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Spring 2019 VOLUME 20/3
Supporter Newsletter
CREATURE FEATURE
Dugongs
Page 2
MARINE SANCTUARIES
East Antarctic
Marine Park
Page 3
Whales v Japan
Page 4
Blue Carbon
Heroes
Page 8
Citizen Reef
Page 10
With Thanks to YOU
Jawbone Beach (Victoria) Clean-Up Volunteers. © Alison Schlitz
On the cover and this page: Mother Dugong and calf, WA © Ocean Collective Media (@oceancollectivemedia)
Creature Feature Protecting amazing sea life thanks to you... Plastic Pollution Turning the tide on plastic pollution with thanks to you...
Australia is
globally the
largest and most
important refuge
Lady Of The Sea for dugong. Plastic Free Seas
The word dugong means ‘lady of the sea’. Australians deserve clean, healthy oceans We’re calling on the Australian Government
Some believe these elusive animals were Facts & Figures full of life. Our oceans contain the richest, most to ban single use plastics by 2023. We need a
the inspiration for ancient seafaring tales of COMMON NAME: Dugong diverse life on Earth. Such global significance legislative ban to deal with our plastic crisis.
mermaids and sirens. SCIENTIFIC NAME: Dugong dugon brings a global responsibility. At AMCS we
These shy marine mammals live in warm tropical TYPE: Mammals
believe that we have a duty to manage our
coastal waters from East Africa to Australia. They oceans wisely on behalf of future generations. Beach Clean Up
DIET: Herbivore
prefer wide shallow bays and areas protected by But plastic is polluting our oceans and choking Thank you to all the wonderful volunteers,
COLLECTIVE NOUN: Herd
large inshore islands. Australians are privileged our sea life like whales, dolphins and turtles. pictured above, who joined us in July to
to have most of the world’s dugong population AVERAGE LIFESPAN IN THE WILD: 70 years remove plastics from the beaches at
Around the world countries are acting to reduce
living in our tropical waters. SIZE (ADULT): 2.5 to 3 metres plastic pollution by setting targets and banning Victoria’s Jawbone Marine Sanctuary.
Dugongs are the only marine mammals in HEIGHT: 230 to 500 kg plastics – but Australia is falling behind instead Over 80% of the plastic we collected was
Australia that live mainly on plants. These CONSERVATION STATUS: Vunerable of leading the charge. single-use plastic pollution - unnecessary
enormous vegetarians are often fondly called CURRENT POPULATION TREND: Decreasing Our main focus is stopping destructive single- items which have biodegradable, non-
‘sea cows’, as they graze on seagrass beds use plastics - disposable stuff that’s used once plastic alternatives.
which they need to survive. Our dugong populations are in trouble, and pollutes forever, such as plastic bags,
Together we’re turning the tide on plastic
They can stay underwater for six minutes before which is bad news for them and bad news bottles, microbeads, straws and take away
pollution.
surfacing and sometimes breathe by ‘standing’ for us. Threats to dugongs include boat strike, cutlery. We must stop plastic pollution entering
on their tail with their heads above water. entanglement and drowning in nets and our oceans by stopping it at the source.
Dugongs play an important ecological role in debris, and habitat degradation due to coastal
our coastal marine ecosystems. development and declining water quality.
Dugongs are long-lived and slow to breed, so Plastic Free July
we need to turn things around or we could lose Huge thanks to our dedicated community
Did You Know?
this wonderful species. who are turning the tide on plastic pollution.
© Alison Schlitz
Spring is a special season to see mum and Worldwide, the dugong is listed as being Over 6,000 supporters signed up to go
bub dugongs in our warm tropical waters. vulnerable to extinction. Australia is the largest, plastic free during the month of July this year!
