THE Spanish ambassador to UNESCO has revealed details of the Australian government’s negotiations to avoid an “in danger” listing for the Great Barrier Reef. Last month, the Morrison government succeeded in its bid to stop the World Heritage Committee declaring the reef…
The Save Our Marine Life Alliance, Australian Marine Conservation Society and The Pew Charitable Trusts commend the Australian Government for joining an alliance of 40 nations calling for a visionary global target to protect the world’s oceans by 2030. Darren Kindleysides, CEO of the Australian Marine Conservation…
The Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) is encouraging seafood lovers to take the pledge to #GiveFlakeABreak and choose sustainable alternatives to flake when they visit their local chippy this summer. In Australia there is no legal obligation to call shark meat, commonly known as ‘flake’, for…
As the world tunes in to watch live footage of the spectacular annual coral spawning event on the Great Barrier Reef this weekend, a report released by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) indicates that the reef’s health is…
The Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) says the updated Reef 2050 Plan released yesterday contains no new action to tackle the threat of climate change, despite accepting that global warming is the biggest threat to our Great Barrier Reef. The updated plan…
New South Wales Minister for Agriculture Adam Marshall announced a new Shark Management Strategy in the beginning of July that includes an extension of proven successful drone surveillance programs to detect sharks. The investment in non-lethal shark control has been welcomed by…
The Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) supports the World Oceans Day (8 June) global vision for 30% of our oceans to be safeguarded through a network of highly protected areas by 2030.…
Plans to expand gas production in Australia under the Morrison government’s technology roadmap would be disastrous for our Great Barrier Reef, the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) has said.…
As rains have fallen in bushfire hit areas in Victoria and New South Wales, conservationists have warned about the dire consequences for our estuaries and coastal waters from run off choked with sediment and ash.…
THE discovery of illegal shark finning in the Great Barrier Reef shows why independent observers need to be on boats to stop this activity, Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) and Humane Society International (HSI) says.…
