AS AUSTRALIANS, WE ARE BLESSED WITH SOMETHING SPECIAL…
We've got striking coastlines that stretch on forever.
We've got the Great(est)
Barrier Reef.
Our oceans relax and sustain us. Uplift and inspire us.
We're captivated by our lovely marine friends.
...the big
...and the small.
We've even got our own dolphin, affectionately known as 'snubbie'.
Snubfin dolphin by Alex Brown © MUCRU/WWF-Australia
And 80% of species in our southern oceans are found nowhere else on Earth.
BUT SOME THINK OUR OCEANS EXIST TO BE EXPLOITED...
...leaving too much damage
Rubbish by Kate Sprogis and Shenneng by Maritime Safety Qld
...that we can't ignore.
Seal by John Gibbens, Ray and fish by Elliott Norse, Marine Conservation Institute/Marine Photobank. Turtle by Troy Mayne, Oceanic Imagery
Globally, our oceans are in trouble. Three quarters of fish stocks are over-exploited or fished to their limit. Marine animals are being caught, killed or driven from their homes as more of our big blue backyard is industrialised.
And the Great Barrier Reef is fighting for its life.
Thankfully, there are people like you working with people like us.
As the only national voice for our marine wonderland the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) has protected our marine life for 50 years.
We saved the Reef from mining in the 60s, stopped live shark finning, started a sustainable seafood revolution, made marine sanctuaries and helped achieved a global whaling ban.
Together, we're turning the tide.
Because people and nature
need each other.
We've only got one ocean. Together we can keep it safe.
Thank you for helping
look after it!
Image by Vanessa Mignon
