SOS - Save Our Sanctuaries.
Leave a message for your MP today.

A ground-breaking decision on sanctuaries for our marine life is just one step away, but we need to keep up the pressure. Corporate lobbyists hired by the fishing industry are visiting our elected Members of Parliament and we need to stop them undermining the community movement for marine protection.

Thanks to our Big Blue Army of supporters, more than 1,000 people have already leapt into action, phoning to leave messages for local Members of Parliament in support of marine sanctuaries. This has turned the tide in favour of our marine life but we need to keep going. We have a few more months to make our case for the best possible outcome.

A phone message left for your MP is incredibly powerful. We've prepared a factual 'how to guide' you can download, but it's also important to know that your MP wants to just know your opinion because you’re a constituent and your vote matters to them. Find out their contact details below and make a quick call. You don't need to get into a discussion – just stay positive and politely let them know what you think. You can also use their answering service if its out of office hours.

Thanks for taking such a positive step to help save our marine life.


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It's most effective if we contact Government MPs rather than Opposition MPs, so enter your details below for the contact details of the MP we recommend you call.

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Your MP Contact Guide:

If you need some help with what to say, here are some of the reasons why your MP should be supporting sanctuaries:

1. You support sanctuaries and you're a constituent. Tell them why you and your friends/family support sanctuaries!
2. In the recent public consultation period a new record for public interest in a conservation issue in Australia was set when close to 40,000 people wrote to the Government supporting marine sanctuaries.
3. Less than 1% of Australia's South West is protected but up to 90% of its marine life is unique - a far greater level than is found even on the Great Barrier Reef.
4. At the 2010 election, the Government promised to protect South West marine life in a network of marine sanctuaries.
5. Two of only three feeding areas in Australia for the rare and endangered Blue Whale are in the South West - the Perth Canyon and near Kangaroo Island in SA.
6. There are 10 iconic feeding and breeding areas for marine life in the South West. Protection in all hotspots will be a win-win for conservation, the economy and for fishing.
7. An independent economic study by the Allen Consulting Group found sanctuaries would boost tourism revenue by 20% - this is a value injection for the regional economy.
8. More and bigger fish are found on the edges of sanctuaries - experienced fishers know this.


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