SourceBountiful Roebuck Bay
The area's high productivity supports critical marine nurseries and serves as an essential stopover for hundreds of thousands of migratory birds.
- Image captured on March 18, 2026, using the Operational Land Imager (OLI) aboard Landsat 8.
- Shows intertidal mudflats, dynamic mangrove expansion westward by nearly 2 meters per year, and linear tidal creeks in Roebuck Bay.
- Roebuck Bay experiences tidal ranges up to 9 meters (30 feet) due to northwestern Australia's wide continental shelf.