About the Authors

Rebecca Fisher

r.fisher@aims.gov.au

Affiliations Australian Institute of Marine Science, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Western Australian Marine Science Institution, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Oceans Institute, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Clair Stark

Affiliations Western Australian Marine Science Institution, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Peter Ridd

Affiliations Western Australian Marine Science Institution, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Ross Jones

Affiliations Australian Institute of Marine Science, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Western Australian Marine Science Institution, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Oceans Institute, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Competing Interests

The authors have the following interests. This project was funded by the Western Australian Marine Science Institution as part of the WAMSI Dredging Science Node and was made possible through investment from Chevron Australia, Woodside Energy Limited, BHP Billiton as environmental offsets and co-investment from the WAMSI Joint Venture partners. This research was enabled by data and information provided by Woodside Energy Ltd, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and Chevron Australia. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RF RJ CS PR. Analyzed the data: RF RJ CS. Wrote the paper: RF RJ PR CS.