Marine Waters welcomes you to share experiences and knowledge with other like-minded marine educators across Western Australia, Australia and overseas.
Marine Waters contains resources for students, educators and the community who have an interest in the aquatic environment. Register FREE at http://marinewaters.fish.wa.gov.au
04/06/2026
This years World Environment Day theme is straight forward – ‘Climate Action’.
Not only tomorrow, 5 June, but every day, we all need to step up and help create a more sustainable future by taking action to repair and protect our Earth. 🌏
Reduce your use, pick up some rubbish, plant a tree, or donate to an important environmental cause. Make everyday World Environment Day. 🏝️🚮🌱
27/05/2026
All in – two little words which can mean so much. ‘All In’ is the theme for National Reconciliation Week 2026, a call to commit to reconciliation every day.
is the 25th anniversary of this important time, held every year from 27 May to 3 June.
Just like the ocean, where everything plays its part in a healthy ecosystem, people from all walks of life can work together to create a better world.
This years artwork, Gaagal, is by Otis Hope Carey, whose paintings connect to water. Gaagal means ‘ocean’ and is a totemic emblem of the saltwater and freshwater Gumbaynggirr people.
Visit reconciliation.org.au for more about .
25/05/2026
Applications are open now for ‘Storm Chasers’, an amazing new community volunteering opportunity hosted by AQWA.
From mid-July to September 2026, volunteers will learn to become a coastal custodian, with the program providing knowledge of the plants and animals found on our metropolitan beaches during the weekly expeditions.
Storm Chasers who are passionate about the environment will also gain basic marine studies skills from the in-field experiences which include cataloguing, surveying, sampling and wildlife watches.
Interested? Apply now, link in first comment. Applications close 5 June 2026.
18/05/2026
Great to see some future Marine Scientists in this group of Year 10 students we worked with recently!
For free marine-themed educational resources to support your classes’ learning, visit marinewaters.fish.wa.gov.au
14/05/2026
WA researchers are using thermal imaging to learn more about humpback whale migration, using the distinct thermal signature of their ‘blows’. 🐳
The Working for Whales project aims to refine how we protect migrating humpbacks to mitigate potential entanglements with fishing gear. 🪢
The camera is currently located at Leeuwin Lighthouse for the northern whale migration season, to help determine the peak migration movements of whales heading both north and south. 📹
To learn more about this project, read the DPIRD media release - link in first comment.
11/05/2026
Do you have budding scientists, artists and pest detectives in your class? They could win $500 for their school with their imagination! 💡
Enter them in ‘Build-a Super Aquatic Pest’, a free, curriculum aligned activity for Years 3-5 where they design a fictional aquatic pest to learn about biosecurity, how pests spread, what damage they cause and what people can do to reduce the risks.
The competition is open now, and entries close on Tuesday 2 June 2026. All resources needed are available to download from Anima Co, link in first comment 👉
08/05/2026
It’s a BIG birthday!
Happy 100th birthday to the iconic Sir David Attenbrough.
If you’re like us at Marine Waters, you’ve probably been inspired by one of his many films over his epic 82-year career.
He has showcased the beauty and importance of many different natural environments and organisms, however we can’t help but agree with his quote from his recent film Ocean -
“After almost 100 years on the planet, I now understand the most important place on Earth is not on land, but at sea”.
Head online to Sir Dave Day to find an event near you, and celebrate the worlds’ favourite naturalist! Link in first comment 👉
Image: www.dfat.gov.au
Did you know weedy sea dragons don’t have teeth? They belong to a family called Sygnathidae, which means ‘together jaw’ in Greek. Their long snout is essentially a pipe that they use to suck food in, such as tiny shrimp. 🦐
Weedy sea dragons are related to seahorses and like them, the males carry the eggs, but under their tails, not in a pouch.
Unlike seahorses, they don’t have a caudal fin (tail fin) so they aren’t great swimmers. They use their ventral (belly) and dorsal fin to swim, or they simply drift through the seaweed and seagrass meadows where they live along Australia’s southern coasts. 🍃
Go to our website to download a weedy-seadragon colour-in, or explore our website for more FREE marine education resources. Link in first comment 👉
Don’t wait till the Annual Humpback Whale Day (6 May) to report your sightings of marine fauna! You can submit sightings anytime with the updated Marine Fauna Sightings app. 🐋
The app is an easy way for water users to identify and submit sightings of WA fauna, such as whales, turtles, dolphins and dugong, and will help WA scientists get a better understanding of their movements and behaviour patterns.
Find out more and get a link to the app from the DPIRD website – link in comments below.
And if whales fascinate you, there is a FREE online webinar coming up on 6 May – more information and link to register in the comments. 🐳
Does your class find whales fascinating? Register now for a FREE online webinar to be held on Wednesday 6 May, the first
‘humpday’ in May. 🐋
Hosted by the Australian National Maritime Museum, this event celebrates Annual Humpback Whale Day and features live interviews from scientists around Australia, including whale scientist Dr Vanessa Pirotta, with a live cross to Dr Ben Arthur on CSIRO’s research vessel, RV Investigator. 🛥️
Suitable for kindy to Year 10, go to the link in the first comment to register your students, home learners, class or school for this event. Registration closes 6 May 2026 and the webinar will be held via zoom from 2:00 pm – 3:00pm AEST.
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