Australian Marine Conservation Society
@marineconservation.org.au
Bringing the blue to Bluesky 🌊
We are Australia’s leading national charity dedicated solely to protecting our precious ocean wildlife.
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IG: @marineconservation.au
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We are Australia’s leading national charity dedicated solely to protecting our precious ocean wildlife.
🪸 marineconservation.org.au
IG: @marineconservation.au
TT: @australianmarinecons
It’s time for the federal government to step up and deliver its promised reform to packaging legislation.
Get the full scoop on the results of our recent investigation into supermarket plastic use, featured in this article, by RSVP’ing to today's webinar: https://events.humanitix.com/unwrapped-2025
Get the full scoop on the results of our recent investigation into supermarket plastic use, featured in this article, by RSVP’ing to today's webinar: https://events.humanitix.com/unwrapped-2025
How we got conned into recycling by Big Plastic
Rinsing that yoghurt tub was never going to solve the problem. We’ve all been fooled.
www.theage.com.au
November 26, 2025 at 7:55 PM
It’s time for the federal government to step up and deliver its promised reform to packaging legislation.
Get the full scoop on the results of our recent investigation into supermarket plastic use, featured in this article, by RSVP’ing to today's webinar: https://events.humanitix.com/unwrapped-2025
Get the full scoop on the results of our recent investigation into supermarket plastic use, featured in this article, by RSVP’ing to today's webinar: https://events.humanitix.com/unwrapped-2025
Cip Hamilton, our Plastics Campaign Manager, recently walked through a major supermarket with one of Australia’s leading newspapers.
They saw cobs of corn placed on a hard plastic tray wrapped in soft plastic and all sorts of other disposable packaging destined for the bin as soon as it’s opened.
They saw cobs of corn placed on a hard plastic tray wrapped in soft plastic and all sorts of other disposable packaging destined for the bin as soon as it’s opened.
Plastic not fantastic: Why you pay less for pointless packaging
We took a walk with leading plastics campaigner Cip Hamilton through a supermarket to search for wasteful wrapping. It didn’t take long.
www.theage.com.au
November 26, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Cip Hamilton, our Plastics Campaign Manager, recently walked through a major supermarket with one of Australia’s leading newspapers.
They saw cobs of corn placed on a hard plastic tray wrapped in soft plastic and all sorts of other disposable packaging destined for the bin as soon as it’s opened.
They saw cobs of corn placed on a hard plastic tray wrapped in soft plastic and all sorts of other disposable packaging destined for the bin as soon as it’s opened.
A 're-use only precinct' is also planned in the Sydney CBD by 2027. The NSW EPA's Plastics Plan 2.0 includes strong steps forward, especially on initiatives to increase reuse systems for takeaway cups. 🥤☕
Now the federal govt needs to step up & deliver its promised reform packaging legislation.
Now the federal govt needs to step up & deliver its promised reform packaging legislation.
November 23, 2025 at 5:22 AM
A 're-use only precinct' is also planned in the Sydney CBD by 2027. The NSW EPA's Plastics Plan 2.0 includes strong steps forward, especially on initiatives to increase reuse systems for takeaway cups. 🥤☕
Now the federal govt needs to step up & deliver its promised reform packaging legislation.
Now the federal govt needs to step up & deliver its promised reform packaging legislation.
Have you seen an example of ridiculous overpackaging in Australia? Take a picture and nominate it in the #UnpackitAwards now 👉unpackit.org.au 👈
November 22, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Have you seen an example of ridiculous overpackaging in Australia? Take a picture and nominate it in the #UnpackitAwards now 👉unpackit.org.au 👈
Last year, we advocated for marine wildlife at a series of stakeholder engagement sessions that helped decide what would be included in this plan. We also encouraged supporters to have their say. The results were loud and clear: on average, 90% of people agreed with the NSW EPA's proposed actions.
November 21, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Last year, we advocated for marine wildlife at a series of stakeholder engagement sessions that helped decide what would be included in this plan. We also encouraged supporters to have their say. The results were loud and clear: on average, 90% of people agreed with the NSW EPA's proposed actions.
On World Fisheries day, we reflect on the path forward for our fisheries. What we know for sure is, the future of our ocean relies on sustainable fisheries. If we don’t fish for the future, we won’t be fishing in the future.
