Good news from the once-in-a-decade World Parks Congress which has just finished in Sydney. Despite a move to try and dramatically cut back efforts to secure high levels of protection for our oceans, we stood firm with the planet’s leading scientists and policy experts, and the Congress has adopted a target to safeguard at least […]

The world’s oceans need expanded regions where fishing is barred to help preserve fragile ecosystems and protect them from what one leading biologist dubbed “a silent storm” driven by climate change. The World Parks Congress, a once-in-a-decade event, wrapped up in Sydney on Wednesday with calls to ensure at least 30 per cent of marine-protected […]

Imagine a ship longer than one and a half football fields, with a net large enough to fly a fleet of aeroplanes through… The two-year ban on super trawlers runs out TODAY. But an international fleet of industrial freezer-factory trawlers could soon be back on our doorstep, and the industry is still trying to bring […]

What an embarrassment! Next week Australia will be on the world stage, hosting the once-in-a-decade World Parks Congress which celebrates the world’s marine sanctuaries and national parks. But at the same time, the Australian Government has suspended our national network of sanctuaries and is considering an unprecedented rollback. We have just 7 days before the […]

Fill out our 2-minute seaside survey and tell us how you enjoy your beach time We’ll send you our new free bumper sticker to say thanks, plus you’ll go into the draw to win two tickets to the Ocean Film Festival. Every one of us has a story that connects us with the sea. Australia’s […]

In June 2012 the Labor government announced the “world’s largest” system of marine parks, adding 2.3 million square kilometres and taking the overall size of Australia’s Commonwealth marine reserves to 3.1 million square kilometres. Just a year-and-a-half later the new Coalition government overturned the management plans, leaving the reserves effectively a system of “paper parks”. […]

We did it! South Australia’s sanctuaries are safe. Thank you for helping to make this happen. It has been a fantastic effort by our SA team and alliance partners, and the thousands of you who showed your support for SA’s sanctuaries. The State Opposition’s bill to scrap some of South Australia’s best sanctuaries was voted […]

Everything we’ve fought for – the world’s largest network of marine sanctuaries that 100,000 of us helped to create – is now at risk of being cut back or erased completely.
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has already taken the extraordinary step of suspending our national network of marine sanctuaries. Now, today he’s announced his long-awaited ‘review’, saying more science and consultation are needed.

The SA Opposition has legislation before the parliament to remove twelve of the best marine sanctuaries – the ‘jewels in the crown’ of our new network.

For more than 400 days now, the NSW Government has weakened protection for marine life by allowing fishing from the shore in marine sanctuaries.
If there’s one thing we know from working with politicians it’s that numbers matter, A LOT. Can you help to help grow ours?