Seabirds of Western Australia - Albany Fri 25 Jun 2010 2:00pm – 3:00pm Museum of the Great Southern Ron Johnstone Curator of Ornithology, Terrestrial Zoology 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. 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 also the impacts of climate change and humans on our marine avifauna. Getting Here Address Museum of the Great Southern Residency Road, Albany, Western Australia, 6330, Australia Phone (08) 9841 4844 By Bus The Museum of the Great Southern is located within walking distance of the town centre, which is serviced by the several bus services, visit the PTA website for timetables. By Car Parking is available in onsite.