Seabirds of Western Australia: A sense of place in the Indian Ocean region Wed 29 Oct 2014 6:00pm – 7:00pm WA Maritime Museum Presented by Ron Johnstone, Curator Ornithology, Western Australian Museum Part of the WA Museum’s 2014 In the Wild West Lecture Series Seabirds are great bio-indicators of the marine environment from the equator to the poles. The Indian Ocean is the third largest ocean covering 20% of the earth’s surface. Over the past 40 years there have been dynamic changes in the distributions, status and abundance of many of the seabirds occurring in Western Australia and the eastern Indian Ocean region including Indonesia, Christmas and Cocos-Keeling Islands, the Timor Sea, the Southern Ocean and the sub-Antarctic. The Western Australian region has an extremely rich seabird fauna including a mixture of residents, non-breeding visitors and some of the most important seabird rookeries in the world. Join Ron Johnstone and John Darnell as they provide an overview of our sense of place in this region, and look at some of the historical changes in the birdlife including the invasion southwards of many tropical species and the impacts of climate change and humans on our marine avifauna. COST: Entry by donation BOOKINGS: Essential on 1300 134 081 or using the link below. Online Booking Pacific Gull Photograph courtesy of Peter Mortimer Getting Here Address WA Maritime Museum Victoria Quay Road, Fremantle, Western Australia, 6160, Australia Phone 1300 134 081 By Train The WA Maritime Museum is located within walking distance of Fremantle Station visit the Transperth website for timetables. By Bus The WA Maritime Museum is serviced by the free Fremantle Cat Service, at Red stop 1. Visit the Transperth website for timetables and details. By Car Paid parking is available in the Wilsons car park at the WA Maritime Museum, Victoria Quay Road. By Ferry Captain Cook Cruises offer a range of ferry services from Perth which stop nearby at B-Shed ferry terminal.