You can read the full article here: https://bit.ly/4rdae0E
You can read the full article here: https://bit.ly/4rdae0E
November 21, 2025 at 6:51 AM
On World Fisheries day, we reflect on the path forward for our fisheries. What we know for sure is, the future of our ocean relies on sustainable fisheries. If we don’t fish for the future, we won’t be fishing in the future.
You can read the full article here: https://bit.ly/4rdae0E
You can read the full article here: https://bit.ly/4rdae0E
A historic step in the journey to a safe climate is on the table at the world’s biggest climate summit: a roadmap away from fossil fuels, the biggest cause of the climate crisis.
A fossil fuel roadmap that is just, equitable, funded and fair can protect the people and places we love.
#COP30
A fossil fuel roadmap that is just, equitable, funded and fair can protect the people and places we love.
#COP30
November 19, 2025 at 5:50 AM
A historic step in the journey to a safe climate is on the table at the world’s biggest climate summit: a roadmap away from fossil fuels, the biggest cause of the climate crisis.
A fossil fuel roadmap that is just, equitable, funded and fair can protect the people and places we love.
#COP30
A fossil fuel roadmap that is just, equitable, funded and fair can protect the people and places we love.
#COP30
Hey you! 🐢🧐
Have you ever been fed up with a mountain of unnecessary packaging around a product? Or found reusable packaging so clever you wish every business used it?
Now’s your chance to take a picture of it and call it out. Nominate Australia’s best and worst packaging now: unpackit.org.au 👈
Have you ever been fed up with a mountain of unnecessary packaging around a product? Or found reusable packaging so clever you wish every business used it?
Now’s your chance to take a picture of it and call it out. Nominate Australia’s best and worst packaging now: unpackit.org.au 👈
November 13, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Hey you! 🐢🧐
Have you ever been fed up with a mountain of unnecessary packaging around a product? Or found reusable packaging so clever you wish every business used it?
Now’s your chance to take a picture of it and call it out. Nominate Australia’s best and worst packaging now: unpackit.org.au 👈
Have you ever been fed up with a mountain of unnecessary packaging around a product? Or found reusable packaging so clever you wish every business used it?
Now’s your chance to take a picture of it and call it out. Nominate Australia’s best and worst packaging now: unpackit.org.au 👈
For the 3rd year, AMCS and the Boomerang Alliance audited supermarket plastic use.
On transparency, plastic reduction, reuse, recycling, and policy, planning and governance:
Woolworths scored 38%
Metcash 26%
Coles 19%
ALDI 14%
Read more:
www.marineconservation.org.au/australias-f...
On transparency, plastic reduction, reuse, recycling, and policy, planning and governance:
Woolworths scored 38%
Metcash 26%
Coles 19%
ALDI 14%
Read more:
www.marineconservation.org.au/australias-f...
Australia’s four major supermarkets fail audit into plastic use, worrying signs in online groceries - Australian Marine Conservation Society
Australia’s big supermarkets are adding fuel to the plastic pollution crisis, with all four failing an independent audit into plastic use.
www.marineconservation.org.au
November 11, 2025 at 2:10 AM
For the 3rd year, AMCS and the Boomerang Alliance audited supermarket plastic use.
On transparency, plastic reduction, reuse, recycling, and policy, planning and governance:
Woolworths scored 38%
Metcash 26%
Coles 19%
ALDI 14%
Read more:
www.marineconservation.org.au/australias-f...
On transparency, plastic reduction, reuse, recycling, and policy, planning and governance:
Woolworths scored 38%
Metcash 26%
Coles 19%
ALDI 14%
Read more:
www.marineconservation.org.au/australias-f...
