Project 1.24 Information sheet

The aim of this project is to test the utility of satellite telemetry to elucidate the movement and dispersal in large sub-adult and adult sawfishes, which is a poorly understood life-history phase of this globally and nationally threatened group.

In 2021, research and monitoring surveys carried out by DPIRD (Fisheries) provide a unique opportunity to capture and tag larger size classes of sawfishes in northern Western Australia. This project seeks to generate a preliminary data-set on the suitability of satellite telemetry to study the movement and dispersal to guide future research on this taxon and inform the Sawfish and River Shark multi-species Recovery Plan.