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Fun Fact Sheet: Goose barnacles

Although they could be mistaken for a molluscs, gooseneck barnacles, (also known as goose barnacles) are actually crustaceans and are related to lobsters and crabs!

Resource type: Fun Fact SheetLast updated: 01.04.2026

Fact Sheet: Cnidarians

Cnidarians are a diverse group of animals that all share a key feature: the presence of ‘nematocysts’, or stinging cells. This fact sheet describes the main characteristics and four classes of Cnidarians.

Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 24.02.2026

Fact Sheet: Abalone

Roe’s Abalone are a reef-dwelling marine snail in Western Australia which are the target of one of the world’s shortest recreational fishing seasons. Despite this fishing pressure, WA can boast one of the few remaining sustainable wild-stock abalone fisheries.

Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 24.11.2025

Fact Sheet: Seagrasses

Seagrasses support highly productive and diverse ecosystems. These specialised marine plants are vitally important in the coastal environment because they are a source of food and shelter; oxygenate water, trap sand and recycle nutrients; act as carbon sinks (blue carbon); and provide breeding habitats and nursery areas for many marine organisms

Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 27.10.2025

Fun Fact Sheet: Sea Stars

Now referred to as sea stars, these star like creatures were once known as starfish.

Resource type: Fun Fact SheetLast updated: 08.10.2025

Fun Fact Sheet: Sea Jelly

Sometimes referred to as jellyfish, the sea jelly is not a fish at all as it lacks vertebrae.

Resource type: Fun Fact SheetLast updated: 08.10.2025

Fun Fact Sheet: Sea Cucumber

This sausage or cucumber-shaped animal is known as a sea cucumber, and there are around 1,200 species of sea cucumber worldwide!

Resource type: Fun Fact SheetLast updated: 08.10.2025

Fun Fact Sheet: Nudibranch

These beautiful creatures are not your average sea slug!

Resource type: Fun Fact SheetLast updated: 08.10.2025

Fun Fact Sheet: Octopus

Octopuses are among of the most fascinating and intelligent marine invertebrates. These molluscs belong to the class Cephalopoda which also includes squid, cuttlefish, and nautilus.

Resource type: Fun Fact SheetLast updated: 08.10.2025

Lesson: What’s a Fish? (Year 5)

Students will investigate the features of fish.

Resource type: LessonLast updated: 10.07.2025

Fact Sheet: Sharks

Of the 370-plus shark species in the world, more than 100 species live in Western Australian waters. This fact sheet provides general information about the biology of sharks, protected species and their vulnerability to overfishing.

Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 09.05.2025

Fun Fact Sheet: White Shark

White sharks are warm blooded. They have a heat-exchanging circulatory system that allows them to maintain their body temperature above that of the surrounding seawater. This allows them to swim at high speeds through cooler water.

Resource type: Fun Fact SheetLast updated: 02.05.2025

Poster: Stocking trout

This poster shows how trout are bred at our Pemberton Freshwater Research Centre (PFRC).

Resource type: PosterLast updated: 19.11.2024

Fishy Fun Sheet: Trout – Colour in

Colour me in. Trout are good to eat and a popular target for freshwater anglers. Rainbow trout are a cold water species. They live for three to four years and can reach 5 kg.

Resource type: Fishy Fun SheetLast updated: 19.11.2024

Video: Scallops can swim!

Resource type: VideoLast updated: 04.09.2024

Video: Breakfast for baby scallops

Resource type: VideoLast updated: 04.09.2024

Video: Growing scallops in a hatchery

Resource type: VideoLast updated: 04.09.2024

Hillarys School Excursion: Aquaculture 101

In this activity, students learn about the benefits and limitations of aquaculture as a farming technique. Students will also learn about Western Australia’s key aquaculture species, the types of aquaculture systems used across the state, and the practiced used to manage the organisms in these systems.

Resource type: School ExcursionLast updated: 26.04.2023

Teacher Resource Sheet: Bony fish anatomy – Whiting species

This teacher resource sheet is associated with the Lessons: Fish Dissection and Fish Dissection - Senior Secondary.

Resource type: Teacher Resource SheetLast updated: 14.12.2022

Student Worksheet: Bony fish anatomy – Australian herring SS

This worksheet is associated with the Lesson: Fish Dissection - Senior Secondary

Resource type: Student WorksheetLast updated: 14.12.2022

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