2009

November 2009

Western Australia's marine environment offers a wealth of biodiversity, unique marine habitats, abundant resources and social values.

The Western Australian Marine Science Institution (WAMSI) has more than 50 projects dedicated to monitoring the marine environment.

July 2009

Strategic research on how climate change, human use and new pressures and uses affect the marine environment is beginning to bring results.

Increased populations, water runoff, changed ocean temperatures, fishing, larvae dispersion and climate change came under the spotlight at a Western Australian Marine Science Institution symposium in Perth.

27 October 2009

The third marine data management symposium was held at Technology Park, in Kensington, Perth, to a full house.

The day focussed on the demonstration of projects and the latest initiatives.

Keynote speakers were Matthew Bellgard, Director of the Centre for Comparative Genomics, and Dr John Hedland from the University of Exeter.

25 August 2009

The Western Australian Marine Science Institution held its first oceanographic research symposium today.

It was attended by more than 100 people from industry, government agencies and academia.

2 November 2009

Sixteen fisheries research projects were discussed at the Western Australian Marine Science Institution's Sustainable Marine Ecosystems symposium today.

The Western Australian Marine Science Institution sponsors its Ningaloo Marine Park research through annual symposia. This year's event at Exmouth was preceeded by a Ningaloo research day for postgraduate students.

A climate change symposium coordinated by WAMSI was held on 27 March 2009.

Entitled A changing climate: Western Australia in focus, it attracted 360 delegates.