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Annual Report 2024

25 November 2024

TierraMar and OceanEarth Foundation Annual Report 2024 – Click here to download

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GhostNets: Rubbish on the Shore symposium

1 November 2024

Jessica Leck, Program Manager for GhostNets Australia, and Anissa Lawrence, Managing Director of OceanEarth Foundation, were recently invited to join a diverse group of experts at the “Rubbish on The […]

Youth call for ocean protection at Ocean Dialogue

24 October 2024

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 […]

Turtle-Ghostnets

OceanEarth welcomes the Government’s commitment to tackling ghost nets

18 October 2024

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 […]

Robbie Porter Great Aussie Crab Pot Review August 2024

Ghost Gear Clean-Ups

1 October 2024

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 […]

Anissa Lawrence, Garma Festival 2024

OceanEarth Foundation at Garma Festival 2024

12 August 2024

Anissa Lawrence, OceanEarth Foundation’s Managing Director, had the privilege of participating in the 2024 Garma Festival, held on Gulkula ceremonial site near Nhulunbuy on the Gove Peninsula, in the Northern […]

Yabby Trap Round Up South Australia

Eyre Peninsula fishers encouraged to round up yabby traps and help restore fish habitat

3 June 2024

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

16 April 2024

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 […]

What are ghost nets?

11 April 2024

Our oceans face a silent threat: ghost nets. These abandoned, lost or discarded fishing nets (ALDFG – collectively known as ghost nets or ghost gear) are devastating marine life by […]

Great Aussie Crab Pot Review launches with call for community input

26 February 2024

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 […]

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