Celebrating #WorldOceanDay 2026 We’ll be hearing the latest research and connect with others passionate about #MarineScience at this free community event Good coffee, great conversations, and a room full of ocean advocates, hosted by #WAMSI & AMSA WA #Posidonia #SeagrassRestoration #BeachCleanup

More than 400 scientists, young people, Indigenous leaders, and conservation experts have written collectively to @albomp.bsky.social and @jimchalmers.bsky.social, pleading for adequate $ to protect and restore nature biodiversitycouncil.org.au/news/scienti... - @biodivcouncil.bsky.social

Victoria’s 2024 State of the Marine and Coastal Environment report offers a detailed snapshot of how reefs are changing across the state, from kelp decline and shifting species to habitat restoration and citizen science. Read our breakdown: greatsouthernreef.com/victoria-mar...

More than a decade after the Paris Agreement, greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, accelerating climate change. Humanity still has time to act #NowForClimate and curb these emissions. Ahead of #WorldEnvironmentDay, here's how you can take action www.unep.org/news-and-sto...

Nature is good for business – and we now have numbers to show it. As part of a growing body of global research now trying to put hard numbers on what nature actually contributes to the economy, we looked at New Zealand’s case. theconversation.com/nature-is-go...

From fossicking for fossils to a champion for life on Earth: Sir David Attenborough at 100 theconversation.com/from-fossick...

Seagrasses are often overlooked, but they are among the most important coastal habitats on Earth.

If you're not already following @jessharwoodart.bsky.social, what are you doing, good people?! This is absolutely fabulous 👉 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Australia’s Environment Minister has confirmed his commitment to increasing the protection of our ocean.🌊 Ocean protection is about more than hitting a target. We need science-based marine sanctuaries protecting all of Australia’s ocean habitats, including deep sea canyons, seamounts & rocky reefs.

This tiny community is enduring the ultimate balancing act, keeping hordes of tourists happy, mitigating the impacts of climate change and protecting their World Heritage-listed home. Lisa Millar explores how Shark Bay not only survives, but thrives.

ABC Back Roads has returned, with S12E1 featuring OI members 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸 and 𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗮 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝗿. Presenter Lisa Millar visits Shark Bay (Gathaagudu) in WA, the home of the 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱'𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘄. Watch now on iview at iview.abc.net.au/show/back-ro...

How a centuries-old technique is helping save a dying seagrass species: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-13/science-key-to-saving-endangered-seagrass-population/106337120

Our work with @sims-australia.bsky.social to restore Sydney Harbour www.smh.com.au/environment/...

World's first legally binding treaty to protect oceans and marine life takes effect www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

We already knew forests were heavy lifters in reducing climate pollution. New research reveals the tiny microbes in tree bark can also 'eat' climate gases. 👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/we-disc...

A beach on a remote island, and home to nesting turtles, is annually overwhelmed by tonnes of plastic garbage. Christmas Island is doing what it can to help stem the never-ending tide of pollution.

Demersal fishing ban announced for commercial, recreational fishers in Perth and WA amid scarce fish stocks www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...

Don’t want waste this Christmas? How to give green and sustainable gifts

Australia finally acknowledges environment underpins all else. That’s no small thing | Ken Henry

Our rapid assessment of the #EPBC Act reform package that's set to pass the senate theconversation.com/long-sought-... - Led by Justine Bell-James, with @drphilmccormack.bsky.social @yungenchee.bsky.social and me. #ESA2025 @aunz.theconversation.com @biodivcouncil.bsky.social @ecolsocaus.bsky.social

‘Deathly silent’: two out of three corals in world heritage-listed Ningaloo reef have been killed, scientists confirm - by @readfearn.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Hybridization and low-light adaptability in California eelgrass (Zostera spp.) Nature www.nature.com/articles/s41...

'Localised extinction' risk for seagrass in Botany Bay A team of local Aboriginal rangers has partnered with researchers from the University of NSW to rebuild the once thriving marine ecosystem within Gamay (Botany Bay). www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Carbon credit profits used to fund restoration around UNESCO biosphere reserve An ambitious project to reconnect bushland between the Fitzgerald River and Stirling Range National Parks in WA's Great Southern www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Australian scientists have noticed a rise in the number of whales getting entangled in ropes and fishing lines. Rescuing them is a job for experts.

