The algal bloom in SA is a symptom of a sick sea. Without urgent action, we risk losing our precious marine life and all the benefits our oceans provide.
Sign the petition. Our oceans need our help!
The devastating algal bloom in South Australia is just the latest symptom of a sick sea.
Just as a rundown person is more susceptible to illness, an ocean suffering from degradation, pollution and climate change is more likely to get sick and struggle to bounce back.
Without urgent action, we risk losing our precious marine life and all the benefits our oceans provide.
Cutting dangerous emissions is crucial. So is creating marine sanctuaries. They help make our fragile ecosystems more resilient to threats such as algal blooms and coral bleaching, and better able to recover and thrive. Sanctuaries also support tourism, local businesses and fishing into the future.
Marine sanctuaries are the heart of a healthy ocean.
The Albanese government has pledged to expand sanctuary protection to 30% of Australia’s oceans. This is welcome news. But we need your support to ensure it delivers on this important promise.
Call for more marine sanctuaries now! It’s something we can do today, to ensure a better tomorrow.
Image: Stefan Andrews courtesy Great Southern Reef Foundation.
Benefits of marine sanctuaries
Highly protected sanctuaries within marine parks protect crucial feeding and breeding areas to help ensure we have fish for the future. They also make coral reefs more resilient to devastating bleaching, algal blooms and cyclones – meaning they are more important than ever before.
And it’s not just Australia’s marine life that benefits …
Sanctuaries are tourism powerhouses, supporting a range of growing industries in regional communities and providing a beacon to international visitors. Long established marine sanctuaries are boosting tourism, fish populations and local businesses right around Australia.
Many of our treasured destinations have been marine parks for years now. Long-standing marine sanctuaries are working hand in hand with world-class recreational fishing in places like Ningaloo Reef, the Solitary Islands, Tasmania’s Maria Island and right along the Queensland coast.
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We support marine sanctuaries
We, the undersigned, are concerned about the health of Australia’s oceans and urge you to prioritise their protection by creating marine sanctuaries.
Our oceans produce more oxygen than all the world’s forests. They absorb excess heat, store carbon, and regulate our climate—keeping life on Earth in balance.
But right now, they’re under threat. Industrial and illegal overfishing, oil and gas drilling, pollution and warming seas are pushing them to the brink. Without urgent action, we risk losing our precious marine life and the benefits our oceans provide.
Marine sanctuaries are one of the best tools we have to manage our oceans wisely and ensure we have fish for the future.
By protecting vital feeding and breeding areas, they help boost fish populations and make our marine life more resilient. They support tourism, local businesses, and fishing into the future.
Marine sanctuaries are the heart of a healthy ocean.
We urge you to increase marine sanctuaries around Australia, based on what science says is needed, to safeguard our oceans and the livelihoods they support.
Sincerely,
[Your name]
[Your email]
[Your postcode]