 The Western Australian Marine Science Institution has welcomed the release of the National Marine Science Plan’s key recommendations which sets national priorities for research and importantly […]
Written by: Michelle Bejder, Lars Bejder, Ari Friedlaender, David Johnston and Joshua Smith for The Conversation When it comes to conservation, good news is pretty thin on the ground – and the ocean, for that matter. We have grown much more used to hearing about marine species that face extinction, decline or negative impacts than […]
Life and the environment in and around the Waterman’s Bay shoreline on Perth’s northern beaches will soon be available to explore in real-time with an ambitious project to couple observations from the seafloor, sea surface and the atmosphere, and link scientists with the public and industry. Project coordinator Dr Jeff Hansen from The University of […]
By Gerard Ricardo, UWA The phenomenon we call ‘coral spawning’ actually involves five primary early life-history stages, from the release of the egg-sperm bundle, fertilisation, embryogenesis, larval development until finally settlement – each with their own challenges to the impacts of sediment. The development of the coral embryo occurs on the water’s surface and lasts […]