OCEAN of TRUTH. Remember the Reef. Marine species conservation - Home Page | Department of the Environment and Energy. Humpback whale Copyright: Fiona and David Harvey Find out about marine species conservation in Australia Under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Australia has rights and responsibilities over 16 million square kilometres of ocean - more than twice the area of the Australian continent. Within this area live thousands of marine species, some of which are unique to Australia and all of which contribute to making Australia the most biodiversity rich developed country. Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 The Australian Government uses the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) to protect and manage threatened, migratory and marine species. Threatened species are listed under the EPBC Act.
Determining the threats faced by marine species preventing, mitigating and/or managing those threats supporting the recovery of the species until they can be removed from the EPBC Act list of threatened species. More about the EPBC Act. Two guys from Australia invented a trash bin for the ocean. Pools have filters so why not the ocean? It’s a question many ocean lovers have asked (myself included) but two Australians pondered this and took it further by inventing a filter for harbors around the world. Andrew Turton and Pete Ceglinski, two avid surfers, quit their jobs to create a “seabin” that collects trash, oil, fuel and detergents. The fact that the “seabin” collects oil and detergents succeeds in eliminating all the things the world doesn’t want in the sea and which are extremely hard to filter out once in the ocean. The two inventors also started the Seabin Project with two objectives in mind.
The first is to create more seabins out of the plastic the first bins collect. The second step and goal according to the inventors is to “have a pollution free ocean for our future generations.” To make this story even more epic check out 0:20 where Pete says he “was a product designer in another life and it was [his] job to make plastic products.”
10 Endangered Ocean Species and Marine Animals. Diving & Marine Conservation in Cambodia | Projects Abroad. Placement location: Koh Sdach Role: To conduct marine wildlife surveys, collect data, and participate in community activities, such as workshops and waste management plans. Requirements: None Local Environment: Marine Accommodation: Shared volunteer bungalows Length of placement: From 1 week Start dates: Flexible Loaded: 0% Progress: 0% As a volunteer on Projects Abroad’s Diving & Marine Conservation Project in Cambodia, you will contribute to the protection of marine wildlife and assist with important community work. The main threat to the marine environment in Cambodia is the lack of regulation and awareness in the fishing industry, which leads to overfishing and destructive fishing practices.
So, one of our main goals at the project is to give local people the tools for change. Located on the tropical gulf of Thailand, this project is ideal for anyone with an interest in marine conservation, diving, and working in an incredible environment. Zoom Volunteer Profile Kate Jackson. Volunteer Internship in Marine Conservation and Research. Protecting Cambodia’s island paradise?, Post Weekend, Phnom Penh Post. In the waters around the Koh Rong archipelago, the first attempt at government-mandated marine conservation in the Kingdom is underway – it is designed to curb illegal fishing and bad tourism practices by engaging local commmunities. But questions remain as to whether the pressures of development might undercut the effort. A throng of backpackers and holidaymakers crowds the pier to get onto the fast-ferry from Sihanoukville to the Koh Rong archipelago. Nearby, a delivery of Cambodia Beer kegs is unloaded from a truck to be shipped to the islands. A deliveryman says they ship about 30 kegs each day; during high season, it’s more than twice that.
Pavel Yudin, the manager at the Koh Rong Dive Center, remembers a time when there was no fast-ferry. “You cannot imagine what it was like [before],” he says, looking out onto the beach from the pier on the island. In 2010, the dive and tourism industries had just arrived on Koh Rong, says Yudin. Protected Area? “No villagers got sick,” he says. Great Barrier Reef coral dead, damaged from bleaching event, survey finds. Posted Media player: "Space" to play, "M" to mute, "left" and "right" to seek. Video: Survey of coral bleaching in the Great Barrier Reef (ABC News) New images of the northern Great Barrier Reef have revealed more evidence of the long-term impact of this year's coral bleaching event. It has been nearly four months since aerial and underwater surveys revealed bleaching had killed 35 per cent of coral in central and northern parts of the Great Barrier Reef.
The Climate Council's Tim Flannery was part of a team that has visited a popular offshore reef about 54 kilometres from Port Douglas. "We wanted to see how much repair there'd been, but the coral we saw bleached and in danger a few months back has now mostly died," Professor Flannery said. "On top of that we've seen a whole lot of new damage, a whole lot of white coral out there that's been killed by Crown of Thorns starfish because it was too weak to defend itself.
