Scientists are studying the impact of a massive influx of fresh water and sediment to Shark Bay in Western Australia as a result of the area’s largest ever flood event recorded in December last year. Shark Bay was declared a World Heritage Area in 1991, and has the distinction of being one of the few […]
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A major ocean warming [marine heatwave] event occurred along the WA west coast from November 2010 until March 2011 influenced by a very strong La Nina event [opposite to El Nino] that caused masses of tropical water to flow between Indonesia and NW Australia and maintained very high ocean temperatures as it moved south down […]
Project name: Shark Bay – Effects of Rising Water Levels on the Faure Sill and Stromatolites A two year study into the likely effects of climate change and sea level rise on the Faure Sill and Hamelin Pool region of Shark Bay has commenced. A WAMSI team comprising UWA, Curtin University and CSIRO Wealth from […]
On 14 June 2011, WAMSI was invited to participate in the Annual Indigenous Ranger Training Day held at Middle Lagoon on the Dampier Pennisula, north of Broome. Ranger groups came from throughout the Kimberley region. The WAMSI CEO, Dr Steve Blake, was invited to present background and technical information on the marine environments along the […]
The Western Australian Marine Science Institution welcomes the announcement of the WA State Government’s Kimberley Science and Conservation Strategy, see: www.dpaw.wa.gov.au/management/kimberley-strategy In 2008 WAMSI released the report: a turning of the tide: science for decisions in the Kimberley-Browse marine region to help highlight the need for a coordinated and integrated approach to establishing the necessary […]
The first Kimberley Coast and offshore region’s symposium, the Kimberley Marine and Coastal Science Symposium, will be held in May next year. The Royal Society of Western Australia (RSWA) and the Western Australian Marine Science Institution (WAMSI) are jointly hosting the event. Chief Executive Officer of WAMSI, Dr Steve Blake, will speak about the symposium at […]
The Royal Society of Western Australia (RSWA) and the Western Australian Marine Science Institution (WAMSI) recently jointly hosted the Kimberley Marine and Coastal Science Symposium.
An aerial survey of remote Kimberley reefs, Talbot Bay, WA, was undertaken in September 2010. Research was coordinated by WAMSI and the flight was undertaken by Airborne Research Australia. To view the resulting video, please click: http://www.vimeo.com/19011651
An aerial survey of remote Kimberley reefs, Talbot Bay, WA, was undertaken in September 2010. Research was coordinated by WAMSI and the flight was undertaken by Airborne Research Australia. To view the resulting video, please click: http://www.vimeo.com/19011651