OzCoasts
These links are from OzCoasts on GeoScience Australia, a Govt website. If you do not know how to navigate on this site, see a teacher. Some links are listed below. they are ALL good - you just need to know (or find out) HOW to look!
Best Beaches
Use this link to find beaches
People and Coasts
- People Culture and LifestyleFrom the Aust. Government 'About Australia' website.
- Australian Waters and CoastlineAust. Bureau of Stat. website. See also the articles on Coastal development, Marine Pollution and illegal fishing from the index.
- Coastal natural resource systemsIntegrated management of coastal zones. Looks at mangroves, wetlands, seagrass systems, coral reef systems, sandy beach systems, lagoon and estuary systems and their management and ecological issues.
Coastal Management
- People Culture and LifestyleFrom the Aust. Government 'About Australia' website.
- Australian Waters and CoastlineAust. Bureau of Stat. website. See also the articles on Coastal development, Marine Pollution and illegal fishing from the index.
- Coastal natural resource systemsIntegrated management of coastal zones. Looks at mangroves, wetlands, seagrass systems, coral reef systems, sandy beach systems, lagoon and estuary systems and their management and ecological issues.
Great Pacific Garbage Patch
- FROM YOUR SHOPPING CART TO THE OCEAN GARBAGE PATCHBrief and easy to read. Research and modelling as well as photos from the real ocean patches. Includes a world map of the ocean currents and gyres.
COAST AUSTRALIA - THE HISTORY CHANNEL
This is the website from the show - use all the links to explore the different regions throughout Australia. Remember to use all the live links within the text!
Coastal management
CSIRO COASTS
This is an excellent website from CSIRO which has lots of information about reefs, coastal management, storm damage, etc.
Tourism
- Australia's Official Tourism website.Where you can discover why there is nothing like Australia.
Plastic in the Oceans
MARINE & COASTAL
More from GeoScience Australia - look CAREFULLY at the links to see if they can help. These links came from the site.
WEALTH FROM OCEANS
CSIRO study of Australia's coasts
Pictures
- LIVING WITH THE LEEUWIN CURRENTFrom Fisheries WA - Maps, pictures and lots of information on the Leeuwin Current and its effects on the coasts of WA. Includes recreation and wildlife.
- EXAMPLES OF COASTAL EROSIONFrom Marine Waters WA. Opens up as a PDFF Slideshow. Photos from around WA incl NSW and the shoring up with sandbags of Mettams Pool Beach.
- SEAGRASS MEADOWS AND ROLE IN COASTAL PROTECTIONFrom Marine Waters. PDF slides of seagrass meadows, their wildlife, effects of recreation(boating) as well as storms on meadows. Incl. maps of Cockburn Sound near Kwinana area & Oyster Harbour and Princess Royal Harbour in Albany.
- LA NINA FORCES CURRENT WARMING 2011Maps of ocean temps around Australia and world showing currents and direction(temp, sea level and wind surface anomalies)
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