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NWSSRP Theme 3 - Protected and Iconic Species Movement, Distribution and Threats

Name: NWSSRP Theme 3 - Protected and Iconic Species Movement, Distribution and Threats
Published: 2026

Australian Institute of Marine Science

Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)

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Australia's North West is home to some of our most iconic marine animals. To manage potential threats, we need to understand where the populations are, where they move and the key areas they use to breed and feed. The objective of this theme is to use a combination of proven and innovative methods to elucidate pygmy blue whale, hawksbill turtle and green turtle distribution and quantify the risks to these, and other, iconic megafauna posed by vessel movements, industrial infrastructure and activities on the Northwest Shelf of Australia.

This project is tracking whales using three methods: satellite tracking; acoustic surveys using hydrophones attached to sea gliders; and analysing water samples for their DNA. To understand where green turtles and hawkbill turtle roam, researchers will follow them by attaching satellite tags to individual turtles. These tracks identifiy the areas they use, and will be compared to the areas of human activities, highlighting where both overlap.

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Maintenance and Update Frequency: asNeeded

Statement: Trip6844 Deployed 10 satellite tags on hawksbill turtles in the Dampier Archipelago Deployed 10 satellite tags on hawksbill turtles from the Lowendal Islands. Genetic samples and measurements collected Trip6880 Deployed 10 satellite tags on green turtles in the Dampier Archipelago Deployed 10 satellite tags on green turtles on Middle Island Genetic samples and measurements collected Trip7217 Satellite transmitter attached to pygmy blue whale Noise loggers recovered from site Sonobuoy recordings of pygmy blue whales Trip 7649 Satellite transmitter attached to pygmy blue whale

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Funding Body: Santos Ltd

Modified: 18 09 2026

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Deployments included in study Fossett et al - Data from new satellite transmitter (n¿=¿20) have been made available at ZoaTrack (https://zoatrack.org/projects/534)

url : https://zoatrack.org/projects/534 External Link

Fossette, S., Ferreira, L. C., Whiting, S. D., King, J., Pendoley, K., Shimada, T., Speirs, M., Tucker, A. D., Wilson, P., & Thums, M. (2021). Movements and distribution of hawksbill turtles in the Eastern Indian Ocean. Global Ecology and Conservation, 29, e01713. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01713

doi : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01713 DOI Link

Thums, M., C. Ferreira, L., Jenner, C., Jenner, M., Harris, D., Davenport, A., Andrews-Goff, V., Double, M., Möller, L., Attard, C. R. M., Bilgmann, K., G. Thomson, P., & McCauley, R. (2022). Pygmy blue whale movement, distribution and important areas in the Eastern Indian Ocean. Global Ecology and Conservation, 35, e02054. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2022.e02054

doi : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2022.e02054 DOI Link

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