text: The Premier for Western Australia has sparked outrage after saying 'some good' has come out of the year-long search for the missing Malaysia Airline plane. Colin Barnett made the comments which drew sighs of disbelief from the audience at the launch of a new blueprint for marine science in Western Australia yesterday, WAToday reports. Search parties have not been successful in recovering MH370 since it disappeared on March 8 last year. This comes as the wife of an Australian passenger on MH370 spoke of her heartache, revealing she is yet to tell her children why their father hasn't come home. Scroll down for video . Colin Barnett, the Premier for Western Australian (pictured), has sparked outrage after saying 'some good' has come out of the year-long search for missing Malaysia Airline . Search parties have not been successful in recovering MH370 since it disappeared on March 8 last year . Its more than a year since the day Perth father Paul Weeks (right) boarded the Beijing-bound flight in Kuala Lumpur. But his wife Danica Weeks (left) is still at a loss about what to tell her young boys . 'Sometimes knowledge can come from unexpected sources,' Mr Barnett said yesterday. 'While that [the MH370 disappearance] is a great human tragedy there will be some good come out of it and the knowledge of the deep sea, and the seabed conditions will probably exceed anywhere in the world.' He continued to say that volcanoes have been discovered as well as fresh water lakes and waterfalls. Mr Barnett also added the search has helped uncover 'features of the marine bed that many did not believe was likely to exist'. The search of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 continues a year after its disappearance . The search party watches the launch of the Phoenix Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) as part of the search operation for MH370 . A crewman of an RAAF AP-3C Orion aircraft looks out his observation window whilst searching for missing flight MH370 . HMAS Perth transits through the Southern Indian Ocean searching for debris from MH370 . Its more than a year since the day Perth father Paul Weeks boarded the Beijing-bound flight in Kuala Lumpur. But his wife Danica Weeks is still at a loss about what to tell her young boys - and where their beloved father has gone. Ms Weeks said despite being advised by people that she needs to tell Lincoln, 4, and Jack, 2, what happened to him, she refuses to lie to their sons and will wait until the truth is discovered. Flight MH370 vanished on March 8, 2014 while travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board - among the passengers was Mr Weeks. The plane dropped off the civilian radar after its transponder and other equipment were switched off shortly after takeoff from Kuala Lumpur. It was then tracked by Malaysia’s military radar heading towards the Indian Ocean.
target: Colin Barnett was at the launch for a new blueprint for marine science .
  The WA Premier said 'some good' has come out of the search for MH370 .
  His comments drew sighs of disbelief from the audience .
  The aircraft disappeared with all 239 people on board on March 8, 2014 .
  The plane, which is yet to be found, was flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing .