Start your week as a valuable citizen scientist and come help us monitor our incredible seagrass meadows! Watch as the glorious sun rises and reflects across the exposed mudflats of Yawuru Nagulagun (Roebuck Bay). Take vital measurements to aid the protection of our beloved seagrass, who not only look after us but also the many benthic invertebrates whom call the meadows home, as well as dugongs and turtles.

We will start the morning at 5:00am with snacks and a hot drink, followed by a safety and training induction before commencing the survey across the mudflat.  Please ensure you bring the following:

• Sun protection: The Kimberley sun packs a punch, please ensure you wear protective clothing such as t-shirt/long sleeve shirt, hat and sunscreen.
• Water bottle: save waste and bring your own bottle, we will provide water to re-fill.
• Reef Shoes: the mud flats are very sticky! We recommend you wear reef boots to protect your toes from the many intertidal creatures and potential sharp rocks/coral. We will provide boots you can borrow if you do not have your own.

Please meet our team near the Broome Port Slipway entrance, see the location details below. Contact Alex our Seagrass Officer if you need help locating us or have any questions about the survey.

Read more about our Seagrass Project here: Seagrass Monitoring Project - Environs Kimberley

If you would like an idea of what the survey involves, please see our training video:

BROOME COMMUNITY SEAGRASS MONITORING PROJECT TRAINING VIDEO on Vimeo

We hope to see you out on the Bay!

Contact: Alex Gibson – Seagrass Project Officer

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 0472721606

Meet near the Broome Port Slipway entrance.

Distance from town centre: 10 mins drive

GPS coordinates: -12.967874, 122.290245