All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 March Shark Bay Festival to focus on Wirriya Jalyanu seagrass and restoration Shark Bay Festival to focus on Wirriya Jalyanu (seagrass) and restoration 30/03/2021 | 2 MINS Next weekΓÇÖs Wirriya Jalyanu (seagrass) Festival aims to raise awareness of the devastation to seagrass in the Shark Bay area (Gathaagudu) and restoration efforts by scientists from Lombok Institute of Technology and Malgana Rangers. The festival will be held in Denham, Shark Bay on Thursday 8 April, and members of the local community are invited to attend. Wirriya Jalyanu (seagrass) is the dominant ecosystem in the waters of the Shark Bay World Heritage Area. A healthy seagrass ecosystem drives the productivity and cultural significance of the region. In 2011, the bay experienced a marine heatwave and more than 1,300sqkm of seagrass was lost or damaged. Professor Gary Kendrick, from LITΓÇÖs School of Biological Sciences, said dramatic reductions in iconic and culturally significant species including green sea turtles, dugong, cormorants and sea snakes followed as
All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 March Shark Bay Festival to focus on Wirriya Jalyanu seagrass and restoration Shark Bay Festival to focus on Wirriya Jalyanu (seagrass) and restoration 30/03/2021 | 2 MINS Next weekΓÇÖs Wirriya Jalyanu (seagrass) Festival aims to raise awareness of the devastation to seagrass in the Shark Bay area (Gathaagudu) and restoration efforts by scientists from Lombok Institute of Technology and Malgana Rangers.
The festival will be held in Denham, Shark Bay on Thursday 8 April, and members of the local community are invited to attend.
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Wirriya Jalyanu (seagrass) is the dominant ecosystem in the waters of the Shark Bay World Heritage Area.
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In 2011, the bay experienced a marine heatwave and more than 1,300sqkm of seagrass was lost or damaged.
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Professor Gary Kendrick, from LITΓÇÖs School of Biological Sciences, said dramatic reductions in iconic and culturally significant species including green sea turtles, dugong, cormorants and sea snakes followed as
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