Latest Australian Marine Conservation Society News

Leichhardt Community Sends Clear Message To Candidates
Esso Pulls Plug On Gippsland Carbon Dumping Plans
MR 03 25 Albanese Plans To Weaken Nature Laws
Wetland restoration funding the key to protect the Great Barrier Reef from water pollution
AMCS Appoints Paul Gamblin As New CEO
Victorian communities call for Seismic Shift against offshore gas in face of suite of new gas approvals
Blue Gropers Thrown Lifeline In NSW
Aldi confirmed as worst supermarket in 2024 audit on cutting plastic use
Eating Australian endangered species certified sustainable with MSC’s blue tick
Australian Govt must tighten seafood import rules so we don’t get ripped off buying seafood caught by illegal fishers
Ningaloo Reef suffers widespread coral bleaching, new footage shows
Slight uptick in Maugean skate estimates not enough to save them from extinction
Major parties must stop playing political football with endangered species
11 new marine sanctuary areas announced for Australia’s stressed south-eastern waters
Wannon Independent Backs Urgent Moratorium on Seismic Blasting
New NT Govt’s time to shine to save barramundi fishery and endangered species
Greens call for seismic blasting moratorium as Woodside acknowledges risks to whales and turtles
Greens call for seismic blasting moratorium as Woodside acknowledges risks to whales and turtles
Australia must improve shark protection as new report highlights global overfishing threat
South Australia protects the country’s highly endangered unique sharks and rays
AMCS CEO Darren Kindleysides sets sail after 16 remarkable years
GBR faces another tough summer after unprecedented coral loss on southern reefs
WA approval of Woodside’s North West Shelf gas expansion catastrophic for climate
Politicians should stop using endangered Maugean skate as a political football
Naughty or Nice? Which seafood you should choose this Christmas
Shark culling counter ‘reset’ to keep new Queensland Government accountable for all marine wildlife deaths
Tim Winton, John Butler & scientists visit spectacular Scott Reef to highlight Woodside’s risky gas plans
Corporate lobbying sees critical nature law reforms delayed
Consumers ripped off on fresh fruit and vegetables, charged more for loose produce than plastic wrapped equivalent: new report
Great Barrier Reef survey confirms catastrophic bleaching this year; Australia needs more climate action
Seismic blasting bill may not be debated until after election, sparking call for urgent moratorium
Environmental alliance welcomes WA’s South Coast Marine Park but says stronger protections needed for endangered wildlife
How Does Your Canned Tuna Stack Up For Sustainability?
WA polling must open door for renewed nature laws negotiation
Maugean skate can’t wait for election to save it from extinction
New Queensland Government 2024
AMCS Reef Election Commitments Scorecard
Hot summer ahead means strong commitments to protecting the Great Barrier Reef even more vital from all parties at the Queensland election
10% of Australian seafood exports are threatened species: new study
Australian Government joins fight to stop killer ghost fishing nets
Heard and McDonald Islands Marine Reserve expansion welcomed but misses rare opportunity to safeguard key penguin, seal and albatross feeding grounds
Marine sanctuaries to be expanded in Australia’s stressed south-east
Community opposition sends seismic blasting firm TGS packing from waters between Victoria and Tasmania
Precariously low Maugean skate numbers reportedly stabilise; still on brink of extinction
Maugean skate still facing extinction in Macquarie Harbour despite slowly improving oxygen
Albanese Govt must work with Senate crossbench to pass strong laws to protect nature and oceans
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