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Explore the classification of beach flotsam and jetsam of the West Coast bioregion.
Resource type: PosterLast updated: 26.04.2023
The common blowfish or ‘blowie’ (also known as the weeping toadfish or banded toadfish) is abundant in estuaries and coastal waters throughout south-west Western Australia. It is often regarded as a nuisance because it gobbles bait, making it hard for fishers to catch other species of fish. Unlike true ‘pest’ species, blowfish are not actually an introduced species but are native to our marine environment. Blowfish play a vital role in marine ecosystems, keeping them clean by eating scrap, bait and berley.
Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 18.04.2023
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) has the largest collection of fish ages in Australia. Our fisheries scientists have processed and aged 381,000 fish (December 2022), ranging from small estuarine to large marine species. This information is held in a database at the Western Australian Fisheries and Marine Research Laboratories, which dates back to 1990 (and even earlier for some species!).
Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 07.12.2022
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
In southern Australia, the western blue groper is actually the largest carnivorous bony fish species found living on reefs, reaching a length of up to 1.7m and a weight of up to 40kg. Learn more about the biology of this fish in this fact sheet.
Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 22.06.2022
Students will investigate some human impacts on the marine environment and develop informative posters for their school community.
Resource type: LessonLast updated: 22.06.2022
In this lesson, students will consider the impact of overfishing and investigate the recreational abalone fishing rules.
Resource type: LessonLast updated: 22.06.2022
This worksheet is associated with the Lesson: Fishing for abalone
Resource type: Student WorksheetLast updated: 16.06.2022
This student worksheet is associated with the Lesson: Exposition.
Resource type: Student WorksheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
There are over 3,000 species of bony fish that have been recorded in Western Australia. Of these, the most highly sought after by recreational and commercial fishers are the demersal scalefish - fish that live on or near the sea floor.
Resource type: PosterLast updated: 09.06.2022
Colour me in. Manta rays are the largest rays and can reach immense sizes of 3 - 7 metres from wing tip to wing tip.
Resource type: Fishy Fun SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
Colour me in. Sawfish are a PROTECTED SPECIES in Western Australia. If you catch one you must return it to the water as quickly and carefully as possible.
Resource type: Fishy Fun SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
Colour me in.
Resource type: Fishy Fun SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
Colour me in. Explore the ocean... how many species can you find?
Resource type: Fishy Fun SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
Dot-to-dot. What is jumping up over the waves?
Resource type: Fishy Fun SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
Dot-to-dot. Join the dots to find out how many legs I have.
Resource type: Fishy Fun SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
Dot-to-dot. As a male I am called a bull, as a female I am called a cow, as a baby I am called a pup - what am I?
Resource type: Fishy Fun SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
Complete the word-fill using the words provided.
Resource type: Fishy Fun SheetLast 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
This red crab is a terrestrial (land) species of crab found almost exclusively on Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean.
Resource type: Fun Fact SheetLast updated: 09.06.2022
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