Coastal Indigenous Australians are consumers of...
Supermarkets
High-powered boats
Welfare
Petrol stations
Pubs
Roads
Football stadiums
Vehicles
Fast food outlets
Shopping centres
Hundreds of marine species
Yet can kill as many endangered sea turtles and dugong as they want.
Check out https://t.co/itYa0fH3D1 and see if there are tiny plastic particles in your cosmetics. These microbeads end up in the ocean and eventually our food chain #MarEnvS19#plastic#4ocean
Who says you can't go home?
For the coconut octopus, home is always just an arms reach away. These guys extend their arms around shells and “stilt walk”, and when threatened, the coconut octopus creates a dome-like shelter with the shell halves.
Native Title Act is important. All we are asking is section 211 of 1993 be amended to exempt endangered sea turtle and dugong vulnerable to extinction. Act is outdated. Amendments are not uncommon. Amending Act to protect endangered species is not contrary to Native Title rights.
Our group leader @krogh_von is ill today🤮, so I'm stepping up from my role as secretary🤓 to temporary leader. Let's get savin' the environment, lads @tcmarine3 @EivindKeil @MarineVeb 🐠 #MarEnvS19
One of the best articulated global warming articles I’ve read: “The only thing we can do is adapt and mitigate further global warming – it’s too late for there to be no effect.” https://t.co/KSM748tnRU
There’s a case to be made that #mangroves are the most useful ecosystem on Earth.
WATCH: To discover 6 things you need to know about mangroves (but never thought to ask): @MangroveWatch@Mangroves@ABCGconserve https://t.co/pHMjJbSsqn
Know what you’re eating and the state of the fisheries and oceans around you! Check out the most recent fishery report from the Aus Government- great info on biological and economic viability of many stocks #MarEnvS19 https://t.co/rvb44I6CZC
@HSBSurfrider Rise Above Plastics!
Our mission is to reduce impacts of plastics in the marine #environment by raising awareness about the dangers of #plasticpollution & advocating for a reduction of single-use plastics & the recycling of all plastics.
https://t.co/iMQ2T5aGQ9
@MarineVeb @TraceyLRogers @nakstad @vikisummerville Splendid initiative, @MarineVeb. There are so many interesting animals to choose from, but I would have to go with the beautiful Mola Mola fish. What about you @tcmarine3 @krogh_von @LoconteRob? #MarEnvS19
"Yes, it is hard to manage rivers like the Darling through drought, but that's Australia. If you haven't got a management plan that can manage the water through drought in the Darling, you haven't got a plan". Right you are, John Williams. #MarEnvS19
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