Female dugongs have one calf after a and most important refuge for dugongs on our Help spread the word to save our turtles,
Take Action!
year-long pregnancy. blue planet. This means that what we do here dolphins, whales and sea life from being Plastic pollution is flowing into our oceans
A young dugong remains close to its matters at a global level. drowned in plastic. Recruit your friends and
mother for about 18 months, sometimes at an alarming rate, entangling and
family to pledge to tackle single-use plastics! suffocating our marine life. Urge your
catching a ride on her broad back. They
can stay with their mother for many years, Fun Fact: Take the pledge at amcs.org.au/ government representative to commit to
as she may not calve again for another Dugongs are related to PlasticPledge today and ‘Choose to Refuse’ banning harmful single-use plastics by
seven years. manatees and elephants! single-use plastic. 2023 at amcs.org.au/BanPlastic
2 Turning The Tide With Thanks to YOU 3
Penguin in Antarctic Landscape © Mike Matas
Breaching Humpback Whale
Marine Parks ````Protecting precious places with your support...
A natural reserve,
devoted to peace
Saving Japan v and science.
Sanctuaries Whales East Antarctic Marine Park
Marine sanctuaries are one of the best ways to In July, Japanese whalers resumed their The eastern region of Antarctica is one of
manage and protect wildlife and their habitats. commercial whaling program for the first the wildest, most untouched parts of our Fun Fact
With thanks to your support, AMCS is working time in 30 years. beautiful blue planet.
Australia is responsible for over 42%
around our coastlines: With thanks to our supporters, we worked East Antarctica is almost entirely covered by
of the Antarctic continent – called the
In Queensland the Great Sandy Marine with the International Fund for Animal thick ice. Its coasts and surrounding ocean
Australian Antarctic Territory.
Park is up for review. We are working with Welfare (IFAW) to commission advice from are home to seabirds, penguins and seals.
tourism, recreational fishers and locals international law experts. Seabirds include emperor and Adelie
to increase sanctuary zones and remove The landmark legal opinion finds that even penguins, wandering albatross, southern With your support, AMCS is working to
damaging gillnet fishing from sensitive though Japan has withdrawn from the giant petrel and Antarctic terns. create a crucial marine park to protect
seagrass meadows and dugong habitats. International Whaling Commission (IWC), this extraordinary area and its wildlife, like
Seals of the Antarctic Ocean include
the country is exposing itself to potential penguins, seals and whales.
In the Northern Territory we are helping to leopard seals, Weddell seals, (enormous)
better protect Limmen Bight Marine Park, international legal action now that it has southern elephant seals, crabeater seals Australia has been leading the charge for the
working with locals to protect its precious sea started commercial whaling in its own waters. and Ross seals. These wonderful creatures creation of a marine park for the East Antarctic,
life like sea turtles, sawfish and sea birds. The report outlines how Japan still has clear can be found breeding on the surrounding but not all the 25 nations have yet agreed.
obligations under international law. It spells pack ice in summer. These nations will meet in Hobart, Australia in
In Western Australia Ningaloo Marine
out a clear path for legal challenge against October 2019 to make their decision.
Park’s nursery at Exmouth Gulf is under Migrating whales, including humpbacks,
threat. We are working with alliance Japan and shines the spotlight on their cruel orcas and the largest animal on Earth, The East Antarctic Marine Park will either
partners to protect and preserve the region and outdated whaling. the blue whale, visit during the summer succeed or fail over the next few months.
from industrialisation. Japan has turned their back on the IWC but it searching for fish, squid, penguins and Australia’s stance will be critical to ensure its
can’t escape the reach of international law. plankton to eat. success.
The Antarctic is under threat from global
warming and industrial fishing by distant But this incredible natural wonder is under Antarctica and its incredible marine life need
nations. Australia, France and the EU are Thank you! threat from industrial fishing and the and deserve Australia’s leadership.
leading the charge for a marine park in the AMCS funded this landmark legal escalating menace of climate change.
East Antarctic. analysis thanks to supporters who
donated to our Whaling Legal Fighting Take Action! Did you know?
Did You Know? Fund Appeal late last year. Thank You! Thirty years ago, Australia and France
Right now, we have a rare opportunity led the world to ban mining in the
The Turnbull and Morrison Governments to give our Antarctic marine life the
Take Action! Antarctic. This was a monumental
made massive cutbacks to our marine
protection it urgently needs. achievement! Our nation changed the
park sanctuaries around Australia. The
science shows that our current marine Urge Japan to abandon its whaling. Please sign the petition to support the fate of the Antarctic – from potential
sanctuaries are inadequate - leaving our Send an email to Japan’s Prime Minister East Antarctic Marine Park today. Visit mega mine to a ‘natural reserve,
ocean wildlife exposed. amcs.org.au/StopWhaling amcs.org.au/SaveTheAntarctic devoted to peace and science.’
