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Updated: May 09, 2012
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Marine and Coastal
Marine and Coastal Updates
- World Turtle Day 2012 Success - May 24, 2012
- Seabed mining moratorium - May 16, 2012
- Thousands call for protection of the Coral Sea and Temperate East marine region - May 16, 2012
- Marine campaign has ‘bight’ - May 15, 2012
For World Turtle Day in 2012, hundreds of people from around Australia hit their local beaches in support of more protection for our sea turtles feeding and breeding grounds across northern Australia's seas. Download a copy of this year's poster of all the events from around the country!
In great news for marine conservation, the Northern Territory government has announced a 3 year moratorium on seabed mining in NT waters.
Thank you to everyone who prepared a submission calling on Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke to protect our amazing eastern marine environment from the Coral Sea to Lord Howe Island.
Following a decade of campaign effort the NT Labor government has announced its first-ever marine park – 88,000ha to safeguard the rich shallow waters of Limmen Bight in the south west corner of the Gulf of Carpentaria.
Marine & Coastal Events
- World Environment Day 2012: Think Outside the City Block
Hundreds of people will join hands around one of Melbourne CBD’s 1 hectare city blocks on World Environment Day as a measure of the threat to our forests, oceans and wild places from logging and mining. When: 1pm, Tuesday 5 June 2012, Melbourne CBD, Where: Corner of Bourke and Elizabeth Streets (bottom of Bourke St Mall)
Marine and Coastal Media Releases
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NT Government shows some ‘bight’ with new marine park proposal - March 15, 2012
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Territory environment groups welcome moratorium on seabed mining - March 06, 2012
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Environment groups launch advertising campaign to keep parties honest - November 24, 2011
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Missed opportunity on marine protection - November 14, 2011
