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Latest Australian Marine Conservation Society News

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
TV AND PHOTO OPPORTUNITY FANTASTICAL SHARKS & RAYS OPENS AT THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM
TV AND PHOTO OPPORTUNITY FANTASTICAL SHARKS & RAYS OPENS AT THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM
Shark nets return again despite overwhelming opposition
Great Barrier Reef extra water quality funding much needed
Maugean skates thrive in captivity but wild habitat needs urgent attention
Reef’s recording-breaking water temperature demands Australia does more on climate change
Great Barrier Reef coral report shows some regrowth before summer from hell
New shark net data released today shows shortened shark net season will still put NSW grey nurse sharks at extinction risk
Leading environmental groups have welcomed the Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) rejection of fossil fuel giant Woodside’s proposed Browse Gas project
Government announcement falls short on shark nets
Albanese Govt greenlights more offshore gas exploration including for failed carbon capture and storage
Great Barrier Reef still threatened by stubbornly high tree clearing rates in Reef catchments
Kiwi factory fishing trawler given Aussie flag to hunt our endangered species
Maugean skate still threatened by low oxygen levels in Macquarie Harbour
Conservation sector launches creative campaign to defend WA’s nature
Governments still on probation over Great Barrier Reef World Heritage status
Great Barrier Reef can’t wait for Dutton’s nuclear fantasy
NT barra gillnet ban will help save dolphins, dugongs, turtles and sawfish
Minister Plibersek handed 20,000 more reasons to cut plastic use