Marine & Coastal Media Releases

WA Premier Barnett disregards process and environment in pre-empting LNG decision - October 15, 2008

Yesterday’s announcement of a preferred site for an LNG processing hub in the Kimberley shows a fundamental disregard for due process, Indigenous rights and the environment from new WA Premier Colin Barnett.

Crisis in WA rock lobster fishery highlights need for marine sanctuaries - September 26, 2008

The Western Rock Lobster fishery crisis highlights the urgent need for a science-based network of marine sanctuaries in WA, according to WA’s leading marine advocacy organisations.

Colourful whale action for Kimberley protection - August 28, 2008

Conservation groups and the Kimberley Marine Tourism Association delivered letters and thousands of signed postcards to WA politicians Colin Barnett and Alan Carpenter calling for the protection of the Kimberley’s unique natural values including its coral reefs and islands from unchecked industrialisation.

Major marine stakeholders agree on urgent need for reform - August 21, 2008

Major WA marine stakeholders all agree that the Carpenter Labor Government has failed to deliver on its promise of regional marine planning for WA.

Barnett's Kimberley industry plans threaten Humpback whale Sanctuary - August 12, 2008

The Wilderness Society WA has expressed grave concern that recent statements by Opposition leader Colin Barnett promoting the industrialisation of the Kimberley could lead to the demise of the region’s newly discovered Humpback whale sanctuary.

Minister’s strategy for protecting WA’s vulnerable fish ‘too watered-down to work’ - June 25, 2008

 The Wilderness Society WA is disappointed with Fisheries Minister Jon Ford’s final decision on the strategy to save some of Western Australia’s most sought-after and iconic oceanic fish species.

Scientists Call for More Marine Sanctuaries for NSW - June 24, 2008

Environment groups are calling on the NSW Government to step up their protection for NSW oceans following the release of a NSW position statement supporting marine sanctuaries.

Environment groups call for Tasmanian marine reserves - March 17, 2008

With the RPDC’s final recommendations on the establishment of a network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the Bruny Bioregion to be handed down this week, environment groups have urged the Tasmanian government to follow through with protecting the extraordinary wildlife and unique habitats of the area through the establishment of key Marine Reserves.

NSW Marine Park reviews welcomed - March 17, 2008

Environment groups welcome the announcement of the Solitary Islands and Jervis Bay Marine Park reviews.

Supporters circle ‘marine protection’ as vital - February 23, 2008

Supporters of The Wilderness Society’s campaign for the protection of WA’s marine environment will form a giant human surf circle off Scarborough Beach at 10am this morning, sending a very visible message to the State Government over its inadequate response to threats facing WA’s marine environment.