Australian Marine Conservation Society

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 national charity dedicated exclusively to protecting ocean wildlife and their homes.

Current issues

Place a vote for shark conservation

This election, you can take action to help Australia's sharks. Simply sign the petition letter, and help send the message to the Australian Labor Party and the Liberal National Party that the next Australian Government needs to do a better job of protecting our precious sharks. Place a vote for sharks...

Whaling ban safe
After a tense meeting of the International Whaling Commission, attempts to end the global ban on whaling and legalise whaling for the first time in 30 years have been thwarted. AMCS Director attended the meeting in Morocco. Read his reports on the meeting here...

Art for Sharks 2010

Art for Sharks is our major annual charity art auction. Please join AMCS and our Patron Tim Winton in Melbourne on July 23. Over 50 pieces of outstanding artwork will be available for auction on the night from some of Australia's most sought after artists. More info...

Art for Sharks 2010 is now officially sold out! We look forward to seeing you there!

Artwork for auction at this year's Art for Sharks - Imagining Less and Knowing More (detail) by Mark Threadgold

Coral Sea Heritage Park
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...

Exhausted Oceans Appeal
Overfishing is one of the single greatest threats to our oceans. Please donate to our Exhausted Oceans Appeal and help breathe life into our precious seas.

Take Action for Southern Bluefin Tuna
Most of us agree that it is just not right to consciously push a species to the edge of extinction. And yet this is precisely what politicians from successive Australian governments have allowed, year after year after year. Take action for our Southern Bluefin Tuna...

Watch a Video

Save Australia's Seas with Bernard Fanning and AMCS

Shark finning on the World Heritage Great Barrier Reef

Watch a video of celebrity chef Kylie Kwong endorsing Australia's Sustainable Seafood Guide

Save Our Seas

Shark finning

Sustainable Seafood

Tim Winton, AMCS Patron and Australian Author

"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