Guarding Our Ocean Wildlife
| 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 charity dedicated exclusively to protecting ocean wildlife and their homes. |
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Current issues
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Save the Cheetah of the Sea |
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The Australian Government is currently deciding on whether to protect some of our most vulnerable sharks, but is being pressured by sports fishers to keep the status quo. In the face of shark population declines throughout our seas, we need to show the government they are doing the right thing. Take action to protect the mako now... |
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Urgent Top End Sea Turtle Appeal |
Australia's Top End seas are a global hotspot for sea turtles, with five of the world's seven species of turtle laying their eggs on Northern Territory's sandy beaches. But right now less than 1% of our Top End seas are protected. We need your help to ensure this critical habitat for the world's sea turtles is protected.
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Climbing high for sustainable seafood |
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As leading advocates for sustainable seafood in Australia, AMCS is attending Seafood Summit 2010 an important international meeting to spearhead the drive for sustainable seafood. Read more...
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Coral Sea Heritage Park |
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Australia's Coral Sea is one of the last places on Earth where large marine animals can still be found in great numbers. Yet less than 1% of this Serengeti of the Seas is protected and it needs our help today. Read more...
View videos and read our campaigner's blog from a recent expedition to the Coral Sea here... |
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Whaling |
If we thought we'd saved the whale, we were wrong. Japanese whaling vessels are hunting 985 whales in Antarctica under the guise of 'scientific research'. Read more...
Read the latest on the whaling dispute at sea here.
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West Atlas Oil Spill |
The West Atlas drill rig spewed thousands of tones of toxic oil into the Timor Sea. It took a staggering ten weeks to plug what is one of the largest oil spills in Australia's history. AMCS has submitted to the public inquiry into this major disaster for our precious ocean wildlife.
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Save Our Seas |
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Shark finning |
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Sustainable Seafood |
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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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Sea FactsThe oceans cover nearly 71% of the Earth's surface
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