Project: 
Project 1: 21-day RV Solander Survey
Researcher email address: 
phil.bouchet@uwa.edu.au
Topic: 
Marine life
Species of interest in the image: 
Great hammerhead shark
Tiger shark
Spot-tail shark
Grey reef shark
Giant Trevally
Pigeye shark
Australian Blacktip shark
Silky shark
Remora
Great barracuda
Black marlin
Longfin trevally
Unicorn leatherjacket
Manta ray
Olive ridley turtle
Sea snake
Killer Whale
Species scientific name: 
Sphyrna mokarran, Galeocerdo cuvier, Carcharhinus sorrah, Caranx ignobilis, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos, Carcharhinus amboinensis, Carcharhinus limbatus, Carcharhinus falciformis, Echeneis naucrates, Sphyraena barracuda, Istiopomax indica, Orcinus orca
Date: 
September, 2012
Location: 
Oceanic Shoals Marine Park
Hub imagery ID: 
2278
Depth: 
30-200m
Habitat: 
Reef / Shelf
Platform: 
Great Hammerhead shark, Tiger shark, Spot-tail shark, Grey reef shark, Giant Trevally, Pigeye shark, Australian Blacktip shark, Silky shark, Remora, Great Barracuda, Black Marlin, Longfin Trevally, Unicorn Leatherjacket, Manta ray, Olive Ridley turtle
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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: 
This video illustrates the high diversity of pelagic wildlife encountered within the Oceanic Shoals Marine Park but remains markedly unexplored and data-deficient. Pelagic camera surveys captured footage of 32 species of mobile vertebrates, from small bait fish to large cetaceans, sharks and reptiles.