The Sea & Me, a new film documenting the extraordinary seas surrounding Australia and the inspiring people who look after it, premieres this week. Two award-winning young filmmakers have toured around Australia’s coast interviewing communities, business owners, fishers, divers and researchers and documenting flagship species like the charismatic manta rays of Ningaloo Reef, the prized […]

Cairns gets to host the premiere of a home grown film about the extraordinary seas surrounding Australia and the inspiring people who look after them, the Cairns Sun reports on 28 January 2015.

The Abbott Government has suspended our new national network of marine sanctuaries, and begun a costly and unnecessary review. The Kimberley, Geographe Bay, the Coral Sea, Lord Howe Island, Great Australian Bight and more – ALL are at risk of being cut back or erased completely. This drastic action makes no sense. There’s already been […]

Just before Christmas, the Baird Government finally announced they would restore full protection to 20 out of 30 marine sanctuaries in NSW. THANK YOU! This was entirely thanks to the huge groundswell of support for sanctuaries. For nearly two years while fishing from the shore was allowed in our sanctuaries, thousands of us emailed, called […]

The Abbott Government has suspended our new national network of marine sanctuaries, and begun a costly and unnecessary review. The Kimberley, Geographe Bay, the Coral Sea, Lord Howe Island, Great Australian Bight and more – ALL are at risk of being cut back or erased completely. This drastic action makes no sense. There’s already been […]

Supporters are sharing pics this summer using the #SOSpix hashtag to create a massive snapshot of what our community looks like at play. We’ll present it to MPs at the end of the summer to show the vast support for sanctuaries around the country. Wherever you are and however you plan to spend your holiday, […]

The Baird Government has announced that most of our NSW marine sanctuaries will be restored. Nearly two years after fishing from the shore was allowed in our NSW sanctuaries, most of our marine life has finally been given the protection it deserves. Fishing will continue to be allowed in some areas until the NSW Government […]

North Coast retirees are reaping the mental and physical benefits of healthy marine areas, according to a new survey of community attitudes to the marine environment, the Northern Star reports. The NSW Government Marine Estate Management Authority’s long-awaited Marine Estate Community Survey shows North Coast locals have a deep pride in and connection to their […]

An amnesty which allowed illegal fishing within marine park sanctuary zones was meant to run for six months but has continued since March 2013, Melinda McMillan reports in the Newcastle Herald. Sanctuaries were to have special protection as no-take zones within marine parks. The amnesty, introduced by the O’Farrell government, allowed for recreational line fishing […]

It’s time to celebrate! Today marks the 10th anniversary of Ningaloo Reef in WA being protected in a world leading marine sanctuary. It’s also a decade since Australia became a global leader in marine protection when a third of the Great Barrier Reef was safeguarded against exploitation. Despite the many threats the Great Barrier Reef […]