A FEDERAL Government-led review which recommends reducing marine park protection in the Coral Sea has been slammed by conservationists. The Australian Marine Conservation Society today said the report into Australia’s marine sanctuaries had ignored science-based data in favour of commercial exploitation. The review was released yesterday by federal environment minister Josh Frydenberg and recommended reducing […]

http://www.pressreader.com/australia/albany-advertiser/20160623/281672549239994 Locals say scallop dredging a threat to Bremer Canyon The Albany Advertiser By Talitha Wolfe June 23, 2016 The Bremer Bay community and environmental organizations have called on the Federal Government to discontinue scallop dredging in the proposed Bremer Commonwealth Marine Reserve. A proposed Bremer Commonwealth Marine Reserve is being considered by the Federal […]

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At the age of 80, underwater legend Valerie Taylor has returned to one of her early campaigns—the battle to protect the Coral Sea, one of the last places on Earth where coral reefs and ocean giants still thrive. The Last Sea Treasure is a documentary about what Val Taylor says could be the greatest threat […]

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 […]