Coastal & Marine

East Coast Whale Entanglement Mitigation Program

Coastal & Marine, Fishing Industry News, Latest News, Marine Science, NRM programs, Sustainable fishing / By Ocean Watch

As Humpback whale populations in the southern hemisphere recover from past commercial whaling, the potential for interactions between whales and commercial fishing operations is increasing, with most entanglements occurring since 2006. The majority of entanglement incidents involve Humpback whales, a species listed as Vulnerable under the Commonwealth EPBC Act and NSW Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016. […]

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Fishing and conservation working together

Coastal & Marine, Fishing Industry News / By Ocean Watch

A spike in sea urchin population in the Gippsland’s Corner Inlet has led to a partnership between conservationists and local professional fishers. The Nooramunga Marine and Coastal Park, a Ramsar-listed site, has had a huge unexplained spike in the native purple-spined sea urchins population. This led to volunteers culling more than 57,000 of the creatures

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Could you use less plastic? Of course!

Coastal & Marine, Uncategorized / By Ocean Watch

Let’s face it we can all make small changes to reduce the amount of plastics in our lives. Australia alone uses 6.9 billion plastic bags a year dumping 36,700 tonnes of plastic bags into our landfill every year. Governments and businesses have a duty to take action, but its the lifestyle changes we make as

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AMSN Network Conference 2018

Coastal & Marine / By Ocean Watch

The Australian Mangrove and Saltmarsh Network conference (AMSN) bought together professional researchers, managers,officers and environmental consultants, as well as community enthusiasts from around Australia to talk facts about the state of mangrove and saltmarsh tidal wetland habitats around the country. The vast array of ecosystems found in mangrove and saltmarsh communities around Australia face increasing

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Fancy meeting some sea creatures? Australia’s best rockpools

Blog, Coastal & Marine / By Ocean Watch

Need a refreshing location to beat the heat and discover something new? Tidal pools are a mecca for marine life providing a home for many hardy organisms such as starfish, crabs and anemone. Inhabitants living in these marine habitats deal with a harsh environment. Frequent water temperature changes, waves, exposure to midday sun and predators

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Everybody is responsible for healthy oceans #OceanPledge

Aquaculture News, Blog, Campaigns, Coastal & Marine, Fishing Industry News, Marine Science, OceanWatch Events, Sustainable fishing, Uncategorized / By Ocean Watch

With our natural resources facing increasing pressure the task of keeping our oceans, waterways and habitats healthy is an ongoing issue. Whilst some environmental drives seek to highlight an important issue they can in the process distance or vilify other key stakeholders that have an important role to play in the responsible use of the

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NSW Oyster Conference a hit

Coastal & Marine, OceanWatch Events / By Ocean Watch

Oyster producers from all over NSW have descended on Merimbula this week for the biennial NSW Oyster Conference held at the Pambula Merimbula Golf Club. Over 200 oyster farmers, trade suppliers and associated organisations attended providing a unique opportunity for producers to share, learn and connect with other farmers and industry stakeholders. The conference had

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Double sea turtle rescue

Coastal & Marine / By Ocean Watch

Photo courtesy of Echonet Daily Two sea turtles rescued in South Australia late last year are being released back in to the wild in Ballina. Australian Seabird Rescue volunteers released the turtles, which were flown to Ballina just over a week ago to be released in the warmer waters. Jenelle, a 20-year-old Green Sea Turtle

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Is wave energy conversion the future of Australia’s coastal towns?

Coastal & Marine / By Ocean Watch

With 85% of Australia’s population living on coastal strips around the country, our energy needs are putting more and more pressure on coastal habitat areas. Coastal population growth exerts pressure on coastal land increasing need for agriculture and housing at the expense of natural habitats & species. So is wave energy conversion a piece of

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New reef trials installed in estuaries around NSW

Coastal & Marine, OceanWatch Events / By Ocean Watch

Fish hotels in the form of Oyster shell in Coir fibre bags have been installed in key estuary locations around NSW. These structures will be key to providing erosion control and fish habitat restoration in intertidal locations. Several sites in NSW have been selected where there is active erosion occurring and the presence of marine

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