School Excursions: MCRP recommends the following Educational Operators to help you plan or manage a school or group excursion: Bay Play https://bayplay.com.au/schools/marine-education/
Gould League www.gould.org.au
Teachers’ Resources: MCRP prepared teachers’ resources for use by educators looking for something different to present to students prior to a visit to the marine sanctuary. They should enable teachers to take self-guided tours. You can print or download the articles listed below.
MEC Introductory Panels A guide for teachers when talking students through the wall panel displays at Beaumaris Life Saving Club.
MEC Teacher’s Resource A guide to teachers covering local Aboriginal history, foreshore plants, local marine life, some geology and a model view of the reef based life cycle.
Script of Audio Plants Walk This script will enable teachers to take an informed beach walk, from the starting point of the Beaumaris Life Saving Club on Beaumaris Beach discussing most foreshore plants. This great resource was written and narrated by Rosemary MacLean.
Coastal Indigenous Trial walks – a lovely local guide produced by City of Bayside Indigenous Trails www.bayside.vic.gov.au/coastal-trails
Marine Species Identification
Fish Identification Chart – some fish species you may encounter on a snorkel in the Sanctuary.
The Sanctuary – for our junior members a site that lists sea weeds and invertebrates (shell fish, crabs etc), that live in the Sanctuary.
Parks Victoria – Online Educational Resources for students
Taxonomic toolkit – for marine life of Port Phillip
Marine pest id cards – Non-native species that have invaded Port Phillip Bay.
Intertidal Reef ID Sheet – Parks Victoria monitor these marine species of flora and fauna
Other useful links:
A Cleaner Yarra River and Port Phillip Bay Action Plan 2012 https://www.readkong.com/page/a-cleaner-yarra-river-port-phillip-bay-8667519
Bayside Birdlife https://www.birdlifebayside.org/ Bayside Council Coastal Management Plan 2014 www.bayside.vic.gov.au/…/bayside_coastal_management_plan_2014.
Dave Reinhard’s marine images ww.flickr.com/photos/bluedevilfish/sets/72157639724610564
Parks Victoria – Online Educational Resources for students https://parkweb.vic.gov.au
Taxonomic toolkit for marine life of Port Phillip Bay portphillipmarinelife.net.au/