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Having already killed protected dolphins, seals, albatross and thousands of tonnes of important baitfish, the monster nets of the Supertrawler have now caught one of the world’s largest fish – a whale shark! This has got to be the last straw. Send a message to the Parliamentary Inquiry into the Supertrawler – calling for a […]
BEAUTIFUL imagery of the Great Barrier Reef’s underwater wonderland will be screened in Rockhampton tonight, but for a very important reason. The documentary – The Last Sea Treasure – focuses on dive instructor Julia Sumerling, who has been exploring the Coral Sea for 25 years. Julia travels hundreds of kilometres east to Holmes Reef, Osprey […]
Australia’s leading marine scientists are appealing to the federal government to reject a review expected to recommend a significant reduction in the size of ocean sanctuaries and an expansion of areas permitted for commercial fishing. Tony Abbott announced the review of the boundaries of Labor’s marine parks, counted by the former government as one of […]
I’m writing this on a boat in Cairns, about to set off beyond the Great Barrier Reef to the extraordinary Coral Sea – one of the last wild places on Earth where healthy coral reefs and ocean giants still thrive. On board with me are Julia Summerling, who has dived the Coral Sea more than […]
As we head into the holiday season, we want to THANK YOU all for your support and everything we’ve achieved together this year for our marine life. Here are a few highlights: 20 SANCTUARIES SAVED IN NSW 2015 started with great news: thanks to the huge groundswell of support across New South Wales, Premier Mike […]
SOLITARY Islands Marine Park is one of four marine parks on the NSW coast at risk of losing sanctuary protections under a new State Government proposal. The shoreline between Bare Bluff to Diggers Point and Moonee Beach could be rezoned up to 100m offshore to become a habitat protection zone, which means shore-based recreational line […]
The vast majority of the 7000 submissions made to the NSW Government’s review of marine sanctuaries support restoring full protections to these areas, an environmental group says. A Port Jackson shark in Booderee National Park at Jervis Bay A Port Jackson shark in Booderee National Park at Jervis Bay The submissions were in response to […]
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