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Acoustic monitoring is an essential tool used by Flow-MER researchers to track and study a wide range of animals from waterbirds and turtles to fish and frogs.
Tune into our next Flow-MER webinar to learn more about acoustic monitoring and its benefits, and how it is being used to study waterbirds (including the endangered Australasian bittern (Botaurus poiciloptilus)), fish and turtles as part of the Flow-MER Program.
This is a non-technical webinar. It is suitable for a wide range of audiences, including members of the public interested in the study of wildlife; anglers or bird observers interested in how fish and bird populations are studied; and high school students interested in a career in environmental science.
Please note the below is a guide only.
12-12.05 pm - Associate Professor Kate Brandis, UNSW
Welcome, agenda, question and answer approach
12.05-12.15 pm - Associate Professor Kate Brandis, UNSW
About acoustic monitoring of wildlife - its benefits and complementary uses with on-ground monitoring, what information can be gathered, what types of animals it can be used for and the different techniques
12.15-12.25 pm - Dr Jennifer Spencer, NSW DCCEEW
How acoustic monitoring is used to study waterbirds – why acoustic monitoring is so useful for studying waterbirds, particularly hard-to-find and cryptic species, what the information tells us and outcomes so far in its use studying the Australasian bittern as part of the Flow-MER program.
12.25-12.35 pm - Jerom Stocks, NSW DPIRD
How acoustic monitoring is used for native fish tracking – how and what fish are tagged and tracked using the Macquarie River and Marshes acoustic array, what the information tells us and Flow-MER program outcomes so far.
12.35-12.45 pm - Associate Professor Kate Brandis, UNSW
How acoustic monitoring is used for native turtle tracking - how and what turtles are tagged and tracked using the Macquarie River and Marshes acoustic array, what the information tells us and Flow-MER program outcomes so far.
12.45-1 pm – Question and answer time