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This poster features the life cycle of the Western Rock Lobster with images of egg and larval stages
Resource type: PosterLast updated: 29.08.2022
This student worksheet is associated with the Lesson: Exposition.
Resource type: Student WorksheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
The Australian sea lion is only found in Western Australia and South Australia and in the rarest sea lion species in the world.
Resource type: Fun Fact SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
The WA pearl oyster fishery is the only remaining significant wild-stock fishery for pearl oysters in the world. Can you help the diver find the pearl oyster beds?
Resource type: Fishy Fun SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
The loggerhead turtle is one of six marine turtles found in Australia, including the green, leatherback, olive ridley, hawksbill and flatback turtles.
Resource type: Fun Fact SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
Thought to be the green mud crab for many years; it wasn't until 1998, that the brown mud crab was recognised as a distinct species.
Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
Mud crabs are prized by recreational fishers for their impressive size and delicious taste.
Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
Cobbler or catfish as they are known outside Western Australia, are 'endemic' to Australia, meaning they're only found here. They live in the southern half of the country, in coastal and estuarine waters up to about 30 metres deep.
Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
This fact sheet covers information on the biology and ecology of the Baldchin groper.
Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
Australian herring are a popular species with a lifecycle dependent on prevailing currents.
Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
This fact sheet provides information about blue swimmer crabs, a tropical crustacean species found in Western Australia mainly between Karratha and Dunsborough. Also known as a blue manna crab, it is an important recreational and commercial fishing species.
Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
Abalone are a family of reef-dwelling marine snails which are the target in Western Australia of a lucrative export commercial fishery and one of the world's shortest recreational fishing seasons.
Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
Dangerous migrants - marine species that are introduced into environments in which they do not occur naturally can become deadly pests and represent one of the greatest threats to the world's oceans and biodiversity.
This fact sheet identifies some of the species introduced into Western Australia, how they get here and their impact on our native marine environment.
Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
Freshwater crayfish are an important part of ecosystems in south-west rivers and dams and are also one of Western Australia's great delicacies.
Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
Marron are the largest freshwater crayfish in Western Australia and the third largest freshwater crayfish on Earth. Find out more about the biology of these freshwater species in this fact sheet.
Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
Pink snapper are one of Western Australia's best-known and most sought-after fish. This fact sheet provides information on the widely distributed Pink snapper (Pagrus auratus) and their biology.
Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
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: 09.06.2022
With their goggling, oddly placed eyes and their whisker-like pectoral filaments, threadfins are one of the weirder looking Western Australian fish species. Find out more about the biology of these weird looking fish and the commercial fishery in this fact sheet.
Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
A fact sheet providing information on Western Australian dhufish (Glaucosoma hebracium), a fish species endemic to the southern part of Western Australia. Its great size and superb eating qualities make this fish a Western Australian fishing icon.
Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
Colourful and protected by a strong carapace, the western rock lobster is one of the family of 'spiny' lobsters - and the target of WA's largest and most valuable fishery. This fact sheet explores the basic biology of the western rock lobster.
Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
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