Tag: Oceans and Reefs
Planning underway for big revegetation projects
Greening Australia says it is in the early planning stages for two massive revegetation projects in Queensland to help combat global warming.[MORE]
Expert warns of more stingers
An irukandji expert is warning there could be huge blooms of the potentially deadly jellyfish along Queensland's coast this summer.[MORE]
Eden considered for wave farm
The New South Wales far south coast has been identified as a possible site for an electricity generation project based on wave power.[MORE]
Great Barrier Reef added to Google Maps
The Great Barrier Reef off the Queensland coast has become the first marine park in the world to feature on Google Maps.[MORE]
Genetic mapping gives clues to reef life
Marine researchers are using genetic mapping to trace the movement of fish populations around the Great Barrier Reef.[MORE]
High fuel costs end reef tours
North Queensland's peak tourism body says it is not surprised Townsville's only daily tour service to the Great Barrier Reef has been cancelled by soaring fuel costs and global instability.[MORE]
Tourists, sewerage slowly killing Cancun's coral
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Coral reefs off Mexico's Cancun are dying as tourism puts stress on the environment.[MORE]
The fineprint on the headstone
As a nation that claims to be a world leader in marine conservation, let us say no to the taking of hundreds of tonnes of sharks from the Great Barrier Reef Park.[MORE]
Climate change 'may save' grey nurse shark
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Leading shark scientists say global warming could help save Australia's endangered grey nurse shark.[MORE]
Australian researchers find 100s of new reef species
Australian researchers find hundreds of new species living on Great Barrier and Ningaloo reefs.[MORE]
More good news for abalone industry
Tasmania's abalone industry has received some encouraging news in the latest round of disease testing.[MORE]
Sharks sighted near dead whale
Fisheries officers are warning people to stay out of the water at Sorrento Beach as sharks have been seen circling the carcass of a dead whale.[MORE]
Dead whale washes up on beach
Authorities are preparing to remove a dead humpback whale that has washed up on Sorrento Beach.[MORE]
Scientist warns of ice-free Arctic this generation
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There are new warnings that the Arctic will be free of ice in summer in the space of a generation.[MORE]
Farm group backs reef run-off protection funds
The Queensland Farmers Federation (QFF) has welcomed a $7.5 million funding boost to protect the Great Barrier Reef from water run-off along along the coast.[MORE]
Fisher backs Coral Sea fishing ban
The Queensland seafood industry is showing some support for a total ban on fishing in the Coral Sea and the establishment of a heritage park.[MORE]
Harbour group takes protest to Parliament
A group of environmentalists have called on the Territory Government to review plans for future industrial development in Darwin Harbour.[MORE]
Marine boundaries plan almost ready
Proposed marine park boundaries will be released for public comment in South Australia within the next two months.[MORE]
Port Macquarie candidate calls for artificial surf reef
The independent candidate for the upcoming state by-election for Port Macquarie is calling for an artificial surfing reef to be built at the Manning River mouth.[MORE]
Sand barge urged to tackle erosion
An Adelaide council urges a sand barge rather than a pipeline plan to tackle beach erosion.[MORE]
Call for fishing ban in Coral Sea
A group of leading marine scientists is calling for the Federal Government to ban fishing in a 1 million square kilometre area of the Coral Sea. [MORE]
Sand pipeline plan closer
A sand pipeline plan moves closer for managing Adelaide's beach erosion.[MORE]
Garrett suspends resort approval over reef fears
Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett says he has temporarily stopped a tourist development in far north Queensland because of its possible impact on the Great Barrier Reef.[MORE]
Rare sharks caught by 'ineffective nets'
The Sydney Aquarium Conservation Fund has called for the removal of shark nets from New South Wales beaches, saying there are more effective ways to protect swimmers.[MORE]
Channel deepening ship to be inspected
The channel deepening ship, the Queen of the Netherlands will be inspected today after leaking hydraulic fluid into Port Phillip Bay on the weekend.[MORE]