Today, alongside Plastic Free Foundation and WWF-Australia, we launch ... the Unpackit Awards! 🏆⭐
Nominate Australia’s best and worst packaging now: unpackit.org.au 👈
Help encourage businesses, brands, and retailers to protect our environment from pollution by improving packaging. 🌏🏖️🌊
Nominate Australia’s best and worst packaging now: unpackit.org.au 👈
Help encourage businesses, brands, and retailers to protect our environment from pollution by improving packaging. 🌏🏖️🌊
November 6, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Today, alongside Plastic Free Foundation and WWF-Australia, we launch ... the Unpackit Awards! 🏆⭐
Nominate Australia’s best and worst packaging now: unpackit.org.au 👈
Help encourage businesses, brands, and retailers to protect our environment from pollution by improving packaging. 🌏🏖️🌊
Nominate Australia’s best and worst packaging now: unpackit.org.au 👈
Help encourage businesses, brands, and retailers to protect our environment from pollution by improving packaging. 🌏🏖️🌊
Be the voice for NSW marine life🌊🐟🦭🦞🐳
We’re screening the powerful film ‘Ocean with David Attenborough’ in NSW Parliament on 20th November. This is an opportunity to spark change, but only if Members of Parliament attend. Will yours?
If you're in NSW, add your name now: https://bit.ly/4hCCd5M 👈
We’re screening the powerful film ‘Ocean with David Attenborough’ in NSW Parliament on 20th November. This is an opportunity to spark change, but only if Members of Parliament attend. Will yours?
If you're in NSW, add your name now: https://bit.ly/4hCCd5M 👈
November 2, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Be the voice for NSW marine life🌊🐟🦭🦞🐳
We’re screening the powerful film ‘Ocean with David Attenborough’ in NSW Parliament on 20th November. This is an opportunity to spark change, but only if Members of Parliament attend. Will yours?
If you're in NSW, add your name now: https://bit.ly/4hCCd5M 👈
We’re screening the powerful film ‘Ocean with David Attenborough’ in NSW Parliament on 20th November. This is an opportunity to spark change, but only if Members of Parliament attend. Will yours?
If you're in NSW, add your name now: https://bit.ly/4hCCd5M 👈
The positive results show that govts can make a big difference when they take plastic pollution seriously. But there's much more work to do in stopping plastic from ending up as pollution on land and in our ocean.
Plastic still makes up most of the littered items, including food & drink packaging.
Plastic still makes up most of the littered items, including food & drink packaging.
November 1, 2025 at 5:13 AM
The positive results show that govts can make a big difference when they take plastic pollution seriously. But there's much more work to do in stopping plastic from ending up as pollution on land and in our ocean.
Plastic still makes up most of the littered items, including food & drink packaging.
Plastic still makes up most of the littered items, including food & drink packaging.
The Albanese Government is set to reform Australia’s nature laws.
➡️ AMCS is calling for four essential changes:
1. Strong rules for nature protection.
2. Close the loopholes. End deforestation in the Great Barrier Reef catchment.
3. An independent referee.
4. Climate impacts in every decision.
➡️ AMCS is calling for four essential changes:
1. Strong rules for nature protection.
2. Close the loopholes. End deforestation in the Great Barrier Reef catchment.
3. An independent referee.
4. Climate impacts in every decision.
AMCS position on national nature law reform - Australian Marine Conservation Society
Australia needs nature laws that are strong, fair and capable of turning the tide for the ocean and coasts.
www.marineconservation.org.au
October 28, 2025 at 11:40 AM
The Albanese Government is set to reform Australia’s nature laws.
➡️ AMCS is calling for four essential changes:
1. Strong rules for nature protection.
2. Close the loopholes. End deforestation in the Great Barrier Reef catchment.
3. An independent referee.
4. Climate impacts in every decision.
➡️ AMCS is calling for four essential changes:
1. Strong rules for nature protection.
2. Close the loopholes. End deforestation in the Great Barrier Reef catchment.
3. An independent referee.
4. Climate impacts in every decision.
Over 100 scientists have signed an open letter calling on the Albanese Government to use nature legislation reforms to end tree clearing in the Great Barrier Reef.
Read the full letter here:
https://www.marineconservation.org.au/open-letter-from-scientists-deforestation-harms-the-gbr/
Read the full letter here:
https://www.marineconservation.org.au/open-letter-from-scientists-deforestation-harms-the-gbr/
Open Letter from Scientists: Deforestation Harms the GBR - Australian Marine Conservation Society
100 scientists have signed an open letter calling on the Government to reform nature laws to end tree clearing in the Great Barrier Reef.
www.marineconservation.org.au
October 27, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Over 100 scientists have signed an open letter calling on the Albanese Government to use nature legislation reforms to end tree clearing in the Great Barrier Reef.
