Seagrass Monitoring in Roebuck Bay (Black Ledge)

Time to enjoy the beauty of Yawuru Nagulagun (Roebuck Bay Marine Park) while supporting a seagrass monitoring session. Everyone is welcome and no previous experience is necessary.

Find dugong feeding trails and fascinating sea creatures while contributing to an important data set that helps us monitor the health of Roebuck Bay! 

Read more about the Broome Community Seagrass Monitoring Project here.

Please watch this before attending any Seagrass monitoring events: BROOME COMMUNITY SEAGRASS MONITORING PROJECT TRAINING VIDEO

Please bring or wear the following:

  • a hat, sun cream and suitable sun protective clothing, i.e. lightweight long sleeves (for when the sun comes out!)
  • reef boots or other enclosed footwear suitable for wet conditions (we have reef boots available to borrow if you don’t have your own)
  • a personal water bottle to carry with you.

We will provide:

  • reef boots to borrow if you do not have your own suitable footwear
  • instruction on monitoring techniques and equipment
  • safety induction.

The distance we walk across the intertidal mud flats takes approximately 30min at this site.

If you are supervising small children, please contact the event coordinator, Elsa, via email ([email protected]) or via mobile phone on 0434991454.

map of Black Ledge

Distance from town centre: 30 mins drive (4WD recommended - the section of Crab Creek Road, which is dirt, can be in poor condition)

GPS coordinates: -18.001664, 122.208194 

WHEN
November 16, 2024 at 3:00pm - 6pm
WHERE
Crab Creek Road (do not use Google Maps)
Broome, WA 6725
Australia
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CONTACT
Elsa · · 0434991454
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Dianne Bennett Bonnie Derne Georgia Carlin Alex Gibson sarah Morice Bruce Pennicuik Marissa Murphy
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