4 Turning The Tide With Thanks to YOU 5
Freshwater sawfish (Pristis pristis), Townsville region, Queensland © Simon Fraser
Jacqui Challinor
Fisheries Helping Australians make sustainable choices...
Great White Shark
The Gulf of Carpentaria is one
of the last global strongholds for
the survival of sawfish.
Shark Finning Good Fish Chef:
Threatened Species: Sawfish Loopholes Jacqui Challinor
Sawfish are named for their most obvious Shark finning is illegal in Australia. So why do Jacqui Challinor, head chef at Sydney’s
feature - their ‘saw’ (called a rostrum or snout). Facts & Figures we still fin sharks? acclaimed sustainable restaurant NOMAD,
These fascinating fish are rare and unique. The COMMON NAME: Sawfish Live shark finning is the process when a fisher diver and shark lover has a special love for
‘teeth’ on their snout are in fact modified scales SCIENTIFIC NAME: Pristidae catches a shark, slices off and keeps its fins, our oceans.
and not real teeth. TYPE: Cartilaginous fishes and then dumps the body. This barbaric NOMAD has recently signed up to our Good
They rely on their highly sensitive ‘saws’ for DIET: Small fishes, prawns, and other
practice is banned throughout Australia thanks Fish Project, and sources a number of green-
detecting the heartbeat and movement of to AMCS and ocean lovers like you. Despite this, listed species from Australia’s Sustainable
crustaceans
buried prey, such as fish, molluscs and crabs. sharks are still targeted for their highly prized Seafood Guide.
AVERAGE LIFESPAN IN THE WILD: 18 to 80 years fins, and flesh.
Although they are generally docile animals, when Jacqui’s passion for our oceans and
threatened by predators the saw also serves as a SIZE (ADULT): 6 metres To stop live shark finning happening at sea, sustainable seafood comes from growing up
weapon! CONSERVATION STATUS: Endangered to most Australian states require that sharks are at the beach and on boats.
Sawfish are found in estuaries and freshwater Critically Endangered brought back to port whole with their fins still “The ocean is my happy place and stress
rivers and creeks in Queensland, the Northern CURRENT POPULATION TREND: Decreasing attached. This fishing policy is called ‘Fins reliever. About five years ago, I started scuba
Territory and Western Australia. They move Naturally Attached’. diving and that pretty much cemented my
between fresh and saltwater easily, and are All five species are listed as Critically But there are loopholes in Western Australia, commitment to protect this really fragile and
quite happy to sit on the bottom of shallow Endangered or Endangered by the International Queensland and the Northern Territory. Fishers already compromised ecosystem”.
muddy rivers. Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). can slice off shark fins at sea, as long as they NOMAD is one of over 60 restaurants around
Sawfishes are a family of rays, and are among the can show that they have the right weight ratio of Australia that have pledged to only serve
Globally, sawfish are hunted for their fins which
world’s most endangered fish. fins to flesh This means that we can’t be certain sustainably-sourced seafood on their menus!
can sell for thousands of dollars per set, and their
that live shark finning isn’t occurring out at sea.
saws which are sold as souvenirs. All sawfish are
Save Our Sawfish
protected in Australia, where it is illegal to trade in With your support, AMCS is encouraging Good Fish Guide
their fins, saws, and flesh. Western Australia, Queensland and the
Sawfish are already extinct from half their Northern Territory to introduce a policy to keep Stay up to date and follow Good Fish
global range. Australia’s oceans are the One of the greatest threats to sawfish in Australia is Project on Facebook and Instagram.
‘Fins Naturally Attached’ to sharks.
global ‘life-boat’ that could save them accidental entanglement and drowning in fishing
from extinction. nets as their snouts are easily caught up. goodfishproject
Earlier this year thousands of you called Take Action!
on the government to protect sawfish in
the Gulf. Did you know? Australia’s shark finning laws are Sustainable Cooking at Home?