"I think it's going to take years to recover. " CRIME SCENE: Great Barrier Reef activists take aim at oil companies - Hack - triple j. Bright yellow tape reading "CRIME SCENE - DO NOT CROSS" probably isn't the first thing you'd expect to see while out on a scuba dive. But that's exactly what you would've encountered if you'd trekked out to the Great Barrier Reef last Sunday. Activists from climate change group 350.org staged a protest on the ocean floor, bringing props and signs to make their point.
They took aim at multinational oil and gas companies including Exxon Mobil for producing fossil fuels that contribute to global warming. One sign read: "Exxon killed the reef #ExxonKnew. " Another targeted Australian energy provider AGL. One sign took aim at Australian energy company AGL. But are they really to blame? Dr Charlie Veron is a marine scientist who specialises in corals and reefs. "Fossil fuels are by far the biggest contributor to carbon dioxide and it's carbon dioxide that's causing global warming, and it's global warming that's causing coral bleaching," he said. So what is the protest likely to achieve? Bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef and the impact of Coal Seam Gas - Hack - triple j. Marine conservation efforts just took a major step forward. Ocean conservation efforts took a significant step forward on Friday when a measure to protect 30 percent of the world's oceans by 2030 passed during a major meeting in Hawaii.
The resolution, which is non-binding, garnered widespread support from the governments and global organizations gathered in Honolulu for the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress. Marine scientists say expanding Marine Protected Areas is essential in order to spare oceans from further destruction and ensure that ecosystems stay healthy enough to adapt to human-caused climate change. "Marine reserves are also climate reserves, and protecting 30 percent of the ocean will ensure local communities are more resilient to climate change," Seth Horstmeyer, a director with The Pew Charitable Trusts' Global Ocean Legacy project, said in a statement after the vote. Image: GREGORY BOISSY/AFP/Getty Images A science-based goal Image: SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images Handling the high seas. Who Are Tomorrow's Leaders in Ocean Conservation? | Huffington Post.
By Julia Luthringer, Conservation Innovation Fellow at Conservation X Labs Photo: Alex Dehgan On World Oceans Day 2014, Nancy Knowlton and Elin Kelsey launched #OceanOptimism, a hashtag used by researchers and practitioners to share marine conservation successes globally. 60 million tweets later, there’s a lot to be hopeful about. I spent the past few weeks “catching” hope at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Hawaii.
President Obama drastically expanded the Papahānaumokuākea National Monument to 582,578 square miles to serve as a sanctuary for endangered and imperiled marine species. The Russian Arctic National Park now protects Franz Josef Land, a group of 190 extremely biodiverse, northern islands. The pacific reef Coral Castles, once thought dead, is showing signs of new and revived life even despite 2016’s record-breaking heat. While these solutions pinpoint awe-inspiring success, they are usually local in scope. $5.3B Pledged for Marine Conservation at US Summit. A 90-nation conference devoted to the world's oceans ended Friday with $5.3 billion in pledges for marine conservation, which U.S.
Secretary of State John Kerry said proves "we are making progress. " Forty significant new or expanded marine protected areas were created at the Our Ocean summit, including President Barack Obama's announcement of the first U.S. marine reserve in the Atlantic Ocean — an area totaling 13,000 square kilometers and known for its underwater mountains and canyons off the coast of New England. Commercial fishing, oil exploration and other activities are limited in such areas to protect ecosystems. FILE - Fishermen pull in a net full of anchovies from the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 22, 2012. Forty new or expanded marine protected areas were created at the Our Ocean summit.
Such a designation means commercial fishing, oil exploration and other activities are limited. "We remain hopeful Russia will step up and join us in this endeavor," Kerry said. 'Life or death' issues. Conservation | SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium. SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium is dedicated to sustaining the environment. As an attraction that is devoted solely to the marine environment, it demonstrates environmentally sound practice in every area of its operation. SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium treats its animals as an educational resource, presenting its animals alongside educative programs, which inform the public on the biology, status and conservation problems of the species.
Our conservation initiatives: Education Programs: Underwater Zoo Curriculum-based education programs from early childhood to tertiary level, educating tens of thousands of students every year. Turtle Rescue And Rehabilitation Program SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium is proud to be voluntarily involved in the rehabilitation and release of sea turtles under government authorisation. Sub-Antarctic Penguin Breeding Program The success of the penguin breeding program is a direct result of the passion and dedication of SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium staff. Reduce, reuse, recycle (Department of Environment and Heritage Protection)
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, every Australian contributes around two tonnes of waste each year - a mixture of household garbage and industrial waste created by things we buy or use. It's becoming more difficult and expensive to find new refuse tips for waste. Waste disposal is a major issue for the government and the community. By minimising waste ( ) by avoiding and reducing waste, and re-using and recycling, we can cut waste by up to 50 percent-and even more if we compost ( ). Reducing waste also reduces litter ( ). Remember, everything dropped can find its way to beaches, roads, waterways, bush land and parks through the storm water system. If each person changes the way they think and act, the production of waste can be reduced. Re-use—Re-use containers, packaging or waste products. Reduce. Do the right thing, put it in the bin Sunshine Coast.
