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Presentation Type
Presentation
Location
The University of Notre Dame Australia, Broome Campus
The Hall, NDB10
Start Date
5-4-2023 12:00 PM
Description
Roebuck Bay is Yawuru Nagulagun, meaning Yawuru sea country, and is a place of exceptional value.
Mangroves, seagrass and intertidal mudflats are among its productive habitats, providing foraging grounds for a vast array of marine species protected by Yawuru traditional owners for thousands of years and today celebrated by science and enjoyed by the Broome community.
Following determination of native title for Yawuru people under the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), Yawuru people and the State of Western Australia negotiated agreements which included a commitment to reserve a marine park over Roebuck Bay, to be jointly managed by Yawuru people and the State government. In 2016 Yawuru Nagulagun / Roebuck Bay Marine Park became the state’s first jointly managed marine park.
The Yawuru joint management team are today the active managers of the Marine Park under the direction of a Joint Management Body. Yawuru Rangers engage regularly with marine research scientists, Yawuru traditional owners, partner organisations, neighbouring stakeholders and the broader Broome community in the course of protecting, promoting and enhancing the many values of the bay. With ecological, recreational, commercial and cultural values all thriving and interacting within the waters of Yawuru Nagulagun, it’s an extraordinary workplace and an asset for the town, right on Broome’s doorstep.
Recommended Citation
Mathews, Dean; Richardson, Jason; and Bennett, Wil, "Seminar Launch ‘On Broome’s doorstep – Yawuru Nagulagun / Roebuck Bay Marine Park’" (2023). Talking Heads Seminar Series. 1.
https://researchonline.nd.edu.au/nulungu_talkingheads/2023/schedule/1
Seminar Launch ‘On Broome’s doorstep – Yawuru Nagulagun / Roebuck Bay Marine Park’
The University of Notre Dame Australia, Broome Campus
The Hall, NDB10
Roebuck Bay is Yawuru Nagulagun, meaning Yawuru sea country, and is a place of exceptional value.
Mangroves, seagrass and intertidal mudflats are among its productive habitats, providing foraging grounds for a vast array of marine species protected by Yawuru traditional owners for thousands of years and today celebrated by science and enjoyed by the Broome community.
Following determination of native title for Yawuru people under the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth), Yawuru people and the State of Western Australia negotiated agreements which included a commitment to reserve a marine park over Roebuck Bay, to be jointly managed by Yawuru people and the State government. In 2016 Yawuru Nagulagun / Roebuck Bay Marine Park became the state’s first jointly managed marine park.
The Yawuru joint management team are today the active managers of the Marine Park under the direction of a Joint Management Body. Yawuru Rangers engage regularly with marine research scientists, Yawuru traditional owners, partner organisations, neighbouring stakeholders and the broader Broome community in the course of protecting, promoting and enhancing the many values of the bay. With ecological, recreational, commercial and cultural values all thriving and interacting within the waters of Yawuru Nagulagun, it’s an extraordinary workplace and an asset for the town, right on Broome’s doorstep.
