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

Removal of trees infested with shot-hole borer in Kings Park has surprising outcomes https://www.newsbeep.com/52427/ The removal of beloved trees from Kings Park has left a scar across the escarpment and made it…

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...

“I’m sad to say just yesterday we blew [the record] out of the water, and our new record holder is 778 pieces of plastic in an 80-day-old seabird chick, in one of the most pristine corners of our planet.” www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...

Seagrass Fisheries: How They Evolved and Why They Endure 🗓️ 15 May 2025 🕛 12 pm BST(UTC +1) us02web.zoom.us/j/8524050814... Ben Jones will share with us how seagrass fisheries have evolved and why they remain vital to ecosystems and communities worldwide..dive with us in this #SeagrassSeminar!

I just returned from Antarctica: climate change isn’t some far-off problem – it’s here and hitting hard www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Ok, @albomp.bsky.social, there's never been a better time to do what's long overdue and you have a very supportive senate now. Please just get this done, every day of delay sees further harm that we all suffer the consequences of. theconversation.com/australians-...

It’s your call, but the Greens are clearly the best choice for a safer more sustainable and biodiverse world. Fun fact, the economy depends on a healthy environment. #AusVotes25

His work has changed our lives. His message could change the world. Proud to share the Trailer for OCEAN WITH DAVID ATTENBOROUGH. A Global Cinema Event from May 8. 🎟️ Tickets on sale now: www.oceanfilm.net www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIZAdCtKT_g #OceanFilm #Ocean #DavidAttenborough

The Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) have set up an email system with a strong wake up call for all the candidates in your local electorate and in the Senate. knittingnannas.org/2025/04/28/a...

Scientists issue warning after observing alarming shift in great white sharks. 🦈 🇿🇦 The finger points toward both human & natural threats. While orcas may be targeting them, shark nets and fishers have been slaughtering great white sharks for decades. thecooldown.com/outdoors/gre...

Debris along Australia's coastlines has decreased by more than a third in the past decade. #ConservationOptimism #EarthOptimism www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...