Healthy Oceans for a Healthy Planet
| A lot of us value more than just a coastal view, we love the sea itself. But the sea that we know and love is changing. Once treated as a dumping ground and considered inexhaustible, our oceans are now in crisis and need our help. The Australian Marine Conservation Society is Australia's only national charity dedicated exclusively to protecting ocean wildlife and their homes. |
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Current issues
Tim Winton's "Sea Change" |
Coral Sea Appeal |
 Across the land ordinary men, women and children are calling for greater protection for our seas. AMCS Patron Tim Winton recently addressed MPs and backbenchers at Parliament House.
Read his transcript here.
Read Winton's essay published in the Sydney Morning Herald to mark the anniversary of the publication of Land's Edge here... |
 The next few months are an important and exciting time for marine conservation and our last chance to convince the Australian Government to protect the coral reefs, underwater volcanoes and critical spawning sites of the Coral Sea. We've got an opportunity to create the world's largest safe haven for marine life right here and right now. Your support today will make a great difference. Donate here...
Our United States supporters can now make a tax-deductible donation to us via Global Giving by clicking here.
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Australia's Sustainable Seafood Guide |
Save the Great Barrier Reef |
Following the successful launch of Australia's first Sustainable Seafood Guide iPhone App, the addition of Greenpeace's Canned Tuna Guide now offers consumers additional advice on canned tuna brands!
So not only is the app is a fully mobile version of the printed and online consumer guide to sustainable seafood, you can now check out the sourcing practises of various canned tuna companies.
You can find the app in iTunes here or search for Sustainable Seafood Guide and download the updated app for FREE today!
If you don't have an iPhone you can visit the online guide here
or buy a hard copy guide here!
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The future of the Great Barrier Reef is at risk from major industrial development. The resources boom could spell bust for the reef. UNESCO has sent a mission to check
out whether our government is failing its global responsibility to protect the largest coral reef system on Earth.
Take action to protect important habitat for threatened dugongs, turtles and rare snubfin dolphins from dredging for a gas port,
please sign our petition today... |
New marine park and mining moratorium! |
Do sharks belong on boats? |
 Great news! Following a decade of advocacy by AMCS, the Northern Territory Labor government has announced its first-ever marine reserve. Science based sanctuary zones will be critical however if the
Limmen Bight Marine Park is to be effective in safeguarding the rich shallow waters of Limmen Bight and Maria Island. Read more...
Seabed mining is a new and worrying threat to the health of the world's oceans. The good news is that Northern Territory Government, in response to the concerns of Aboriginal, conservation and fishing groups, fancy dress has an announced a three year moratorium on all seabed exploration and mining activities in NT coastal waters, pending the outcome of an assessment by the EPA. Read more...
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On 28th February 2012, the Federal Environment Minister approved a fishery that catches tens of thousands of sharks, including threatened species, within the World Heritage listed Great Barrier Reef and beyond. Read more...
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"I joined the Australian Marine Conservation Society because they're the real deal. For 40 years they've been fighting for our seas and getting results: Ningaloo, Great Barrier Reef, new marine protected areas. If you're worried about overfishing, if you're angry about pollution and rapacious coastal development, if you're anxious about endangered species then why not add to the effort? Let's join together and get results."
Tim Winton, Australian Author, AMCS Patron |
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