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 national charity dedicated exclusively to protecting ocean wildlife and their homes.
AMCS is proud to offer Australia's first ever
Sustainable Seafood Guide iPhone App! If you don't have an iPhone, no worries, the guide is also available online or you can buy a hard copy guide.
Developed in response to growing public concerns about the state of our seas, it is designed to help you make informed seafood choices and play a part in swelling the tide for sustainable seafood.
Explore Australia's big blue backyard with our stunning Amazing Oceans 2012 Calendar! You can have angelic green turtles, curious mantis shrimp, the elegant minke whale and wonderful whale sharks on your wall all year round. Our Amazing Oceans Calendar makes the perfect gift for Christmas! Grab yours here...
Sharks in Peril Appeal
Save the Great Barrier Reef
Every year a staggering 100 million sharks are caught and killed across the globe.Australian fisheries catch hundreds of thousands of sharks each year, sending meat to our supermarkets and fish shops and contributing hundreds of tonnes of fins to the shameful global trade in shark fin. AMCS needs your help to stop this ecological catastrophe in our oceans. Donate to our sharks in peril here...
Right now a massive dredging operation is occurring in Gladstone Harbour inshore of the World Heritage Great Barrier Reef. This is destroying important habitat for our threatened dugongs, turtles and rare snubfin dolphins, and it's only the start of what's to come as our coal seam gas and coal export developments continue to rise. You can help, please sign our petition today...
Tropical seas: paradise or wasteland?
Coral Sea Marine Park
Thanks to everyone who sent a submission to the Australian Government calling for better protection of our tropical sealife across the region.
In mid 2012 we will again need to show our support for tropical sealife during the Declaration phase of the final marine reserves. We will keep you posted. Find out more ways you can help our tropical seas here...
Our iconic Kimberley coast is under threat by a proposed major Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) development. Thank you to everyone who sent submissions opposing this disastrous development! Stay tuned for updates. More info....
In a victory for people power and positive change, the Ningaloo Coast in Western Australia has been given World Heritage status by the United Nations. After a long campaign this iconic part of Western Australia has finally received the global recognition it deserves.Read ourmedia releaseand more aboutwhat World Heritage means for Ningaloo...
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Sustainable Seafood FREE iPhone App
"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."
Love your seafood but also love our oceans? We are proud to offer Australia's first online sustainability guide to seafood. Visit the online guide here.
AMCS is proud to offer Australia's first ever
Thanks to everyone who sent a submission to the Australian Government calling for better protection of our tropical sealife across the region.
Our iconic Kimberley coast is under threat by a proposed major Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) development. Thank you to everyone who sent submissions opposing this disastrous development! Stay tuned for updates. 
