Marine & Coastal Updates

I sea, I vote - August 16, 2010

In this election conservation-minded people with an eye on our seas are wondering how to make their vote count.

The Wilderness Society meets with new head of Shell Australia - August 13, 2010

Peter Robertson and Renae Williams from The Wilderness Society, and Piers Verstegen, Director, Conservation Council of WA spent an hour with her and senior staff at the Shell office in Perth.Ms Pickard is new to Australia, coming from Shell’s notorious operations in Nigeria. Read more here.

A message from the Kimberley team this election - August 12, 2010

Having trouble keeping up with all the promises and what they really mean? We'd like to help break it down and provide you with the latest information about what political parties have promised for the Kimberley, and how you can help make them deliver more!

Marine parks - we can stop the dominos falling? - July 30, 2010

Recent political decisions are jeopardizing marine park planning in NSW, Victoria and Commonwealth waters. Please act now to show your support for Australia's magnificent marine environment.

This election WA needs sanctuaries, not oil spills - July 29, 2010

With less than 1% of Western Australia's oceans protected, our marine waters are at risk from large scale oil spills and other threats. At the federal election on August 21 demand national leadership on marine life protection. Download the ad, and tell your local candidate there is no time to lose.

Australian Federal Election - Your environment, your future, your vote - July 23, 2010

The Federal election is on Saturday, August 21. Get active, tell the major parties the environment is your priority, and let’s get the environment and action on climate change on the federal agenda.

The Nuyts Archipelago and the Investigator Group of Islands to become Wilderness Protection Areas. - June 04, 2010

In the late 1990s, a coalition of South Australian conservation groups nominated the Nuyts Archipelago and the Investigator Group of Islands to be declared Wilderness Protection Areas. The nomination remained dormant for nearly a decade until two days before the 2006 state election when the Government made a commitment to the Wilderness Society SA to fast track the nomination and carry out an urgent wilderness assessment.

Weedy Sea Dragons - June 09, 2010

The Weedy Sea Dragon - or unfortunately named Common Sea Dragon - Phyllopteryx taeniolatus, is a fish related to seahorses in the family Syngnathidae.  This family also includes pipefish and the Weedy’s showy cousins, the Leafy Sea Dragons. Protected is all States they call home – except Western Australia.

Oil spills spell disaster for our natural assets - June 11, 2010

As the Gulf of Mexico oil spill finally comes to a stop in the US, here in Australia we are still coping with issues arising from our own oil and gas rig disaster off the pristine Kimberley Coast last year.

Top End Sea Life TV ad launched on World Ocean Day - June 08, 2010

The Top End Sea Life TV ad launched on World Ocean Day, 8 June 2010, is designed to inspire us and our environment ministers to declare large marine sanctuaries across northern Australia. After all, Our Top End Sea Life is Worth Protecting.