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Thursday, 6 May 2010

A two-year study by a collaboration of scientists including researchers from The University of Western Australia has recommended structural changes to the groynes at Port Geographe in the State's South West to remedy long-term seagrass accumulation problems.

Scientists from The University of Western Australia, Edith Cowan University and independent research company DHI, who undertook the study, also called for further testing of the recommended groyne reconfigurations to determine the combined impact of the large quantities of sand and seagrass that move along the coast in this area together with any implications for water quality in the Port Geographe canals.

The WA Department of Transport and the Shire of Busselton recently confirmed a further engagement with UWA for assessing the impact of the recommended structural modifications on sand transport, using sophisticated computer modelling.

The ‘Seagrass Wrack Dynamics in Geographe Bay' report and further Information is available from the Department of Transport .

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Professor Carolyn Oldham (+61 8)  6488 3531
(UWA School of Environmental Systems Engineering)
Janine MacDonald (UWA Public Affairs)  (+61 8)  6488 5563  /  (+61 4) 32 637 716

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