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WA’s Demersal Fishing Ban Shows What Science Has Been Telling Us for Years.
Western Australia has just taken an historic step. The new ban on catching demersal species (fish that feed on or near the seafloor) across Perth and much of the West Coast is more than a policy change. It is a warning signal. Our oceans are under pressure like never before and marine life cannot withstand…
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Deeply disappointing: WA EPA will not assess risky carbon dumping in Browse Basin
PERTH, Tuesday 18 November 2025 -- Two of Australia's leading environmental organisations have said it’s "deeply disappointing" that the WA Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) will not assess Woodside’s high-risk, high-cost and unproven carbon dumping (Carbon Capture and Storage) plans at one of Western Australia's most diverse and important reef systems.
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The Ocean We’re Still Discovering
For us in the Pacific, the ocean is more than a body of water. It is our identity, our culture, our history. Our ancestors read the seas to navigate, to survive, to connect communities scattered across islands. Discoveries like this Dumbo octopus awaken something deeper in me, — a sense that the ocean is alive…
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From Harpoons to Hope – The Return of Humpback Whales
Over the years, I’ve seen the difference Greenpeace has made in the world. Few stories capture that legacy more powerfully than the return of the humpback whales.
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Lord Howe Rise & South Tasman Sea Ship Tour
In the high seas around Australia and Aotearoa, Greenpeace Australia Pacific disrupted a massive industrial longlining operation. Over the course of several hours, our team confiscated almost 20 kilometres of deadly longline fishing gear out of the water, freeing nine sharks, including an endangered longfin mako.
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A global win: 60 countries ratify the Global Ocean Treaty
Big news for our ocean, 60 countries have now ratified the Global Ocean Treaty, meaning we now have enough ratifications to bring this landmark treaty to life, allowing governments to…
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‘A global win but a domestic disappointment’: Australia misses crucial milestone for Global Ocean Treaty at UNGA
CANBERRA/NEW YORK, Saturday 20 September 2025 – The Albanese government “hasn’t missed the boat but had better start swimming” after it failed to meet a crucial milestone in the landmark…
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WA EPA opens referral of Woodside’s Browse Basin ‘carbon dumping’ plans for public comment
The Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has accepted a joint referral by the Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) and Greenpeace Australia Pacific (GPAP) on Woodside’s high-risk Browse Basin carbon…
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Kiribati Chair appointment chance to ‘seek and sow solidarity’ against deep sea mining: Greenpeace
HONIARA – Monday, 8 September 2025 — In response to the Republic of Kiribati being appointed the Chairmanship of the Small Island States (SIS) Leaders Meeting at the Pacific Islands…