We encourage schools to follow our journey and to keep in contact via our on-line blog, all while learning about the environmental issues surrounding Bass Strait and its environs.

 

The expansive open waters provide vital habitat for a range of marine wildlife while humpback whales pass Bass Strait on thier annual migration around south east Australia during winter and spring.

 

Many species of birds use the Bass Strait flyway as a migration path between Tasmania and mainland Australia including Australasian Gannets, Swift Parrot, Short Tailed Shearwaters and the critically endangered Orange Bellied Parrot. 

 

Although covering a very large area, Bass Strait is highly sensitive to environmental damage, through pollution, litter, off shore drilling, over fishing and climate change.

 

Creeks in suburban Melbourne flow into the Yarra River, that then joins Port Philip Bay, before entering into Bass Strait. A piece of plastic litter can travel this entire length, and be mistaken for a jellyfish and eaten by a dolphin, who could choke and die. 

 

We feel very strongly about protecting our fragile environments, and to protecting the habitats of the wildlife who live in and around Bass Strait.

 

 

We hope our kayaking journey inspires others to learn more about our natural environments, so to better understand the importance of healthy balanced ecosystems.

 

 

"I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues"  The Lorax, Dr Seuss