We recently met with the Environment inadequate. Loopholes still exist in
Minister to stress the plight of these Other than reef corals, sharks and rays WA, NT and QLD. We’ve added new species to Australia’s
animals. She will be making a decision on are the world’s most threatened marine You can help take action visit Sustainable Seafood Guide to help you
a Queensland net fishery that entangles animals with one third of all species at amcs.org.au/StopSharkFinning make informed seafood choices.
sawfish in the coming weeks. risk of extinction. Visit sustainableseafood.org.au
6 Turning The Tide With Thanks to YOU 7
Mangroves, Tropical Queensland
Climate Change Together we’re fighting for a cleaner future…
We must
protect and restore
our blue carbon
ecosystems.
Blue Carbon What’s Next For Australia?
Our mangroves, seagrass meadows and The future is renewable. renewable energy powerhouse with a
tidal marshes are our unsung heroes. What is Blue Carbon? Climate change is already hurting thriving economy and international tourism
communities around Australia. Our industry based around our incredible
They protect our coastline from storms Blue carbon is the carbon stored in
warming climate is exacerbating droughts, natural environment.
and erosion, provide habitat and nursery coastal and marine ecosystems -
grounds for fish and threatened marine mangroves, tidal marshes and seagrass fires and cyclones. Our corals are bleaching, We need to protect and restore our blue
species, and provide food security for meadows. our kelp and mangrove forests are dying carbon superpowers – our mangrove forests,
millions of people around the world. back and our oceans are acidifying. saltmarshes and seagrass meadows.
These coastal ecosystems sequester and
But did you know that our coastal and store large quantities of carbon in both Climate change is being driven primarily We need ambitious renewable energy
marine ecosystems also have carbon the plants and sediment below. by the release of carbon dioxide from the targets, exporting surplus solar energy and
storage superpowers? burning of fossil fuels such as coal and gas. clean hydrogen fuel to the world.
Coastal ecosystems sequester and store
Our ‘blue carbon’ marine communities more carbon than terrestrial forests and Despite the community’s growing alarm As we transform our economy, we must
are being increasingly recognised for about global warming, our taxes subsidise protect our jobs in the regions, transitioning
contain rich carbon reservoirs that draw
their role in mitigating climate change. fossil fuels by an incredible $29 billion a year. boom-bust coal towns into future-proof
carbon from our air and oceans and
But it doesn’t need to be this way. Coal is sustainable economies. Let’s make this our
capture it in their leaves and soils. We’ve
not the future. future.
long recognised the need to preserve our
When degraded or destroyed, our coastal
forests on land for their ability to store The world has started the transition to a
carbon. Increasingly we’re recognising ecosystems release their stored carbon into Climate Change: Carbon Budget
low carbon economy. And here in Australia,
the need to protect coastal ecosystems to our atmosphere and oceans, exacerbating despite regressive federal government
combat climate change. global warming. Experts estimate that policies, our communities and businesses Thanks to your tireless support, we’re
as much as 1.02 billion tonnes of carbon are hungry for climate action. All of our actioning a long term plan to make an
Unlike land-based vegetation, blue carbon energy transition tangible and clear for
ecosystems can accumulate carbon dioxide are being released annually from states and territories, with the exception of
decision makers.
degraded coastal ecosystems. Western Australia, have strong renewable
without reaching saturation. They can store AMCS is about to release a carbon
energy targets in place.
carbon for thousands of years! In order to combat climate change, we budget for Queensland to protect the
Australia is blessed with abundant Reef’s future. This is a huge step. It
Blue carbon ecosystems are one of the must preserve and restore our mangroves, illustrates what needs to be done at the
sunshine and wind. We have record uptake
most efficient bio-sequestration systems tidal marshes and seagrasses. state level to do ‘our bit’ to limit global
of solar technology. Households across
on Earth. the land are embracing rooftop solar temperature rise to 1.5 degrees.
Did You Know? It is based on the best scientific research
Despite this incredible value, our coastal and storage, with Queensland and South
Australia, leading the charge. to ensure our Reef - and all marine
ecosystems are also some of the most A whopping 83% of the global carbon ecosystems - have the best chance of
threatened on the planet. cycle is circulated through our oceans. We should be a 21st Century global survival in the coming decades.
