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ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · Sep 5

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

New marine park to protect WA's world-famous Exmouth Gulf

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

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Biodiversity Council @biodivcouncil.bsky.social · Aug 20

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Peter Gardner @peterdgardner.bsky.social · Aug 12

Safe no more: off-the-charts marine heat has severely damaged Ningaloo and other pristine coral reefs
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Safe no more: off-the-charts marine heat has severely damaged Ningaloo and other pristine coral reefs

Luck seems to have run out for many Western Australian coral reefs, as an off-the-charts marine heatwave leaves a trail of bleaching and coral death.

theconversation.com

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Elizabeth Sinclair 🇦🇺🇺🇦🌻 @seagrassliz.bsky.social · Aug 14

'Seaweed farming at scale would occupy thousands if not millions of square kilometres of oceans' - another unintended consequence is the shading of #seagrass ecosystems, one of natures great carbon sinks. theconversation.com/expanding-se...

Expanding seaweed farms pose a risk to vital marine life

Without appropriate management, seaweed farming programmes could be dangerous for marine biodiversity and the benefits that humans get from the ocean.

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John Holmes @jhaue.bsky.social · May 30

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.
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Most of Australia’s conservation efforts ignore climate risks – here are 3 fixes

New research reveals only 44% of biodiversity offset policies and 27% of voluntary conservation programs consider climate risk. These 3 practical steps can help.

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John Holmes @jhaue.bsky.social · Aug 12

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

When a beach walk feels like grief: Disasters like SA's algal bloom cut us off from nature when we need it most

In March 2025, surfers and swimmers were the first to notice the harmful algal bloom taking hold in South Australian waters. People catching waves at a popular break on the Fleurieu Peninsula later re...

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Elizabeth Sinclair 🇦🇺🇺🇦🌻 @seagrassliz.bsky.social · Aug 12

Worst bleaching in WA record, widespread algal bloom in SA waters. Meanwhile, WA is considering a massive expansion of bauxite mining our beautiful #NorthernJarrahForest

How about no?
Add your voice to stop Alcoa’s expansion: wafa.org.au/alcoa/

#EndForestMining #ProtectOurJarrahForest

Make a submission - WA Forest Alliance

Make a submission to stop Alcoa

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newsbeep.bsky.social @newsbeep.bsky.social · Aug 10

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…

Removal of trees infested with shot-hole borer in Kings Park has surprising outcomes - News Beep

The removal of beloved trees from Kings Park has left a scar across the escarpment and made it vulnerable to dangerous landslides.

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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · Jul 25

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

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Henricus Peters @learnfromnature.bsky.social · Jul 26

As oceans warm, tropical fish are moving south. New friendships may be helping them survive
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As oceans warm, tropical fish are moving south. New friendships may be helping them survive

As oceans warm, tropical fish are on the move, heading south into cooler waters. New research reveals how they are getting on with the fish they encounter there.

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Elizabeth Sinclair 🇦🇺🇺🇦🌻 @seagrassliz.bsky.social · Jul 28

The presence of herbivorous tropical fish in cooler temperate waters also impacts restoration of benthic habitats - seagrasses and macroalgae

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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · Jul 24

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...

This image illustrates Earth Overshoot Day using a visual metaphor: planet Earth hanging a “SORRY WE’RE CLOSED” sign in space. The message below reads, “We have exceeded our natural resource budget for 2025,” emphasizing the urgent need to live within ecological limits.

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Peggy Sanders @peggysanders.bsky.social · Jun 7

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.”

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Labor hasn’t delivered on more effective nature laws. It’s not just embarrassing, it’s calamitous | Tim Winton

As Ningaloo reef bleaches and an election looms, we must look to those who stand in the way of our safety – the small cohort of people profiting from fossil fuels, and the politicians who protect them

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Nature @nature.com · Jul 23

Scientists overwhelmingly recognize the value of sharing null results, but rarely publish them in the research literature

go.nature.com/450KElr

Researchers value null results, but struggle to publish them

Survey finds that fear of reputational harm and a lack of support and publication platforms are among respondents’ key concerns.

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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · Jul 12

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...

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Robb Edwards 🌱 @robedwards1.bsky.social · Jun 18

Saving species starts at home: how you can help Australia’s 1,000 threatened invertebrates

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Saving species starts at home: how you can help Australia’s 1,000 threatened invertebrates

Every week, one or two species of Australian invertebrate go extinct. Many species on the brink live in cities – where we can help.

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Project Seahorse @projectseahorse.bsky.social · Jun 3

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.

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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · May 28

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...

Breaking: Australia's largest gas project approved for operation to 2070

The life of Australia's largest oil and gas project will be extended to 2070, with Environment Minister Murray Watt giving the long-awaited environmental approval for Woodside's North West Shelf proje...

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Climate Analytics @climateanalytics.org · May 21

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
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Why offsets are not a viable alternative to cutting emissions

In this report we set out an assessment the state of global science around offsets, and, in light of that, examine the impact of the Australian Government’s proposed changes for the country’s industri...

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Peter Gardner @peterdgardner.bsky.social · May 19

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

WA's dugongs under threat after sea grass 'wipeout'

Dugongs in the Exmouth Gulf may be forced to range further for food as an extended marine heatwave wipes out critical seagrass habitats.

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Jenny Frecklington-Jones #IStandWithWatermelon🍉🍉 @joneshowdareyou.bsky.social · May 14

“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.”
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World Seagrass Association @world-seagrass.bsky.social · May 14

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!

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Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · May 11

I just returned from Antarctica: climate change isn’t some far-off problem – it’s here and hitting hard

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I just returned from Antarctica: climate change isn’t some far-off problem – it’s here and hitting hard | Jennifer Verduin

As an oceanographer, I study how the ocean shapes our world. For Australia and other nations, the lesson is urgent

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Professor Euan Ritchie @euanritchie.bsky.social · May 7

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.

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Australians want nature protected. These 3 environmental problems should be top of the next government’s to-do list

Three experts consider what’s required to protect and conserve Australia’s natural wonders, from fighting invaders to stopping habitat loss and saving species.

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