Biodiversity
Quick links
Western Australian Seabird Rescue
Western Australian Seabird Rescue
CONSERVATION GROUP
This network of seabird and waterbird rescuers are based in coastal south-western Australia.
Australian Marine Parks
PARK INFORMATION WEBSITE
This website provides information, maps and scientific data on the 62 marine parks around Australia.
Biological Impacts of Marine Heatwaves
Annual Review of Marine Science
RESEARCH
This research reviews and synthesises current understanding of marine heatwave impacts and how they affect broader ecosystems.
Ingrid van Putten A B, Sierra Ison D B, Christopher Cvitanovic C, Alistair J. Hobday A B, Linda Thomas, A.
RESEARCH
This research discusses future conservation outcomes when stakeholder relationships and ecological solutions are considered together.
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Further listing
Marine mammal distribution on the western coast of Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia
Kate R. Sprogis and Tamara L. R. Waddell
RESEARCH
In this research, boat-based transects were conducted, extending south from the Ningaloo Marine Park boundary, with a focus from Exmouth Marina to Pebble Beach, where both industrialisation and protection measures are currently proposed.
Marine wildlife response
Government of Western Australia
GUIDE | NEWS ARTICLE
The publications provided in this link can assist to understand what to do when a whale or dolphin is stranding. There is also information about whale entanglements and oiled wildlife response.
Underwater survey to detect marine pest
Government of Western Australia
NEWS ARTICLE
This article talks about The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Developments (DPIRD) response to the detection of carpet sea squirt (Didemnum vexillum) on wharf infrastructure at Garden Island and a Henderson marine facility in Western Australia.
RESEARCH
This research provides baseline data on the distribution, encounter rate, group size and behaviour of coastal dolphins over an area where current industrial developments are proposed, and reports on the occurrence of other marine megafauna within this area.
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