Great to see the tree smokebush #Conospermum triplinervium in full bloom in a Bushland Forever site. This population is one of few remaining within the Perth metro area and found to be genetically distinct: www.publish.csiro.au/bt/BT07137 #UrbanBiodiversity #Proteaceae #WesternAustralia

While the unapproved earthworks were underway, the federal minister for climate change and energy, Chris Bowen, visited the Railton cement works to announce a $52.9 million grant to Cement Australia to upgrade the kiln to allow burning woodchips and shredded tyres as a partial substitute for coal.’

PhD student Natalie Coy spoke on Radio National this morning about the Seeds of the Sea citizen science project. This project asks citizen scientists to report sightings of Posidonia seagrass flowers in NSW, to inform future restoration of this endangered species. 🌊🌐🧪 www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

A new paper out: Fragmentation of #seagrass meadows in the years following the 2010/2011 #marineheatwave compound the ecological impacts of mortality and prolong recovery #Amphibolis #Posidonia: zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

The West Australian government announces a new marine park to safeguard an enormous stretch of coastline adjacent to Ningaloo Reef.

Read more @aunz.theconversation.com : theconversation.com/... @pattfinnerty.bsky.social

Safe no more: off-the-charts marine heat has severely damaged Ningaloo and other pristine coral reefs theconversation.com/safe-no-more...

Most of Australia’s conservation efforts ignore climate risks – here are 3 fixes Imagine replanting various native species only to have them die because the area is too hot or too dry. Or reconnecting woodland habitat only to lose large tracts to bushfire. theconversation.com/most-of-aust...

When a beach walk feels like grief: Disasters like SA's algal bloom cut us off from nature when we need it most phys.org/news/2025-08... via @physorg_com

Seagrass meadows are vital but vanishing. Join Dr Richard Lilley on 30 Sept for a FREE webinar on restoring seagrass across Europe through collaboration, innovation & community. More info: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1407810311... #Seagrass #GenerationRestoration @projectseagrass.bsky.social

As oceans warm, tropical fish are moving south. New friendships may be helping them survive theconversation.com/as-oceans-wa...

24 July is #EarthOvershootDay. That means humanity has used up Earth’s yearly natural resources budget in just 7 months. In 2024, the date was 1 August. The date keeps creeping earlier—but the trend can be reversed: www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/resources/up...

Tim Winton: “Scott Reef, a magnificent coral atoll 300 kms off Kimberley coast WA. The moment I tipped from the boat in my mask and fins, I knew something was wrong. The water was too hot. Not tropical warm, but uncomfortably hot.” www.theguardian.com/environment/....

Scientists overwhelmingly recognize the value of sharing null results, but rarely publish them in the research literature go.nature.com/450KElr

Born #OnThisDay in 1953 was ecologist and conservation scientist Georgina Mace FRS, who transformed our understanding of of #biodiversity loss. A recent @royalsocietypublishing.org #PhilTransB issue looked at building on her legacy: #WomenInSTEM royalsocietypublishing.org/toc/rstb/202...

Saving species starts at home: how you can help Australia’s 1,000 threatened invertebrates theconversation.com/saving-speci...

Sir David Attenborough’s latest film reveals the truth about bottom trawling — a fishing method that razes the seafloor like a bulldozer. This #WorldOceansDay, let’s raise our voices and take a stand.

I feel sick. I feel angry. I feel so, so sad. What a legacy, @albomp.bsky.social. I'll NEVER forgive what you've done to this country and our future. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...

Australian company Energy Australia's been forced to admit that offsetting fossil fuel emissions through land sector storage does not prevent harm from those emissions. We warned about the scientific concerns on offsets in this 2023 report #auspol #climate climateanalytics.org/publications...

Marine heatwave poses growing risk to dugong population in Exmouth Gulf www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...