References
Ayling, T. & Parish, S. Amazing facts about Australian Marine Fishes. Steve Parish Publishing Pty Ltd., 2008.
Bennett, I. The Fringe of the Sea. Rigby Ltd., 1966.
Roe, D., Hammond, N., Yyse, M. HarbourKeepers & CoastKeepers Fish Survey Manual. National Parks Association of NSW, 2006.
DeBono, E. Six Thinking Hats for Schools, Books 1and 2, Hawker Brownlow Educational, 1992.
MTAQ. Coast and Marine Education Syllabus. Level 4 – beyond Level 6. Marine Teacher’s Association of Queensland Inc., 2005.
Websites
Australian aquaculture
www.mesa.edu.au/aquaculture/default.asp
Australian museum – fantastic links to Fish and Marine Invertebrates
http://australianmuseum.net.au/animals
Bureau of Meteorology
www.bom.gov.au
CSIRO Wealth from the oceans online Biodiversity poster
www.cmar.csiro.au/biodiversity-poster/index.htm
Fact sheet Marine voyages discover hundreds of new species in the Southern Ocean
www.csiro.au/resources/SeamountBiodiversityFacts.html
Fishers help scientists
www.csiro.au/science/Commercial-fishers-and-ocean-observation.html
High tech ocean equipment
www.csiro.au/science/Ocean-Observing.html
Impacts of Climate Change on Australia’s Marine Life
www.climatechange.gov.au/impacts/publications/marinelife.html
Impact of Climate Change on Marine Environment
www.defra.gov.uk/news/latest/2008/marine-1601.htm
Marine Microbes – Australian Institute of Marine Science
www.aims.gov.au/docs/research/marine-microbes/microbes/microbes.html
Oceans Alive - ABC website for kids
www.abc.net.au/oceans/alive.htm
Marine protected areas
www.environment.gov.au/coasts/mpa/about/index.html
Ocean swimming
www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/swimming/
Plastic bags and plastic
www.environment.gov.au/settlements/waste/plastic-bags/index.html
www.abc.net.au/science/features/bags/default.htm www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJaI-Ohggd4&feature=related
Note this is a Youtube video and may be blocked from direct viewing in some schools
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Note the following is an American based study and includes some images of dead sea-birds
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxNqzAHGXvs&feature=related
Sammy the turtle
http://australianmuseum.net.au/Sammy-the-Turtle
Sand science – interactive website
www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/01/05/science/06sandmap.html?ref=science
Sand science – news story and audio slide show that includes findings from Palm Beach in NSW.
www.nytimes.com/2009/01/06/science/06prof.html?_r=1 Scientists question fisheries health test
www.csiro.au/news/Scientists-question-fisheries-health-test.html
Seabirds
www.environment.gov.au/coasts/species/seabirds/index.html
Sea horse farming
www.seahorse-australia.com.au/
Sea shells of NSW
http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/
Sea spiders
www.oceanwideimages.com/categories.asp?cid=195
Seals and Sea lions
www.environment.gov.au/coasts/species/seals/index.html
Shark research – CSIRO
www.cmar.csiro.au/whitesharks/index.html Teeming biodiversity discovered in extinct volcanoes off south-eastern Australia
http://www.csiro.au/science/SeamountBiodiversity.html
The blue highway ABC’s interactive webpage showing the importance of all the different types of aquatic habitat for fish.
www.abc.net.au/science/bluehighway/default.htm
Tasmanian scientists expand their view of the ocean
www.csiro.au/news/Tasmanian-scientists-expand-ocean-view.html
Using microbes to improve oil recovery
http://www.csiro.au/science/MEOR.html
Waves, are they important to our ecosystems?
www.csiro.au/science/waves-in-ocean-ecosystems.html
Whales and dolphins
Australia’s research priorities for Cetaceans
www.environment.gov.au/coasts/species/cetaceans/publications/fs-research-priorities.html
Fantastic site with 3 units of work for teachers and video of Minke Whales.
www.environment.gov.au/coasts/species/cetaceans/education/index.html
Non-lethal techniques for studying whales
www.environment.gov.au/coasts/species/cetaceans/publications/fs-techniques.html
The role of science in the international whaling commission
www.environment.gov.au/coasts/species/cetaceans/publications/fs-science-iwc.html
Wealth from Oceans Flagship video
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