Wheatstone Environmental Offsets - Barriers to sawfish migrations

This study was designed to assist in the conservation of sawfishes in Western Australia and implementing Conditon 66 (c) (Biodiversity Offsets Strategy for Wheatstone Project). This was achieved by gathering detailed ecological information on the current distribution, migration patterns, and habitats critical to the survival of the species. This information is crucial for prioritising, developing and implementing appropriate management arrangements to protect these rare species and their habitats. This project addresses the following key objectives:

- Assessing the locations of barriers to sawfish migrations in northern Western Australia.
- Prioritisation of existing barriers relative to their potential impact to the migration patterns of sawfish.
- Monitoring of sawfishes below specific barriers.
- Exploring the use of ‘trap and haul’ to assist sawfish negotiating potential barriers.

Data is stored on Pawsey Data Portal (https://data.pawsey.org.au/)

本研究旨在助力西澳大利亚州锯鳐的保护工作，并落实《惠斯通项目生物多样性补偿策略》第66(c)条条款。研究通过收集该物种当前分布、洄游模式以及生存关键栖息地的详细生态数据，实现上述目标。此类信息对于确定保护优先级、制定并落实恰当的管理方案以保护这类珍稀物种及其栖息地至关重要。

本项目旨在达成以下核心目标：
- 评估西澳大利亚北部锯鳐洄游障碍的分布点位
- 依据现有洄游障碍对锯鳐洄游模式的潜在影响，对其进行优先级排序
- 监测特定障碍下方的锯鳐种群
- 探索“诱捕移运（trap and haul）”技术以辅助锯鳐跨越潜在洄游障碍

本研究相关数据存储于Pawsey数据门户（Pawsey Data Portal，https://data.pawsey.org.au/）