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Apr. 10/13
, AWARE Updates

15,000 Bottles and Cans Littered or Landfilled in Australia Every Minute - It's Time to Kick the Can!

A major community information and mobilisation campaign has started in Australia in the runup to government decisions about packaging policy.  Called ‘Kicking the Can’ the 27 state and national environment groups in the Boomerang Alliance, of which Project AWARE is a member, is calling for governments to stop procrastinating and implement a national container deposit system.

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Feb. 14/13
, AWARE Updates

Australia’s Marine Park - The Final Push

We've done it. We've made our final push towards securing the very best protection for Australia's marine wildlife.

After four years of campaigning, our global movement has once again shown our unique connection with the ocean and strong love, desire and passion to protect it.

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Nov. 16/12
, AWARE Updates

Celebrate Australia's New Marine Reserves

Time to celebrate! Today in Australia the largest network of marine parks in the world was officially declared and is now legally in place.

Over the last few years your submissions made the Australian Government aware of the broad support for ocean protection amongst the global dive community - well done!

Join us in thanking the Australian Government for this landmark decision to protect our unique marine wildlife and places.

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Nov. 05/12
, In the News

Sharks Suffer From Bad Public Image

With their black eyes and rows of teeth, it’s easy to understand why many people fear sharks, but our view of these creatures is actually hurting their chances for survival.

A new analysis determined that negative media reports about sharks and shark attacks are hindering shark conservation efforts.  According to the analysis, Australian and U.S. news articles are more likely to focus on shark attacks than on shark conservation issues.

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Sep. 20/12
, In the News

Australia NSW Announces Shark Protection Moves

Measures to protect the critically endangered grey nurse shark have been announced by the NSW government. Minister for Primary Industries Katrina Hodgkinson introduced regulations that include banning baited hook fishing in key breeding areas for the species along the NSW coastline.

"Our overall goal is to protect the grey nurse shark," she told reporters at Manly Sea Life Sanctuary today.

"They are the puppies of the ocean - they're not Jaws.They are very gentle creatures but we're down to the last 1500 or so."

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Aug. 22/12
, AWARE Updates

Marine Debris Campaigners Join Container Deposit Scheme Push

One third of all plastic marine debris is from beverage containers, according to the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO).  It kills wildlife and pollutes beaches.  It persists for centuries, breaking down into smaller particles, clogging our waterways and destroying our ocean.

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Aug. 21/12
, AWARE Updates

Act Now! New Australian Marine Reserves at Risk

Recently, thousands of Project AWARE divers called for new marine reserves in Australia. The Australian Government heard our voice and in June, announced a major new network of marine reserves including the world's second largest marine national park.

This was a major victory for the ocean and its wildlife, and showed the collective power of AWARE divers worldwide.

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Jun. 14/12
, In the News

Marine Reserves in Australia, California gather steam

The Australian government announced Thursday that it is creating the world’s largest network of marine reserves, a patchwork of protected areas covering more than 1.1 million square miles of ocean.

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Mar. 09/12
, AWARE Updates

Shark Protection and the Road to Thailand

Project AWARE is pounding the pavement to make the ocean safer for some of the most overexploited sharks. We have less than a year to secure international trade protections for sharks at the next meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES (CITES CoP16) to be held in March 2013, Thailand.

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Nov. 29/11
, AWARE Updates

Divers Needed to Protect the Coral Sea

Divers from around the world are joining together in a call to protect the Coral Sea. The Coral Sea is one of the last remaining places on earth where large marine animals are still found in great numbers, yet less than one percent of the Coral Sea is currently protected from extractive industries.

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