8 Turning The Tide With Thanks to YOU 9
AMCS Mobile Billboard at Parliament House, Canberra.
Heart Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Whitsundays Queensland
Fight For Our Reef You’re standing up for our precious reefs…
Cut Fossil Fuels Citizen Canberra Billboard Your Messages
To Save Iconic Sites Reef On The Road In The Hand
Your support has turbocharged hands on The Great Barrier Reef is one of Australia’s On the first day of our newly elected federal Your message to Australia’s Prime Minister
action, at the highest levels. most valued living treasures. Parliament – your voice was heard! has been delivered by our CEO!
AMCS Director of Strategy Imogen Our Reef contributes $6.4 billion to the We sent a giant mobile billboard to In the lead up to the Federal Election you sent
Zethoven recently attended the World Australian economy every year, supports Canberra to shadow ministers from the a clear message that Australia must move
Heritage Committee (WHC) meeting in 64,000 jobs and has a net worth of $56 billion. airport to Parliament House on their first day beyond dirty fossil fuel projects to protect our
Baku, Azerbaijan, on your behalf. We’re partnering with LADBible Australia in - proudly broadcasting your messages! Your Great Barrier Reef, including stopping Adani
a gutsy plan to make our living, breathing billboard continued to spread the message and any new thermal coal mines.
Climate change is the fastest growing circling Parliament House and Canberra city.
threat to natural World Heritage sites. Great Barrier Reef an Aussie citizen - with We believe strongly as the custodian of the
The world’s 29 World Heritage coral reefs the full rights that every living being on this Thank you to all of you who sent in Great Barrier Reef, the government needs to
are especially vulnerable to the impacts of planet deserves. messages and chipped in to fund our lead by example and do everything it can to
increased ocean temperatures and ocean Can the Reef be a citizen? powerful and moving mobile billboard. keep warming below 1.5 degrees. This is still
acidification. Four of these are in Australia - To become an Australian Citizen, you need Your personal messages were hard to miss possible - we simply need the political will.
the Great Barrier Reef, the Ningaloo Coast, to tick the following boxes: when our Prime Minister, new Environment As well as delivering your messages, we
Shark Bay and the Lord Howe Island Group. Be a permanent resident; Minister and new Special Envoy for the met with Australia’s new Environment
At next year’s World Heritage Committee Be in Australia when a decision is made; Great Barrier Reef arrived in Canberra. and Fisheries Ministers and urged the
Australia will be under the international Have spent time in Australia and know Thank you for speaking up! Your words government to take swift, practical action to
spotlight for how well we’re protecting our about the country; were a powerful reminder to the new protect our oceans.
Great Barrier Reef. As climate change is the government of their responsibility to protect Heartfelt thanks to all who returned
Intend to stay in Australia or maintain a Australia’s oceans and climate.
biggest threat to the Reef, the Committee lasting link. messages of passion, hope and action for
has a responsibility to assess not only local our Prime Minister to read to let him know
management measures but also our record If we make the Reef an Aussie citizen, then the
Australian government is obliged to ensure our There’s More… what you think about protecting our Great
in reducing our greenhouse gas emissions. Barrier Reef!
For the last four years, our emissions have Reef can live in good health and safety. Which
means they’ll need to act urgently to stop the It doesn’t stop there. Whenever we
been going up and the condition of the meet with politicians, we will deliver
Reef has been going down. rising ocean temperatures to protect our Reef.
the powerful messages you wrote, Message Delivered
demanding better protection for our
Thank You Demand Citizenship For Our Reef! oceans. We Darren Kindleysides,
will take your AMCS CEO pictured,
Thank you to our supporters who funded Tell our leaders that Australians want voice directly to delivering your
AMCS’ presence at the UN’s World our Great Barrier Reef protected like those who need messages. Visit
Heritage Committee. Our world heritage any other citizen. Add your name to to hear it most amcs.org.au/CanberraVisit
work brings crucial global pressure to the support Citizenship! – our elected to see Darren’s message
Fight For Our Reef and its future. Visit amcs.org.au/CitizenReef representatives. to you from Canberra.
