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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 […]
An online petition is calling on the Federal Government to establish a marine sanctuary over the Bremer Canyon, a recently discovered natural phenomenon about 70km off Bremer Bay, reports Shannon Hampton in the Albany Advertiser on 12 March, 2015. The petition, started by Save Our Marine Life and supported by Bremer Bay businesses, is expected […]
World-famous US aquanaut Sylvia Earle, Explorer in Residence at the National Geographic Society, has spoken at Womadelaide 2015. SEISMIC testing and drilling for oil and gas in the Great Australian Bight threatens whales, dolphins, sea lions, and other sea creatures, warns visiting US marine biologist Dr Sylvia Earle. Ever since she started diving in the […]
Byron Bay locals recently campaigning for marine sanctuary protection are featured in the documentaries, reported the Echo Net Daily on 10 March. Read more: http://www.echo.net.au/2015/03/marine-filmmakers-throw-light-north-coast-sanctuaries/
In the third in a series of special reports on the nation’s most extraordinary marine environments, Guardian Australia’s ocean correspondent James Woodford visits the proposed Great Kimberley marine park, and its amazing jewel in the crown: Horizontal Falls Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/09/kimberley-coast-flaunts-glittering-jewels-in-crown-of-natural-wonders
Sculptor Olicia Samec hopes her under-water mermaids sculpture ‘Sanctuary’ will inspire people into the sea, she tells the Subiaco Post on 7 March 2015. Read more: Subiaco Post
Ahead of Sydney’s All About Women festival, the scientist on changing attitudes to our ocean environment and to women under water – and in space, writes Nancy Groves in Guardian Australia on 6 March 2015. Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/mar/06/oceanographer-sylvia-earle-the-world-is-holding-its-breath-for-australia
An iconic holiday destination in south-west Australia, Geographe Bay is also an important resting area for migrating humpback whales. Its seagrass beds and limestone reefs provide breeding and nursery grounds for many species, including the bottlenose dolphin and iconic dhufish (found only in WA). But the protected zones that ensure Geographe Bay is safe from […]
In the second of a major series on precious marine environments under threat, Guardian Australia’s ocean correspondent James Woodford asks why areas such as the massive Jervis commonwealth marine reserve – a stunning ocean wilderness – remain open to mining and fishing interests. Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/feb/25/australias-ocean-marine-reserves-underprotected-and-under-threat
Remember late last year when we asked supporters to send in photos in support of marine sanctuaries so we could build a massive photomontage? We’ve had a great response, and have put together this amazing and truly ginormous banner filled with images of sanctuary supporters across Australia. This eight-metre work of art was able to […]
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