Read the full letter here:
https://www.marineconservation.org.au/open-letter-from-scientists-deforestation-harms-the-gbr/
Read the full letter here:
https://www.marineconservation.org.au/open-letter-from-scientists-deforestation-harms-the-gbr/
Without strong nature laws, extinction is guaranteed.
Labor promised to protect nature. It’s time to deliver:
▪ Strong rules for nature protection
▪ An independent referee
▪ End deforestation
▪ Stop climate destruction
Labor promised to protect nature. It’s time to deliver:
▪ Strong rules for nature protection
▪ An independent referee
▪ End deforestation
▪ Stop climate destruction
October 26, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Without strong nature laws, extinction is guaranteed.
Labor promised to protect nature. It’s time to deliver:
▪ Strong rules for nature protection
▪ An independent referee
▪ End deforestation
▪ Stop climate destruction
Labor promised to protect nature. It’s time to deliver:
▪ Strong rules for nature protection
▪ An independent referee
▪ End deforestation
▪ Stop climate destruction
🐟 Researchers were surprised to see large male blue gropers in NSW were responsible for three-quarters of all urchin predation events they recorded. Big blues were also the only predators they saw capable of consuming urchins at all sizes, including larger ones.
📰 Read more: https://bit.ly/4heEcwN
📰 Read more: https://bit.ly/4heEcwN
Size Matters: Predators and Urchins on NSW Reefs | Great Southern Reef
Why big predators and the diversity of smaller ones shape reef dynamics. New research on NSW reefs reveals how predator size and diversity shape urchin control, kelp recovery, and the role of the east...
greatsouthernreef.com
October 19, 2025 at 12:46 AM
🐟 Researchers were surprised to see large male blue gropers in NSW were responsible for three-quarters of all urchin predation events they recorded. Big blues were also the only predators they saw capable of consuming urchins at all sizes, including larger ones.
📰 Read more: https://bit.ly/4heEcwN
📰 Read more: https://bit.ly/4heEcwN
An environmental catastrophe is taking place along northern Australia’s remote coastlines. Indigenous Rangers and volunteers are removing hundreds of these ghost nets, but the funding is running out. ⌛
We call on the Albanese Government to reinstate full funding for the Ghost Nets Initiative.
We call on the Albanese Government to reinstate full funding for the Ghost Nets Initiative.
The ocean's least natural predator has come for Australia
Illegal fishing is ravaging the world's oceans of fish and shellfish but it is what is left behind that is creating a mess for governments worldwide and of Australia's most remote beaches.
www.abc.net.au
October 18, 2025 at 5:13 AM
An environmental catastrophe is taking place along northern Australia’s remote coastlines. Indigenous Rangers and volunteers are removing hundreds of these ghost nets, but the funding is running out. ⌛
We call on the Albanese Government to reinstate full funding for the Ghost Nets Initiative.
We call on the Albanese Government to reinstate full funding for the Ghost Nets Initiative.
The Ghost Net Initiative was set up in 2021 to help tackle the thousands of ghost nets and hundreds of tonnes of plastic pollution in northern Australia. Its funding ended in June this year. The Australian Government must reinstate full funding for the Ghost Nets Initiative.
📷 Sea Shepherd Aus
📷 Sea Shepherd Aus
October 15, 2025 at 5:31 AM
The Ghost Net Initiative was set up in 2021 to help tackle the thousands of ghost nets and hundreds of tonnes of plastic pollution in northern Australia. Its funding ended in June this year. The Australian Government must reinstate full funding for the Ghost Nets Initiative.
📷 Sea Shepherd Aus
📷 Sea Shepherd Aus
Short-tailed shearwaters, aka muttonbirds, nest on small rocky islands in the Bass Strait, north of Tasmania. The Cape Barren Island Aboriginal Association told ABC News they found plastic in almost every bird they caught last season.
