Highlight videos from marine parks
Videos showing highlights from stereo-BRUV deployments in commonwealth and state marine parks around Western Australia
Developing novel applications of statistical theory
We have applied novel methods to comparing body-size distributions and the effects of fishing based on fish body-size and behaviour, and work closely with Rebecca Fisher of the Australian Institute...
Standard Operating Procedures and Technology innovation
Through the National Environmental Science Program, we have lead the development of an Australia wide Standard Operating Procedure for Baited Remote Underwater stereo-Video methods.
Using socio-economic assessments to inform spatial management policy
It is essential for Marine Park and Marine Reserves policy development, impacting both commercial and recreational fisheries, to consider the broader socio-economic impacts and cost-benefits of iml...
Shark depredation
Shark depredation is a controversial issue locally and internationally. We initiated the first research programme in Australia into shark depredation in recreational fisheries.
Governance and reporting tools for policy makers
With National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy funding and in collaboration with the Australian Ocean Data Network we are implementing State of the Environment reporting tools for nat...
Marine Extremes
Our early work in WA described patterns of distribution in marine ecological communities along the coast which were strongly correlated with temperature regimes, and contrasted with global trends ...
Research with the fishing industry
In collaboration with DPIRD-Fisheries, the Western Rock Lobster Council and fishers we are investigating the recruitment dynamics of the Western Rock Lobster fishery.
GlobalArchive workflows for fish image annotation
Over the past few years we have been striving to improve our workflow for fish imagery annotation.
The effects of fishing on ecosystem processes and informing third party certification of fisheries
We have made significant contributions to studying the direct and indirect impacts of fishing on ecosystem processes across large biogeographic scales, which have been used to inform marine spatia...
Enriching Ocean Accounts project
Healthy ecosystems provide a diversity of benefits to societal wellbeing and our way of life. Some of these benefits are obvious like providing fish for food. Others are more subtle and under-appre...