Watching over our fish and sharks
Australian Research Data Commons Article
Collaboration and open data are transforming marine science through the ARDC-supported Fish and Shark Data Partnership. Recently, researchers from 15 research and management institutions brought together over 30,000 Baited Underwater Remote Video samples and came together for a productive workshop in New South Wales. The workshop focused on synthesising fish survey datasets from Australia using GlobalArchive.org (an online repository of marine imagery data of fish assemblages) and advancing data-quality and data-sharing practices.
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GlobalArchive Shares Data About Rare and Diverse Marine Life at Ningaloo Reef
Australian Research Data Commons Article
Researchers from The University of Western Australia deployed baited underwater cameras to analyse various fish species and they collected rare images at Ningaloo Reef, revealing a rich and diverse marine life.
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Marine reserve study offers insights to protect ocean life
University of Western Australia
Researchers from The University of Western Australia and 14 other institutions have undertaken the largest assessment of marine reserves in Australia, and found Australia is successful at protecting many fish species, but there’s still room for improvement. Published in Global Change Biology, the study saw scientists deploy baited remote underwater video systems (BRUVs) to monitor 91 marine reserves around Australia.
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Big Data Tools Help Answer Big Conservation Questions
Australian Research Data Commons Article
Collaborative, data sharing projects such as GlobalArchive, provide a cost-efficient tool that enables researchers and managers to query, curate, and analyse data rapidly. .
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Why big fish thrive in protected oceans
University of Western Australia
Big fish are harder to find in areas sprawling with human activity, unless you’re looking in no-take marine reserves, according to a new study led by marine scientists at The University of Western Australia. The study, published in Conservation Biology, is one of the largest of its kind and assessed the body size of fish from around Australia, using more than 22,000 baited remote underwater video (BRUV) devices and one million measurements along 10,000km of coastline.
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Fish and Shark Data
Australian Research Data Commons Project.
The Challenge Marine imagery and annotation data on fish and shark assemblages provide powerful biodiversity reporting and impactful science communication. Established through GlobalArchive, the Australian Baited Remote Underwater Video (BRUV) synthesis data asset has the potential to contribute the type of data used to illustrate climate change impacts, reveal environmental change within marine parks, and indicate pathways to maximise bio-economic management globally. However, more data is needed.
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