Prawn restocking program put to the test
Researchers from Murdoch University, led by Professor Neil Loneragan and Dr James Tweedley, have joined the latest effort to boost prawn populations in the Swan-Canning estuary.
Researchers from Murdoch University, led by Professor Neil Loneragan and Dr James Tweedley, have joined the latest effort to boost prawn populations in the Swan-Canning estuary.
Ecology
Feb 6, 2014
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Recreational fishermen are helping researchers in an ambitious three-year study to find out more about the popular black bream (Acanthopagrus butcheri) fish species.
Ecology
Oct 11, 2013
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Considered a threat to the biodiversity of marine ecosystems of the Gulf of California, the cannonball jellyfish Stomolophus meleagris is intended to be exploited commercially throughout the Mexican Pacific coast where it ...
Ecology
Sep 25, 2013
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A new report has found that the health of Perth's iconic Swan-Canning Estuary has improved in recent years.
Environment
Sep 23, 2013
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Two new studies have shed light on the health of Busselton's waterways.
Ecology
Jul 10, 2013
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New research tracking the movement of dredged sediment around Liverpool Bay could save millions of pounds, according to scientists at the National Oceanography Centre in Liverpool.
Earth Sciences
Apr 16, 2013
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New research tracking the movement of dredged sediment around Liverpool Bay could save millions of pounds, according to scientists.
Earth Sciences
Apr 2, 2013
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A team of scientists have won over £1 million to monitor the effect of storms on pollution in a river – estuary in Hampshire.
Environment
Sep 4, 2012
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When rivers drain into oceans through narrow mouths, hydraulic forces squeeze the river water into buoyant plumes that are clearly visible in satellite images. Worldwide, river plumes not only disperse freshwater, sediments, ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 8, 2012
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Scientists from the Smithsonian and colleagues have found that waterbird communities can be the "canary in the coal mine" when it comes to detecting the health of urban estuary ecosystems. Their research revealed that the ...
Ecology
Jun 7, 2012
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