The Commonwealth Environmental Water Office contracted the CSIRO to undertake a short - term monitoring project to assess the impacts of predation on breeding
colonies, where
waterbirds forage and roost, and their dispersal patterns after breeding.
The CSIRO conducted short - term monitoring on behalf of the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder to assess both the impacts of predators during
waterbird breeding and the birds» patterns of movement away from the
colony during and after breeding.