Useful Links

Aboriginal

Kimberley Land Council – “The Kimberley Land Council is a community organisation working for and with Traditional Owners of the Kimberley, to get back country, to look after country and to get control of our future.” www.klc.org.au

Conservation

Conservation Volunteers Australia – www.conservationvolunteers.com.au

Directory of important wetlands in Australia – www.environment.gov.au/water/environmental/wetlands

Environment Australia – www.environment.gov.au

Environs Kimberley – “An independent community environmental organisation dedicated to protecting the nature and culture of the Kimberley region. We support development that is locally based and compatible with the special qualities and values of this unique, beautiful and little studied region.” www.environskimberley.org.au

Ramsar – International convention for wetlands conservation. http://ramsar.org

Wetlands International – “Wetlands International works to sustain and restore wetlands, their resources and biodiversity for future generations. Wetlands include river delta, lakes, peat swamps, lagoons, estuaries and reefs.” www.wetlands.org

WWF Australia – www.wwf.org.au

Migratory Shorebirds

Asia-Pacific Shorebird Network – Resources for the three major flyways of the region – www.shorebirdnetwork.org

Australasian Wader Study Group – Formed in 1981 as a special interest group of Birds Australia to coordinate and focus studies on waders, or shorebirds in Australia and throughout their migration routes in the Asia Pacific – www.awsg.org.au

Birds Australia WA branch – www.birdsaustralia.com.au/the-organisation/western-australia.html

Birds Australia – Australia’s peak scientific and recreational birding organisation – www.birdsaustralia.com.au

CAMBA (China-Aust Migratory Bird Agreement) – www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/dfat/treaties/1988/22.html

Feathers, Flyways & Friends program www.wetlands.org.au/shorebirds/index.htm

Global Flyway Network – Global research initiatives – www.globalflywaynetwork.com.au

International Wader Study Group (IWSG) www.waderstudygroup.org

New Zealand Wader Study Group – North Island www.miranda-shorebird.org.nz

Industry

Port of Broome | Port of Pearls – Broome’s deepwater port services offshore and onshore mining, live exports, cruise vessel tourism, commercial fishing and pearling aquaculture – www.broomeport.com

Water Corporation – www.watercorporation.com.au

Fishing

Department of Fisheries, Western Australia, Fish for the Future – www.fish.wa.gov.au

Western Australia Fishing Industry Council – Is the peak industry body representing the commercial fishing industry, pearling and aquaculture. www.wafic.com.au

Government Agencies

Department of Environment & Conservation – www.calm.wa.gov.au

Department of Transport – www.dpi.wa.gov.au

Marine Mammals

Kimberley Inshore Dolphin Project kimberleydolphins.com

Snubfin Dolphin – WWF Australia wwf.org.au/snubfin

Protecting whales www.environment.gov.au/coasts/publications/pubs/whale-protection.pdf