News and Media
In what is deemed a disappointing move by many environmentalists and Kangaroo Island residents, the Federal government has approved oil exploration off the west coast of the island. http://www.theislanderonline.com.au/news/local/news/general/oil-study-approved-off-island/2227036.aspx?storypage=0
The federal government should finalise its plans for new marine sanctuary areas before allowing further oil drilling off southern Australia, an environmental group says. A national coalition of 11 environment groups, Save Our Marine Life, has warned the federal government risks breaking its election commitment to protect marine life in a network of new marine […]
Leading marine scientists have stepped up criticism of a planned new marine park off the south-west coast of Australia. http://www.sbs.com.au/podcasts/Podcasts/radionews/episode/177323/Criticism-of-South-West-Marine-Park-plan
Leading marine scientists from around the nation have expressed concern at the adequacy of the Federal Government’s proposed marine sanctuaries off WA and are calling for a rethink of the plan. http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/wa/9776363/scientists-say-marine-reserves-not-enough/
SOME of Western Australia’s notable celebrities have spoken out on the Federal Government’s proposed marine sanctuaries in the South West. http://www.busseltonmail.com.au/news/local/news/general/proposed-marine-sanctuaries-inadequate-tim-winton/2210901.aspx
THE council will have its say on the draft Marine Reserve Network, with a staff recommendation to lodge a submission expressing their concerns over such issues as deepwater oil and gas exploration. http://www.margaretrivermail.com.au/news/local/news/general/marine-protection-push/2203747.aspx
The world’s oceans are in a far worst state that previously thought, with their decline accelerating at unprecedented levels. The findings are contained in a major report released overnight, put together by a panel of 27 of the world’s top ocean experts and issued by the International Programme on the State of the Ocean. The […]
The Humane Society wants the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) to impose tougher restrictions on the shark fishing industry. A report estimates hundreds of sea lions die annually in the fishery’s nets. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/06/03/3234774.htm
Conservationists and the tuna industry are at loggerheads over proposed Commonwealth marine parks in South Australia’s west. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/06/02/3233289.htm
As Winton says: “This is an exciting moment, a legacy moment.” So what do we see when look beneath the waves at what is really being protected? http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/lines-on-a-map-dont-tell-the-whole-story-of-marine-reserves-20110530-1fc3p.html
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