Ashmore Reef
Sea snakes, once numerous at Ashmore Reef, appear to have disappeared entirely now.
A recent WA Museum survey found none at all.
However they found three species at the shoals closer to the mainland, which had never been surveyed for snakes before.
Science Network WA [read this story]
Tags: Ashmore Reef, Science and nature, Snakes
Scientists surveying sea snakes at Ashmore Reef say some species have disappeared.
This occurred well before the Montara oil spill disaster of 2009.
A sea snake expert described it as one of the most marked declines of a large marine vertebrate ever recorded.
Science Network [read this story]
This story also appeared in The West Australian last Wednesday.
Tags: Ashmore Reef, Science and nature, Snakes, Wildlife
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A foriegn fishing boat with six crew has been apprehended about 600km north of Broome.
The ABC said the boat is carrying about 250 kilograms of sea cucumber (trepang).
ABC [read this story]
Tags: Ashmore Reef, Fishing
