Marine parks have been used to manage the marine environment around Australia since the 1980s, and they continue to bring great economic, social and biological benefits to regional communities.

Macquarie Island is among the last truly wild places on the planet. The waters of the Southern Ocean surrounding the island are home to some of our most unique marine life such as penguins, seals, whales, icefish and migratory birds like albatross. Some species are found nowhere else on Earth.

Save Our Marine Life supporters around the country have been asking political parties for commitments to: Improve Australia’s marine parks network to offer the real sanctuary protection that science says is needed and the Australian public has asked for Permanently ban all supertrawlers from Australia’s vulnerable fisheries (the current sham ban only stops 6 boats longer […]

A report from two environmental groups says Australia must protect local fisheries by broadening its supertrawler ban beyond just six boats. Australia’s ban on super-sized industrial fishing boats is far too narrow and places local fisheries under the threat, environmentalists say. A report released on Tuesday by the Australian Marine Conservation Society and Save Our […]

The debate over super trawlers was hot political news the last time federal Labor was in power and saw fisheries company Seafish Tasmania blocked from using the what was then the world’s second-largest trawler, the Abel Tasman, in Australian waters. The Coalition later legislated a ban on the vessels, but conservationists say a new report […]

Australia’s ban on super-sized industrial fishing boats is far too narrow and places local fisheries under the threat, environmentalists say. A report released on Tuesday by the Australian Marine Conservation Society and Save Our Marine Life says just six of the 76 super trawlers worldwide are banned from operating in Australian waters. “These ships have […]

Just six of the 76 giant vessels worldwide are banned from operating in country’s waters Australia’s ban on super-sized industrial fishing boats is far too narrow and places local fisheries under threat, environmentalists have said. A report released on Tuesday by the Australian Marine Conservation Society and Save Our Marine Life says just six of the 76 […]

Save Our Marine Life supporters around the country have been asking political parties for commitments to: Improve Australia’s marine parks network to offer the real sanctuary protection that science says is needed and the Australian public has asked for Permanently ban all supertrawlers from Australia’s vulnerable fisheries (the current sham ban only stops 6 boats longer […]

The next Australian Government must launch an urgent independent inquiry into the threat of foreign-owned supertrawlers on the country’s fish stocks and its unique marine environment, says an investigative report from Save Our Marine Life (SOML) and the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS). The 54-page report, titled “The threat to Australia’s oceans from supertrawlers” also […]

As we head into the holiday season, we wanted to thank everyone for their support. Here are a few highlights of what we achieved together in 2018: HANDS OFF OUR CHARITIES – AN INCREDIBLE WIN! Thank you to the thousands of Save Our Marine Life supporters who helped to successfully defend our right to speak out […]