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1. Help protect Solitary Islands and Jervis Bay marine parks
(Marine & Fisheries - blogging/Marine Sanctuaries)

... do not go far enough for vital reef habitats or iconic aggregation areas for the critically endangered grey nurse shark. The Nature Conservation Council and National Parks Association’s proposa...

2. Close encounters with tiger, blacktip and bull sharks
(Marine & Fisheries - unblogged/Past campaigns)

I can confirm there are tigers in Africa – tiger sharks that is. After the disappointment of the whale shark no-show, the shark swim challenge needed a fresh injection of...sharks. This came i

3. Morrungulo in May
(Marine & Fisheries - unblogged/Past campaigns)

Well the bad news first – the whale sharks were a no-show. Or at least we assume they were as we arrived at Morrungulo to be told this was not peak whale shark season (that’s December) and

4. The Shark Swim Challenge begins
(Marine & Fisheries - unblogged/Past campaigns)

By Ben Birt Well what a first day. There’s nothing like seeing a group of eight white rhino then moments later a herd of more than 500 buffalo to forget about the after effects of travelling h

5. Ben's Shark Swim Challenge adventure
(Marine & Fisheries - blogging/Save Our Last Sharks)

Our Marine Campaigner, Ben Birt, recently travelled to southern Africa for the Shark Swim Challenge, our amazing awareness and fund raising adventure for shark conservation. Follow his journey from J

6. Draft zoning plan for Jervis Bay leaves room for improvement
(Media Releases/Marine & Fisheries Media Releases)

...rded in the Jervis Bay Marine Park, including the eastern blue-devil fish and the critically endangered grey nurse shark. “The phasing out over the next two years of all trawling in the Marine ...

7. Your chance to protect sharks, donate and get your message to Environment Minister Garrett
(Marine & Fisheries - blogging/Save Our Last Sharks)

Please act now to save our sharks from being slaughtered by helping put an end to the export of shark fins to the Asian market. In the coming weeks, Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett wil

8. Draft zoning plan for Solitary Islands a positive move for the environment
(Media Releases/Marine & Fisheries Media Releases)

...the Nature Conservation Council supports the increased protection afforded to the critically endangered grey nurse shark we are disappointed that this did not include extending the sanctuary zones to ...

9. Commercial fishing industry - structural readjustment
(Submissions/Submissions)

Commercial Fishing Industry Reforms PO Box 21 Cronulla NSW 2230 29 April 2010 Re: Commercial fishing reforms The Nature Conservation Council of NSW (NCC) appreciates the opportunity to comment

10. Dead Sharks ain't Art
(Marine & Fisheries - blogging/Save Our Last Sharks)

Dead Sharks ain't Art An arts event and auction raising funds to stop all forms of shark slaughter When: 6.30pm – 9.30pm, Tuesday 11 May, 2010 Where: Mori Gallery, 168 Day Street, Sydney

11. Fish Rock: New Research, Same Story
(Marine & Fisheries - blogging/Grey Nurse Shark)

... the NSW and Commonwealth governments have known for many years – current protection measures for grey nurse sharks off Australia's east coast are failing. The paper*, by University of Quee...

12. Threatened sharks nowhere to hide under the EPBC Act
(Marine & Fisheries - blogging/Save Our Last Sharks)

The recent listing of the mako and porbeagle sharks under the international Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) should have offered, under our national environmental legislation, the Environment P

13. CSIRO review of shark catches in OTL fishery
(Submissions/Submissions)

...the world. •    A continued and significant effect on threatened species, including grey nurse and white sharks, that successive WTOs have failed to address successfully.*#   ...

14. Save sharks and share your love this Valentine's Day
(Marine & Fisheries - blogging/Save Our Last Sharks)

... can help spread the love while supporting our campaign for increased marine sanctuaries for threatened grey nurse sharks. For a donation of just $10 we'll send an e-card on your behalf featurin...

