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Youth call for ocean protection at Ocean Dialogue
Our Ocean Youth ambassadors were proud to announce the launch of their “Youth Statement for the Ocean” at the Ocean Dialogue held in Sydney as part of the Global Nature […]
OceanEarth welcomes the Government’s commitment to tackling ghost nets
We are delighted by the Australian Government’s announcement last week that it will intensify efforts to reduce the devastating impact of lost, abandoned and discarded fishing nets, also known as […]
Ghost Gear Clean-Ups
Our Great Aussie Crab Pot Review team has recently returned from an expedition to the Gulf of Carpentaria, to address the growing issue of old and lost recreational fishing gear […]
Eyre Peninsula fishers encouraged to round up yabby traps and help restore fish habitat
Recreational fishers from across the Eyre Peninsula will have the chance to swap their newly banned opera house yabby traps for a pyramid trap at the upcoming Yabby Trap Round-Up […]
Ocean Youth Summit 2024: empowering youth for ocean conservation and innovation
Hundreds of young Australians converged for our inaugural Ocean Youth Summit, last week, to champion the cause of ocean conservation. The first of its kind in Australia, the event brought […]
Great Aussie Crab Pot Review launches with call for community input
Lost, abandoned or discarded crab pots, also known as ghost gear or ghost pots, pose a major threat to the health of marine ecosystems. Critical species, such as crocodiles and […]
OceanYouth are making waves at INNOVOCEAN
Last week, six of our Ocean Youth ambassadors were invited to participate at INNOVOCEAN 2023. Now in its second year, the summit, an initiative of Ocean Impact Organisation, celebrated the power […]
OceanEarth Foundation’s Position on the Voice Referendum
OceanEarth Foundation acknowledges and pays respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of Australia. We recognise that sovereignty was never ceded, that colonisation […]
OceanEarth Foundation partners with Sydney Zoo to help bring sharks back from the brink
Every year more than 100 million sharks are killed, with overfishing threatening their survival and putting marine ecosystems at risk of collapse. Thousands of sharks are caught accidently or become entangled […]
NSW Fishers Encouraged To Round Up Yabby Traps To Help Restore Fish Habitat
The NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) has partnered with TierraMar, through its Ghostnets Australia program, OzFish Unlimited and Boating, Camping Fishing (BCF) to encourage the recreational fishing community to […]