Project: 
Project 1: Shelf and Canyon Ecosystems - functions and processes
Researcher email address: 
phil.bouchet@uwa.edu.au
Topic: 
Marine life
Species of interest in the image: 
Dolphin fish Ocean Sunfish Pilot fish Blue shark Silky shark Shortfin mako shark
Species scientific name: 
Coryphaena hippurus, Mola mola, Naucrates ductor, Prionace glauca, Carcharhinus falciformis, Isurus oxyrinchus
Date: 
April, 2013
Location: 
Perth Canyon Marine Park
Hub imagery ID: 
2279
Depth: 
390-1580m
Habitat: 
Reef / Shelf, Canyons
Platform: 
Dolphin fish Ocean sunfish Pilot fish Blue shark Silky shark Shortfin mako shark (video)
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Caption: 
Marine life
Media type to be uploaded: 
video
Attribution: 
University of Western Australia (UWA)
Credit: 
Prof. Jessica Meeuwig, University of Western Australia
Contact email address: 
Jessica Meeuwig <jessica.meeuwig@uwa.edu.au>
Description: 
Numerous pelagic shark and fish species attracted to drifting stereo-BRUVS deployed at the head of the Perth submarine canyon, Western Australia. Sampling took place in deep-water habitats, both inside and outside the boundaries of the easternmost Perth Canyon Marine Park (as per initial AMP designation). Such video records can be used to predict the distribution of pelagic assemblages and their response to spatial protection.