Acoustic Telemetry Around Western Australia’s Oil and Gas Infrastructure Helps Detect the Presence of an Elusive and Endangered Migratory Giant

Acoustic Telemetry Around Western Australia’s Oil and Gas Infrastructure Helps Detect the Presence of an Elusive and Endangered Migratory Giant

Subsea infrastructure of the oil and gas industry attracts commercial fish species as well as megafauna including sea lions, turtles, sharks and whales. Potential impacts of this attraction, whether positive or negative, are unknown. As part of a pilot study, we deployed acoustic telemetry equipment...

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Main Authors: Paul G. Thomson, Richard Pillans, Fabrice R. A. Jaine, Robert G. Harcourt, Michael D. Taylor, Charitha B. Pattiaratchi, Dianne L. McLean
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
acoustic telemetry
decommissioning
Ningaloo Reef
North West Shelf
oil and gas infrastructure
whale shark
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.631449/full

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