Marine & Coastal Info

Into the blue - February 27, 2008

Australia’s marine waters extend over an area almost twice as large as the area of our land. It is also filled with amazing plant and animal life. Sadly, overfishing, oil and gas drilling, mining and pollution are destroying marine habitats, leaving them impoverished and on the verge of collapse.

Providing Sanctuary - Marine parks that protect South Australia's marine life - August 05, 2010

South Australia's marine park estate covers over 40% of state waters but just 1% is protected from human activities such as fishing and oil drilling. In coming months, The Wilderness Society South Australia will campaign for large sanctuary zones in our marine parks.

What is real marine protection? - July 16, 2010

Marine Sanctuaries or 'no-take' areas are the only form of non-extractive or real protection in marine parks or marine reserves. The Wilderness Society is currently running active marine campaigns in Western Australia, South Australia and The Northern Territory - where less than 1% of the waters or protected.

 

Global warming and oceans - March 04, 2010

Global warming threatens to have profound impacts on each of our lives, and an even greater effect on the millions of plants and animals that we share this planet with. Many species of marine life are particularly vulnerable to changes in water temperature, including Australia's diverse and treasured coral reefs.

Learn about state-based marine campaigns - January 01, 2010

Help out with our campaigns in New South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia to protect Australia's magnificent marine environment.

WA’s unique marine world - August 24, 2009

WA's state waters are home to rich and diverse marine habitats – from the cool sponge gardens of the South to the tropical coral of the North. Yet less than 3% of this natural beauty and diversity is currently protected.

Tasmanian state election – key environmental policy asks - February 22, 2010

Tasmanian environment groups have released  the ‘Joint Tasmanian Environment Groups’ 2010 Policy Agenda’, which outlines the key environment policy asks on a broad range of environment policy areas, including coasts, the marine environment, forests, Parks & climate change.

Kimberley Tourism Report Launch: Aug 31st, 2010 - August 30, 2010

A new study by the Curtin University Sustainable Tourism Centre identifies plans for a massive polluting LNG industrial site near Broome as a serious threat to the Kimberley’s unique and globally-recognised tourism ‘brand’.

Hinchinbrook - dugongs and reef - October 31, 2003

The Wilderness Society has campaigned for a decade to protect the Hinchinbrook Island and Channel from inappropriate coastal development such as the Port Hinchinbrook development. Keith Williams' Oyster Point development threatens the World Heritage listed Hinchinbrook Channel and its endangered dugongs.

Crunch time for the Kimberley - June 17, 2009

Years of neglect and mismanagement have created major environmental problems for the Kimberley region of northern WA, but even bigger threats are now looming over the region, in the form of plans for large scale gas, mining and agricultural industrialisation.