15. EPBC Act migratory species listings
(Submissions/Submissions)

Committee Secretary Joint Standing Committee on Treaties Department of House of Representatives PO Box 6021 Parliament House CANBERRA ACT 2600 14 December 2009 Dear Sir/Madam, Re: Support for EPBC

16. New research into grey nurse shark numbers
(Marine & Fisheries - blogging/Grey Nurse Shark)

The much anticipated updated population estimate of the east coast’s grey nurse shark population has been completed and the outlook is still bleak. Although the total number of sharks sighted d

17. Dugong death prompts call for removal of all beach shark nets in NSW
(Media Releases/Marine & Fisheries Media Releases)

...ing threatened marine species from getting caught and drowned. “Every year critically endangered grey nurse sharks, protected species such as dolphins and turtles and other harmless and well lo...

18. Spot a Shark - grey nurse research
(Marine & Fisheries - blogging/Adopt a Shark)

Spot a Shark utlizes a computer based software program to identify individual sharks. Each grey nurse shark has a series of pigmentation spots on either side of their body. These markings are unique

19. Gulper sharks proposed listing as threatened species
(Submissions/Submissions)

Director, Species Listing Section Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts GPO Box 787 Canberra ACT 2601 16 November 2009 Dear Sir / Madam, The Nature Conservation Counc

20. Southern & Eastern Scalefish & Shark Fishery joint submission
(Submissions/Submissions)

The Director Sustainable Fisheries Section Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts GPO Box 787 CANBERRA ACT 2601 11 November 2009 Dear Director, The Australian Marine Conserva

21. Take the Shark Swim Challenge
(Marine & Fisheries - blogging/Save Our Last Sharks)

South Africa 21 May - 9 June, 2010 We urgently need  two more people for the tour to run! The Shark Swim Challenge is a unique adventure for travellers wanting to test their courage and help s

22. Shark net review - results are in
(Marine & Fisheries - blogging/Save Our Last Sharks)

...of captured animals surviving. Continue to pose a high risk to threatened and protected species such as grey nurse sharks. Removing the nets or considering alternatives in areas where grey nurse shark...

23. Shark fishery update
(Marine & Fisheries - blogging/Save Our Last Sharks)

Following ongoing pressure from the Nature Conservation Council and our supporters, Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett's Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts has r

24. Wahroonga Estate Redevelopment Concept Plan
(Submissions/Submissions)

...n of the development as a controlled action under the EPBC. Vulnerable or endangered fauna such as the Grey Headed Flying Fox and Powerful Owl are likely to be affected by such a substantial loss of ...

25. Australia’s Biodiversity Conservation Strategy 2010 - 2020 Introduction
(Submissions/Submissions)

...s of fish and marine vegetation are managed by DPI, while marine mammals are managed by DECC.  The grey nurse shark is a good example of a threatened species that has not been afforded the protec...

26. Environmental Assessment of the NSW Ocean Trap and Line Fishery
(Submissions/Submissions)

... are depleted they are difficult to rebuild, a fact made clear by the continued low population level of grey nurse sharks off the east coast of Australia. It is well documented that sharks are notorio...

27. The future of NSW shark fin exports – Your chance to comment
(Marine & Fisheries - blogging/Save Our Last Sharks)

...the fishery's Management Advisory Committee has not met since November 2007. Critically endangered grey nurse sharks are still being hooked regularly by the fishery. Human-caused mortality of gre...

28. Draft JMA & Draft Management Plan NSW Shark Meshing
(Submissions/Submissions)

...specifically target vulnerable, protected great white sharks and catch critically endangered, protected grey nurse sharks. According to the Report, most of the grey nurse sharks killed (12 out of 14 b...

29. The Forgotten Forests
(Biodiversity - blogging/Private Native Forestry)

...ecies that are already in severe decline due to the changing climate in southern Australia, such as the Grey-crowned Babbler and Hooded Robin.Over the next six months, the NSW Government is set to dec...

30. Hammerhead Shark (Sphyrna spp.)
(Marine & Fisheries - unblogged/Past campaigns)

Hello! Who am I? I am probably the world's most recognisable shark!! I am the famous hammerhead shark! I am distinguishable by the unusual 'hammer' shape of my head. I am a very shy shark,