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This interactive activity gives students an overview of some of the fisheries management tools the Department applies to recreational fishing activity to sustainably manage our aquatic resources.
Resource type: School ExcursionLast updated: 14.12.2022
This introductory session asks students to reflect on their relationship with the marine environment and describes the role the Department plays in managing Western Australia’s aquatic resources and environments.
Resource type: School ExcursionLast updated: 14.12.2022
Classification is the organising or sorting of organisms into groups according to their characteristics. This poster shows the classification of common marine animals found across Western Australia.
Resource type: PosterLast updated: 07.12.2022
Classification is the organising or sorting of organisms into groups according to their characteristics.
Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 07.12.2022
Students will investigate the characteristics of fish.
Resource type: LessonLast updated: 07.12.2022
Students will investigate the features of fish.
Resource type: LessonLast updated: 07.12.2022
Students will investigate the external characteristics of fish.
Resource type: LessonLast updated: 07.12.2022
Students will use a simple dichotomous key to identify various species of fish.
Resource type: LessonLast updated: 07.12.2022
Classification is the organising or sorting of organisms into groups according to their characteristics. This poster shows the classification of common marine animals, plants and algae found across Western Australia.
Resource type: PosterLast updated: 07.12.2022
This poster shows how fisheries scientists at the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) use scales and, more accurately, otoliths, to age fish. Determining the ages of fish tells scientists the health of the overall population. From this information, informed fisheries management practices can be applied to ensure fish for the future.
Resource type: PosterLast updated: 07.12.2022
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
Students will explore a range of unique and fascinating transparent animals found in the world’s oceans.
Resource type: LessonLast updated: 03.08.2022
This teacher resource sheet is associated with the Lesson: Deep sea animals, adaptations and biology (Year 7-12) and Student Worksheet: Glass animals adaptations and biology (Year 7-12)
Resource type: Teacher Resource SheetLast updated: 03.08.2022
This teacher resource sheet is associated with the Lesson: Deep sea animals, adaptations and biology (Year 5-6) and Student Worksheet: Glass animals adaptations and biology (Year 5-6)
Resource type: Teacher Resource SheetLast updated: 03.08.2022
This teacher resource sheet is associated with the Lesson: Deep sea animals, adaptations and biology (Year 5-6) and Student Worksheet: Glass animals adaptations and biology (Year 5-6)
Resource type: Teacher Resource SheetLast updated: 03.08.2022
This teacher resource sheet is associated with the Lesson: Deep sea animals, adaptations and biology (Year 7-12) and Student Worksheet: Glass animals adaptations and biology (Year 7-12)
Resource type: Teacher Resource SheetLast updated: 03.08.2022
This student worksheet is associated with the Lesson: Deep sea animals, adaptations and biology
Resource type: Student WorksheetLast updated: 03.08.2022
This student worksheet is associated with the Lesson: Deep sea animals, adaptations and biology
Resource type: Student WorksheetLast updated: 03.08.2022
Adaptations are specific characteristics of a living thing that increases the likelihood of its species survival in its habitat. Each species has their own suite of adaptations that can be broadly grouped into three categories: structural, functional, and behavioural. Many adaptations can be more than one type. For example, viviparous reproduction involves giving birth to live young. This involves the structural adaptation of a womb and may involve the behavioural adaptation of maternal care of young.
Resource type: Fact SheetLast updated: 03.08.2022
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