Why We Defend Oceans - Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Project Ocean. The Global Goals Australia Campaign » Goal 14: Life Below Water. Agenda 21 - Chapter 17. CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT (Rio de Janeiro, 3-14 June 1992) (Rio de Janeiro, 3-14 June 1992) Chapter 17 17.1. The marine environment - including the oceans and all seas and adjacent coastal areas - forms an integrated whole that is an essential component of the global life-support system and a positive asset that presents opportunities for sustainable development. International law, as reflected in the provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1/, 2/ referred to in this chapter of Agenda 21, sets forth rights and obligations of States and provides the international basis upon which to pursue the protection and sustainable development of the marine and coastal environment and its resources. 17.2.
A. Basis for action 17.3. 17.4. Objectives 17.5. Activities (a) Management-related activities 17.6. 17.7. (b) Data and information 17.8. 17.9. (c) International and regional cooperation and coordination 17.10. 17.11. Means of implementation 17.12. 17.13. 17.14. B. Leo DiCaprio Pledges 7 Million for Oceans. Australian Marine Conservation Society. Global development. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development The UN’s 193 member states formally agreed to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (the 2030 Agenda) on 25 September 2015 in New York. The new agenda provides a roadmap for global development efforts to 2030 and beyond. While non-binding, the 2030 Agenda will be highly influential, shaping development cooperation and finance flows from a range of sources, including nation states, multilateral organisations, the private sector and philanthropic entities. Sustainable Development Goals The 2030 Agenda succeeds the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) but is a more comprehensive, progressive and innovative agenda that responds to the many challenges faced by the world today and into the future.
It includes 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) and 169 targets within those goals. In addition to building on the MDGs, the SDGs include important new goals on economic growth, infrastructure, peace and effective governance, and oceans. Reef bleaching. Coralbleaching. Sustainable Development Goal #14. Great Barrier Reef crisis: Time to address coral catastrophe. There is no one who would wish for a cyclone, but the monster storm that ravaged Fiji this year may well have spared Australia's Great Barrier Reef from catastrophe.
Such is the delicate balance in the ecosystem, in the days after Tropical Cyclone Winston struck Fiji in February, a tropical deluge subsequently swept across Queensland. The rains lowered ocean temperatures at the reef, likely saving southern corals from widespread bleaching. But the vagaries of nature offer small comfort: the Great Barrier Reef is under incredible stress, and this is compounded by a Coalition government that has willfully obstructed attempts to recognise the scale of the problem. More than a third of the coral in the central and northern regions of the reef has died this year, a casualty of an El Nino-driven spike in water temperature exacerbated by global warming. Like a forest after a cruel bushfire, the sight of coral stripped of life and colour is devastating and the consequences will be far reaching. Great Barrier Reef coral bleaching at 95 per cent in northern section, aerial survey reveals - 28/03/2016.
Great Barrier Reef coral bleaching at 95 per cent in northern section, aerial survey reveals Australian Broadcasting Corporation Broadcast: 28/03/2016 Reporter: Peter McCutcheon An aerial survey of the northern Great Barrier Reef has shown that 95 per cent of the northern reefs are now severely bleached — far worse than previously thought. Transcript LEIGH SALES, PRESENTER: Exclusive footage of the Great Barrier Reef shows what could be the most severe and extensive coral bleaching on record. A leading coral researcher has just returned from a four-day aerial survey of reefs off Australia's far north coast, and of the 520 reefs his team flew over, all but four were damaged.
The extreme bleaching event is likely to kill some of the world's most pristine coral, as Peter McCutcheon reports. TERRY HUGHES, JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY: This will change the Great Barrier Reef forever. GREG HUNT, ENVIRONMENT MINISTER (March 20): There's good and bad news. JUSTIN MARSHALL, UNI. NEAL CANTIN, AUST. Oceans - United Nations Sustainable Development. 10 Things You Can Do to Save the Ocean -- National Geographic. Cambodia Ranked Low on Environmental Health - The Cambodia Daily.