Teeming with sea life, the Exmouth Gulf is being studied to determine if the marine ecosystem needs further safeguarding. It comes following the first documented instance of rare hawksbill sea turtles hatching and entering the gulf.
abc.net.au/news/exmouth-gulf-greater-marine-protections-globally-significant/101927156The Exmouth Gulf, a globally significant marine biodiversity site in Western Australia, could be in line for greater environmental protections.The Exmouth Gulf Taskforce will make recommendations on further protection for the area in August
But scientific knowledge gaps mean it is up to the state government's Exmouth Gulf Taskforce to look into whether other parts of the water body need protecting.Taskforce chair Laine Ashforth-McDonald said the group's focus this year was on whether further marine protection was needed for the northern and western parts of the gulf.
Ms Ashforth-McDonald said beyond the three-year term of the taskforce there might need to be recommendations for the long-term management of the gulf."We're certainly in the early stages but that's something we can consider down the track." Dr Fitzpatrick said the gulf had extensive coral reef assemblages, sea grasses, algae and sponges but there was a need for more targeted surveys.The first documented instance of rare hawksbill sea turtles hatching and entering the Exmouth Gulf occurred just last month.
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