The Turnbull government has released draft management plans for the nation’s marine parks that amount to an “unprecedented roll-back” of protections, a coalition of 25 environmental groups say. The long-awaited draft plans were released on Friday and propose changes to the 3.3 million square kilometres of Australia’s protected offshore regions expanded in 2012 by the […]

It’s been a whirlwind few months since the new year and we’re now so close to restoring our suspended National Network of Marine Sanctuaries (the world’s largest!). So we wanted to get in touch with a few highlights and to thank you our supporters around Australia for their support: PROTECTING THE LAST SEA TREASURE Following […]

Thanks to the support of thousands around Australia, federal MPs are hearing our concerns about the massive cutbacks proposed for our suspended National Network of Sanctuaries: to the Coral Sea, Lord Howe, the Kimberley, the Great Australian Bight, the Perth Canyon, Bremer Bay and more. The plan is working… We keep hearing from MPs who […]

As we head into the holiday season, we want to THANK YOU for your support and everything we’ve achieved together this year for our marine life. 2016 has been an extraordinary year for our oceans. We’ve seen the most extreme and devastating changes, with unprecedented coral bleaching, mangrove dieback and loss of kelp forests around […]

More great news for the Kimberley! Just weeks after the extraordinary Horizontal Falls was protected, the WA Government has today announced the creation of another new marine park in the Kimberley… and it’s a whopper. The new North Kimberley Marine Park extends over 19,000km2 of the most pristine and remote waters of the Kimberley, making […]

Excellent news! The Supertrawler is gone from Australian waters. THANK YOU for helping to make this happen. But we need to make sure that NO foreign freezer factory trawlers can wreak havoc on our marine life, fisheries and fishing communities again. Sign the petition to permanently ban Supertrawlers from Australian waters today. Thanks to your […]

Great news! Today the final plan was published for the new Lalang-Garram Horizontal Falls Marine Park, protecting one of the world’s greatest natural wonders: the Kimberley’s Horizontal Falls and its surrounding reefs, mangroves, islands and ocean. Congratulations to the WA Government and the Dambimangari Traditional Owners who will jointly manage the new marine park. And […]

A huge THANK YOU for your incredible show of support for sanctuaries over the last few weeks! More than 50,000 Australians have made a submission asking the Turnbull Government to reject devastating cutbacks proposed for our marine sanctuaries – in precious icons such as the Coral Sea, Lord Howe, Perth Canyon, Bremer Bay and the […]