Western Australia’s Coastal
and Marine Community Network
Our members are dedicated to the future
care of WA’s oceans and coastlines
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Our network reaches from the north coast to
the south coast of WA

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Latest News
WA CMCN news updates and the latest stories from WA Coastal News covering coastal and marine e-news from across the network
How do the only flowering plants in the sea cope with being buried?
Researchers from Edith Cowan University within the larger WAMSI Westport Marine Science Program investigated how seagrasses cope with burial from dredging. Seagrasses are the only flowering plants to occur in the ocean and…
Protecting meadows under the water by learning how they respond to cumulative pressures
The seagrass meadows within Cockburn Sound have been recognised as being regionally important as nursery and spawning areas for numerous recreational and commercially fished species (e.g. pink snapper and blue swimmer crab), play…
Watch out for the Golden Crownbeard!
Don’t be fooled by this pretty weed which looks like a mini sunflower. It hardly needs any water to put on a magnificent display in autumn. Your dreams have not come true! This…

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