Feb 23 2015
Muddy invertebrates are fattening
ROEBUCK BAY has the richest biodiversity of any tropical mudflat in the world. Each month mud samples are taken at two sites in the bay. These samples are full of marine invertebrates known as “benthos” that are sorted and identified in a laboratory at the Broome Bird Observatory. Long term monthly sampling enables monitoring of changes in invertebrate abundance in Roebuck Bay. If you want to help monitor the invertebrates that fatten up shorebirds for their annual migration, well here are the dates and details for you.
Feb 19 2015
Year to volunteer
Seagrass monitoring is an awesome experience of real science. © Kandy Curran
Roebuck Bay Working Group members organise and participate in a variety of community based research projects in and around Roebuck Bay. These projects provide baseline data to assist in the protection and management of the extraordinary environmental and cultural values of Roebuck Bay. Seagrass, benthos, shorebirds, turtles, dolphins, coastal debris – Broome is special because there are so many opportunities to get involved in science projects that are rewarding, lots of fun, educational and good for Roebuck Bay!