dolphins
Bunbury dolphins shown to be skilled seafood chefs
March 18th, 2016
A Murdoch research study has shown Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins off Bunbury going to elaborate lengths to prepare a tender calamari feast on giant cuttlefish.
Genetic study reveals vulnerability of north-west dolphins
July 3rd, 2014
Researchers have produced the first estimates of population genetic structure of two coastal dolphin species of north-western Australia.
Health check for Swan River dolphins
January 20th, 2014
Murdoch University researchers have commenced a new study investigating the health of the dolphins inhabiting the Swan Canning Riverpark.
Study first to track South-West dolphins
October 22nd, 2013
Murdoch University has completed a comprehensive survey of the dolphin population from Capel to Binningup, providing vital baseline data for future management decisions.
Entanglement fears for local dolphin
March 22nd, 2013
Researchers from the Murdoch University Cetacean Research Unit (MUCRU) are urging the public to think of dolphin safety after a recent dolphin entanglement.
Social media used to collect information on marine wilderness
May 24th, 2012
An innovative project will use social media to collect information on one of the world's last great marine wildernesses.
Reducing dolphin deaths in fishing trawls
July 14th, 2010
Each year an estimated 20 to 50 dolphins die when they are accidently caught and asphyxiate in trawl fishing nets off Western Australia’s northwest, a Murdoch University research project has shown.
Report out on 2009 deaths in the Swan River
June 10th, 2010
The deaths of six dolphins in the Swan Canning Riverpark last year reflect the stressful nature of the environment that they inhabit.
Health check for Hawaii's dolphins
May 26th, 2010
Are dolphins affected by human activities at the popular holiday destination of Hawaii?
New marine research in Binningup area
November 11th, 2009
Comprehensive marine research and monitoring in the sea off Binningup could provide a blueprint for similar studies at the State Government’s proposed major gas precinct near James Point in the Kimberley.
Water Minister Graham Jacobs said the research, undertaken by Murdoch and Curtin universities and Western Whale Research (WWR), would increase knowledge of the marine environment off the Binningup and Myalup coast and gauge effects of the Southern Seawater Desalination Project.
