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WAMSI Node 4.2.1a - Bioregional level assessments based on fishery dependent...
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
The Leschenault Estuary was divided into four regions; the apex, upper, middle and lower regions. Within each region four sites were sampled seasonally (except the middle region... -
WAMSI Node 1.1.1 - Xbeach model
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
Hydrodynamic and wave modelling to simulate currents and wave action over reef and lagoon systems. -
WAMSI Kimberley hyper-spectral data - 22nd September 2008
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
On the 22nd of September 2008 a hyper-spectral scanner (AISA+ Airborne Hyperspectral System from Specim - Spectral Imaging Ltd.) collected data from part of the Kimberley... -
WAMSI Kimberley tri-colour scanner data - 23rd September 2008
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
On the 23rd of September 2008 a tricolour scanner (Airborne Research Australia/AWI Airborne Tri-spectral Scanner System) collected data from Broome to Port Hedland (along the... -
WAMSI Kimberley tri-colour scanner data - 18th September 2008
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
On the 18th of September 2008 a tricolour scanner (Airborne Research Australia/AWI Airborne Tri-spectral Scanner System) collected data from part of the Kimberley (Montgomery... -
WAMSI 2 - Dredging Node - Theme 8 - Effects of dredging related pressures on...
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
Theme 8 was conducted in 2 phases - Project 8.1 and 8.2. The objective of Project 8.1 was to review existing literature on the impacts of dredging on critical environmental... -
WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - Project 1.2.1b - Monitoring of Humpback Whales...
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) migrate annually along the coast of Western Australia (WA) from their summer Antarctic feeding grounds to warm tropical waters in the... -
WAMSI Node 1.1.3 - Shelf scale primary production and nutrient uptake...
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
In May 2007 (the beginning of the seasonal increase in chlorophyll a concentration) we investigated the spatial distribution of primary production. C13 uptake was determined on... -
WAMSI Node 3.2.3 - Biodiversity Assessment, Ecosystem Impacts of Human Usage...
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
This project was developed for the Ningaloo Research Program (NRP) to explore the effects of managing recreational fishing, which is perhaps the most important extractive... -
WAMSI Node 3.2.1 - Diversity, abundance and habitat utilisation of sharks...
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
Two types of platform transmitter terminals (PTTs) were used, Wildlife Computers (Redmond, USA) smart position or temperature transmitting tag (SPOT4 or SPOT5) and SPLASH tags. -
WAMSI 2 - Dredging Node - 3.3 - Transport Processes (Field)
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
This sub-project 'Transport Processes' - Project 3.3 aims to build on ‘conventional’ knowledge and formulations of sediment transport over open (bare) sandy beds, to develop new... -
WAMSI Node 1.1.1 - Downscaled hydrodynamic models
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
This work describes the physical oceanography at successively smaller scales, from that of the eastern Indian Ocean, to the shelf from NW Cape to Cape Leeuwin, down to the... -
WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - Project 1.5 - Kimberley Indigenous Saltwater...
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
The Kimberley Indigenous Saltwater Science Project (KISSP) has produced a range of documents that seek to build capacity for collaborative management of Kimberley Saltwater... -
WAMSI Pilbara hyper-spectral data - 25th September 2008
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
On the 25th of September 2008 a hyper-spectral scanner (AISA+ Airborne Hyperspectral System from Specim - Spectral Imaging Ltd.) collected data from near Karratha (Regnard Bay).... -
WAMSI Node 3.2.2b - Diversity, abundance and distribution of intertidal...
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
A quantitative pilot study of the composition of the benthic community of macro-invertebrates on intertidal rocky platforms was undertaken to: a) provide detailed information on... -
WAMSI 2 – Kimberley Node – Project 2.2.6 - Terrestrial-Ocean Linkages: The...
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
Terrestrial landscapes and coastal marine environments are linked by the rivers that flow between them. This is particularly true in the Kimberley, where each year large amounts... -
Surveys of deep water benthic communities using towed video in Ningaloo...
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
A total of 365 towed video transects were completed in the 2006/2007 surveys. The sampling has identified a vast array of habitats and will be used for broad scale mapping of... -
WAMSI Kimberley hyper-spectral data - 21st September 2008
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
On the 21st of September 2008 a hyper-spectral scanner (AISA+ Airborne Hyperspectral System from Specim - Spectral Imaging Ltd.) collected data from part of the Kimberley... -
WAMSI Node 4.4.2-2b - Genetic (microsatellite) determination of the stock...
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
The aim of the research is to use microsatellite markers to elucidate the stock structures of Pink snapper (Pagrus auratus) and Baldchin groper (Choerodon rubescens) in Western... -
WAMSI 2 - Kimberley Node - 1.2.4 - Relative abundance, population genetic...
Western Australian Marine Science Institution
This WAMSI 2 project complements wider research programs which aim to increase our understanding of the distribution, abundance and population connectivity of Australian snubfin...