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In what is either a win for fishers or another blow to reserves, recreational fishers have been allowed back into marine sanctuaries under controversial new reforms in New South Wales. In the past four…
The diving behaviour of sharks has been shown to be affected by the moon, water temperature and time of day. Research on…
Scientists from the University of Queensland’s Centre of Excellence in Environmental Decisions have found worrying shortcomings…
Ensuring the protection of marine turtle nesting sites is critical to helping the reptiles survive the dangers of climate…
Each year around 640,000 tonnes of fishing gear is lost or thrown overboard by the fisheries around the world. These “ghostnets” drift through the oceans and can continue fishing for many years. They kill…
Whether it’s from fishing and by-catch, finning or even culling, global shark populations are under a growing threat from human activity. But how successful is international law at protecting some of the…
Coral samples taken from a reef in Madagascar have shown ill-effects of river run off. The bay is described as a kindergarten…
The super trawler Margiris is an environmental “experiment” and the conditions placed on it by the government don’t go far enough to protect dolphins, seals and other protected species, fisheries and oceans…
Recent aerial surveys of the southern Great Barrier Reef have revealed a dramatic decline in the region’s dugong population…
Today’s announcement of a national network of marine parks is really a memorable day for Australian nature conservation. The political rhetoric and self-congratulation associated with major events is often…
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Wen Family Chair in Conservation, The University of Western Australia
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Associate professor in marine biology, Swansea University
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Emeritus Professor of Environmental Governance, UCL
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Research Fellow in Ocean Management, Stockholm University
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Principal Research Fellow, University of Wollongong
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Professor of Marine Ecology, University of Technology Sydney
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Adjunct Professor, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania
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Senior Lecturer in Marine Biology, University of Portsmouth
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Honorary Fellow in Economics, The University of Queensland
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Lecturer in Public Policy, University of Sydney
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Director of the UWA Oceans Institute, The University of Western Australia
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Professor, The University of Queensland
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Professor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), University of Sydney
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Professor and Head of School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Geography, University of Wollongong
