'Marine heatwave' review provides valuable lessons

11:47 AM Tue 31 May 2011 GMT

Marine scientists are collaborating to better reveal the causes and consequences of the recent marine heatwave along WA's West Coast. During a recent Department of Fisheries workshop, participants committed to producing scientific papers and sharing information that would help researchers better understand the unusual event earlier this year that was responsible for fish, lobster and abalone deaths along the mid-west coast and in the Abrolhos, Kalbarri and Leeman areas. Acting Director of Research Dr Dan Gaughan said, in some cases, these were the warmest sea temperatures ever recorded for these regions. 'There were also significant amounts of coral bleaching along ...

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by Department of Fisheries, WA