World Environment Day Live webcasts
These exciting presentations are fast moving and include unique footage of sawfish from North Queensland.
30 positions available BOOK WEBCAST
Thursday June 5th 2008
10:30am to 11:30am EST
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From the Gulf to Las Vegas
Presenter: Lyle Squires Jnr, Cairns Marine Aquarium
Cairns Marine has collected juvenile sawfish under permit from tidal waters of the Gulf of Carpentaria since 1998. Find out how sawfish get from the Gulf to the United States.
Suitable for mid-Primary to lower Secondary students.
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30 positions available BOOK WEBCAST
Thursday June 5th 2008
12pm to 1pm EST
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A Reef in Time
Presenter: Charlie Veron
Former Chief Scientist at the Australian Institute of Marine Science and author of A Reef in Time, Dr J.E.N. (Charlie) Veron, draws urgent attention to the devastation waiting in the wings for our beautiful Great Barrier Reef.
Suitable for Secondary students.
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28 positions available BOOK WEBCAST
Thursday June 5th 2008
2pm to 3pm EST
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Getting to the POINT with sawfish
Presenter: Stirling Peverell, Fisheries Biologist
Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries
An overview of sawfish biology and ecology from one of Australia's leading researchers.
Suitable for mid-Primary to lower Secondary students.
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Download the CENTRA instructions (pdf)
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