✍️Petition for a Global Plastics Treaty: https://bit.ly/3Gb3xK0
✍️Petition for a Global Plastics Treaty: https://bit.ly/3Gb3xK0
October 14, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Short-tailed shearwaters, aka muttonbirds, nest on small rocky islands in the Bass Strait, north of Tasmania. The Cape Barren Island Aboriginal Association told ABC News they found plastic in almost every bird they caught last season.
✍️Petition for a Global Plastics Treaty: https://bit.ly/3Gb3xK0
✍️Petition for a Global Plastics Treaty: https://bit.ly/3Gb3xK0
Queensland government’s new energy roadmap prolongs coal and gas, the opposite of what the Great Barrier Reef needs.
Read our release: www.marineconservation.org.au/qld-govs-irr...
Read our release: www.marineconservation.org.au/qld-govs-irr...
The Queensland government’s energy plan undermines its commitments to protect the Great Barrier Reef
Prolonging coal will fuel hotter oceans, more intense marine heatwaves and more coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef.
www.marineconservation.org.au
October 10, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Queensland government’s new energy roadmap prolongs coal and gas, the opposite of what the Great Barrier Reef needs.
Read our release: www.marineconservation.org.au/qld-govs-irr...
Read our release: www.marineconservation.org.au/qld-govs-irr...
Happy World Octopus Day! 🐙
📸 Blue-ringed octopus: Jayne Jenkins / Ocean Image Bank
📸 Blue-ringed octopus: Jayne Jenkins / Ocean Image Bank
October 8, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Happy World Octopus Day! 🐙
📸 Blue-ringed octopus: Jayne Jenkins / Ocean Image Bank
📸 Blue-ringed octopus: Jayne Jenkins / Ocean Image Bank
In September 2024, WA banned non-compostable single-use plastic produce bags for loose fresh fruit and veg. Starting this week, the ban extends to include non-compostable single-use plastic bags for loose dry goods and confectionery.
October 3, 2025 at 2:39 AM
In September 2024, WA banned non-compostable single-use plastic produce bags for loose fresh fruit and veg. Starting this week, the ban extends to include non-compostable single-use plastic bags for loose dry goods and confectionery.
Vale, Dr Jane Goodall, 1934-2025.
May we continue her legacy of hope, the power of collective action, and speaking for those who cannot speak for themselves 💙
May we continue her legacy of hope, the power of collective action, and speaking for those who cannot speak for themselves 💙
October 2, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Vale, Dr Jane Goodall, 1934-2025.
May we continue her legacy of hope, the power of collective action, and speaking for those who cannot speak for themselves 💙
May we continue her legacy of hope, the power of collective action, and speaking for those who cannot speak for themselves 💙
The same coral species suffering from bleaching and mortality on the Great Barrier Reef are being harvested for the global aquarium trade.
Add your name to protect wild corals and support the rapid transition of the Qld Coral Fishery to aquaculture.
👉 amcs.org.au/endcoralharvesting
Add your name to protect wild corals and support the rapid transition of the Qld Coral Fishery to aquaculture.
👉 amcs.org.au/endcoralharvesting
September 22, 2025 at 3:25 AM
The same coral species suffering from bleaching and mortality on the Great Barrier Reef are being harvested for the global aquarium trade.
Add your name to protect wild corals and support the rapid transition of the Qld Coral Fishery to aquaculture.
👉 amcs.org.au/endcoralharvesting
Add your name to protect wild corals and support the rapid transition of the Qld Coral Fishery to aquaculture.
👉 amcs.org.au/endcoralharvesting
🌊 Today, our Plastics & Packaging Program Manager Tara Jones spoke at an ACCC conference about a new soft plastics recycling scheme.
If this program goes ahead, it cannot become a distraction from supermarkets & other big businesses doing what really matters: reducing single-use plastic packaging.
If this program goes ahead, it cannot become a distraction from supermarkets & other big businesses doing what really matters: reducing single-use plastic packaging.
September 19, 2025 at 10:28 AM
🌊 Today, our Plastics & Packaging Program Manager Tara Jones spoke at an ACCC conference about a new soft plastics recycling scheme.
If this program goes ahead, it cannot become a distraction from supermarkets & other big businesses doing what really matters: reducing single-use plastic packaging.
If this program goes ahead, it cannot become a distraction from supermarkets & other big businesses doing what really matters: reducing single-use plastic packaging.