Project: 
EP2 - Surveying marine life in the canyons off Bremer Bay
Researcher email address: 
phil.bouchet@uwa.edu.au
Topic: 
marine life
Species of interest in the image: 
Killer Whale
Species scientific name: 
Orcinus orca
Date: 
February, 2017
Location: 
Bremer Marine Park
Hub imagery ID: 
3151
Habitat: 
Pelagic
offshore
submarine canyon
Platform: 
Metadata link / Title / URL: 
Aerial visual survey of cetaceans in the Bremer Marine Park and surrounding areas (NESP Emerging Priorities Project EP2)
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Caption: 
Pod of killer whales surfacing above the head of the Henry Canyon, south of Bremer Bay.
Media type to be uploaded: 
still image
Attribution: 
Curtin University
Credit: 
Rebecca Wellard
Contact email address: 
becwellard@gmail.com
Description: 
The Bremer sub-basin is home to the largest seasonal aggregation of killer whales in the Southern Hemisphere. A large-scale aerial survey was undertaken as part of the NESP EP2 Emerging Priorities Project to paint a picture of the spatial distribution of cetaceans throughout the region and determine which species were present inside and outside the Bremer Marine Park.