This resource series aims to introduce the topic of our local marine environment to Kimberley classrooms. Like most Western Australians, Kimberley people are passionate about the outdoors. With amazing beaches, hidden bays, coastal cliffs and coral reefs, it’s not hard to see why. For those who don’t live on the coast, many of these lessons can be adapted to suit freshwater places. Instead of using the beach as an example, you could talk about a local river, estuary or waterhole. The Kimberley marine environment is remarkably untouched, although as more and more people start to visit the spectacularly remote Kimberley coastline care must be taken to ensure threats such as pollution, overfishing and increased development are managed appropriately. These lessons focus on the variety of marine habitats found in the Kimberley, focusing on individual species and threats. An emphasis is placed on individual and community actions that contribute to ensuring our amazing Kimberley marine environment is preserved into the future.
The key questions we are examining through these activities at all year levels are:
• What are marine habitats?
• How have animals adapted to different Kimberley marine habitats?
• How do marine parks protect our marine plants and animals?
• How can we fish for the future?
• What can we do to protect our Kimberley marine plants and animals, and their habitats?
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Keywords
marine, habitats, fish, environment, fisheries, wildlife, coast, beach, kimberley
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