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Kimberley whale monitoring experience

December 2010

French postgraduate student Olivier Auge will never forget his three months’ field work monitoring whales in the Kimberley.

“I went there on behalf of the Western Australian Marine Science Institution and was amazed by the isolation and the number of Aboriginal people I met,” he said.

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Scientists confirm key fish nursery at Ningaloo

1 December 2010
Ningaloo’s whale sharks, the biggest fish on Earth, may be world famous but the area is also critical for numerous smaller species.

Ningaloo’s place as one of the nation’s most precious marine environments has been confirmed with new research identifying the region as a significant fish nursery site.

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TIDAL WAVE OF BENEFITS FROM FOUR YEAR OCEAN STUDY

25 November 2010

Research examining the impact of tides, internal waves and coastal surges and the potential consequences of climate change across hundreds of square kilometres of ocean environment in WA will be summarised at a symposium tomorrow.

The Kimberley Marine and Coastal Science Symposium

The first Kimberley Coast and offshore regions symposium, The Kimberley Marine and Coastal Science Symposium, will be held on Friday 20 May 2011 at the Western Australian Maritime Museum in Fremantle.

The Royal Society of Western Australia (RSWA) and the Western Australian Marine Science Institution (WAMSI) are jointly hosting the event.

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WAMSI end of year event

4 November 2010

The Western Australian Marine Science Institution held its end of year get together at Edith Cowan University yesterday.

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New scientists present their findings

3 November 2010

Public Symposium on the WA Marine Environment

A group of 20 of the 35 young marine scientists sponsored by the Western Australian Marine Science Institution (WAMSI) will present their work at Edith Cowan University in Joondalup for the first time tomorrow.

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‘Talking fish’

Thursday, 16 September 2010

COURTESY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES, WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Forget Dr Doolittle and the horse whisperer, the Department of Fisheries is presenting Miles Parsons as Western Australia’s very own fish eavesdropper at its Sounds off the Sunset Coast public event at its Naturaliste Marine Discovery Centre at Hillarys.

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Electronic data warehouse for marine data: Marine Data Seminar

16 September 2010

An electronic data distribution ‘warehouse’ storing vast amounts of marine and coastal data is seen as the future way to make data accessible.

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WAMSI Board meeting in Abrolhos

May 2010

The Western Australian Marine Science Institution Board held its May 2010 meeting in the Houtman Abrolhos archipelago off WA’s Mid West coast.

Situated 60 kilometres west of Geraldton, the chain of islands is clustered into three main groups – Wallabi, Easter and Pelsaert - and spread from north to south across 100 kilometres of ocean.

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WAMSI Young Career Researcher Symposium

9 September 2010

The Western Australian Marine Science Institution (WAMSI) has organised a symposium to summarise four years of marine research by WAMSI postgraduate students. This event will be held at Edith Cowan University, Joondalup campus on Wednesday 3 November 2010.

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