Regional Flora
Mangroves
Australia
Mangroves – Use by Aboriginals
Mangrove Guide Book
Changes in Mangrove Areas
Status of Australian Mangroves
Seagrasses
Western Port & Victoria
Seagrasses in Western Port (EPA)
Seagrasses of Victoria
Australia
Seagrasses in Queensland Waters
Changes in Seagrass Area
Seagrass Meadows
Seagrasses of Australia
Seagrass Planting – NSW
Terrestrial Plant Species
Information Sheet on Ramsar Site – WP - Contains excellent descriptions of habitats and species.
Melbourne Environment Report 2007 (PP&W CMA)
Regional Fauna
Australian Faunal Directory
Annalids
Giant Gippsland Earthworm
Amphibians
Frogs of Australia
Frogs of Victoria – Museum of Victoria
Birds
Birds Australian Museum – types, photos, video
Bird Finder
ABSA
Endangered species
Bird Life Australia
Bird Survey of WP
Distribution of sea birds in WP
Cephalopods
Cephalopod page
Crustaceans
Crustaceans – Australian Museum – descriptions, photos & video
Dolphins
Dolphin Research Institute
Fish
Seahorses and dragons in Seagrass Meadows
Seadragons
King George Whiting
Ecology of Juvenile Whiting in Western Port
Fish – Australian Museum, descriptions, photos, video etc
Population dynamics and feeding ecology of pipefish (Syngnathidae) associated with eelgrass beds of Western Port, Victoria.
Photos
Insects
Museum Victoria Identification service
What is an insect - list of orders and diagrams
Butterflies – Museum of Victoria
Mammals
Museum Victoria Mammals Info
Marine Life
Marine Life Portal
Marine Images
Marine Images
Marine Pollution Images
Ocean Images
Reptiles
Reptiles
Snakes – Museum of Victoria
Lizards – Museum of Victoria
State of Environment Reports & Environmental Monitoring Reports
Melbourne Environment Report 2007 (PP&W CMA)
Western Port Beach Water Quality Report (EPA)
Waterway condition in the Westernport catchment and western Mornington Peninsula (Melbourne Water)
Estuaries – Healthy Estuaries Determinations (EPA)
Water Quality Data & Reports – Victorian Water Resources Data Warehouse.
State of Marine Report (Victoria)
Organisations
Local Government in Western Port
Bass Coast
Baw Baw
Cardinia
Casey
Mornington Peninsula
Victorian Government Agencies
Central Coastal Board
Department of Primary Industries
Department of Sustainability and Environment
Environment Protection Authority
Parks Victoria
Port Phillip and Westernport CMA
West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority
Australian Government Agencies
Australian Institute of Marine Sciences
Bureau of Meteorology
CSIRO
Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
DEWHA (Coasts & Oceans)
Environment Australia - Coasts and Oceans
Major Regional Businesses
Melbourne Water Corporation
South East Water
South Gippsland Water
Westernport Water
Blue Scope Steel
ESSO
Port of Hastings Development Authority
Toll Holdings Western Port
Universities (main campus science departments)
Monash Sciences
Melbourne Sciences
La Trobe Sciences
RMIT Sciences
Deakin Environmental Sciences
Marine Science Organisations
Australian Institute of Marine Science
Integrated Coastal Zone Management on the Web
MESA (Marine Education Society of Australasia)
National Dragon Search
CSIRO Marine Research
Marine Education
Marine Education Society of Australasia
Deep Blue Sea Marine Education
Gould League of Victoria
Victorian Association for Environmental Education
Coastcare
Regional Environmental Groups
Dolphin Research Institute
Friends Groups – Gateway
Landcare Groups – Gateway
Mornington Peninsula and Western Port Biosphere Reserve
Western Port Seagrass Partnership
Friends of Rokeby
Sustainable Land Management Trainers
Exploring Western Port
Western Port Maps
WP Interactive Map
Biosphere Map
Regional History
Western Port Chronology
Hastings Pioneer Cottage
History Portal
Short History of French Island
French Island History
Lang Lang District
Lang Lang Historical Society
Regional Tourism & Recreation
Corinella
Cranbourne Botanic Gardens
Dolphin Research Centre & Excursions (Hastings)
French Island Tours
Ferry trips to French Island, Phillip Island & Seal Rocks
Koo Wee Rup Township
Mornington Peninsula
Our Western Port & French Island
Phillip Island Nature Parks - Seal Rocks, Penguin Parade, Koala Reserve, Rhyll Inlet etc
Phillip Island
Western Port Marina
Current Conditions
Marine Conditions
Victorian Coastal Weather & Tides
Monitoring & Condition Reports
Waterway condition in the Westernport catchment and western Mornington Peninsula (Melbourne Water)
Water Quality Data & Reports – Victorian Water Resources Data Warehouse.
Better Bays & Waterways
Western Port Beach Water Quality Report (EPA)
Healthy Estuary Determinations – (EPA) (under development)
WP Bird Surveys
Distribution of sea birds in WP
Great Victorian Fish Count
Useful Maps
The Tidal Watershed of Western Port
Biosphere Map
Recent Major Reports
Dynamics, sediment transport, and morphology in a tide-dominated embayment - R.W. Sternberg 1, M. A. H. Marsden 2
A Quantitative Survey of the Macrobenthos of Western Port , Victoria
N Coleman, W Cuff, M Drummond and JD Kudenov
The Health of Streams in the Western Port Catchment (EPA Vic)
Seagrass in Western Port (EPA 1997)
Marine Water Quality Monitoring (EPA)
Water Quality Load Monitoring – PPB & WP (MW)
Western Port Beach Water Quality (EPA 05/06)
Important References
Mornington Peninsula and Western Port Biosphere Nomination includes special features of region
Biosphere (Parks Vic) – Geomorphology, Habitats, plants & animals etc.
Information Sheet on Ramsar Site – WP Contains excellent descriptions of habitats and species.
Comprehensive list of references produced for Biosphere Application
Mangroves of NSW
Fauna of Mornington Peninsula
What You Can Do to Help at Home and Work
Melbourne Water – Stormwater Pollution Types and Source
EPA – Reducing stormwater pollution – A kit for home and business
Get Involved (Melbourne Water)
Western Port Seagrass Partnership provides these links as a resource for the community. If you find a broken or incorrect link please email us as info@seagrass.com.au so that we can keep this list current and accurate.
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