Marine

Ashburton Salt project impact on Exmouth Gulf little to none

Key points The Ashburton Salt project proposes a series of salt-water ponds to be located on existing salt flats. These salt flats form part of a wider wetland ecosystem, supporting

Bitterns from solar salt production explained

Key points: Bitterns are what is left when most of the water and salt (NaCl) is removed from seawater through evaporation. K+S is proposing pre-diluting bitterns with seawater and returning

How climate change affects coastal waters

PhD candidate Paula Cartwright from UWA’s Oceans Graduate School is currently finalising the fieldwork component of the research program, which has involved 18 monthly visits to the coastal regions of

Innovative Zooplankton research to study nutrient transfer across salt flats near Onslow

Innovative research methods not before used in Western Australia are helping K+S determine the way nutrients are transferred across inter-tidal salt flats and into the ocean near the Ashburton Salt

Research partnership studies water quality impact on marine habitats

The project involves researchers, led by PhD student Paula Cartwright of UWA’s Oceans Graduate School, measuring water quality and mapping marine habitats across the Exmouth Gulf and the Urala Creek