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    • Living Seawalls - Marine and Civil Engineering
    • Living Seawalls - HPGE STEAM Program
    • Kelp Forests
    • Darling Harbour Precinct
    • Earth's Natural Systems
    • Human-Environment Interactions
    • Geographical Investigation
    • Environmental Change
    • Oceanography
    • Estuarine Studies
    • Life In The Sea
    • Earth's Environments
  • Resources
    • Case Studies
      • Sydney Estuary
      • Parramatta River
      • Darling Harbour Precinct
      • Gamay (Botany Bay)
      • Great Southern Reef
    • Habitats
      • Oyster Reefs
      • Seagrass
      • Mangroves
      • Saltmarsh
      • Rocky Shores
      • Coral Reefs
      • Kelp Forests
      • Tundra
    • Habitat Restoration
      • Living Seawalls
      • Operation Crayweed
      • Operation Posidonia & Seeds of the Sea
      • Project Restore
      • Sydney Seahorse Project
    • Research and Innovation
      • IMOS
      • Reef Design Lab
    • Skills & Fieldwork
      • Geographical Tools
      • Geographical Investigation & Fieldwork
      • Snorkelling
  • Projects
    • Living Seawalls School Hub
    • Streamwatch
    • Blue Schools Network
    • STEAM
      • Investigating Middle Harbour Creek
      • Eco-Engineering
    • Ocean Art
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The Harbour School Sydney

Estuarine Studies - Stage 6 Marine Studies

Students will learn about pressure being placed on estuaries due to human activities and structures, actions to reduce human impacts, and explore maps of features of the Sydney Harbour estuary. They will experience hands on activities to explore marine life in the estuary, learn about management and contemporary research and innovations implemented to manage Sydney estuary.

Syllabus Content  - Marine Studies


  • Nature of an estuary
  • The effects on estuaries
  • Suitable management strategies to protect estuarine environments
  • Techniques to sample marine life in an estuary
  • Estuary life - mangroves, crustaceans, fish
  • Importance of estuaries
  • Ecosystems present in estuaries.
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Bookings

Cost
$40 per student

Minimum booking size
Excursions need a minimum of 15 students to run, or a minimum cost of $600 (including GST).
Please contact us if you have a class smaller than 15 and we can try to combine with a second school.

Please submit a booking inquiry by completing the Booking Inquiry Google Form.
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Resources

Operation Posidonia
The Harbour School Sydney Pty Ltd
ACN 668 200 815


Corporate member: Australian Marine Science Association
Associate Member: National Marine Science Committee
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We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and recognise their continuing connection with, and knowledge about, land, waters and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures; and to Elders past, present and emerging.

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  • Home
    • About Us
    • Staff
    • Educational Delivery Model
    • Cancellations & Changes
    • Past Events
    • Blog
    • Key Dates
    • Contact Us
  • Excursions
    • INCURSIONS
    • Living Seawalls - Growth and Survival of Living Things
    • Living Seawalls - Marine and Civil Engineering
    • Living Seawalls - HPGE STEAM Program
    • Kelp Forests
    • Darling Harbour Precinct
    • Earth's Natural Systems
    • Human-Environment Interactions
    • Geographical Investigation
    • Environmental Change
    • Oceanography
    • Estuarine Studies
    • Life In The Sea
    • Earth's Environments
  • Resources
    • Case Studies
      • Sydney Estuary
      • Parramatta River
      • Darling Harbour Precinct
      • Gamay (Botany Bay)
      • Great Southern Reef
    • Habitats
      • Oyster Reefs
      • Seagrass
      • Mangroves
      • Saltmarsh
      • Rocky Shores
      • Coral Reefs
      • Kelp Forests
      • Tundra
    • Habitat Restoration
      • Living Seawalls
      • Operation Crayweed
      • Operation Posidonia & Seeds of the Sea
      • Project Restore
      • Sydney Seahorse Project
    • Research and Innovation
      • IMOS
      • Reef Design Lab
    • Skills & Fieldwork
      • Geographical Tools
      • Geographical Investigation & Fieldwork
      • Snorkelling
  • Projects
    • Living Seawalls School Hub
    • Streamwatch
    • Blue Schools Network
    • STEAM
      • Investigating Middle Harbour Creek
      • Eco-Engineering
    • Ocean Art
  • Professional Learning
  • Careers