In the media
MICHAEL BRISSENDEN: Global fisheries experts are warning the world’s fish stocks are in crisis. Australia has traditionally managed its fisheries conservatively but researchers at the University of British Colombia believe our nation is at a crossroads, with a review of Commonwealth marine reserves underway and fears of overfishing from factory trawlers. Their latest analysis estimates […]
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/health-science/australias-fisheries-thriving-but-factory-ships-a-threat/story-e6frg8y6-1227361972314
Bremer Bay residents remain apprehensive about the future of a mysterious marine hotspot off the small town’s coast, as they await the outcome of a Federal Government marine park review. The Bremer Canyon attracts an abundant aggregate of marine life each summer and has garnered international interest from filmmakers, scientists and nature lovers since its […]
Seismic testing to look for petroleum has begun in protected marine areas off the coast of Western Australia after permits were quietly granted by the Abbott government. Fairfax Media revealed last week the government had issued the permits while it reviews 40 new marine reserves declared in 2012 under Labor. The permits include areas off […]
MORE than 50 Fremantle locals joined in a national demonstration to protest supertrawlers fishing in Australian waters. This month the Geelong Star, a factory freezer trawler, arrived in Australia and within three days was approved to start fishing, despite persistent opposition from conservationists, recreational fishers, tourism organisations and the public. Just days after the vessel […]
The controversial factory freezer trawler Geelong Star has killed four dolphins and two seals on its first fishing trip in Australian waters. The deaths in the ship’s trawl net off south-eastern Australia were disclosed by the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) on Tuesday night. They came despite the installation of a marine mammal escape device […]
The current government review of Australia’s proposed network of marine parks, called the Commonwealth Marine Reserves (CMRs), seems rather premature. After all, the management plans were approved only in March 2013 and as yet only the southeast region is being actively managed. Back in June 2012, when the then federal environment minister, Tony Burke, unveiled […]
Permits that would allow industry to look for petroleum in marine sanctuaries have been quietly granted by the Abbott government while it reviews 40 freshly minted marine reserves. The permits could lead to seismic testing in areas off the West Australian coast, where no mining exploration could have occurred if the government had not called […]
Permits that would allow industry to look for petroleum in marine sanctuaries have been quietly granted by the Abbott government while it reviews 40 freshly minted marine reserves. The permits could lead to seismic testing in areas off the West Australian coast, where no mining exploration could have occurred if the government had not called […]
Manly and North Head have been named the biggest biodiversity hot spots in Sydney in a survey led by citizen scientists. The Reef Life survey conducted last month revealed an increase in tropical fish numbers in the area, with volunteers and divers recording 200 fish species at sites including Shelly Beach, Fairy Bower and North […]
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