10 Turning The Tide With Thanks to YOU 11
Volunteer, Kristy Lee O’Neil
Helen Kocis Edwards’ Swallowed
Supporter Spotlight People like you standing up for our precious reefs… Ocean Legacy Circle Leaving an Legacy for the future…
Local Global Ocean Legacy Keith’s
Actions Oceans Circle Legacy
Kirsty Lee O’Neil, Julia Wakefield, We’ve created a dedicated group for Meet Keith Little.
pictured, is one pictured, hosted treasured ocean lovers like you, who are At the age of 89,
of our Cairns a ‘Global Oceans’ leaving (or considering) a gift in Will to AMCS. Keith says he’s ‘no
volunteer team fundraiser to We’re calling your group the Ocean Legacy youngster’. A self-
stepped up for our support our Circle. We want to acknowledge your described ‘nomad’,
Fight For Our Reef Fight for the enduring support and celebrate the lasting Keith travelled the
#ClimateElection Reef campaign impact on Australia’s unique ocean wildlife world extensively throughout his ‘very
door knocking team by inviting 40 that your incredibly special legacy provides. varied life’. Keith’s ‘itchy feet’ saw him
this year. printmakers from working his way across New Zealand, Fiji,
around the world Members of the Ocean Legacy Circle will the Americas and the United Kingdom,
“I’m doorknocking be invited to attend our special briefings
because my job, to participate in ‘all via boat, because that is how you
a global print exchange. and VIP events and meet with guest travelled in those days’.
and so many other people’s jobs in Cairns speakers and AMCS campaigners.
rely on the Great Barrier Reef.” Julia was inspired because “71% of the Earth In between trips Keith bought four acres
is ocean… They are a hugely important Leaving a legacy is the ultimate gift to outside of Melbourne where he planted
Kristy, a Scuba Instructor, has been working ensure clean and healthy seas for the future.
on the Great Barrier Reef for the last three means of communication: they both unite 680 trees. Keith found his calling through
years and knows first-hand the importance and divide our cultures… At the same Australian Volunteers Abroad (AVA),
of protecting our Reef. time, the depths of the ocean remain as What’s Your Legacy? volunteering in Tonga and Botswana,
mysterious to us as outer space.” before finishing his career at AVA’s
“When I was doing my Divemaster Training, How would you like to be headquarters in Melbourne.
we came across this massive area of So far the collective has raised over $1,000 remembered? For your sense of
bleached white coral. And it turns out that it for our oceans. Julia plans to hold a future adventure? Your love of the ocean? Through all that travel and hard work,
was global warming.” exhibition to sell the remaining prints. Julia Your determination to make a Keith says that ecology is really the ‘biggest
said that she hoped her work would be difference? What would be the one interest’ in his life. Keith is leaving a bequest
Kristy is one of 64,000 Australians whose “an example of how the public can raise to AMCS because he thinks it is ‘a very
livelihood relies on a healthy Great Barrier thing you would like to pass onto the
funds in an imaginative, entertaining and next generation? worthy organisation, working in a direction I
Reef - and she’s doing everything she can to community-focused way.” think is incredibly important’.
Fight For Our Reef. By giving a gift in your Will, you will hand
Keith holds a special place in his heart for
on a wilder, more diverse and beautiful
We Community Support the Pacific Islands, so it’s no surprise that his
We Volunteers ocean planet to future generations.
biggest concern for our ocean is rising sea
AMCS is reliant on our ocean loving Visit amcs.org.au/OceanLegacy levels from climate change.
Thank you for being a part of the community. Our work is made possible
community working to save the ocean because of you. Contact Emma Morgan on Thank you Keith, for your treasured and
and all those who call it home. If you’re inspired to start your own 07 3846 6777 or email powerful legacy to our oceans through a
Visit amcs.org.au/volunteer fundraiser visit amcs.org.au/fundraise emmamorgan@amcs.org.au bequest in your will.
12 Turning The Tide With Thanks to YOU 13
Penguin in Antarctic Landscape © Mike Matas
Paul and Green See Turtle, Lady Elliot Island © Paul Fairweather
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your support
Isobel the Manta Ray, Coral Bay, WA © Ocean Collective Media (@oceancollectivemedia)
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and free for tomorrow’s generations.
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