Online Tool for Saltwater Monitoring in the Kimberley

The Kimberley Indigenous Saltwater Science Project (KISSP) is a collaboration funded by the Western Australian Marine Science Institute (WAMSI) as part of their Kimberley Marine Research Program (KMRP). The KISSP was developed to improve the way natural and cultural resource management and research, involving Traditional Owners and the science community, is planned, assessed and undertaken on Kimberley Saltwater Country.

In response, a strategic regional monitoring framework was developed (Dobbs et al 2017) that accounts for the diverse features and challenges in Kimberley Saltwater Country as well as the need to engage both traditional and western science knowledge bases. The framework is based on a common adaptive management approach and relies on the results of local monitoring processes and results being fed into a broader regional planning and management framework (increasing the relevance and benefits).

Figure 1 shows how these two processes (regional and local scale) interact and are acknowledged under the framework, allowing Ranger groups to:

  1. Monitor and report at a local scale
  2. Inform regional monitoring and priority setting
This approach ensures that the saltwater groups are able to build on existing monitoring without significantly increasing their work load. The approach, integrates the activities groups are currently doing at a local scale and uses this to answer questions at a regional scale.

The report comprises seven `tools' (Figure 3) one of which is a toolbox of methods to assist in choosing and implementing on-ground monitoring methods.

Client

Contact Person: Aleta Johnston
Telephone: 0431 514677 / 6488 4574
Email: [email protected]
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Location: Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre level 5, UWA Crawley campus

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