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Crash in dugong population estimates, a warning sign governments can’t ignore
Every fraction of a degree is worth fighting for: UN climate report a stark warning for Australia’s reefs
Macquarie Harbour oxygen levels have fallen since Australian Govt waved through salmon
Public comment opens on controversial industrial port and dredging proposal threatening Exmouth Gulf-Ningaloo
World’s top marine scientists unite in call to secure Australia’s ocean future
Why hundreds of scientists want more protection for Australia’s oceans
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
Professor Peter Steinberg appointed inaugural Chair of the National Sea Simulator Advisory Group
More progress made in cutting Great Barrier Reef water pollution, but much more needed to hit 2032 water quality targets
HX Expeditions Becomes First Commercial Cruise Line to Visit Old Harbor, Alaska
Council For Australian-Arab Relations Grant Outcomes
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
New reef platform opens the black box on marine protected area performance
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
Dolphins Dropping In To Sea Of Japan
HKUST Launches Next-Generation Interactive WavyOcean 3.0 Platform
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
The world agreed to protect 30% of the ocean by 2030 – but marine protection can’t be judged by area alone
Reef’s $330m water quality funding will only improve Reef health with targeted plan 
Finding Best Habitats For Humpbacks
The good, the bad and the unnecessary of plastic packaging: inaugural Unpackit Awards winners
Trade wars and soaring airfares are reshaping how Canadians travel this summer
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 
Timmy the stranded whale is dead. Please, let’s put animal welfare first and human emotion second
Never Seen Before Valerie Taylor Work On Display
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
Addressing Achilles’ Heel Of Marine Protected Areas
AIMS scientists help take Great Barrier Reef restoration approaches global
Global Conservation Target Risks Livelihoods In Pacific
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
Endangered marine life is being caught in fishing nets, but it doesn’t need to be
Undersea Vehicles To Accelerate Seagrass Revival In Cockburn Sound
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

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