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WAMSI Node 5.1 - Western Australia marine Bioresources Library (WAMBL)
The Western Australian Museum has teamed with the Australian Institute of Marine Science, and the Western Australian Marine Science Institution, to establish a marine... -
WAMSI 2 - Dredging Node - Project 7.1 - Effects of Dredging Related...
Data will be in the form of a report, which will be a secured (printable, non-editable), searchable, Portable Document Format (PDF) showing the results of the analyses. Overall... -
WAMSI Node 4.3.1b - Determination of the diets of Snapper and Silver...
From June 2009, for two years Snapper (Chrysophrys auratus) and Silver Trevally (Pseudocaranx georgianius) stomachs were sampled for their contents to create food webs. An... -
WAMSI 2 - Dredging Node - Project 5.2 - Genetic variability of seagrass in...
The aims of this study for the WAMSI Dredging Science Program were: To establish fundamental knowledge on the genetic diversity of seagrass meadows; and if this varies among... -
WAMSI Node 3.2.1 - Diversity, abundance and habitat utilisation of sharks...
Longline fishing was used to survey elasmobranchs outside the reef and was carried out from the Western Australia Fishery Department vessel RV ‘Naturaliste’. A total of 111... -
WAMSI 2 - Dredging Node - Project 7.3 - Effects of Dredging Related...
Data will be in the form of a report, which will be a secured (printable, non-editable), searchable, Portable Document Format (PDF) showing the results of the experiments.... -
WAMSI Node 6.3 - Ocean Gliders - Western Australian Integrated Marine...
Australian National Ocean Glider Facility (ANFOG) has Slocum gliders (operate at max. depth of 200m and max. endurance of 30 days) and Seagliders (operate max. depth of 1000m... -
WAMSI Node 3.2.1 - Diversity, abundance and habitat utilisation of sharks...
From April 2007 to June 2009, six field trips were undertaken to investigate the elasmobranch faunal composition of the Ningaloo Marine Park (NMP), determine the distribution... -
WAMSI 2 - Dredging Node - 3.1.2 - Review of Transport Processes
A common feature of many coastal systems is the presence of large and complex bottom roughness (or canopies) on the seafloor that are formed by a wide range of different marine... -
WAMSI Node 4.2.3 - Fisheries dependent data and climate - Continuous...
From 1990, continuous (15-minute, 30-minute or hourly) logging of water temperature was conducted at these puerulus (Panulirus cygnus) collector sites: Quobba Pt, Shark Bay... -
WAMSI Node 4.3.1b - West Coast demersal food web
The aim of WAMSI Node 4.3.1b aim was to identify data gaps in the west coast demersal food web and identify key trophic components. This involved data collection from 48... -
WAMSI 2 - Dredging Node - Project 7.4 - Effects of Dredging Related...
Data will be in the form of a report, which will be a secured (printable, non-editable), searchable, Portable Document Format (PDF) showing the results of the experiments.... -
WAMSI Node 4.5.2 - Modelling Recreational Fishing Behaviour
A model of recreational fisher behaviour for the West Coast Demersal fishery was developed in which fishers optimize fishing time per trip and the number of trips per year... -
WAMSI 2 - Dredging Node - Project 5.5.2 - Defining thresholds and indicators...
Objectives of Project 5.5 are to: (1) determining the pressure:response relationships that relate the effects of dredging-generated sediments on tropical primary producers, (2)... -
Crayfish and octopus surveys, Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia (WAMSI Node 3...
A series of field trips were made along the entire length of Ningaloo Marine Park (NMP) in May, July, and September 2008. Underwater visual census (UVC) at inner and outer reef... -
WAMSI 2 - Dredging Node - Project 9.1 - Effects of dredging related...
Dredging is a common activity used for the development of marine infrastructure. It involves the physical removal of sediment from a dredged area in order to increase depth to... -
WAMSI 2 - Dredging Node - Project 7.2 - Effects of Dredging Related...
Project 7.2 Synchrony Review: The objective of this component is to identify the degree of synchrony of coral spawning in WA and whether there is temporal and spatial variation... -
WAMSI Node 4.2.3 - Fisheries dependent data and climate - Overview
The important role of the marine environment in recruitment and catches of a number of Western Australian commercial fisheries has long been recognised. This project is... -
WAMSI 2 - Dredging Node - Project 6.1 - Defining Thresholds and Indicators...
Project 6.1 - Literature review: A review that will synthesize the available scientific literature on the effects of dredging-related pressures on sponge communities using... -
WAMSI 2 - Dredging Node - Project 5.5.4 - Defining thresholds and indicators...
Objectives of Project 5.5 are to: (1) determining the pressure:response relationships that relate the effects of dredging-generated sediments on tropical primary producers, (2)...