Threatened and protected species
Reducing impacts on threatened and protected species
Taking action to protect threatened and protected marine wildlife from harm.
Stage 1 actions
Protect and conserve marine wildlifeDeveloping education and compliance campaigns to improve community awareness of marine wildlife issues. For example, a Seal Interaction Plan has been prepared. Find out more about protecting and conserving marine wildlife. |
Improve reporting of interactions with marine wildlifeCreating a web portal to help vets and wildlife rescuers and rehabilitators to report marine wildlife interactions and emergencies. Find out more about improving reporting of interactions with marine wildlife. |
Commercial fishing observer programExpanding the commercial fishing observer program to better understand and manage interactions with threatened and protected species. Find out more about the commercial fishing observer program. |
Latest news
Five-star seahorse hotels opened in Sydney
6 Mar 2020 – Purpose-built biodegradable ‘seahorse hotels’ have been installed at a site in Sydney Harbour this month as part of a world-first conservation project that aims to provide habitat for a captive-bred population of White’s Seahorses and boost dwindling numbers of the endangered species.
Successful rescue operation saves a shark's eyesight
18 Feb 2020 - A Critically Endangered Grey Nurse Shark now has full use of both eyes thanks to a successful rescue operation that removed fishing hooks caught between its eye and jaw.
Breeding project for endangered seahorses
6 Dec 2019 – A program launched in Sydney aims to successfully breed a population of White’s Seahorse in captivity. The captive-bred seahorses will then be released back into the wild in an effort to reverse the decline of this species that has recently been listed as endangered.
Page last updated/reviewed: 26 Aug 2020