state of Australian environment
...y metals and industrial toxins are flushed into the ocean and pose a serious threat to the delicate marine system. Marine vegetation and fish eg: shellfish populate the Mornington Peninsula. Sought after catches have become threatened from overfishing. Industrial and residential development at the head of Westernport Bay has produced mass amounts of run off that’s contaminating the waterways. Seagrasses are dying off, taking with them the ability to oxygenate the water and provide food and homes to the inhabitants. -http://www.surfrider.org.au/publications/media/branch.php- Mornington Peninsula and Arthur’s Seat National Parks are hosts to approximately 25 rare plants and grasslands that existed before European settlement. Besides small sections damaged from human activity in previous years, there are well-established grasslands, scrublands and coastal complexes. As well as a variety of plants, 32 mammal species, 167 birds, 22 reptiles, 7 amphibians and 2 freshwater species reside within both parks. The stable environments and numbers of both flora and fauna mean that future regeneration is hig...