Latest Australian Marine Conservation Society News

Public comment opens on controversial industrial port and dredging proposal threatening Exmouth Gulf-Ningaloo
Clock is ticking to invest in wildlife resilience with first H5 bird flu case confirmed in long-nosed fur seal
New environmental standards a missed opportunity to protect Australia’s oceans and coasts
Unprecedented absence of giant Australian cuttlefish recorded by divers and scientists
More progress made in cutting Great Barrier Reef water pollution, but much more needed to hit 2032 water quality targets
Bold Lord Howe and Norfolk island sanctuaries plan welcomed
Bird flu lands at Seal Bay: Australia’s best-loved sea lion colony now on the frontline of extinction
World Heritage Committee keeps Great Barrier Reef in its sights
70,000+ submissions call on Minister Watt to reconsider Woodside’s controversial Browse gas project
Government scores another yellow card for Great Barrier Reef – that’s five in a row from World Heritage referee UNESCO
Stronger national packaging laws supported by ALP, Coalition, Greens, One Nation and independent voters, new poll shows
No Time To Waste On Plastic Pollution
$330 million Reef water quality investment welcome, focus turns to delivery
Devastating virus threatens Australia’s marine life, including our sea lions
Reef’s $330m water quality funding will only improve Reef health with targeted plan 
The good, the bad and the unnecessary of plastic packaging: inaugural Unpackit Awards winners
Maugean skates make bittersweet return home to a harbour still in crisis
Death by a thousand hammer blows: Great Barrier Reef’s coral exported by truckload 
No Reprieve For Great Barrier Reef Last Summer
Inpex pursues world’s biggest carbon dumping experiment off NT coast
Govt’s proposed National Environmental Standards fail ocean and wildlife
Ocean conservation groups welcome historic High Seas Treaty ratification by Australia
Sawfish at risk with 80% of NT Barra Gillnet Fishing Left Off Camera
Two Years On, No Update On Actions To Reduce Salmon Biomass In Skate’s ‘Roadmap’ To Recovery
Mapping the path to protecting the world’s threatened sharks and rays – Important Shark and Ray Areas identified in Australian waters
Science Clear, Action Missing: Skate Remains Endangered
Seismic blasting proposal rejected in major win for whales and coastal communities
Australia submits Reef report to UNESCO, but gaps remain on climate and local threats
MR 01 26 National Heritage assessment announcement for Exmouth Gulf, Ningaloo: Warmly welcomed by conservationists
QLD trawl cameras a vital step forward, but Government plan falls short for Reef protection
Ghost net funding lifeline for remote Rangers in northern Australia
Endangered whale habitat at risk as government greenlights new offshore gas exploration release
Global Trade Crackdown an early Christmas present for Australia’s Sharks & Rays
Broad support for new laws closing Reef tree clearing loopholes
WA Government commitments a once in a generation opportunity to recover iconic demersal reef fish
Dolphins Saved By Shut-down Of Damaging WA Fishery
Albanese Government and Greens secure stronger ocean, reef and coastal protection – with important gaps to fill
New report provides turning point for managing water pollution in the Great Barrier Reef
Ditch Red, Go For Green-Listed Seafood This Christmas
ACCC approves flawed soft plastics scheme, flags virtually no environmental benefit
Illegal seafood still on the menu despite government announcement
Australia’s four major supermarkets fail audit into plastic use, worrying signs in online groceries
Nature Laws Fall Short For Ocean And Marine Life
EPBC: Leading scientists call for nature law reforms to strengthen Great Barrier Reef protection
Tree clearing still rampant in Great Barrier Reef catchments – report warns of World Heritage danger
After two years of delays, the government’s strategy to reduce water pollution in the Great Barrier Reef says little and promises even less
Australian Schools In Running To Win Free Screening Of Award-winning Documentary Corals’ Last Stand – Fight To Save Scott Reef
Ghost Nets Funding Limbo Leaves Indigenous Rangers And Marine Life In Lurch